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Chatham
Borough
Chatham is a picturesque suburban
community noted for its Colonial and Victorian architecture. The
borough was a resting spot for George Washington during the Revolutionary
War. It has a popular, small-town Main Street shopping area.
2002 POPULATION: 8,460
GOVERNING BODY:
Borough council. Mayor Herbert Kiehn, Cordelia Fuller, Christine
Grobert, Richard Plambeck, Stephen Williams, Peter Birnbaum, Richard
E. Crater Jr. Meets at 8 p.m. second and fourth Mondays in the municipal
building, 54 Fairmount Ave. (973) 635-0674
E-ACCESS:
www.chatham-nj.org/coin/boro/index.html.
SCHOOL BOARD:
Gerald Helfrich, president; Luana Alesio, vice president. Gordon
Redgate, John Merwin, Richard Ford, Frank DeVito, Eileen Miele-Coppola,
Jean Marie Gajano, Janis Joseph. Meets first and third Mondays at
8 p.m. in the band room at Chatham Middle School, 480 Main St. (973)
635-7542 www.chatham-nj.org
SUPERINTENDENT: Joseph
Schneider, (973) 635-5656
SCHOOLS: Chatham
High School, Lafayette Avenue, (973) 635-9075, Principal Linda Batz;
Chatham Middle School, Main Street, (973) 635-7200, Principal Ken
Wark; Washington Avenue Elementary, Washington Avenue, (973) 635-8962,
Principal Jack Dimpel ; Milton Avenue Elementary, Milton Avenue,
(973) 635-0851, Principal Debra Martin; Lafayette School, Lafayette
Avenue, (973) 635-8694, Principal Jim Kelly; Southern Boulevard
Elementary, Southern Boulevard, Principal Ralph Pesapane (973) 635-5450.
PARKS:
Shepard Collock Park on East Main Street has picnic facilities and
ball fields; Memorial Park, on Main Street, has a playground and
ball field; Stanley Park, on River Road, has some picnic equipment;
and Lum Field, on Lum Avenue, has a ball field
LIBRARY:
Library of the Chathams, 214 Main St., (973) 635-0603; Monday to
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday,
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays in the summer.
RECREATION: Year-round
activities for all ages, (973) 635-7066
SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITIES:
Chatham Senior Center meets at the Chatham Township Municipal Building,
58 Meyersville Road, (973) 635-4565
POLICE:
Nonemergency phone: (973) 635-8000; Chief John Drake
BOROUGH SERVICES:
Trash pickup twice weekly, recycling is every other week. Leaf pickup
is during the fall, and there's a monthly bulk pick-up.
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