Farewell 2020: Chatham Stories That Didn't Depress Us

CHATHAM, NJ — We are counting down the seconds until we can put this incredibly challenging year behind us. And while this may be the year we all want to forget, there are a few things that were too memorable to forget.

And here is a collection of five Patch editor's choice options for some of the not-so-terrible things that happened this year.

Chatham's Card My Yard Hit Its Stride At The Right Time

Like all of us, Carly Alvarez wasn't prepared for the coronavirus pandemic to strike last spring. But if you were to look at her business, it would have appeared she could see the future.

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Chatham Residents Respond To '1,000-Masks Challenge'

In March, after the Chatham Library was forced to close as the Coronavirus tore through the area, Karen Brodsky, its director, had an idea. In the news, stories of doctors, nurses, and essential workers lacking masks were everywhere, and the shortage had extended to the public.

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Chatham Business Owner Named A TIME Magazine Hero Of 2020

Meet TIME Magazine's Heroes of 2020. The illustrious class of this year like no other includes Australian firefighters who risked everything as the nation burned, pastors who transformed their church to provide for those in need during the pandemic, and Greg Dailey.

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Chef Opens Authentic Indian Kitchen In Chatham

Once the coronavirus pandemic slowed down business at Sonny Kumar's former job, he knew it was time to get his own place. After bouncing around from kitchen to kitchen, cooking authentic Indian food, Kumar finally found a home in Chatham for Sonny's Indian Kitchen.

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Judge Tosses Suit Claiming Chatham Schools Promoted Islam

A federal judge tossed a lawsuit Nov. 12 against that claimed the School District of the Chathams class tried converting students to Islam. The dismissal comes nearly four years after a mother of a seventh-grade student objected to lessons focusing on Islam and brought her complaints to Fox News.

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This is obviously just a small slice of what made the local news in 2020, but it is also the kind of news that we want to remember. Thank you for all for reading, this was a landmark year for Patch in terms of audience growth, and we appreciated your support and look forward to serving you in 2021.

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