Student's Tuition Plea, 'Punishment Detail' Settlement Top Local News

A retired Madison police officer who claimed he suffered health problems due to a "punishment detail" assigned in 2010 by the now-retired police chief reached a $600,000 settlement with the borough, according to a copy of the agreement.

In a YouTube video titled "You Kept My Dream Alive," 21-year-old Drew University senior Judea Hill tells viewers she is "humbled, overjoyed, touched and thankful" after the reaction to an appeal for tuition assistance she posted earlier in the week.

An anonymous donor—a Drew alum—offered to help her with the remainder of a balance owed to Drew so she can return to the school for her senior year, Hill says.

Madison's electric utility generates millions of dollars in surplus every year that is used in the municipal operating budget, the mayor said in a special presentation about the borough electric utility.

Officers from the Madison Police Department and other law enforcement agencies split into groups and visited block parties around Madison on Tuesday as part of National Night Out, a program designed to "promote community spirit and police-community partnerships."

The so-called "AC Bandit" who police say has pushed in window air conditioners to burglarize four Morris Township homes over the past two months, may have struck a Madison residence.