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Attorney Sentenced, Fundraiser for Boy Top Local News

A look at the week's top stories in Madison.

Homemade Dog Biscuits on Sale to Help Madison Boy

Sales have been brisk for Jack's Homemade Dog Biscuits.

Children at Grace Episcopal Church made hundreds of the dog biscuits and are selling them at $5 a bag to raise money to get a service dog for Jack Harter, a 6-year-old Madison boy who has a disease that leaves him with little mobility and no way to consistently communicate.

Madison Lawyer Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Madison resident Paul DiGiacomo was sentenced Thursday to seven years in state prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved obtaining a mortgage in a dead man's name, the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced.

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Top Cop Promotion Process Not Ready

A draft of an ordinance spelling out the process for appointing the chief of the Madison Police Department was not ready to be introduced at Monday's Borough Council meeting, and a subcommittee of council members will study possible models, the mayor said.

New Parking Spaces Could Bring $26K a Year

Commuters with parking permits soon could be vying for parking spaces in a parking lot closer to the Madison Train Station, and additional daily parking spaces in another lot could generate more revenue for the borough.

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American Legion Honors 9/11 Responders

American Legion Frank Patterson Post 43 of Florham Park and Madison held a ceremony Tuesday evening to honor the 9/11 first responders who entered burning buildings and walked into clouds of cancer-causing dust at ground zero to rescue or recover victims.

25 MPH Limit Sought for Main St. School Zone

Madison's governing body approved a resolution endorsing the creation of a 25 mph school zone speed limit in front of Madison Junior School when children are present, and asking the New Jersey Department of Transportation to respond expeditiously to the borough police department's request for the change to the state road.


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