Top 10 Most Read Stories in May

1. NY Jets Helipad Plan Riles Neighbors

An application to build a helipad at the New York Jets training facility in Florham Park has hundreds of neighbors in Madison petitioning to stop the project.

2. Cicadas Emerge in Force in Section of Madison

Billions of cicadas are emerging after 17 years underground, and a reader clued us in on a hotbed of cicada activity in one section of Madison.

3. District Curriculum Director Let Go

The Madison Board of Education opted not to reappoint the school district's director of curriculum and instruction in a 5-3 vote.

4. Pfizer Division Relocating Within Giralda Farms

Pfizer's Consumer Healthcare headquarters is relocating, but it's not leaving Madison.

5. New Central Ave. School Principal Appointed

The assistant principal at Madison Junior School will be the new principal at Central Avenue School next school year.

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The grand marshal of the parade will be William DeAngelis of Florham Park, a decorated World War II veteran who served in the European theater with the 6th Armored Infantry Division, from the Normandy landing through the Battle of the Bulge, said James Kemp, chair of the borough's Patriotic Celebrations Committee.

7. Madison Honors Hometown Heroes Who Paid Ultimate Price

Photos from the Memorial Day parade and ceremony.

8. Drew University Graduates Class of 2013

“Having done us all proud already, do not stop doing so,” keynote speaker Frank Occhigrosso, an acclaimed scholar of Shakespeare, told graduates. “Never allow yourselves to say ‘I’ve done my part; now it’s someone else’s turn.’ It’s never somebody else’s turn; it’s always yours.”

9. Flash Mob Forms at Madison Area YMCA

A flash mob that formed on a Madison Area YMCA soccer field brought a burst of energy to the Healthy Kids Day event taking place at the time.

10. Central Ave. School Cheers Police Unity Tour

More than 450 students and teachers waited in the rain, waving American flags and cheering on the riders.