Monday, May 6, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Ladies Night Out: The Madison Madison Chamber of Commerce is hosting Ladies Night Out from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Ladies are encouraged to visit the more than 30 participating businesses and browse and shop throughout the downtown. Businesses will be handing out raffle tickets to customers to be used to enter a drawing to win two different baskets filled with product from various Madison merchants and restaurants. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at Doodlebugz, 55 Main Street, where the red carpet will be rolled out and wine and cheese will be offered by Gary's Wine & Marketplace. Service businesses plan to welcome attendees at registration and offer some hospitality. The first 100 registrants will receive a guest bag filled with …
Monday, April 29, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Board of Education: Madison's school board is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Madison High School library. A vote on a revised 2013-2014 calendar—starting classes Monday, Sept. 9, instead of Friday, Sept. 6, and having an early dismissal on Feb. 14, the Friday before Presidents Day, instead of closing—is on the meeting agenda. Also, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Lee Nittel is expected to give a presentation on testing. Bartender Showdown: The Madison Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Poor Herbie's from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday for a “Bartender Showdown” to raise funds for the Chamber’s Jack Morris Memorial scholarship fund. Madison business owners Mike Odell, CPA of accounting firm Odell & Critchley, Dr. Sam …
Monday, April 22, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Borough Council: Madison's governing body is scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. Monday at Hartley Dodge Memorial. Public hearings and votes on proposed laws that would adjust the open space tax rate and prohibit underage drinking in homes, with some exceptions, are expected to be on the agenda. Pet Photographer: Famed pet photographer Seth Casteel will give tips on how anyone with a digital camera can help homeless pets get adopted. The free class is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center. Prescription Drugs Disposal: Residents can drop off expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs at Madison police headquarters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday as part of an initiative by the Madison Police Department and the …
Monday, April 15, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Taste of Madison: The annual fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Madison, Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Development Commission is being held at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday. VIP hour starts at 6 p.m. Condoleezza Rice: The former U.S. Secretary of State will appear at Drew University on Thursday as the school’s eighth Thomas H. Kean Visiting Lecturer, closing out the 2012-13 Drew Forum lecture series. Rice, who served as the 66th Secretary of State, was Stanford University’s provost from 1993 to 1999 and is currently the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Graduate School of Business; the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution; …
Monday, April 8, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Budget Hearing: A public hearing on Madison's introduced 2013 budget is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday at Hartley Dodge Memorial. Officials have said an ordinance adjusting Madison's open space tax rate, which is poised to bring in significantly more money this year because of the borough's recent property revaluation, also could be introduced. Short Shakespeare: Shakespeare LIVE!, which features dynamic one-hour productions appropriate for ages 8 and up, is performing "Romeo and Juliet" at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, and "Comedy of Errors" at 12 p.m. Saturday at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Tickets $16. Holocaust Memorial Service: The Annual Interfaith Holocaust Memorial Service of the Madison–Florham Park Interfaith Council is …
Monday, March 18, 2013
A look at what's happening this week in the Rose City.
Nicholas Kristof: New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof will discuss his book "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" at Drew University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Registration for the event is currently closed. Unclaimed tickets will be released at 7:15 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis to any unregistered guests who wish to attend. School Budget Forum: A forum on the school budget is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Madison High School library. 'The Music Man': Over 100 Madison students ages 9 to 18 are set to perform the musical “The Music Man” Thursday through Sunday this week. Shows are 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. For …
Monday, March 11, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Borough Council: Madison's governing body is scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. Monday at Hartley Dodge Memorial. Discussion of the budget is expected. Board of Education: The Madison school board is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Madison High School library. Harlem Wizards: The Harlem Wizards take on The Professors of Phunk on Thursday at Madison High School. See Madison staff members take on the Wizards. The event is presented by the Class of 2013 and proceeds will benefit “Graduation Gala 2013.” Refreshments and souvenirs will be sold, and there will be a free autograph session. 7 p.m. show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. (6 p.m. for VIP ticket holders.) VIP tickets $25. Advance tickets $15 adults, $10 for students and seniors. $20 and…
Monday, March 4, 2013
A look at what's happening this week in the Rose City.
Budget Meeting: The Madison Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Madison High School library to introduce the district's proposed 2013-2014 budget. The budget with will need to take into account steep increases in health insurance costs for employees and a $23,000 cut in state aid for debt service, officials have said. The total preliminary budget, including debt service, is over $40.5 million, according to a meeting agenda. Bullpen Club Social: The Madison High School Bullpen Booster Club is hosting its 4th Annual Adult Social & Basket Raffle from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge on Main Street. Come support the State Championship baseball program and enjoy a fun Saturday night out. This year’s …
Monday, February 25, 2013
A look at the week ahead in the Rose City.
Borough Council: Madison's governing body is scheduled to meet 8 p.m. Monday in Hartley Dodge Memorial. Little League field improvements is one discussion item. A public hearing and vote on an ordinance appropriating $165,000 from the electric capital improvement fund for a new digger/derrick truck also is on the agenda. Board of Education: Madison High School’s administrative team and curriculum committee will present during the school board's Tuesday meeting their findings and research on high school athletes being exempt from physical education and health courses. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Madison High School library. The approval of the retirement at the end of June of Central Avenue School Principal Philip Kennedy…
Monday, February 18, 2013
A look at what's happening this week in the Rose City.
Presidents Day: Madison Schools are closed Monday for the holiday. Cut-a-Thon: Salvatore Minardi Salon, 8 Park Ave., will hold a fundraising cut-a-thon from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to benefit the Union Beach Memorial School Education Foundation, part of Madison's borough-wide efforts to help the shore town after Superstorm Sandy. Salon services will be provided for women, men and children over 7 during the event. Personalized cuts begin at $40. To make an appointment: 973-443-4455 Budget Hearing: A public hearing on Madison's municipal budget is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Hartley Dodge Memorial. Preliminary numbers suggest the budget will come in with a tax increase under the state-mandated 2 percent tax levy cap, and without a …
