Sunday, March 17, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
A Madison homeowner with property assessed at the borough average is expected to see a $39 increase in the municipal portion of their tax bill under a proposed municipal budget introduced Monday night. An even steeper hike for the local open space tax also is slated to take hold unless the governing body adjusts the formula used to calculate the tax. The fast-casual restaurant chain will use part of the space at 6 Main Street that formerly housed Atlanta Bread Company. Madison Police Patrolman Christopher Keller stopped by Sunrise of Madison to bagpipe for residents of the senior living center ahead of St. Patrick's Day. White smoke rising above the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday—signaling the election of a new pope—was cause for excitement …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
Pfizer Inc., Madison's largest employer, plans to sell its office space at 5 Giralda Farms and will relocate all of the 1,000 employees who work there by the end of the year, the company said Tuesday. A Madison man has agreed to pay $2 million in overtime back wages and $1 million in damages to employees at gas stations he owns throughout New Jersey, including one on Main Street in the borough, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday. Officials said they expect to be able to keep current staffing levels and programs, and that a more detailed presentation on the budget is expected to be prepared for upcoming meetings. Over 60 homemade cakes, 30 high school volunteers and 13 student acts helped make the the Madison Music Association's …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
Some Madison Board of Education members who initially favored the idea of letting high school athletes take study hall instead of physical education so the students could have more time to rest and do schoolwork changed their minds after exploring the issue further. A woman wearing pink gloves was an accomplice to a man with a gun who tried to rob a money transfer store on Cook Avenue, Madison police said. Dodge and Rosedale fields could have a new look come Opening Day on April 20. Training exercises were conducted at a residence owned by Richard Romano, who previously has given firefighters access to soon-to-be-demolished buildings to practice sawing holes in roofs, breaking windows and doors, and running hose lines. There were plans for…
Sunday, February 24, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
A former Madison councilman who ran a medical practice on Main Street was indicted Friday on charges of selling painkiller prescriptions, the Attorney General's Office announced. A man with a silver handgun attempted to rob a money transfer store on Cook Avenue in Madison on Thursday, borough police said. A grassroots initiative asking borough residents to "help find the next great downtown business" is being started by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Development Commission and borough officials. Three artists behind the new short film "Bartleby," including the artistic director of Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, who appears in the film, will be on hand for a post-viewing talkback session when the Black Maria Film and Video …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
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Saturday, February 16
During a Tuesday court appearance, it was brought up that a five-year state prison plea deal was offered to Vincent Esposito, a Madison physician and former councilman charged with distributing drugs for allegedly selling painkiller prescriptions to people he never examined, but the offer was not accepted at the time. Brooke Healey, the 4-year-old daughter of a Madison High School teacher and coach, is undergoing radiation treatments for a rare brain tumor. Fundraisers and shows of support have been springing up around Madison at wrestling meets, the bowling alley and in schools and shops. Nicola Moncada, whose first restaurant was in Novara, Italy, has opened his latest venture on Park Avenue in Madison. Pope Benedict XVI's decision to …
Sunday, February 10, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
A new public arts program will display the work of 10 to 15 visual artists throughout downtown Madison in an outdoor "sidewalk art gallery," and organizers are ready to hear from artists interested in being considered. Alfonse Imperiale, director of county critical infrastructure for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, recently toured each of Madison's five public schools to evaluate security at the buildings and happened to be on hand to see the district's lockdown procedures in action. A home under construction on Hamilton Street was reported vandalized last week and Madison police are asking anyone with information about what happened to contact them. Photos from the snowstorm. Volunteer efforts to purchase 'Geraldine,' a rare 1921 …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
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Saturday, February 2
Madison's governing body unanimously approved resolutions appointing Darren Dachisen as chief of the Madison Police Department and approving four other police promotions: Joseph Cirella and Dennis Lam were promoted to lieutenant, and Sean Plumstead and Craig Perrelli were promoted to sergeant. A Fairleigh Dickinson University adjunct professor committed suicide and his wife, an advisor and department administrator at the school, was murdered inside their Parsippany home, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Rosaria Andraka had a knack for guiding students during what could be an overwhelming time for them—starting college in an honors program. A Morristown video producer is working with PeaceWorks founder Jim Burchell on documenting…
Sunday, January 27, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
At least two elementary school students who bought lunch from the Central Avenue School cafeteria two weeks ago purchased bagels that had a cafeteria employee's blood on them. Four Madison High School students were selected as semifinalists in a national art contest marking the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech." The owner of Drip Coffee, an independent cafe that opened in Madison in 2008, plans to open a second location this spring in Morristown. W. Stanley Brown, who oversaw a crucial fundraising campaign when Madison was considering selling the historic James Library building on the corner of Main Street and Green Village Road, died Jan. 16 at the age of 77. The 2014 Super Bowl will be held…
Sunday, January 20, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
Madison's governing body on Monday approved a resolution urging federal legislators to adopt federal gun laws that are similar to those in New Jersey, which is considered to have among the strictest gun laws in the U.S. Services were held this week for Jack Harter, a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Madison who loved animals and for whom the community rallied to raise money so he could have a service dog. A fire that destroyed a multi-family home at Park Avenue and Loveland Street in Madison two months ago has been ruled accidental and is believed to have started in a basement utility room around a furnace or chimney, the borough's fire chief said. The owner of a Park Avenue home that was destroyed by a fire in November is due in …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
A look at the week's top stories in Madison.
An expert with the Department of Homeland Security met this week with Madison school district, police and fire officials about school safety, and is planning to conduct an in-depth analysis of security at all Madison schools, the superintendent said. The eight-member Madison Board of Education again voted Lisa Ellis president and Patrick Rowe vice president at the school board's reorganization meeting Tuesday. Madison residents wearing clothes from their favorite beach towns are invited to a fundraiser in the gym of St. Vincent Martyr Church this month to raise money for the Union Beach Disaster Relief Fund. Madison Borough Councilman Robert Catalanello has filed a lawsuit claiming statements in a law review article alleging he …
