Letters • Published Jul 13, 2022 08 am
I want to commend, and thank, Austin Hall, our Madison Beach and Recreation Director, for his superb hands-on leadership this 4th of July weekend. He personally manned th...
Letters • Published Jul 13, 2022 08 am
The Madison Exchange Club once again put on a fantastic Independence Day parade. I’m a lifelong Madison resident, and for (nearly) 50 years, this parade has been a summer...
Letters • Published Jun 29, 2022 08 am
I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize all those who volunteered at our recent book sale.
On June 10 and 11, the Scranton Library Friends (SLF) held its first sal...
Letters • Published Jun 29, 2022 08 am
Near the outset of the Declaration of Independence we read: “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among...
Letters • Published Jun 22, 2022 08 am
I want to thank the people of Madison and surrounding areas for attending the Pilates and Mindful Meditation fundraiser for Ukraine at the Surf Club on June 11.
We had mo...
Letters • Published Jun 22, 2022 08 am
I would like to thank everyone who helped make our Madison Memorial Day Celebration Parade and Ceremony the best it could be. From Beach & Recreation to our first respond...
Letters • Published Jun 22, 2022 08 am
I recently attended the Memorial Day Parade. As the fire trucks were passing by, I assumed it was the end of the parade. However, I noticed a dozen or so people walking b...
Letters • Published Jun 15, 2022 08 am
I am writing to voice my disagreement with certain aspects of the “Schools, Academy Projects Moving Ahead” article appearing in the June 2 edition of The Source. In this ...
Letters • Published Jun 15, 2022 08 am
Near completion, it’s time to give a quick and rueful assessment of The Generals Residence and the concept of “cluster zoning.” Sad to report, our zoning commission faile...
Letters • Published Jun 01, 2022 08 am
The Madison Newcomers Club would like to express its heartfelt thanks to everyone who made Touch a Truck a huge success: the people of Madison, the attendees, our sponsor...
Letters • Published May 25, 2022 08 am
Just a thought: I know that change is inevitable, a part of life. But building condos, or whatever said cluster residential development, on The Ledges? Right here in this...
Letters • Published Apr 27, 2022 08 am
Madison residents are interested in the status of the imminent sale of Deer Lake Boy Scout Camp in Killingworth, and I’d like to share some information.
Because of lawsui...
Letters • Published Apr 20, 2022 08 am
On April 9, my car stalled out on Route 79, near County Road. Almost immediately, two saviors pulled over and offered to assist. They pushed my car off to the side, out o...
Letters • Published Apr 20, 2022 08 am
Our town budget typically increases between three and five percent per year. In recent years, our Grand List grows at less than one percent per year. The Grand List is th...
Letters • Published Mar 16, 2022 08 am
I encourage your readers to check their mailboxes. Our annual membership renewal letter should be arriving soon. We are the Scranton Library Friends (SLF), and we are inv...
Letters • Published Mar 16, 2022 08 am
In January, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal visited Deer Lake in Killingworth and publicly promised to try to find federal funds to preserve the 255 acres. Specifically, ...
Letters • Published Mar 16, 2022 08 am
Save Academy formed in 2018 with two missions: to save our land and achieve a fair vote. At that time, Academy had been sitting vacant for 14 years. Save Academy supporte...
Letters • Published Feb 23, 2022 07 am
Last week, I took the opportunity to join the Madison Board of Education meeting. On the heels of the governor’s announcement related to lifting the state-wide mask manda...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
The proposed development at 35 Cottage Road is a 23,610-square-foot, massive, three-story, 18-unit apartment complex with 27 parking spaces, not the 7,800 square foot as ...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
Next week, Madison voters will have the opportunity to make important investments in our community’s future. I’m excited to support each question, and I want to share why...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
Heads up Madison! We’ve got a decision to make. I encourage your readers to not miss the opportunity to make their voices heard about the future of Academy School by voti...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
I serve on the Madison Board of Education but I submit this letter in my individual capacity. I plan to enthusiastically vote “Yes” on all three referenda questions becau...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
Many lifelong Madison residents live here because their parents chose this community to raise children. Decisions in the 1960s and 1970s to invest in our school infrastru...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
I encourage your readers to vote “Yes” on Feb. 15. Although I don’t have children, I see the necessity and wisdom of the School Renewal Plan’s investment in updating our ...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
The Feb. 15 referendum will potentially be the biggest bonding issue in Madison history. I attended the Board of Education town meeting in which it presented an $89 milli...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
As a 35-year resident of Madison who loves this town, I encourage your readers to vote “Yes” on all three initiatives that are on the Feb. 15 referendum.
The historic Aca...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
If your readers are still undecided on the upcoming vote to turn Academy School into a community center and municipal offices, I encourage them to do a simple piece of re...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
I strongly support the proposal to transform Academy into a community center. I can think of no better way to preserve this priceless Madison property in the middle of ou...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
Madison votes Feb. 15 on the School Renewal Project. This adds one new elementary school on Mungertown Road. Jeffrey and Ryerson will be permanently closed, so we will ha...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
I love Madison. I have since I was six years old when I would visit my Uncle Jim Morris. He lived on Green Hill Road and owned The Hob Nob Restaurant. In the summer we wo...
Letters • Published Feb 09, 2022 07 am
I am voting “Yes” for Academy School to be a community center. Similar to other towns, we have an opportunity to draw businesses and guests to our downtown throughout the...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
Regarding the upcoming town referendum, I write in support of the Academy Community Center and the School Renewal Plan.
We have a wonderful town here in Madison and a ric...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
Repurposing Academy as a community center makes sense financially. It’s responsible long-term fiscal planning. Think about it. We’re not starting from scratch. We’re not ...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
Madison residents approach an inflection point regarding the future of our community. The voters’ choices on Feb. 15 will greatly influence the further evolution of Madis...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
After many years of study and delay, I am encouraged that Madison voters will finally have a chance in February to vote on three transformational projects for our town. E...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Town of Madison will hold a referendum that includes voting on the Academy School project downtown adjacent to the Town Green.
Something must be ...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
We are very fortunate in our town to have a town gym, a senior center, two fire houses, indoor space at the Surf Club, and a gorgeous large library among places to hold v...
Letters • Published Feb 02, 2022 07 am
On Feb. 15, Madison residents are finally going to have their voices heard regarding the transformation of Academy Street School into a community center. This may be our ...
Letters • Published Jan 26, 2022 07 am
On Feb. 15, Madison residents will make a decision that will affect our town for generations: the approval of $15.9 million in bonding to renovate the Academy School into...
Letters • Published Jan 26, 2022 07 am
In his recent letter (“Need to Rethink,” Jan. 13), Bill Kochis challenged the use of the phrase “statistically significant survey” regarding the Academy community center ...
Letters • Published Jan 26, 2022 07 am
Workforce housing can be a win-win for Madison. West Sussex Place on New Road is a great illustration of how quality affordable housing, if done right, can benefit our to...
Letters • Published Jan 26, 2022 07 am
In Zoom meetings regarding the upcoming referendum on the Madison School Renewal Plan, I sometimes think people look at my aging face with “The senior vote is going to be...
Letters • Published Jan 19, 2022 07 am
Most Madison residents are unaware of the details of the massive spending referendum scheduled for vote on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The referendum is for the School Renewal Proj...
Letters • Published Jan 19, 2022 07 am
Madison has an opportunity on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to make a critical investment in our schools. This referendum reflects hundreds of hours of debate, discussion, and refinem...
Letters • Published Jan 19, 2022 07 am
I encourage your readers to say “Yes” to less taxes on the Tuesday, Feb. 15 referendum, which includes approval for our new school (pre-K to 5th grade). I want to highlig...
Letters • Published Jan 19, 2022 07 am
As a selectman I plan on bringing transparency to what is going on in our community. I can’t tell you how disappointed I am regarding the reappointment of volunteers to v...
Letters • Published Jan 19, 2022 07 am
I’m torn. As a committed educator for the past 17 years, I understand that education is the most important community issue. We would love to have new schools and communit...
Letters • Published Jan 12, 2022 07 am
Daniel Hand created what we know as the Academy School Building. A bit of history tells us Daniel Hand’s trust fund of $1.5 million gifted to the Town of Madison was, at ...
Letters • Published Jan 12, 2022 07 am
For decades upon decades, Republicans have usually held the majority on the Board of Selectmen (BOS) and therefore had the votes to not appoint anyone who would change Re...
Letters • Published Jan 12, 2022 07 am
I totally agree with Bob Roxbrough’s Dec. 30 letter “The Public Should Know”—the public should be aware of all the numbers surrounding the Academy proposal. Let’s start w...
