Letters • Published Nov 22, 2023 08 am
This morning, at around 7:30 a.m., I emerged from the local Stop and Shop only to walk into an army of eight gas-powered leaf blowers headed my way, spewing smoke, creati...
Letters • Published Nov 15, 2023 08 am
Child abuse prevention is an important mission of the Exchange Club of Madison. The problem of child abuse is often difficult to see, and generating awareness can be diff...
Letters • Published Nov 08, 2023 11 am
We would like to extend our deepest thanks to Madison and the surrounding communities for the outpouring of support following the sudden and tragic loss of our son and br...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
More than 90% of our country’s monuments, memorials, and places named after people honor white males, while contributions of white non-males, people of color, and indigen...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
Serving as Madison’s first selectwoman these last four years has been one of the greatest honors of my life. If reelected, I will leverage my experience as current town l...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
After Peggy Lyons’ initial term as first selectman, I wrote a letter suggesting that voters imagine the Town of Madison not as a political entity but as a substantial cor...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
We are proud to endorse Seth Klaskin for re-election to the Madison Public Schools (MPS) Board of Education (BOE). Seth has 15 years of experience serving on the BOE. Sin...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
Much has been written in this column about Peggy Lyons’s unprecedented accomplishments as first selectwoman of Madison. After years of gridlock and indecision, Peggy has ...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
We are writing to support Seth Klaskin’s candidacy for Board of Education (BOE). Over the past decade, we have grown close with the Klaskins and have had an inside view i...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
I am a current senior at Daniel Hang High School (DHHS), and during this time of college application, I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for all the rem...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
I am writing today in support of Seth Klaskin for the Madison Board of Education (BOE). Seth currently leads as chair of our BOE and has served on the BOE for 14 years. I...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
I am writing in support of Peggy Lyons for first selectwoman.
Other letters to the editor in September and October have already enumerated the many accomplishments of the...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
Attention Madison voters: on Tuesday, Nov. 7, we have the opportunity to elect two sets of dynamic duos to our municipal boards in Scott Murphy and Al Goldberg to the Boa...
Letters • Published Nov 01, 2023 08 am
I am thrilled to have Al Goldberg as a candidate for Board of Selectmen (BOS). He is the epitome of a public servant, not a politician. He puts the needs of our community...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
I am writing this letter of endorsement on behalf of my fellow Board of Education (BOE) member and chair, Seth Klaski. Seth’s multiple years of dedication to local and st...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
Over the last four years, Madison’s Town Government has been reinvigorated with new energy and ideas, leading to countless accomplishments and successes for our community...
Letters • Published Oct 25, 2023 08 am
Back in 2019, before we went into full pandemic, I met Peggy Lyons running for first selectman. She was forthright, intelligent, with a solid financial background, and co...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I am thrilled to endorse John Picard and Bob Donahue for the Board of Finance.
John, the current Board of Finance chair, is a certified financial planner. John’s commitme...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
A recent letter to the editor (“Let Them Down,” Oct. 5), ostensibly in support of our beloved North Madison Volunteer Fire Company, is a disappointing politically inspire...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
When Peggy Lyons was running for a second term as first selectman in 2021, a podcast host described her as a “superhero.” Two years later, as we look back on Peggy’s acco...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
Al Goldberg, candidate for reelection to the Madison Board of Selectmen, has asked thousands of Madison residents the same questions. For new residents, “What brought you...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
Bob Donahue is an outstanding candidate for Madison’s Board of Finance. As a vice president within the financial services industry, he managed a territory including Madis...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
Integrity, tenacity, transparency, and financial acumen are the attributes you get from First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons. Peggy has proven her ability to move forward on man...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse my friend and colleague, Cathy Miller, for re-election to the Madison Board of Education.
Cathy was a teacher for many years and ...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I will be voting for Jennifer Gordon for first selectmen. Having lived in Madison since 2017, Jen has immersed herself and her family in our community. Volunteerism, comm...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
Since entering office four years ago, I’ve had the great honor of working closely with our volunteer firefighters as we tackled many town-wide emergencies. Quickly, I cam...
Letters • Published Oct 18, 2023 08 am
I’m honored to recommend Seth Klaskin’s re-election to our Board of Education (BOE). Seth gets The Big Picture: for 15 years on the BOE, he advocated tirelessly and passi...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
I am new to Madison, having moved here two years ago. I love the town and the many services provided to the residents. I am writing to endorse Peggy Lyons. She impresses ...
Letters • Published Oct 11, 2023 09 am
This letter is submitted in the strongest possible support of Seth Klaskin, candidate for Madison Board of Education (BOE). Seth has been a tireless advocate for Madison’...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
My wife and I have moved many times for my work and lived across the country, but we have been visiting family in Madison for almost 40 years. When I decided to retire, w...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
I am writing to recommend Gregory Scalzo III for a position on the Board of Finance in Madison. Greg is a long-standing member of our community, and his vast experience a...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
Seth Klaskin and Cathy Miller have my vote for Board of Education on Tuesday, Nov. 7. For the last four years, they have focused on ensuring a smooth reintegration of stu...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
Since the beginning of the municipal campaign season, I have been amazed that literally everyone I know also knows Bob Donahue, candidate for the Madison Board of Finance...
Letters • Published Oct 04, 2023 09 am
Madison Hose Co. No. 1 and North Madison Volunteer Fire Company have served our town for over 100 years, volunteering their services to fight fires and enhance public saf...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
I endorse Matt Gordon for the Madison Board of Finance without reservation. His remarkable background and extensive experience in various leadership roles make him an out...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
Registrars have the unique privilege of a front-row seat to our country’s democratic process. We register voters and inform candidates of their requirements to run for of...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
I am thrilled to be voting again for Peggy Lyons for first selectwoman. Peggy has been involved and engaged in the community for as long as I have known her.
We all know ...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
Madison voters have an opportunity to continue an administration that gets things done! Since moving to Madison in 2015, we have had an opportunity to view firsthand how ...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
Visionary leadership. Strategic planning. Protection of the environment. Responsible fiscal management. Unparalleled results. First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons has delivered ...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
Scott Murphy’s decades of community service are commendable. His strong communication skills and commitment to solutions that benefit many cross-sections of residents are...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
I am writing to voice my support to reelect First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons on Nov. 7. Peggy has earned my vote because she has proven yet again that her leadership is one ...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
I am writing in staunch support of both John Rasimas and Matt Gordon for election to our Board of Finance. As I have gotten to know John and Matt over the past few years,...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
Democracy thrives on discourse yet withers on discord; too many of us are complicit in the latter. It is, therefore, no surprise we find ourselves in our current situatio...
Letters • Published Sep 27, 2023 08 am
Since taking office four years ago, I have worked to sustain our strong value proposition to Madison residents by keeping taxes stable while also investing responsibly to...
Letters • Published Sep 21, 2023 09 am
I am writing to express my wholehearted support for the re-election of Scott Murphy to the Town of Madison Board of Selectmen. Having lived in Madison for several years a...
Letters • Published Sep 13, 2023 03 pm
I am writing to enthusiastically endorse John A. Rasimas for the Board of Finance in Madison in the upcoming election. John’s extensive background in finance, coupled wit...
Letters • Published Sep 13, 2023 03 pm
I’m writing to ask you to vote for Peggy Lyons as first selectman in November. It’s easy to take for granted what competent administration of town government looks like s...
Letters • Published Sep 06, 2023 11 am
Peggy Lyons has been an outstanding first selectwoman for Madison. We would be lucky to have her for another term. Her 17 years in professional management and 15 years of...
Letters • Published Aug 16, 2023 06 am
The Scranton Library Friends (SLF) exists solely to support the Scranton Library.
We were founded in 1971 and began holding used book sales in 1991. Our most recent sale ...
Letters • Published Jul 19, 2023 08 am
More than two years ago, the Madison Board of Selectmen was presented with proposed changes to the Flood Plain Ordinance (FPO), which would have affected hundreds of Madi...
