Letters • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
After Madison abandoned Academy School and built a new one in 2004, residents wanted to preserve the Academy building for historical and architectural reasons. In a 2018 ...
Letters • Published Apr 10, 2024 08 am
As a supporter of the Madison A Better Chance Program (“Madison ABC”) since 1970, I really enjoyed your article on Hanley Tapia, who was Sports Person of the Week on Marc...
Letters • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
Like many, I welcome the beautiful signs now installed on major roads into town. They enhance community identity and pride and are an upbeat gesture for those visiting. B...
Letters • Published Apr 03, 2024 08 am
Your library card opens the world to you through physical books, audiobooks, and DVDs, as well as downloadable or streaming versions of the same product. Now, let your li...
Letters • Published Mar 27, 2024 08 am
Thanks to Aaron Rubin for highlighting Eric Gale’s performance on Feb. 25 at The Kate (“Hendrix Looms Large at Kate Show," March 7). I was there as well. Every word of Aa...
Letters • Published Mar 20, 2024 08 am
Neck River Elementary? I think we can do better than that. I can’t think of very many elementary schools nationwide that aren’t named after an individual who made a local...
Letters • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
I was greatly honored to have my name submitted to the Ad-Hoc New Elementary School Naming Committee. The nomination was a surprise to me and a delight in that it came fr...
Letters • Published Mar 13, 2024 08 am
The Scranton Library is excited to announce that we are working on our next strategic plan, and we need to hear from you! Every voice matters in planning the future goals...
Letters • Published Mar 06, 2024 08 am
I am so proud and amazed at the support given to the Friends of Scranton Library for our town-wide membership appeal.
The gathering was planned for Feb. 13 with 45 volunt...
Letters • Published Feb 07, 2024 08 am
On behalf of The Madison Foundation, I’d like to express our gratitude to the incredible people of Madison for their generosity during our recent annual appeal and throug...
Letters • Published Feb 07, 2024 08 am
In the Jan. 25 issue of The Source, an article (“Town Campus Geothermal Project to Move Ahead”) claims that “voters appropriated over $800,000 for a geothermal project at...
Letters • Published Jan 17, 2024 08 am
We are writing this note to convey our profound gratitude to the Madison and North Madison volunteer fire departments, along with departments from Guilford, Clinton, and ...
Letters • Published Jan 10, 2024 08 am
Trees are being cut down on many streets throughout Madison at an alarming rate. Not only did Eversource embark on a fear campaign about potentially losing power as their...
Letters • Published Jan 10, 2024 08 am
As a member of a progressive Christian church, I must respond to Edward Wood’s Dec. 28, 2023 letter, “Dismayed.” In it, he implied that the spiral walk held in North Madi...
Letters • Published Jan 03, 2024 08 am
We owe a big debt of thanks to First Selectman Peggy Lyons and the entire board for bringing the long-standing issue of downtown utility poles to a near close. Madison’s ...
Letters • Published Dec 27, 2023 08 am
If I may say it, three cheers for the Garden Club of Madison! This year, we won a National Garden Club award for our Bees at Bauer initiative, and our hives, Hyacinth and...
Letters • Published Dec 13, 2023 08 am
Soft, warm, festive lights in Madison look wonderful this year!
Thank you, Town of Madison, for scaling back on all the previously unflattering festive lighting strung up...
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...
