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February 6, 2012
The recent posting of the Daniel Hand High School Honor Roll is truly remarkable. Of the 1,300 student population, 768 achieved honor status (200 high honors; 568 honors), a majority well over 50 percent. There were 768 students who received no grade below a C+.
February 6, 2012
A few months ago, we were first learning of the depth of the cuts in the federal fuel assistance program. We were frightened to think of what would happen to the 423 households in Madison that relied on this program. Oil and other energy sources have become more...
February 6, 2012
The Madison Foundation's $10,000 Fuel Fund Challenge exemplifies the role of a community foundation. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, almost a century ago. Today there are more than 700 community foundations globally with a rich...
February 6, 2012
In 2008 Madison families were faced with fallout from the national economic crisis. Madison Youth & Family Services were overwhelmed with requests for help. With help in mind, four members of the board of The Madison Foundation started The Neighbor to...
February 6, 2012
When Madison Youth Cheer began its first season of competitive cheerleading, families were told that they would need to spend only time, working to get past the November state competition.
January 31, 2012
The Madison Foundation is challenging town residents to donate to the Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) Fuel Fund. Every dollar that is donated, up to $10,000, will be matched by The Madison Foundation. This fund directly assists our neighbors who are unable to afford...
January 31, 2012
An historic streetscape is threatened: Unless the Guilford Savings Bank significantly changes its plans, the familiar sight of the lovely c. 1840 Greek Revival house and its nearby carriage barn, both located on the northwest corner of Route 79 and the Boston...
January 24, 2012
A growing fuel crisis exists in our town. Federal funding to Madison's fuel assistance program has been cut in half since last year, resulting in a loss of $73,000 in aid. Hundreds of Madison residents are at risk of not being able to heat their homes this...
January 24, 2012
Thanks go to everyone who contributed to the second Madison Police Department Toy and Food Drive. Donations benefited children of Madison families in need, the Madison Food Pantry, the Toy Closet at the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, and food banks along...
January 17, 2012
In 2010, the renovation plans for the Town Garage were approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission. This included acquiring Bridge Street to accommodate an expansion. A barn-style building would be accessed from the northeast side of the property facing...
January 17, 2012
The Town of Madison asked the town's Zoning Board of Appeals for a variance from its own zoning regulations. Really! Sounds like the judge, jury, and executioner all wrapped up in one dysfunctional package. Can ordinary residents expect their legitimate concerns...
January 10, 2012
A letter in the Dec. 22 issue ["Wealth Redistribution," Craig Chatfield] categorized senior tax relief as "wealth redistribution" and it was clear that the writer did not want to pay any share of his property taxes to assist Madison's neediest seniors with their...
January 10, 2012
Kudos-I saw results from my Dec. 29, 2011, letter to editor ["Adding Insult to Injury"] even before publication. The day after I sent in the letter [criticizing the appearance of the town's Public Works garage project], road graders at work and trucks moved...
January 3, 2012
It is almost that time again when town departments will be sharing their budget proposals with our boards of Selectmen and Finance. And if history repeats, the Madison property owners will be hit with another tax increase. Why? Because that is the simple...
December 27, 2011
Dairy Hill residents successfully stopped Mr. Kenneth Evarts's longstanding excavation operation. Residents claimed dangerous and unsafe conditions, heavy equipment operating on the property, and large trucks driving on residential streets. The same situation...
December 20, 2011
Regarding the Dec. 8 story "Senior Tax Relief Gets Another Look," the taking of property (via real estate taxes) of one taxpayer for the benefit of others is not charity-it is wealth redistribution. Our elected officials and paid bureaucrats sit down and decide...
December 20, 2011
The Daniel Hand High School Class of 2001 would like to thank the following businesses and people for their generous donations to our 10 Year Reunion Raffle, which raised $740 for The Mr. Fasano Memorial Scholarship Fund as well as money for the Elissa Sullivan...
December 20, 2011
This is a follow-up to the Dec. 1 article ["Peer Advocates-28 Years of Making a Difference"] on Taffy Bowes and the Peer Advocate Program she runs and founded 28 years ago. Taffy is an amazing person with endless energy, caring, and dedication to our children...
December 20, 2011
First Selectman Fillmore McPherson and selectmen Joseph MacDougald and Joan Walker are to be commended on their opposition to hiring a chef and staff to operate a café in the new Senior Center. As a senior, senior citizen I see no need to add a chef and...
December 20, 2011
The Board of Madison Community Services thanks the junior class of Daniel Hand High School for a truly wonderful gift, which it received right between the holidays.
December 20, 2011
A good number of ladies and some gents came to the library to get out the annual library appeal letter this past week. Busy hands made light work of inserting flyer and envelope in a mailing envelope and finished in record time. The mailers chatted while working...
December 20, 2011
Sunday, Dec. 4 was a great day in Madison! Hundreds of people turned out for the Madison Chamber of Commerce's annual Santa Paws Parade, which featured music, scouts, business floats, fire trucks, decorated dogs, and sheep, all joining forces to welcome Santa...
December 13, 2011
I've been a loyal supporter of Daniel Hand football since 1984. The Daniel Hand Marching Band has always been a huge part of Hand football and always a very large sense of pride as we went on the road. They were truly the 12th men and women of Hand...
December 6, 2011
Does the new Charter Revision Commission wish to discuss whether the Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) be changed from appointed to elected?
December 6, 2011
On behalf of United Nations International Children's Education Fund (UNICEF), I would like to thank Madison Public Schools and the Island, Jeffrey, and Ryerson school PTOs and families for their fundraising efforts. The 2011 Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF donations...
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3rd Annual Black History Month Film Festival — 7:00 pm; Fri., Feb. 10
