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adison, New Jersey, offers the perfect combination of small-town feel with the cosmopolitan draw that only a community near NYC would have. Sometimes called “The Rose City” and “Bottle Hill,” nearly 16,000 residents, hundreds of thriving businesses and three colleges call it home. It’s no surprise that CNN-Money magazine’s 2011 list of the Best Small Towns in America ranks us No. 33. In Madison you’ll find the internationally renowned club Shanghai Jazz, the New Jersey Shakespeare Theatre, the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, the Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and a historical downtown district with 52 buildings registered with the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, Madison is home to three higher education institutions that enrich the community with their outstanding programs. Drew University’s annual Forum Speakers Series presents esteemed thinkers such as Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani and Madeline Albright. Fairleigh Dickinson University’s unique partnership with the United Nations brings dignitaries to lecture and teach, supporting their commitment to global education. And, College of Saint Elizabeth hosts the “Week of Holocaust Remembrance” and houses a state-of-the-art performance hall. Commuters appreciate accessible, affordable train and bus transportation. The NJ Transit MidTown Direct takes riders to New York’s Penn Station in about an hour. Bus and shuttle services run regularly between the Madison train station and many business and shopping areas throughout town. Bicycling and walking around our picturesque neighborhoods are also favorite alternatives in a pedestrian-friendly town like ours. Madison also boasts a high level of volunteerism and civic engagement. Whether it’s May Day, a town-wide sprucing up, Bottle Hill Day, the annual downtown fair or the work of service clubs such as Rotary along with volunteers serving on committees and boards, Madison’s level of community spirit is matched by no other town. Newcomers are welcomed with a “come and join us” attitude. Highly ranked public schools. Clean and safe parks. Top restaurants. Cultural activities. A commitment to the arts. A historic heritage. Madison has it all, and that’s why we call it home.
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he Borough of Madison is located in southeast Morris County, New Jersey, about 22 miles due west of New York City’s Times Square. Madison is surrounded by the Townships of Harding, Morris and Chatham and by the Boroughs of Florham Park and Chatham. Morristown, Summit and Millburn are minutes away. Madison is easily accessible to Interstate Highways 78, 287, 80 and 280, as well as New Jersey Route 24. There are multiple options in Madison via bus and train to get around New Jersey and into New York City. The NJ Transit Morris and Essex Rail Line serves Madison with direct service to New York’s Penn Station and to Hoboken. With the new Secaucus transfer station, NJ Transit trains from Madison can connect to other NJ Transit lines, the shuttle to Newark Airport and the Amtrak rail line. The 873 NJ Transit bus line route includes neighboring towns, office parks, local malls and the nearby hospital.
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Newark-Liberty International Airport, with direct flights throughout the world, is about 15 miles from Madison. Nearby Morristown Municipal Airport provides corporate and individual private flight services. LOOKING TO STAY IN TOWN? GO MAD! The Madison Avenue Direct Shuttle (MAD) runs daily, servicing all points on Madison Ave. and Main St. between the three local colleges and the Staples Plaza on the opposite end of town.
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“ The Rose City” M adison is located on a ridge formed 10,000 years ago by the terminal moraine remains of the Wisconsin Glacier. This ridge provides a natural route from the Short Hills gap in the Watchung Mountains to the higher country north and west of Morristown. Southwest of this ridge lies the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
Revolutionary War’s outbreak, many joined the Morris County militia led by their Presbyterian minister Rev. Azariah Horton. The terrain of Bottle Hill created an artery along Kings Road from Morristown, capital of the Revolution, toward Springfield, where the War’s last northern battle was fought in 1780. The Great Swamp to the south and the Watchung Mountains provided natural fortifications for the Patriots.
Lenape Indians, one of the oldest eastern tribal groups in this region, known locally as the Lowantica, lived in small villages along rivers and streams. Archaeological evidence of their settlements, discovered in 1966 in the Great Swamp, dated to 7000 B.C. By the time the first settler of European decent, Barnabas Carter, arrived in Madison in 1715, the Lenape had left. Carter, as had many of Madison’s early settlers, came to Madison by way of Long Island and Elizabethtown. He purportedly set up a milling operation on the Spring Garden Brook and a home nearby the intersection of today’s Cross Street and Main Street, and Hillside Cemetery. Main Street had been a main thoroughfare of the Lenape, the Minisink Trail and later became the Morris Turnpike.
During the winter of 1777, the War’s largest Continental Army encamped in the Loantaka Valley at the intersection of Woodland Road and Treadwell Avenue. Officers were quartered in Bottle Hill and General George Washington was known to be a guest of the Millers and General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, that of the Sayres, both whose homes still stand on Ridgedale Avenue.
From its earliest beginnings, Madison was known as Bottle Hill. There are two schools of thought as to its name derivation; one referring to the shape of the original land granted to John Budd, a bottle lot, formed by two hills. The other, more plausible, refers to a tavern at the top of a hill at the intersection of Park and Ridgedale avenues, where a tavern with its pictogram sign, a bottle, hung from a pole advertising for the illiterate what was purveyed inside. While nothing remains of Carter’s home, many of its contemporaries still stand along Ridgedale Avenue in the Bottle Hill National Historic District and several others on Rosedale Avenue, and Kings and Woodland roads. A meetinghouse for the Presbyterian Church of South Hanover, of which Bottle Hill was then a part, was erected on land acquired from Barnabas Carter in 1747 on the top of the hill in present day Hillside Cemetery. A center of Presbyterianism, Bottle Hill grew around the church. Although only some 20 families (British, French and AfricanAmerican) were living in Bottle Hill at the time of the
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In 1806, Bottle Hill, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township and Florham Park joined together as Chatham Township. Bottle Hill remained the village’s unincorporated name nonetheless, until 1834, when by a one-vote margin the name of the town changed from Bottle Hill to Madison, giving tribute to the fourth U.S. President and framer of the U.S. Constitution, James Madison. A temperance movement in the community lobbied that this was a preferable name to one associated with drinking. The 1830s proved a pivotal time in Madison’s history beyond a name change. In October 1837, Morris and Essex Railroad service began and Madison’s growth and rural image were forever changed. Farms along the “pike” gave way to businesses and today’s historic downtown center. Wealthy families seeking a cool, fresh-air retreat from New York City began building country estates in Madison—the first being William Gibbons, a Southern millionaire who built Madison’s first mansion on the Morris Turnpike in 1836. This mansion stands today better known as Mead Hall, the centerpiece of the Drew University campus. Other notable families and their mansions appeared along the “pike,” creating a “Millionaires’ Row.” These estate holders’ demand for daily, fresh flowers to adorn their homes was met modestly with individual greenhouses. Rose growing began in earnest in 1856 when estate owners began to
Rotary Club of Madison Celebrates Its 90th Anniversary! Take a look around town and see how Rotary surrounds you: from the town clock on Waverly Place to the Rose Garden Park where the specially bred Rotary Red roses flourish; to Dodge Field where children and parents enjoy the playground; to the Senior Citizens’ raised flower and vegetable gardens and path on Chateau Thierry. These are just a few examples of Madison Rotary taking care of its own. Madison Rotary has facilitated the Colombian Independence Day celebration for the last six years in collaboration with the Madison Area YMCA. Over the course of the last 30 years, an average of $40,000 per year has been donated to local organizations, charities and high school scholarships. Madison Rotary’s commitment to social and humanitarian causes reaches beyond Madison. A computer center was established at Easter Seals’ facility “Camp Merry Heart” in Hackettstown. Participation in the Gift of Life Program brings children here from around the globe to have free life-saving heart surgeries. Since its inception, 500 near-death children are now living normal lives.
not only produce flowers for themselves, but the commercial market as well. Madison became internationally known for its roses and rose shows, and by 1896, there were 45 growers in business in Madison employing some 200 workers. By 1950, the Watchung Rose Corporation alone had 100,000 plants producing three million roses yearly with over 8,000 roses harvested daily. A nickname developed for Madison, “The Rose City.” While the last of the greenhouses ceased operation in 1986, the name still sticks today. What does remain of them are the descendants of the many Irish, German and Italian working-class people who were attracted here by jobs offered in the rose industry and on the large estates in the area. Rapid population growth in the 20th century, especially in the 1920s and following World War II, created an almost fullydeveloped municipality. In 1996, the railroad, as in 1837, proved a silent developer of Madison with the advent of NJ Transit’s midtown-direct service to New York City’s Pennsylvania Station, and it continues to attract many commuting families and major corporations to the suburbs. Today, Madison consists of an area of 4.2 square miles, has a population of approximately 16,000 and remains a diverse community, welcoming recent immigrants from Central and South America, Europe and Asia.
When natural disasters struck Haiti, India’s Andaman Island and recently Northern Japan, Madison Rotary organized fundraisers for those countries whose local Rotary clubs directed the funds to urgently needed projects. Through Rotary’s efforts worldwide, 99 percent of polio has been eradicated. Madison Rotarians are leaders who care, neighbors who share, transforming their passions into relevant social causes to improve lives in the worldwide community. Learn more about our global family of 1.2 million members in more countries than the United Nations. Visit our website: www.madisonrotarynj.org. Happy 90th Anniversary!
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Something for Everyone M adison’s charming historic downtown business district, with 52 buildings on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, has made it the perfect backdrop for several major motion pictures, including “Guess Who” starring Ashton Kutcher and “The Family Stone” starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton. It is also a welcoming comfort to stroll the rustic downtown sidewalk pavers or to enjoy an afternoon of outdoor dining. Then try sampling a unique range of shopping opportunities, such as fashionable adult and children’s apparel boutiques, home furnishings and electronics, antiques, jewelry, bookstores and more. Major retailers are located in the east-end business district, beginning just beyond the downtown historic district at Prospect Street/Greenwood Avenue. These include Stop & Shop Supermarket; Honda; Dunkin’ Donuts; Jaguar; Karl’s Appliance Center; Whole Foods Market; Staples; Five Guys; and Starbucks. A multicultural delight, Madison offers a smorgasbord of restaurants to satisfy any appetite and budget. Whether you’re in the mood for Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, Indian, Mexican or classic American, Madison is well-stocked with wine shops, haute cuisine, delicatessens, gourmet coffee shops, diners and pizzerias. Madison shopkeepers—many who are multigenerational—stress friendly service as their most popular commodity. There are several independently owned drug stores,
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camera/photography shops, custom art-framing stores, banks, dry cleaners and garden centers. Art galleries, the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, world-class jazz, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Playwrights Theatre and Clearview Cinema are all within walking distance of the historic downtown. The New Jersey Transit train station, which fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, is offered in the area. New Jersey Transit bus service is also available along Route 124 (Main Street). Parking is free onstreet and in municipal shopper lots. Bicycle racks are also located under the train trestle on Waverly Place and Prospect Street.
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Arts and culture venues feature Shakespeare, first-production plays by equity actors, world-class jazz, art exhibits and galleries, university programs for visual and performing arts, historical demonstrations and exhibits at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts. There are guest lectures, musical programming at the Madison Public Library, the Madison Community House and the college campuses of Fairleigh Dickinson, Drew and Saint Elizabeth’s. Fairleigh Dickinson also hosts the U.S. Headquarters of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, the world’s oldest international gastronomic society. While you can travel to Madison via train, bus or car, visitors are also encouraged to experience our biking trails and the walking tours available. For instance, the Morris County Traction Line runs parallel to the NJ Transit train line extending from Danforth Road, near Fairleigh Dickinson, to Morristown. This abandoned trolley line was converted in the 1990s to a walking, running, rollerblading and biking facility, and includes historical interpretative signage along its route. The Rose City Steppers hold monthly walks that encompass many of Madison’s 60 miles of roadways. A booklet of routes is available as part of their membership package, complete with historical and environmental anecdotes. Madison has two State and National Register Historic Districts—the Bottle Hill Historic District runs from Park Avenue north to 105 Ridgedale Avenue and has homes pre-dating the American Revolutionary War, and the Civic & Commercial Historic District, which encompasses 52 buildings in the downtown. A walking tour and architectural guide to the downtown district is available for free at Borough Hall and the Library, and a map and audio version is downloadable from the government website. A variety of bicycle routes connect schools, parks
and activity centers, including the Madison Train Station, that is not only wheelchair-accessible, but its mini high-level platforms make train access bicycle-friendly. For those not taking their bike on the train to their next destination, bike racks are available at street level at both ends of the station. Nature discovery and adventure is only a pedal away with convenient access to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge near Madison. Two bicycle loop tours are available as well as a three-mile side trip to Jockey Hollow to see the encampment of log huts used in the winter of 1779-80 by the Continental Army. Town-wide festivals celebrate Madison’s cultural, historic and ethnic richness, from sidewalk sales, to the AAUW book sale, to the YMCA bocce tournament, to parades—including Memorial Day, the Chamber of Commerce Holiday Walk, an Italianheritage religious procession up North Street—to annual favorites such as Bottle Hill Day (a downtown street festival on the first Saturday of October) and Le Bazar de Noel in early November (a shopping, dining, craft and baked goods fundraiser to support the GFWC Thursday Morning Club’s Madison Community House). For an up-to-date view of Madison’s events and attractions, visit our community website, www.RoseNet.org. Hotels serving Madison include the Madison Hotel, near the community’s three universities and colleges along Madison Avenue, and the Dolce Hamilton Park hotel located on Park Avenue, between the Fairleigh Dickinson University and Saint Elizabeth’s College campus back gates. Other major brand hotels are located in nearby Morristown, Short Hills and along Route 10 in Whippany and Parsippany.
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companies. The Madison part of the campus is fully developed, except for one parcel approved for RXR Corporation to build a 436,000-square-foot office building. The Giralda Farms corporate campus is located within the larger Route 24 Corridor sub-market, which extends from Short Hills to Madison and includes Chatham and Florham Park. This sub-market, which is known for its abundance of firstclass amenities, is regarded as one of the most desirable sub-markets in New Jersey. Madison is also a large banking center, with branches of Investors Bank, Provident, Somerset Hills, Hudson City Savings Bank, Chase, PNC, Wells Fargo, Union Center, Hilltop and Bank of America lining up along Main Street and the surrounding areas. Homebuilders and local construction trade experts have been a boon to the borough as well.
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Older neighborhoods, rich in texture and character, boast an eclectic architectural collection of homes. A wide variety in housing sizes and styles are available, including picturesque pre-Revolutionary War cottages, Industrial period homes, Gilded Age mansions, turn-of-the-century Arts & Crafts bungalows, post World War II garden apartments and neoColonial construction. Madison’s centrally situated historic downtown business district and train station emphasize an ambiance that tells the first-time visitor that this is a livable, friendly and walkable community. Most downtown structures support ground floor retail space with residential living and office space above. Residents find they can walk to their neighbors,
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stores, church, school, cultural venues, parks and public transportation. There is a tree-lined, well-manicured Madison neighborhood to suit any taste. While the Hill section, south of downtown, contains some of Madison’s most expensive building stock, the Orchard section to the southwest is a close-knit enclave of Madison families that have expanded their homes with each new generation. The North Street area boasts of large tracts of land and gardens, and mixed streetscapes of multifamily and single-family homes where ethnic pride and traditions are evident. To the west, the Fairwoods section (bordered by Drew University and Fairleigh Dickinson University) was developed in the Arts & Crafts style. The section began in the early 1900s as the town’s first planned development, with its companion Ardsleigh subdivision of ranch-style homes following in the 1950s.
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The Bottle Hill Historic District (west of the downtown and running the length of Ridgedale Avenue) is Madison’s oldest street and contains a virtual catalogue of American architecture from the 1730s to the 1980s. The bulk of the housing to the west of this area was developed post-1950. As more young families relocate in Madison to raise their children, local residents witness many architecturally designed and Borough-approved remodeled and rebuilt homes. At the same time, condominium and apartment units are providing housing for “empty nesters” and seniors who choose to relocate either closer to the Borough center and train station or in treecovered residential planned developments.
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A Foundation ofExcellence M adison is well known as a community with exceptional educational resources and is home to three universities and colleges–Drew University (www.drew.edu), Fairleigh Dickinson University’s College of Florham (www.fdu.edu) and the College of Saint Elizabeth (www.cse.edu).
Each college offers a full range of undergraduate liberal arts, preprofessional and professional majors as well as daytime, evening and weekend graduate courses and degree programs. Students enrolled at any campus are able to take certain courses at the other two. Drew and Fairleigh Dickinson allow high school students to enroll and receive university credit for courses on a space available basis. The Madison School District is well regarded for its broad-based curriculum, statewide rankings and the high level of individual support given to each student. Over 70 percent of faculty members possess advanced degrees and over 90 percent of Madison High School graduates attend institutions of higher learning with many admitted to the nation’s most prestigious universities.
The district provides a comprehensive K-12 curriculum providing challenging and rigorous courses of study in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, world languages (Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese), music, visual and performing arts, computer sciences, health and physical education. Advanced study opportunities are provided to gifted and talented students at every level, and educationally disabled students are provided with a full continuum of educational supports. Madison High School provides students with the opportunity to participate in 18 Advanced Placement programs. The Madison School District is also committed to providing a rich and comprehensive extracurricular program. Madison High School features 45 boys and girls athletic teams spanning 18 sports. Competing in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), Madison High School teams have earned an ample array of conference, county and state titles. Music students participate in orchestra, band and chorus beginning in elementary school. Numerous Madison High School music students are chosen annually to participate in regional and state select performing groups. The schools also partner with the Madison-based New Jersey Playwrights Theater to provide playwriting and drama experiences to our students.
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Madison High School is often cited in statewide and national rankings. The school is currently recognized as one of America’s outstanding high schools by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek magazines.
The Co-op enrolls children from ages 2 ½ to 5, and observes a rolling admissions in which children may be enrolled as they turn 2 ½ during the school year. There are two additional programs available - a “Mommy/Daddy & Me” program for parents with children younger than 2 ½ and a Kindergarten Enrichment program.
Recently, Madison High School students have been recognized as Intel Science Search Finalists, Presidential Scholars, Davidson Fellows and National Merit Finalists. Athletic programs include 21 boys, girls and co-ed sports, many of which compete annually for state titles.
Located at: Grace Episcopal Church 4 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: (973) 377-2501 website: http://madisoncoop.wordpress.com/about/
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The high school student body includes students from adjacent Harding Township (New Vernon) through a receiving relationship, as the Harding schools operate K-8.
In addition to the public schools, Madison has private nursery schools, Montessori preschools and kindergartens, and an award-winning parochial elementary school, St. Vincent Martyr School (www.rosenet.org/svm). Other educational offerings are available through the Adult School of Madison, Chatham and Florham Park and the Madison Public Library (www.rosenet.org/library), via a partnership in which Drew University faculty teach adult “mini courses� at the library.
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Let Us Entertain You W hen it comes to arts and culture, Madison may well be the biggest little town in New Jersey.
Madison is home to two of New Jersey’s five professional live theater companies designated by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts as “Major Arts Institutions.” The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, located at Drew University, is one of the leading Shakespeare theaters in the nation. Playwrights Theatre has been devoted to the development and presentation of stimulating new American plays for 21 years. A sparkling 431-seat, state-of-the-art concert hall opened in 2003 on the campus of Drew University. The venue presents music events that draw on the talents within the university community and brings renowned professional musicians from around the world to Madison. The Concert Hall at Drew University is the only facility in the state that was architecturally and acoustically designed as a single-use forum for the performance of live music. For jazz, there’s no place better on either side of the Hudson River than Shanghai Jazz, named by Downbeat magazine as one of the top 100 jazz clubs in the world. With a regular array of world-class jazz artists, fans enjoy the music while dining on outstanding Asian cuisine. The New Jersey Jazz Society presents the two-day annual Jazzfest at the College of St. Elizabeth featuring many top artists in the field in June. The Harmonium Choral Society, a 75-voice auditioned community choir, performs a diverse repertoire of musical offerings throughout the year, and several of the town’s churches often play host to well-known artists (such as the American Boychoir and the Harlem Gospel Choir) in addition to presenting their own music programs. The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is a landmark in downtown Madison and is devoted to telling the story of how people in New Jersey lived and worked before the rise of large-scale industrialization in America. Take a trip back to the 18th and 19th centuries at a museum rich in history, architecture and folklore. Madison is also a haven for visual art. The Korn Gallery in the Dorothy Young Center for the Arts on the campus of Drew University presents exhibitions on a regular basis. You should also check out Creative Hands and Art in Progress, two studios primarily devoted to the education of young (and sometimes not so young) artists. The Madison Arts & Culture Alliance (MACA), a coalition of arts organizations, cultural institutions, neighbors, colleagues and friends
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is dedicated to encouraging collaborations among the wideranging cultural offerings in “the Rose City.” This group helps coordinate local events such as the Holiday Arts Program, the Madison Open for Art Program, the Madison Artist Studio Tour and the Free Downtown Concert Series.
Attractions and Events of Interest in Madison: The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey: One of the leading Shakespeare theaters in the nation; New Jersey’s only professional theater company dedicated to Shakespeare’s canon and other world classics. Main Stage: F.M. Kirby Theatre, 36 Madison
Avenue, on the Drew University campus. 973-408-5600. www.ShakespeareNJ.org Playwrights Theatre: Professional theater devoted to the development and production of new American plays; provider of writing programs for ages four to adult. 28 Walnut Street. 973-514-1787. www.ptnj.org Shanghai Jazz: Live jazz Wednesday thru Sunday evenings, with gourmet Asian cuisine. 24 Main Street. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com
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The Harmonium Choral Society: A 75-voice community choir that performs a wide range of standard and uncommon works; sponsors local outreach events and a N.J. High School Student Composition Contest. Dr. Anne Matlack, Artistic Director. 973-538-6969. www.harmonium.org Jazzfest: An annual two-day jazz festival presented in Madison every June by the New Jersey Jazz Society. 800-303-NJJS. www.njjs.org Grace Community Music: A concert series at Grace Church, including ensemble-in-residence the Baroque Orchestra of North Jersey, spring performances by Harmonium Choral Society and featuring local and international artists from the American Boychoir to Patricia Ruggles. Also featured is a Lenten organ recital series. 4 Madison Avenue. 973-377-0106, ext. 17. www.gracemadison.org Museum of Early Trades & Crafts: Offers exhibits that explore and interpret the history of the people who lived and worked in the New Jersey area from early 18th to late 19th centuries. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. 973-377-2982. www.metc.org Creative Hands Art Studio and Atelier Gallery: Art exhibits and professional instruction in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and pottery wheel for students from ages three to adult. 14 Kings Road. 973-377-2848. www.creativehandsartstudio.com
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Art in Progress: Children’s art studio. 2 Green Village Road, Third Floor. 973-660-1122. The Arts at Drew University: Gallery exhibitions, music and theatre performances. 973-408-3000. Art: www.depts.drew.edu/art/; Music: www.depts.drew.edu/music; Theatre Arts: www.depts.drew.edu/thea Madison Public Library: Concerts, art exhibits, lectures. 973-377-0722. www.RoseNet.org/library Visual & Performing Arts Department, Madison Public Schools: Madison Public Schools offers a comprehensive curriculum from grades K-12 with offerings in music, theater and the visual arts. Exhibits and productions of student and faculty work are presented throughout the year. Visual & Performing Arts Chair. 973-593-0168. www.madisonpublicschools.org Madison Arts and Culture Alliance: MACA coordinates many programs in Madison that promote cultural events in town. 908-832-1020. www.madisonartsnj.org
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adison and the immediate area offer many places of worship that also present community-based youth and outreach programs. Several of the oldest churches are an easy walk from downtown and include St. Vincent Martyr Church, the Presbyterian Church of Madison, First Baptist Church of Madison, Grace Episcopal Church, Bethel AME Church and United Methodist Church. An equal number are located in residential areas or near the Borough boundaries including New Life Fellowship Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, the Jewish community synagogue in Florham Park and Long Hill Chapel. The ChavuratLamdeinu meets at the Madison Masonic Lodge on Main Street and the Chabad of SE Morris County congregates in its own facility on Park Avenue. Still other congregations are located in Chatham, Morristown and Chatham Township.
Many of the community’s local religious organizations participate in the Interfaith Council of Madison–Florham Park, a cooperative organization that brings together leaders and lay representatives from the area’s religious organizations and affiliated service organizations. The Interfaith Council is represented by the churches and synagogues in Madison and Florham Park along with Grace Counseling Center, Drew University and the Madison Area YMCA. The council provides participating organizations with the ability to share information and resources to deal with challenges as they arise in the community or in response to regional and national tragedies. The council sponsors the traditional CROP walk for hunger relief and the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and additional community outreach programs.
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adison offers many convenient fitness and recreation options for residents of all ages, including Madison parks and fields, sidewalks, bikeways, connections to two major Morris County Park/path systems, access to the Giralda Farms perimeter walking/jogging path, access to Drew University campus and access to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. In addition, Madison is also quite proud of the new Madison Recreation Center (MRC), a multi-use field complex. Madison’s facilities also include playgrounds and outdoor tennis and basketball courts, outdoor swimming at the Madison Community Pool and indoor swimming at the YMCA. There is one golf course in Madison, the private, nine-hole Madison Golf Club, and five other courses (both private and public) in the immediate area. Indoor facilities include the school gymnasiums, the YMCA’s extensive facilities, the Madison Community House and private fitness businesses. Fitness and recreation programs are provided by the Borough of Madison Recreation, Senior Citizens and Health Departments (www.gov.rosenet.org/agencies/recreation) as well as by the schools (www.MadisonPublicSchools.org), the YMCA (www.MadisonAreaYMCA.org) and private businesses throughout the year. The adult school of the Chathams, Madison and Florham Park offers a wide range of beginning sport and fitness classes for adults in the spring and fall. Madison is a walking, biking and running community. Members of the Rose City Steppers, part of the Fitness Coalition, meet year-round for walks through residential neighborhoods and the business district. Walking and biking trails are maintained through Loantaka Park, connecting Madison to Green Village, and in quiet areas connecting Madison to Morristown.
Youth Programs Include: Winter: Basketball for boys and girls grades 4-6; Hockey for boys and girls ages 6-17; Ice skating for all ages; Skiing trips for boys and girls grades 4-8; wrestling for youngsters grades K-8. Spring: Baseball and softball for boys and girls ages 5-15; Lacrosse for boys grades 2-8; Lacrosse for girls grades 3-8; Track & Field for boys and girls grades 3-8.
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Summer: Drama program for boys and girls grades 4-8; Musical theater for boys and girls grades 4 and up; Nature program for boys and girls grades 1-6; Playground program for boys and girls grades K-8; Tennis Clinics for boys and girls grades 3-8. Fall: Football & Cheerleading for boys and girls grades 1-8; Soccer for boys and girls grades 1-8; Cross Country boys and girls grades 3-8; Halloween Parade for boys and girls of all ages.
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adison is home to many physicians, surgeons, dentists and other healthcare providers, all practicing with the latest equipment and scientific health information. Alternative medicines are represented as well with the growing chiropractic, acupuncture, massage and stress-relief businesses in town. Renowned assisted-living centers are also located within the area, including Sunrise, Brighton Gardens, Juniper and Care One. Madison also has a wide variety of local nursing homes that service the needs of residents.
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Children and adults alike are well served through programs offered by the Madison Area YMCA, the Project Community Pride, the Grace Counseling Center and the Madison Senior Center. These organizations and facilities offer a wide variety of activities and services benefiting all Madison residents from the youngest to the oldest. The town is also home to the popular “Mayor’s Wellness Campaign,” the Rose City Steppers walking group and
Madison is also conveniently serviced by three of the finest and ever-expanding medical facilities in northern New Jersey—Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center and St. Barnabas Medical Center. Almost all of the important medical specialties are handled by these three hospitals, including cardiology, oncology and pediatrics, with links to world-class medical centers in New York City.
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The Madison Health Department services the needs of town residents and other local communities through senior health services and special exams and health information days. The Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corp provides excellent (and speedy) assistance in handling at-home emergencies and transporting patients to and from the various healthcare facilities.
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In 2012, Castle Connolly Medical LTD ranked Morristown Medical Center as the No. 1 Overall Hospital in New Jersey. The Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute was ranked No. 1 for heart failure treatment and coronary bypass surgery. The Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Medical has received the American College of Surgeons Outstanding Achievement Award for cancer care, which is awarded to fewer than 15 percent of hospitals in the country. In addition, the Goryeb Children’s Hospital provides unparalleled pediatric care. Overlook Medical Center is nationally recognized for its emergency department and is one of five New Jersey hospitals approved to provide emergency angioplasty in a community hospital setting. With the state’s first combined PET/CT scanner and stereotactic radiosurgery cancer treatment program, the hospital continually demonstrates the ability to stay at the forefront of technology. Castle Connolly ranked the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook No. 1 in NJ by for treatment of neurological disorders. St. Barnabas Medical Center and Ambulatory Care Center provides treatment and services for more than 300,000 outpatient visits annually. It was listed in the top 50 of all hospitals in America by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare-ranking organization. Saint Barnabas Medical Center’s Joint Institute recently earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for Orthopedic Joint Replacements. The Burn Center at St. Barnabas is the only state-certified burn treatment facility in New Jersey and one of the largest in the country.
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Ready to ServeYou M adison was incorporated in December 1889 under the Borough form of government in which a mayor serves for a four-year term and six council members are elected at large to three-year terms. The terms are staggered so that two council members are elected each year. Both the mayor and council members are parttime positions and are not paid. A full-time administrator is appointed to handle the day-to-day management of the government. The municipal government’s mission is to build a friendly, attractive, safe, wellmaintained community where businesses prosper, public services and educational opportunities excel, history is preserved and citizens live in good health and harmony. There are 10 departments and three independent agencies that work to accomplish this mission. The departments include Administration, Finance, Police, Fire, Public Works, Land Use Services, Electric Utility, Municipal Court, Senior Citizens and Recreation. Local independent agencies include the Madison Public Library, the Board of Health and the Madison Housing Authority. The Department of Administration includes the administrator’s office, municipal clerk, purchasing and personnel. This department coordinates the overall activities of government and helps the other departments do their job more effectively. The assistant borough administrator is also a part of administration and acts as a liaison to the Downtown Development Commission (DDC) and to Madison businesses. From July through October, the DDC organizes a Farmers’ Market (Thursdays from 2:00-7:00 p.m.). The DDC also organizes the annual volunteer May Day cleanup of downtown areas and the Bottle Hill Day celebration in October. The Police Department has 26 sworn officers and is responsible for the safety and protection of citizens. The department is composed of a Patrol Division, Investigation Division, Drug Education Unit and Traffic Safety Unit. Project Community Pride, a counseling and crisis intervention center, works closely with the Boroughs of Madison, Chatham and FlorhamPark to help young people deal with the problems of growing up. The Fire Department has 14 highly trained, paid firefighters and 25 well-trained volunteers. The combination department provides Madison with quick and effective response time. Public Works maintains the roads, parks, buildings, sewer, storm water and drinking water systems of the Borough. Land Use Services includes historic preservation, engineering, planning, zoning and construction code enforcement.
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The Borough is one of only nine municipalities in the state that owns its own electric utility. Electric power is purchased wholesale and sold to residents at rates lower than surrounding utilities. Madison electric service also has fewer outages and faster restoration of power when an outage occurs than surrounding utilities. The Senior Citizen and Recreation Departments provide and support social and recreational activities for residents of all ages throughout the year. The Board of Health protects our community from environmental hazards, housing and food establishment concerns, property maintenance issues, animal control and water quality problems. The Board of Health also provides these inspection services on a contract basis to other communities. The Housing Authority builds, rehabilitates, maintains and operates safe, clean, aesthetically pleasing housing for lowincome residents. There is an 80-unit housing complex for senior citizens on Chateau Thierry Avenue and 53 wellmaintained, scattered-site, low-income units throughout the town. One of the key tools in accomplishing Madison’s mission is good communication. The RoseNet Fiber Optic Network, based at the Madison Public Library, connects individuals, families, government, businesses, schools and community groups and provides citizens with timely, up-to-date, comprehensive information about all that is going on in Madison via high-speed Internet access. Check out www.RoseNet.org.
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Join the Fun! F ollowing a study by Project for Public Spaces, and funded by a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Madison Downtown Development Commission (DDC) was created in 1981. The DDC membership is a balanced crosssection of public officials, business owners, landlords, residents and representatives from the local colleges, news media, banks, nonprofits, Board of Education, seniors and corporations. The commission consists of 18 regular members, one alternate member and one ex-officio member. In an effort to bring people and attention to downtown Madison, the DDC coordinates several events and fundraisers which take place in the center of town, or raise funds that benefit downtown. In April, they host the Taste of Madison in collaboration with the Madison Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Madison. The DDC runs the Madison Farmers’ Market, located off of Main Street, every Thursday from June to October. Plus, the group throws the biggest party of the year, Bottle Hill Day, a gigantic street fair the first week of October with rides, live music, food, crafts and vendors. All proceeds raised by these events are used to maintain Madison’s public spaces, parks, lots and the Historic District. The DDC meets at least 11 times a year, with the time and place of the monthly meetings fixed annually by resolution of the Commission. The purpose of the Commission is: 1. To study the future of the Central Business District and the East Business District in regard to their economic growth and development. 2. To develop plans for the redevelopment of the Business Districts. 3. To advise the downtown community on improvements requiring private sector action. 4. To advise the Mayor and Council on improvements requiring local government action. 5. To coordinate redevelopment activities in the Business Districts and foster closer working relationships between all interested segments of the Madison community.
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6. To analyze and plan for the impact on the Business Districts of potential redevelopment in other areas of the borough. The Madison DDC also has partnered with the Madison Chamber of Commerce and the Madison Borough on the extremely successful “LOVE MADISON, SHOP MADISON” campaign encouraging everyone to support local downtown merchants. For additional information visit the DDC website at www.rosenet.org/gov/ddc or contact the DDC at 973-937-8084, MadisonDDC@gmail.com.
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he Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., founded in 1943, is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization comprised of business leaders dedicated to the interest of Madison. The Chamber’s vital projects support both businesses and Madison residents. The Madison Chamber of Commerce has chosen a new look with a fresh approach and adopted a new logo. The new logo is modern yet traditional, and both captures and represents the history of our town. The outer part of the logo has a strong black ring that states its name confidently. The ring could be said to represent unity or even a coin. Within the heart of the ring there is a contemporary, stylized, burgundy rose. The rose was an easy choice as Madison is still the Rose City, even after all these years. The logo simultaneously shows the Chamber’s respect for the past and commitment to the future. The primary function of the Chamber is to support, preserve and develop business in Madison. Membership benefits include the new Chamber website, networking, group advertising opportunities and lectures. Program topics have included fraud prevention, advertising and websites, motivational speaking and sustainability. To maintain communication with the membership, there are monthly General Membership meetings, a Chamber newsletter and frequent email blasts to members and other interested individuals.
The Chamber produces the popular Value Card Program, which offers special discounts and incentives from Chamber businesses, and continues to have a strong Madison Gift Check program. The Chamber sponsors many events to benefit its members: Sidewalk Sales, Easter Fun Fest, the Taste of Madison, holiday shopping promotions, Halloween Parade, Fire Extinguisher Inspection program, Retailers’ Round Robin and the Merchant of the Month program. The Chamber also hosts the Annual Awards Dinner in June. The Chamber supports its local schools and universities, and encourages school fundraising through the Madison Gift Check and Madison Value Card programs. The Chamber also funds the Jack Morris Memorial Scholarship Program for Madison High School students pursuing careers in business. The Chamber actively partners with many other community organizations, including the Borough Madison Downtown Development Commission, the Rotary Club of Madison and the Madison P.B.A. 92. The Chamber sponsors the Madison Car Show in October and the popular Taste of Madison, in conjunction with the Madison DDC and the Rotary, in the winter. For more information about the activities and programs of the Madison Chamber of Commerce please write to P.O. Box 152, Madison, NJ 07940, or phone 973-377-7830 or e-mail info@MadisonNJChamber.org. The Chamber website is www.MadisonNJChamber.org. Love Madison, Shop Madison.
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