Madison

In the 1830s, the borough was named Madison, in honor of the fourth president of the United States. The Main Street commercial district is listed on the state and national registers of historic places. The Madison Historical Preservation Commission plays a role in helping to preserve the historic nature of the downtown area.

The borough originally was known as Bottle Hill, but later was dubbed the Rose City for the roses it produced. Annual celebrations include Bottle Hill Day and May Day.

2002 POPULATION: 16,530

GOVERNING BODY: Borough council. Mayor: John "Jack" Dunne, Mary-Anna Holden, Council President George Hayman, Astri J. Baillie, Donald J. Bowen, Carmela Vitale, Sam Mantone. Meetings began at 7 p.m. (for work session) and 8 p.m. (for public session) the second and fourth Mondays in the Hartley Dodge Memorial building, 50 Kings Road, (973) 593-3042.

E-ACCESS: www.rosenet.org/gov

SCHOOL BOARD: Renee Joyce, president; Melissa Elias, Patricia Sarasohn, Angelo Santoro, George Martin, Lisa Ellis. Usually meet the first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Madison High School cafeteria, (973) 593-3100.

E-ACCESS: www.rosenet.org/madisonpublicschools

SUPERINTENDENT: Arthur Travlos

SCHOOLS: Madison High School (9-12), 170 Ridgedale Ave., (973) 593-3117, Principal R. Bruce Padian; Madison Junior School (7-8), 160 Main St., (973) 593-3149; Principal Florence S. Senyk; Central Avenue School (K-6), 5054 Central Ave., (973) 593-3173, Principal Phillip Kennedy; Kings Road School (K-6), 215 Kings Road, (973) 593-3178, Principal Barbara Lippiett; Torey J. Sabatini School (K6), 359 Woodland Road, (973) 593-3182, Principal Kathleen Murphy.

PARKS: Belleau Woods Park, Belleau Avenue; Central Green Park, Hamilton Street and Greenwood Avenue; Cole Park; Delbarton Park, Delbarton Drive; Dodge Field, Central and Greenwood Avenue; Edwards Field, Kinney Street; Gibbons Pine Park, Gibbons Place; Green Village Road School Field, Kings Road; James Park, Madison and Park Avenue, includes World War I monument; Memorial Park, Rosedale Avenue; Lucy D. Anthony Fields, Myrtle Avenue and East Street; Madison Park at Anthony Drive and Wayne; Niles Park located at Garfield and Woodland avenues; Parkside Park on Rosedale; Ridgedale Park on Cantebury Road and Buckingham Drive; Rose Garden Park, Green Avenue and Kings Road; and Summer Hill Park, between Ridgedale and Central avenues.

LIBRARY: Madison Public Library, 39 Keep St., (973) 377-0722; Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.

RECREATION: Year-round activities for all ages, such as summer musical productions by young adults, soccer, cheerleading, football, youth basketball, a ski program, ice hockey, baseball, girls softball, lacrosse, a youth track and field program. There is also an ice rink at Memorial Park, (973) 593-3097.

SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITIES: Madison Civic Center, 28 Walnut St.

TEEN FACILITIES: A new teen center will be housed in the borough's new Civic Center, 28 Walnut Drive.

POLICE: Nonemergency phone; (973) 593-3000, Chief Tim Ehrenburg.

BOROUGH SERVICES: Trash pickup twice a week starting at 7 a.m. Large items, such as couches, included in the regular pickup. Yard waste is picked up once a week on the first day of regular garbage pickup from March 15 to Nov. 20. Bottles, cans and newspaper pickups are on the first day of regular pickups on alternating weeks.

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