Brett Friedensohn

1 week ago | newjerseyhills.com | Brett Friedensohn

MADISON – If you volunteer at a Repair Cafe, you never know what a customer could walk through the door with. There’s the usual lamps, knives, jewelry and bicycles. But there’s always a few items that the volunteers will probably only work on one of. kAm%2<6 7@C 6I2>A=6 2 $@?:4 E96 w65869@8 A=FD9:6[ D6H? E@86E96C 3J |@CC:D %@H?D9:A C6D:56?E {:D2 $42?=@?\{:== 5FC:?8 E96 E9:C5 D6>:2??F2= #6A2:C r276 :? |25:D@?

1 week ago | newjerseyhills.com | Brett Friedensohn

MADISON – Frustration and confusion were some of the feelings expressed about the budget process by members of the preK-12 School District Board of Education at a meeting Tuesday, April 8 meeting while threats persist of reductions in staff positions. Talks first came up about possible staffing cuts during the board’s Thursday, March 13 meeting, after administrators learned they had to find $937,000 because of rising health insurance costs.

1 week ago | newjerseyhills.com | Brett Friedensohn

MADISON – Parents, teachers and a student spent more than an hour airing grievances about the preK-12 School District’s proposed budget, specifically the possibility of reductions in staff positions, during the Board of Education’s Tuesday, April 8 meeting. Talks first came up about possible staffing cuts during the board’s Thursday, March 13 meeting, after administrators learned they had to find $937,000 because of rising health insurance costs.

1 week ago | newjerseyhills.com | Brett Friedensohn

MADISON - Customers are getting bills with a new format from the Madison Electric Utility showing how much they would spend switching to time of use, and how much they spend for peak and off-peak usage. Jim Trimble, customer serviceman and meter reader for the utility, clarified that rates or bills themselves haven’t changed, unless customers elect to go to time of use service.

1 week ago | newjerseyhills.com | Brett Friedensohn

FLORHAM PARK - Kids found Easter eggs scattered on the football field at Volunteers Memorial Park Sunday, April 13 and took pictures with the Easter Bunny, aka Florham Park resident Isabelle Behringer. In a few eggs, kids found bigger prizes, mainly coupons to businesses including Tons of Toys in Madison. kAm%96 8C2?5 AC:K6[ 2 7@@E32== D:8?65 3J y6ED 4@C?6C324< $2F46 v2C5?6C[ H2D H@? 3J y6ED D62D@?