Brookside Park To Be Renamed For Hazlet Girl Who Died In House Fire

HAZLET, NJ — Brookside Park will be officially renamed on Saturday in honor of a Hazlet girl who died in a house fire.

Madelyn Montanaro and her mother Jacqueline Montanaro both died in January 2023 as a result of the fire. Madelyn, who was six years old at the time, was a student at Middle Road School in Hazlet.

On Saturday morning, Hazlet Township will host a park renaming ceremony in Madelyn's honor where a new sign will be unveiled officially naming the playground "Mady Rose Park."

According to Madelyn's family, Madelyn loved to play with her older sister Elena in their neighborhood park on Brookside Ave.

"We want everyone to know that this was Mady's park," Deputy Mayor Peter Terranova said. "She was happy here, and we want to honor her and the entire Montanaro family by renaming it 'Mady Rose Park' in her memory."

The park renaming ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. For more information, you can visit the Hazlet Township website.

Brookside Park is located at 16 Brookside Ave., Hazlet.

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