Week in Review: Madison's Major News Events

It was a week that saw two major news events in the borough, as well as more on the defeated school budget process.

On Monday, we told you about how Madison Police Officer Chad Rybka was honored by the 200 Club of Morris County for his valor during a vehicle crash. We also told you about how the Borough Council and Mayor Mary-Anna Holden honored three different groups with proclamations recently. We also told you about the upcoming season for Playwrights Theatre.

On Tuesday, we told you about a special meeting the Borough Council was hosting on Friday on the defeated school budget, allowing the public to voice its opinions. We then broke you news about an accident on Ridgedale Avenue, updating you throughout the day until you knew 27-year-old Madison resident Pei Li only suffered a broken fibia despite being dragged with her bicycle 30 feet by a Nissan Murano. We also told you about how the Office of the New Jersey Attorney General said Madison Detective James N. Haspel was arrested on charges he exposed himself via a Webcam to an undercover detective posing as a 13-year-old girl. We also brought you the latest from the Dodgers baseball and girls lacrosse teams.

On Wednesday, we brought you a recap, photo gallery and video highlight package from the Dodgers boys lacrosse team's exciting Morris County Tournament final. We also told you how a Pennsylvania pair had been arrested in Madison on charges of intent to distribute heroin. We also told you about how the Board of Education was urging residents to attend Friday's special meeting.

On Thursday, we told you about how two more unions had agreed to take wage freezes for the upcoming school year. We also told you about the Dodgers softball and girls lacrosse teams' latest games.

On Friday, we told you about the latest on the Madison Area YMCA's variance application for its expansion proposal, and how there will be a special meeting on June 22. We also told you about how Aaron Shinn placed first in the pole vault again, this time at the Morris County Track Championships.