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Due to Hurricane Sandy, organizers have decided to postpone the Shoreline Puppy Up! Walk until Nov. 10th. The Festival will begin at 10:30am and the Walk will start at 12pm.
Tickets will not be sold at the door. Seating and take-out meals are available by reservation only. For reservations, please contact Debbie Gilbert at (203) 421-4560 or at gilberts8@hotmail.com.
"Madison is back in business!" No Madison Public School Friday. CL&P says all restoration should be "substantially complete" by Monday or Tuesday of next week.
CL&P says they should be able to provide a "global restoration estimate" for entire service area in state Thursday morning. Please remember if a traffic light is out that means FOUR WAY STOP!!!! If your power is out, disable your automat
What happened in your neighborhood? Let us know. Please continue to use your common sense. Do not put yourself, or our emergency response representatives, in unnecessary danger.
There are many trees and electrical wires down around town. Please do not risk your safety, or that of our emergency workers.
Volunteer firefighters from Madison Hose Co. No. 1 and North Madison Volunteer Fire Co. went door to door Sunday along the shoreline and low-lying areas in Madison handing out fliers and letting people know they must leave.
As the impact of Sandy starts to be felt locally, there are easy ways to determine where it is and what it's doing.
Town officials check generators, begin preparations for emergency operations center, consider whether to call state of emergency in advance of storm. State officials talking with CL&P. Both say residents should be prepared.
The first and most important thing anyone should do when facing a hurricane threat is to use common sense.
"On the advice of the Madison Emergency Management team, we will be closing the hotel at 4pm this afternoon. The Fall Harvest Festival has been canceled.
McPherson attributed the hefty savings partly to the Town’s diligence in maintaining their Triple A bond rating. “This is one of the pleasant payoffs for keeping our fiscal house in good order.”
At Madison Memorial Town Hall, 7 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Alyssa Borowske, of the University of Connecticut. Her topic is "A Tale of Two Sparrows: Life and Threats in the Salt Marsh."
“This is akin to getting an outstanding report card from school or a clean bill of health from your doctor," First Selectman Fillmore McPherson says. "'…Madison…(is) rated higher than the sovereign (US Government).'"
Titles And Times for Friday, Oct. 25 through Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012.
Sandy upgrade to hurricane just before noon on Wednesday. "There is a low potential for a major coastal storm with heavy rainfall ... early next week." Track, evolution of storm still uncertain.
Board of Selectmen vote unanimously to declare a civil preparedness state of emergency in meeting at town hall Friday afternoon, then go into closed session to discuss security strategy, discussion of deployment of security personnel.
Forecasters continue to track Hurricane Sandy to determine how she will affect East Coast. Worst of storm might be Monday through Tuesday morning, but we could start feeling some effects earlier, NWS says. And that could change.
Leave by nightfall Sunday. Seek shelter north of I-95. If you don't have any options, the town's evacuation center at the gym at Town Campus will be open by 6 p.m. Bring three-day supply of clothes, medicine, bedding, pet food if you are bring
First: Be safe. Don't do anything that will put yourself or others in danger. Second: We'd love to have your help covering Sandy. Third: But don't do anything that will put yourself or others in danger.
