Madison New Jersey Community Information
With a total land area of 4.2 square miles, Madison, New Jersey, is said to have slowly become a town of innovation from the creation of its own water and electricity to the arrival of various medium of transportation in the 19th century. Madison consists of 16,530 people in its recent population.
Continuously being a part of the innovation process, Madison residents started creating in 1998 a network for the whole town along with a high-speed internet connection. This enables all schools and public offices to obtain any information about Madison as they are required to do so. This led to the creation of a recent network called “Rosenet�. The name came for the borough’s own description of being a rose-growing community. Today, it continues to provide stable information and constant online communication among Madison residents and tourists, as well.
Located in picturesque northwestern Morris County, Madison is currently less than 45 minutes from New York City by New Jersey Midtown Direct Transit. Madison’s historic downtown, offers so much including many wonderful shops to explore and exceptional restaurants to dine at. Madison New Jersey has some of the top rated schools in New Jersey and offers residents significantly lower property taxes than comparable homes in Essex County towns. Much of Madison NJ is just 5 to 10 minutes by car to the Short Hills mall, or to East Hanover’s Rt. 10 shopping corridor.
Madison NJ Shopping & Recreation
Dodge Field - baseball/football field and two basketball courts.
Memorial Park - soccer field and a separate area for outdoor ice skating in the winter and practice area for soccer and football in the fall and for soccer and lacrosse in the spring.
The Madison Recreation programs also use many of the school facilities for its sports programs. Lighted facilities on Board of Education property include 6 lighted tennis courts at Madison High School and lights at the Green Village Road School field, which is used for soccer practice in the fall.
Giralda Farms
1 Giralda Farms Madison, NJ 07940-1027 (973) 377-2725
Giralda Farms, a planned office development, occupies 175 acres (0.7 km2) of the former Geraldine R. Dodge estate in Madison. Five of a possible seven projects have been completed. These include the corporate headquarters of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, Maersk Lines, Quest Diagnostics, and Wyeth (formerly called American Home Products), and the offices of Schering-Plough. Development regulations for the former estate require that 85% of the land be maintained as open space with almost all vehicle parking underground.Facilities:
Madison NJ School and Community Information
Madison Superintendent Dr. Richard Noonan
359 Woodland Road Madison, NJ 07940 (973) 593-3100
http://www.madisonpublicschools.org
Central Avenue Elementary School
50 Central Avenue Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973-593-3173
http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/centralas/site/default.asp
Kings Road Elementary School
215 Kings Road Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973-593-3178
http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/kingsroads/site/default.asp
Torey J. Sabatini Elementary School
359 Woodland Road Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973-593-318
http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/toreyjss/site/default.asp
Madison Junior School
160 Main Street Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973-593-314
http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/madisonjs/site/default.asp
Madison High School
170 Ridgedale Avenue Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973-593-3117
http://www.madisonpublicschools.org/madisonhs/site/default.asp
Drew University
36 Madison Avenue Madison, New Jersey 07940, 973-408-3000
http://www.drew.edu/
Madison Public Library
39 Keep Street Madison, NJ 0794 (973) 377-0722
http://www.rosenet.org/library/
Senior Services
Madison Civic Center 28 Walnut Street Madison, NJ 07940 (973) 593-3094
Playwrights Theatre
33 Green Village Rd., Madison NJ 07940
Playwrights Theatre is a community of professional playwrights, theater artists, and arts educators that enables writers to develop their works in a nurturing environment and to connect with new audiences. Visit the website for performance information and details on education programs.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
36 Madison Ave., Madison NJ 07940
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Main Stage season, presented in the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre on the Drew University Campus in Madison, runs June – December. An outdoor production is presented each summer at The Greek Theatre, an open-air amphitheater located on College of Saint Elizabeth campus in Morris Township.
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
9 Main St., Madison NJ 07940
More than 8,800 artifacts from 21 different trades help tell the story of pre-industrial times in New Jersey and the nation. The METC collection consists primarily of hand tools and the products that were produced by them. Among the permanent exhibits is The Essential Trade: Blacksmithing in America, which explores the important work of blacksmiths in American history.
Madison Commute and Transportation Information
Lakeland Bus
NJ Transit Train
Local Routes: Route 24
Madison NJ Shopping
MadisonTownship has several shopping locations & restaurants.
Downtown Madison
Morristown Green
Headquarters Plaza
Century 21 Department Store
LIVINGSTON MALL
http://www.simon.com/mall/malldirectory.aspx?id=111
Macys, Sears, Lens Crafters, Lord N Taylor, Aldo, The Body Shop, Gap, The Children’s Place, Sephora, Victoria’s Secret, Old Navy, Justice, Stride Rite, Hallmark
Things Remembered, Lids, Yankee Candle, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Foot Locker, Quails, H&M, New York & Company, Ann Taylor Loft, Express, Express Men, Aeropostale, Bakers, Easy Spirit, Applebees
Sbarro, Master Wok, Subway
THE MALL AT SHORT HILLS
http://www.shopshorthills.com/IM/index.html
Macys, Lord N Taylor, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Aldo, Ann Taylor, The Body Shop
Cartier, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Guess, Nieman Marcus, Crate and Barrel
D&G, Cole Haan, Dior, Jimmy Choo, Papyrus, Movado, Pottery Barn, Ralph Lauren
Sephora, Victoria’s Secret, Tory Burch, Fendi, Furla, Gucci, Saks Fith Avenue, Williams Sonoma, MAC, Tiffany & Co., Cache, Burberry, Oilily, Gymboree, The Children’s Place, Longchamp, Links of London, Louis Vuitton, Starbucks, Joes American Bar and Grill, Qdoba, California Pizza Kitchen, Legal Seafood.
Madison NJ Map
Madison NJ Weather and Climate
http://www.weather.com/weather/local/07940?lswe=07940&from=searchbox_localwx
MadisonNJ Links
http://gov.rosenet.org/
http://www.madisonnj.com/
http://www.rosenet.org/tier1/madison.htm
