August 14, 2025
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Madison & Killingworth Vol. XXX Iss. 33
A New England Newspaper of the Year 2018
Town Eyes Future of Ryerson, Jeffrey Schools By Aaron Rubin Staff Writer MADISON
The ad hoc Facilities Committee is considering structural changes to several town buildings to repurpose them for future use and to determine how to fill vacant and underutilized lots. Last month, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) heard from committee member David Kadamus on three areas of building repur-
posing and development, all of which would require a request for proposals (RFP) to start the process and would collectively form a “long-term Facilities Master Plan.” The principal area of building repurposing includes the now-closed Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary School and J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School, both of which will be turned over from the school district to the town on Jan. 1, 2026. While future use is still being determined for Jeffrey, the town plans to
demolish Ryerson. Kadamus said the committee is planning a study for both buildings to “determine feasibility for alternative municipal uses,” ranging from new offices for Madison Youth and Family Services, the Board of Education, storage, and other community functions identified in the formerly proposed Academy renovation project. Both the town and the school district
Chuck Langevin is running for a cause.....................................2
See Town Eyes Future page 6
Downtown Dash Members of Team 7, Jumalibe, stand outside Walker Loden, a downtown Madison store selling hats and one of the clues in their Aug. 10 scavenger hunt. Teams in brightly colored shirts raced through the second annual Madison Road Rally & Scavenger Hunt, solving clues and puzzles during the timed event. The race, which started and ended at Comomango, benefited the Connecticut Cancer Foundation of Old Saybrook.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ The Source
A Championship Squad The Madison Travel Softball Shockwaves 13U team recently claimed first place at the USSSA Summer Challenge 14U Fastpitch Softball Tournament.................................12
Something About Clams Summertime is clam time...........20
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