Touch-a-Truck Returns to Madison on Saturday

The annual Touch-a-Truck event returns to Madison on Saturday.

The event will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Madison Library and Madison Area YMCA.

There will be a full lineup of fire engine, rescue vehicles and various trucks, including dump trucks, diggers, backhoes, military vehicles and more. Batman and his famous Batmobile, will also be featured courtesy of police detective Genaro Ortiz Jr. and the Newark Police Department.

Special features on the Carmine Toto and Sons property adjacent to the YMCA parking lot, in cooperation with West Jersey High Railers, will include new and antique railroad memorabilia. Families will view working Lionel “O gauge” model trains, shown in an authentic 1928 baggage car, along with a 1928 training safety car and a working Morristown & Erie diesel locomotive.

There will also be face painting, temporary tattoos and four short magic shows from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. by the popular magician Simon Mandal of the Simon Show.

The proceeds from this year’s event will benefit renovations in the Children’s Department of the Madison Public Library.

Admission for toddlers to age 12 will be $10 and the cost for teens and adults is $5. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For information about the event, call Sue Heffernan at 973-514-5969.