Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
With a newly-built Secaucus Recreation Center up and running on Koelle Blvd., town officials must now decide what to do with the old recreation complex near the Plaza. Located at 145 Front St., the old building still houses part of the town’s Aftercare Program, an after-school childcare option for working families. According to Recreation Director …
With thousands of known contaminated sites in New Jersey, cleaning them up for development or transportation projects can take years. As a result, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) may soon be able to give the duty of inspecting contaminated sites to private contractors. As it is now, caseworkers at the DEP must inspect …
Last year, Isabella Walker Terrone’s balance seemed off. She kept tripping because she couldn’t lift her left foot off the ground, and she noticed that she had weakness on the left side of her body. A physical and a battery of tests led to an MRI in October which found a tumor on the right …
Continue reading “Fight of her lifeSecaucus High grad battles brain tumor, insurance company”
Check the calendar any given week at the local library, and the cultural schedule will be regularly peppered with concerts, art exhibits, book readings, and similar events. Most of these showcase the work of local artists who ply their crafts on Franklin, Roosevelt, Front, and Centre. Yet, when those same artists go looking for camaraderie …
Continue reading “Art without wallsSecaucus has artists. Why doesn’t it have an art scene?”
The Town Council had a genial and productive meeting last week, the governing body’s first session with newly appointed 1st Ward councilwoman Dawn McAdam. Although McAdam was privately sworn in immediately after she was appointed to her seat by the Secaucus Democratic Committee on March 3, she and other members of the council had requested …
Continue reading “Grassy dog runs, voter registrationCouncil meeting tackles several issues”
Mayor Dennis Elwell has announced the slate of three council candidates who will run with him in the Democratic primary on June 2. If Team Elwell wins this spring, they will square off against candidates from other parties, most notably the Independents, in November. Elwell, who is seeking his third term as mayor, has openly …
Continue reading “Elwell announces slate for primaryMcAdam, Trombetta, Reilly on council ticket”
When the Town Council meets on Tuesday former councilman Richard Kane’s old seat will be filled for the first time in a month. Last week the Secaucus Democratic Committee appointed Dawn McAdam as the new 1st Ward Councilperson and she was sworn in by Municipal Judge Kathleen Walrod immediately after being unanimously approved. McAdam will …
Continue reading “McAdam sworn in as 1st Ward repVows to work with Independents”
After recently spending a grueling afternoon competing against her classmates in a grade-wide spelling bee, Clarendon School sixth grader Melissa Rogers won the chance to compete in last weekend’s Hudson County Spelling Bee. Although she didn’t win at the county level, she did show her talent for spelling impressive words. The annual bee pulls together …
Continue reading “Good s-p-e-l-l-e-rClarendon student competes in county bee”
Seven candidates filed petitions last week for the upcoming school board election, which will be held on April 21. Six of the candidates have never served before, and three current members – Mauro DeGennaro, Mark Bruscino, and Angelo Adriani – have chosen not to seek re-election, a decision that some observers see as a changing …
The New Jersey Supreme Court has rejected a request by the town to review a November 2008 Appellate Court ruling regarding Damascus Bakery. The Supreme Court decision not to review the case was made on February 17. Although the state Supreme Court did not directly rule on the case, its refusal to review the matter …