Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Last week, Major League Baseball (MLB) players reported for spring training, and now, hardcore junkies of America’s favorite pastime can get a fix of their choice sport 24/7. This season, for the first time, baseball fans have something gridiron buffs have had for years: a dedicated cable network devoted to all the games, news, interviews, …
One of the attractions developers haven’t planned for the $2.3 billion Xanadu Meadowlands retail/recreation complex on Route 3 is a roller coaster. But maybe they should. The long-delayed project has had more ups and downs than a ride at Coney Island. A year ago, several companies signed lease agreements to open in Xanadu and made …
Not for all the money in the world. That’s what most people would say if someone asked them to don a Speedo then take a cool dip into the ocean – in February. But Polar Bear Club members readily admit they aren’t most people. Each year, hundreds of them plunge into frigid bodies of water …
Continue reading “Taking the plungeSecaucus residents to join Polar Bear fundraiser”
The Town Council has delayed filling the council seat recently vacated by 1st Ward Councilman Richard Kane to allow time for interviews with the three candidates who are vying for the position. Kane stepped down two weeks ago to accept a new job that he said would have conflicted with his commitments as a Town …
Calling himself the “change” candidate in this year’s mayoral race, attorney Peter Weiner last week announced his slate of Town Council candidates for the upcoming Democratic primary on June 2. The general election will be held in November. Speaking before an audience of about 60 supporters gathered at Lorenzo’s Restaurant on Sunday, Weiner introduced health …
Continue reading “Mayoral hopeful Weiner announces slateMorano, Pirro join ‘Change Secaucus’ ticket”
After being diagnosed with a medical condition that threatens her life, a Union City woman was forced to spend two critical months searching for a doctor willing to help her. Peggy Albedhady, 47, learned she had a 6-millimeter brain aneurysm, an abnormal bulging of an artery in her brain, last November. She said that since …
It has been more than 70 years since a major hurricane hit the New York City area, and meteorologists claim the entire region, including Secaucus, is overdue for another major hurricane that could be a Category 3 storm. In addition, the possibility of another terrorist attack like the one in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 …
Continue reading “In the event of an emergencySecaucus backs up some data in Cumberland County”
The Secaucus Town Council is still not ready for its close-up. Five months after a council subcommittee vowed that televised meetings were imminent, the governing body is still deadlocked about whether comments from the public should be taped and broadcast. The impasse now threatens to derail televised meetings in Secaucus indefinitely. In neighboring towns like …
Continue reading “Televised meetings stalledCouncil deadlocked over taping public comments”
For years, Lauren Hutton was the face of Charlie cologne. And Brooke Shields had the hips that filled Calvin Klein Jeans. But – quick – name the hands behind the latest Eucerin print ad? Or the lathered shoulders seen in the Dove commercial? “Parts modeling,” a niche within the larger modeling industry, can be every …
Continue reading “More than the sum of her partsSecaucus woman models hands, feet, ankles”
Secaucus 1st Ward Councilman Richard Kane resigned last Monday, leaving the Town Council split 3-3 between allies and opponents of Mayor Dennis Elwell. Kane said he accepted a job in Connecticut that will require him to commute, leaving him unable to fulfill his responsibilities as councilman. This past Wednesday night, the town’s Democratic Committee met …
Continue reading “Councilman Kane resignsThree names offered for replacement”