Category: Secaucus News

“As you get older, you appreciate what police do for the town,” resident Danielle McGorty said at the National Night Out Against Crime celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 2 in Buchmuller Park. Communities across the country host National Night Out events on one day each year so the police and the public can interact and show …

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“It’s absolutely hard to keep topping the concerts from the year before, but they keep getting better,” Jim Benson said after a Thursday, Aug. 4 Showstoppers performance in Secaucus. Beson came from Staten Island to see his twin grandchildren dance and sing with other students at the Secaucus High School Performing Arts Center. Showstoppers — …

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Funding for American Dream The American Dream Meadowlands, the retail/entertainment complex formerly called Xanadu in East Rutherford, found more funding for its finish on Tuesday, Aug. 9, according to The Record. The New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority approved two resolutions to issue $1.1 billion in bonds, the article states. According to the report, the Public …

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The Secaucus Environmental Department has offered a three-week series of speakers during July giving public talks about the local environment. On Wednesday, July 27, the last talk featured Montclair’s Sustainability Officer Gray Russell at the Recreation Center’s meditation garden, discussing how residents can keep their lawns green and plants in bloom using no pesticides and …

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The Hackensack River has its origin at Lake Lucille in New York state and flows past Secaucus down into Newark Bay. The river is filled with fish like perch and carp, and is the habitat for birds like egrets and cormorants. For those interested in the life of the river, environmental scientists Dr. Ildiko Pechmann …

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Mayor Gonnelli recovering well, may return to job in September According to officials at the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, July 26, Mayor Michael Gonnelli is still recovering, and is moving around a lot more after he suffered a stroke on Wednesday, June 8. Gonnelli has not spoken publicly since suffering the stroke at home …

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Officers throughout Hudson County, including in Secaucus for the first time this year, ran and passed the Special Olympics Torch from city to city last month while residents cheered them on. The Law Enforcement Torch Run started Friday, June 10 in North Bergen, continued through Jersey City, and made its way to the state’s southern …

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“I lived my whole life in Secaucus. It’s a perfect mix of urban and suburban areas,” said Courtney Lichtenberger, the environmental intern of the Secaucus Environmental Department, on Wednesday as part of an ongoing three-week series of speakers who will give public talks about the local environment. Lichtenberger discussed Meadowlands wildlife and preservation on June …

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“The next person to touch these gloves will be across Earth,” Tushar Patel said recently, after he packed more than two tons of medical gloves for underprivileged countries on Saturday, June 18. Tushar is a member of the Hindu Temple on Penhorn Avenue, the Shree Swaminarayan Temple. He organized 30 volunteers of the temple to …

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