Category: Secaucus News

In July of 2010, Natasha McNight-Henderson of Jersey City was 38 years old and finalizing her first adoption — a child whose mother had died and later ended up in a cousin’s custody, a frequent occurrence due to courts’ preference to place children with family members. Two years later, at an adoption party for her …

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Congress passes Landmark Opioid Bill July 13 According to a press release from the Drug Policy Agency, on Wednesday, July 13 the U.S. Senate voted to send opioid legislation known as the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) to President Obama for his signature. The U.S. House voted last week 407-5 to approve CARA. According …

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Local officials cut the ribbon on Tuesday June 14, for a new waterfront gazebo in Millcreek Point Park. It’s adjacent to a dog park, nature trails, and playground areas. Kids can enjoy a new rock wall near the playground, and tables and chairs that look like mushrooms and frogs. Mayor Michael Gonnelli was unable to …

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Candle-makers, restaurant owners, and residents all gathered in the Plaza for the annual three-day street fair from Friday, June 3 to Sunday, June 5. Secaucus residents of four years Rich Rodriguez and his daughter Sariah, 6, spent their time playing games. “I went on the bouncy house, and I went rock climbing,” Sariah said. “Last …

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New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority has begun this month offering pontoon boat and canoe tours of the Hackensack River, some embarking from Secaucus, that will run through Saturday, Sept. 17. The boat rides are two hours long and the canoe rides are three hours, and both allow views of the Manhattan skyline through the …

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Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli still recovering from stroke Throughout this past week, Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli continued to show improvement after his recent stroke Wednesday, June 8 around 5 p.m. in his home, town officials said. The town website posted an update on Tuesday and said that the mayor was still hospitalized, but doctors remained …

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First and second grade students at Huber Street Elementary School played an interactive activity to learn Spanish as part of their after-care program recently. The teacher threw a stuffed, colorful globe up in the air for each student to catch and asked “what color?” in Spanish. If the student got it right, his or her …

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Huber Street Elementary School student Chloe Liptai, 6, comes to Secaucus’ Memorial Day parade every year to see her grandmother Ebelyn Bonyn walk in the parade. Bonyn is the President of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After the parade, Bonyn said, “This is a great town. The mayor is great, and aren’t our parks nice?” …

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 200 percent increase between 2000 and 2014 in overdose deaths involving pain relievers and heroin. In New Jersey, 1,253 drug and opiate overdose related deaths were reported by the CDC in 2014. Many people become addicted to opiates after being prescribed painkillers for surgery, and in …

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The reporters and graphic artists for the Hudson Reporter newspapers recently accepted 13 writing, 11 photography, and six layout awards in the prestigious 2016 Memorial Journalism Awards run annually by the Garden State Journalists Association (GSJA). The company’s reporters also recently won eight writing awards in the Excellence in Journalism awards sponsored annually by the …

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