Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
When Anthony Just arrived back in Hudson County in 1952, he had spent almost two years away from home. While the military bus was supposed to let him off in Manhattan, he talked the driver into dropping him off on Manhattan Avenue in Jersey City where he could catch the Number 2 bus for Secaucus. …
Continue reading “A drive through Secaucus’ past, Former mayor tours the old farm belt”
Secaucus changed in stages, according to Dennis Pope, Ph.D., a Secaucus history buff and the former municipal court administrator. In some ways, Secaucus’ transformation in the 20th Century resembles those undergone by many so-called Third World Countries, moving straight from a culture based on farms and gardens to one of commercial enterprise, resulting in a …
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As often as people look to the past in Secaucus, few historic markers remain. Old Town Hall was torn down in the 1970s to make way for the existing structure. Lincoln Junior High School vanished amid mismanaged reconstruction and overall neglect. While the town has a museum, its final location has yet to be determined. …
Continue reading “The last old building in Secaucus, Memories abound over Lincoln Junior High”
Trolley Park pokes out into the Hackensack River like a blunt finger, the unnatural end to a great road that used to run from Hoboken to Paterson, one of those past plank roads made of cedar from the meadows. The state sealed the avenue’s fate when they took down a bridge here in the late …
Dear Editor: Today’s kids are becoming masters of the Internet domain. When they surf, shop, chat and even study online, they share personal information with the websites they visit. Unfortunately, many parents don’t know what information is collected from their children or how it is used. In an effort to put parents in charge of …
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Dear Readers: Hi! I am a fourth grade student from Hillside Intermediate School in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Our class is studying geography and history of the United States. We would appreciate it if you would send us a postcard from our state. Please send to Hillside Intermediate School, 844 Brown Road, Bridgewater, N.J. 08807. Thank …
Dear Editor: We are doing research reports in my fifth grade class and I will be reporting on New Jersey. The reports are due in May and on topics such as geography, industry, and tourism. The reason I am writing to you is to ask if you could publish my letter in your paper. I …
Dear Editor: In August of 1997, a group of Korean War veterans and interested citizens met and resolved that the Korean War would no longer be overlooked, ignored or forgotten. An organizational meeting was held and the foundation for the Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library was established. The project will include a museum, …
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Dear Editor: Two years after launching LSNJ LAW, its statewide legal advice hotline, Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) is reporting on the hotline’s significant impact while announcing new strategies for promoting its use. A free service for eligible low-income New Jersey residents who cannot afford to hire an attorney for their civil legal problems, …
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Commission on Science and Technology, I would like to inform my constituents that proposals will soon be solicited by the Commission from parties interested in partnering with the State of New Jersey in developing a technology business incubator. Current models of incubation involve a partnership between an academic institution, …
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