Wondering what to do this weekend around town? Here are a few things to keep in mind, including a fare hike that will make the trip across the Hudson a little pricier, two big sporting events, an author and classical musician, and more… 1. Take heed: NJ Transit fee hikes kick in on Saturday. If [...]

Secaucus’ tax obligation to Hudson County is expected to fall as much as $600K this year, according to two sources close to the situation. The development could reduce tax bills slightly — 21 cents per $1,000. Town administrator David Drumeler declined to comment pending action by the County Board of Freeholders next week. Secaucus paid [...]

The Secaucus mayor and council are looking to go after illegal sublets that are straining services and posing a safety risk … a developer wants to put eight affordable housing townhomes on a County Ave. lot … nearly $100K has been collected in unpaid alarm fees … more in this week’s council round-up… Secaucus is [...]

Nearly a year after the suspension of Secaucus’ tax collector, a town auditor’s report said that more than $777,000 was found to be missing from the tax collector’s office, according to First Ward Councilman Gary Jeffas. The disclosure Tuesday night was the first time the full amount of the fiscal damage in the office — [...]

Secaucus Police arrested a 59-year-old Whippany man dressed as a woman on a lewdness charge in the early morning hours on April 17 along Route 3 East. Detective Sgt. Thomas O’Keeffe said Joseph Liptak was exposing himself from the waist down at the Route 3 East Exxon station when he stopped and got out of [...]

Baskin-Robbins on Meadowlands Parkway will host “31-cent Scoop Night” on Wednesday as a benefit for fallen firefighters. Customers can get a small scoop for 31 cents (plus tax) from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the 20 Meadowlands Parkway location it shares with Dunkin Donuts. The company said it will donate $100K to the National [...]

Secaucus police shut down an unlicensed comedy-nightclub event on Meadowlands Parkway Friday night after hundreds of tickets were sold. Police intervened a few minutes before the doors were slated to open and reportedly found a bar set up inside the 24 Meadowlands Parkway locale. Mayor Mike Gonnelli, who was alerted about the show by a [...]

The Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau reached out to passengers stranded at Newark Airport during the volcanic ash crisis in Iceland that stalled air travel to and from Europe. Representatives from the MLCVB, which is based in Secaucus, were at the airport on April 20 to offer a 20% discount on local hotel rooms [...]

Water quality and aquatic life in the Hackensack River are gradually improving, according to the Meadowlands Commission’s “State of the Hackensack River” review put together for Earth Day. But the gains are fragile and area residents need to limit the use of fertilizers and car soaps that can affect the river that forms Secaucus’ western [...]

Secaucus Superintendent of Schools Cynthia Randina issued this statement Wednesday following the approval of the 2010-11 budget by voters Tuesday night: Open Letter to Secaucus Residents… I’d like to express my most sincere appreciation for your unprecedented support of the 2010-2011 Budget, which passed by more than 400 votes. Once again, Secaucus residents put our [...]