Secaucus will host a National Night Out crime prevention event Tuesday night, Aug. 2, featuring food, games and activities in Buchmuller Park before that evening’s regularly scheduled “Movie in the Park.” The event, part of a national series of get-togethers to highlight crime and drug prevention, starts at 6 p.m. Representatives of the Hudson County [...]

In the wake of scandal and shoddy oversight in recent years, the mayor and council on Tuesday voted unanimously to create a department of finance for Secaucus, appointing interim tax collector Nick Goldsack to the new post of director of finance. Goldsack, who has filled in for admitted bilker and jail-bound former tax collector Alan [...]

The July 29 “Movie Under the Stars” in Harmon Meadow, “Shrek,” has been canceled due to the weather. Hartz Mountain, which sponsors the films with the town of Secaucus, said it will be rescheduled at a later date. The next outdoor film will be Friday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m., a showing of “Gnomeo & [...]

Former Secaucus tax collector Alan Bartolozzi was sentenced to seven years in prison on charges he stole from town tax coffers and a union fund. Bartolozzi was sentenced today in Hudson County Superior Court and will appear again in court in November to determine how much money of the approximately $800K he is accused of [...]

Secaucus’ three post offices have been spared inclusion on the U.S. Postal Service’s list of 3,700 branches being studied for contraction. The cash-strapped, money-losing Postal Service said today that more customers are using online resources, diminishing the need to run 32,000 retail operations around the country. Although Secaucus’ outposts will apparently live on, a list [...]

A 35-year-old Maryland man was arrested on multiple charges, including DWI, driving on a sidewalk, and endangering the welfare of a child, July 9 after police said he drove his vehicle along a walking path from the Riverside Court condo community toward Paterson Plank Road before crashing into an obstacle. The man, Ronald Peck of [...]

The famed colonial home in Toms River featured in the “Amityville Horror” films has been put on the sale block by a Secaucus couple. Odalys Fragoso and her husband, Jose, are assuring buyers that the $1.35M asking price — down from $1.45M — does not include any bad vibes. “It’s not haunted,” she told the [...]

Several stores at the Harmon Cove Outlet Center have kicked off summer deals this weekend, including Bass, Children’s Place and Van Heusen. Bass said its entire store is on sale with a clearance of up to 70% off through July 27. Perry Ellis is running a clearance event through Aug. 16 and started new markdowns [...]

A heat advisory is in effect for Secaucus and Meadowlands Hospital will be open 24-7 to host any residents looking to beat the heat, expected to reach 103 degrees in town today. Mayor Mike Gonnelli said the hospital will have an air conditioned area for people to relax and watch TV or read as the [...]

The National High School Teen Idol competition, a three-day singing contest and instructional event modeled on the FOX juggernaut “American Idol,” swings into Secaucus on Friday. Students ages 13-19 can participate to win a $1,000 prize and a recording contract. A “mascot” program lets kids 10-12 participate up through the semi-finals. Entry fee is $45 [...]