Updated w/ full schedule and call for toys below: A full day of holiday activities will lead up to the annual Secaucus Christmas tree lighting on Saturday, Dec. 3. The tree lighting event, set for 7 p.m., will be preceded by the second annual holiday parade running down Paterson Plank Road from the North End [...]

Former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks and current members of the team will appear at the Wendy’s on Meadowlands Parkway on Wednesday afternoon as part of a fundraising event the will help the Tomorrows Children’s Fund (TCF). The restaurant will donate will half of all dining room* proceeds sold between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m to [...]

Those who bravely ventured into the Mill Creek area from some Black Friday weekend shopping may have noticed signs announcing an upcoming Panera Bread at 200 Mill Creek Drive in the former location of The Rag Shop. Panera Bread currently operates 1,504 company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes in 40 states and Canada. Other locations in the area include [...]

Updated w/ video, photos and teacher comments: Governor Chris Christie used Secaucus High School as a backdrop to discuss his administration’s education reform measures this morning, touting proposals for evaluating teachers and jabbing the teachers union as a “obstruction to change.” The governor held a press conference and appeared in a high school classroom, using [...]

The three-day Meadowlands Pet Expo kicks off Friday, Nov. 18, in Secaucus, offering scores of animals for petting, riding, photos, and pampering. Events scheduled include demonstrations of dogs in “Olympic-style” challenges, rainforest reptiles, cats of the world, and something called the “NJ Batman Program.” A full schedule is on the show’s website. A pet costume [...]

Sentencing for convicted former Secaucus mayor Dennis Elwell has been moved from Nov. 15 to January 2012. Elwell’s appeal for a new trial and acquittal were denied in federal court last month and sentencing was scheduled for Nov. 15. Judge Jose Linares, who presided over the district court trial of Elwell, will now sentence the [...]

Big brother will be watching busy Secaucus intersections in the future as the town is planning a solicitation process to install cameras on traffic lights. Officials hope to capture and cite vehicles driving through red signals, a problem as the town is a major thoroughfare for cars and trucks. First Ward Councilman Gary Jeffas said [...]

The Secaucus mayor and council passed an ordinance Tuesday to increase the monthly stipend for volunteer fire fighters from $300 to $400, in addition to other measures like boosting the requirement for eligibility from 35% of fire calls to 40% for many volunteers. Town works who volunteer would have to make 50 calls, up from [...]

The security guard who pleaded guilty to making phony bommb threats to the Secaucus offices of the National Basketball Association in 2010 was sentenced to six months in prison on Wednesday. US Attorney Paul Fishman said 20-year-old Jose Quesada of Elizabeth, was also sentenced to six months of home detention with electronic monitoring and five [...]

Secaucus will host a barn dance Saturday, Nov. 12 at the recreation center on Koelle Boulevard from 7 to 9 p.m. “Be there or be square,” quipped Mayor Michael Gonnelli, who promised fun for all from the young to the “not so young.” Light refreshments will be served and beginners are welcome.