A year that began with a mess of snow still on the ground from a post-Christmas 2010 blizzard would come be known for another blow from mother nature in 2011 — Hurricane Irene. Here are the top 10 stories of 2011 on eSecaucus.com: 1. While the year in Secaucus about to turn was marked by [...]

A sampling of great photographs of Secaucus uploaded to Flickr over the past few months: Aerial view of the Meadowlands from 1965 with Secaucus just above the center line. Click on photo to scroll to identify areas: A filtered shot of the Hackensack River likely from the Route 3 West bridge: Snake Hill reflected in [...]

The Christmas spirit apparently did not extend to an armed gunman that assaulted two employees and robbed the Route 3 East Shell Station of an undetermined amount of cash early Monday morning. The gunman – a black male wearing a ski mask and gloves – entered the station’s Food Mart at 1:36 am on December [...]

From the eSecaucus.com team, we wish you the best of the holiday season. Thanks for your interest, comments and contributions to this website in 2011.  

The public comment period for input on the environmental impact of a newly proposed indoor amusement and water park at the Xanadu American Dream project has been extended by a month to Jan. 18, 2012. The 1,111-page impact report, published in October, is an update on the original plan filed in 2004 following years of [...]

Here’s the preliminary list of public meetings of the mayor and council for 2012. Caucus meetings are typically two hours before the public meeting. January 10, 2012 Tuesday 7:00 PM January 24, 2012 Tuesday 7:00 PM February 14, 2012 Tuesday 7:00 PM February 28, 2012 Tuesday 7:00 PM March 13, 2012 Tuesday 7:00 PM March [...]

A series of accidents on Route 3 westbound has caused traffic to backup through the center of Secaucus this evening. The line of cars onto Route 3 heads back into Secaucus Plaza, causing major delays heading towards the North End. The delays are caused by accidents in the left and right lanes approaching the Hackensack [...]

A Secaucus woman has filed a state ethics complaint that alleges sexual harassment by powerful New Jersey State Senator and North Bergen mayor Nicholas Sacco. Lydia Coleman, the accuser, claims Sacco left multiple threatening and insulting voice mail messages after she rebuffed his sexual advances at a bar in February of 2003. The sexual harassment continued [...]

Panera Bread 200 Mill Creek Drive (Harmon Meadow) Secaucus, NJ 201-348-2846 http://www.panerabread.com/ Hours: Mon. to Fri., 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Sat. 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sun. 7:)) a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Reservations: N/A Delivery: No Takeout: Yes Online ordering: Not yet Notes: Free Wi-Fi

Secaucus has been reimbursed more than $80K from federal and state funds for costs related to the emergency response to Hurricane Irene, which ravaged the region in August. Third Ward Councilwoman Susan Pirro said at Tuesday night’s meeting of the council that the the funds total $80,803, including 75 percent from the federal govnerment and [...]