Updates about street pavings, flood prevention and other infrastructure work in and around Secaucus this week: PAVING: While the county works on paving County Avenue, several streets in town are set to be milled and paved, as well. On the schedule starting May 15 (in no particular order) are Helen St., Blanche St., Washington Ave, [...]

Secaucus’ new non-profit emergency fund will hold a pre-Mother’s Day plant sale on Saturday, May 12, at the recreation center on Koelle Boulevard. Flowers and plants were donated by Home Depot and Sam’s Club, among others, to raise money for the town charity, which aims to help residents who need assistant and don’t qualify for [...]

Secaucus on Wednesday hired monitors to keep an eye on the town’s revamped public parks after pumping millions of dollars into rehabilitation projects. The town council at Tuesday night’s public meeting unanimously voted to the hire three attendants and introduced an ordinance that would set hours for various parks in town. The three part-time employees [...]

Fans of the hit show “The Biggest Loser” can compete in Secaucus’ own version this weekend when the town hosts “The Biggest Winner” at the Recreation Center on Saturday morning. For a $20 fee, participants will be entered into a content to see who can lose the most weight in two months. The male and [...]

Secaucus police have arrested a 23-year-old Belville man in the December 26 armed robbery at a Shell gas station on Route 3 East. After a lengthy investigation by Secaucus detectives, police arrested the man, Eduardo Rodriguez, on May 7, said 1st Ward Councilman Gary Jeffas. The robbery occurred at the Shell station’s Food Mart at [...]

Each week, eSecaucus will feature a new poll on our main page allowing readers to give their take on a current issue. Hartz announced this weel the new 116-unit rental development on Meadowlands Parkway named Osprey Cove will open in June. Head to the poll on our main page and let us know what you think about yet another [...]

Cafe franchise Corner Bakery Cafe could land in Secaucus after signing a deal to create 20 new locations in New Jersey. The Dallas-based eatery chain, which is also expanding in Florida, said it inked a contract with Warren, N.J.-based restaurant developers Yum & Chill Restaurant Group with plans to focus on North and Central Jersey. [...]

A state lawmaker with ties to the owners of Meadowlands Hospital sponsored legislation to exempt the facility from a cap on its patient charges. PolitickerNJ.com reported that Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D), an attorney, represented Meadowlands Hospital owner Richard Lipsky in a 2008 Bayonne land deal. Wisniewski, who has collected $70K in campaign contributions from people [...]

Hartz Mountain’s new 116-unit rental development on Meadowlands Parkway has been named Osprey Cove. Hartz said the property at 45 Meadowlands Parkway is set to open in June and will be managed by Roseland Property Co., a luxury property developer and operator based in Short Hills. The development, which will have four floors and compete [...]

Chance, a two-year-old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier owned by Mike and Joyce Marone, has won the hotly contested annual competition to become Secaucus’ cutest dog. The Secaucus Spectator sponsors the annual competition, dubbed “I’m So Doggone Cute,” drawing pooch photos from the far corners of town. An online vote selects the very cutest dog Secaucus [...]