Former Mayor Dennis Elwell had his prison arrival date pushed back from June 4 to June 18 on Wednesday while a judge reviews his request to remain free during the appeal of his conviction. Elwell, who filed his appeal on April 24, is seeking to remain out of jail until the appeal his decided. U.S. District [...]

John A. Young, Jr. of Secaucus was one of seven people nominated to the Superior Court by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Monday. Young is currently a managing partner at Jersey City firm Willis & Young, where he specializes in criminal, administrative and appellate law and heads the real estate division. He was previously a judicial clerk in [...]

The Secaucus town clerk’s office will be open late on Tuesday, May 15 to accommodate those wishing to register to vote in the June primary election. Town Clerk Michael Marra said that Tuesday night will be the last chance to register or change an address or name before the June 5 primary. The office at [...]

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 [...]

Each week, eSecaucus will feature a new poll on our main page allowing readers to give their take on a current issue. This week, Secaucus announced it has set up a non-profit emergency fund to assist residents who don’t qualify for current aid programs. Head to the poll on our main page and let us know what you think. [...]

Ronald Manzo, the confidant of ex-Mayor Dennis Elwell who cut a deal and testified in the bribery case against former mayor, was sentenced to three years probation and five months home confinement in federal court in Newark this morning. Judge Jose Linares, who sentenced Elwell to 30 months in prison last month, noted Manzo’s cooperation [...]

As noted last week, the proposed school budget that was rejected in the Board of Education election fell by the slim margin of 943-941. Now, the Hudson Reporter reported that Board trustees met with school officials on Tuesday morning to discuss a potential recount. If passed, the budget would generate a $74 increase per household in school taxes. [...]

Each week, eSecaucus will feature a new poll on our main page allowing readers to give their take on a current issue. Considering the out come of last week’s town council meeting, head to the poll and vote for what do you think of Mayor Gonnelli mediating the ongoing dispute between the teachers union, board [...]

The Hudson Reporter posted a list of the top 50 most influential “movers and shakers” in Hudson County over the weekend and Secaucus landed five names on the list, including a very unexpected mention for eSecaucus. According to the Reporter, the list includes ”influential movers and shakers of Hudson County, from top political officials to local [...]

Secaucus has created a website to host video of council meetings and other events on a short-term basis, months after first airing public meetings on local-access television. John Flanagan, head of Flanagan Productions, the town’s vendor for video services, said meetings will be available no later than the Monday following public council meetings and remain [...]