Each week, eSecaucus will feature a new poll on our main page allowing readers to give their take on a current issue. Last week, a Secaucus parent accused his daughter’s fourth grade teacher of verbally harassing her students. Head to the poll on our main page and let us know what you think the consequences should be for [...]

There was yet more drama at a Secaucus Board of Education meeting last week when John Schwartz requested the new board suspend his daughter’s fourth-grade teacher for alleged harassment. Schwartz, who is the Secaucus recreation facility director, claims his daughter and other students were verbally harassed by the unnamed Huber Street School teacher starting last [...]

Board of education officials reviewed absentee and provisional ballots April 24 with the hopes of finding enough votes to swing the two-vote defeat of Secaucus’ 2012-13 school budget. They came up one vote short. Board of Education president Sal Manente said Hudson County Board of Election clerk Michael Harper went over the ballots in front [...]

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. Following this week’s highly-anticipated Board of Education election, how do you feel about the results? Head to the poll on our main page and let us know what you think. In the last poll, 116 readers [...]

A source has confirmed that the proposed school budget was rejected in Wednesday’s Board of Education election by the slim margin of 943-941, as eSecaucus reported on Wednesday, This is contrary to erroneous reports published in recent days by well-regarded sources such as the Jersey Journal. As noted, however, the outcome of the vote may change after provisional votes [...]

The highly-anticipated Board of Education election took place on Tuesday, with a pair of newcomers joining the Board while incubent Tom Troyer at the proposed school budget were denied. Former Secaucus Education Association president Robert Anderson, who announced in candidacy at a tension-filled meeting in January, easily garnered a seat on the board along with [...]

After a successful season that included a 23-5 record and ended in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North 2, Group I tournament, the Secaucus High School girl’s basketball team was honored with a slew of awards from The Record. Alyssa Lyngholm, Danielle Roesing, Andie Lennon and Julie McClure were named to the NJIC Meadowlands Division A First Team while coach John [...]

Secaucus school officials have proposed a $31.6M tax levy for the 2012-13 school year, a $620K increase over this year’s hard-fought budget. A key increase is employee benefits, which is rising from this year’s $6.1M to $6.5M in the proposed 2012-13 budget. As a percentage of salaries, benefits are rising to 31.5%, compared with 30.5% [...]

Four candidates will compete for the three seats opening on the Secaucus Board of Education with voters to decide on April 17. Incumbents Tom Troyer and Gary Riebesell filed to campaign to defend their seats, while teachers union president Robert Anderson and parent Kelli D’Addetta are challengers. Trustee Charlie Krajewski did not file to run [...]