Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and transportation uses, as well as protected areas.[26]
Secaucus is a derivation of the Algonquian words for "black" (seke or sukit) and "snake" (achgook), or "place of snakes",[27][28] or sekakes, referring to snakes.[29]
Settlement had begun by at least 1733 by the Smith family, whose namesake Abel I. Smith Burial Ground is part of the lore of Secaucus.[32]
Secaucus was originally formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1900, from portions of North Bergen.[33][34] On June 7, 1917, Secaucus was incorporated as a town, replacing Secaucus borough, based on the results of a referendum held on June 5, 1917.[33]
Secaucus was originally an agricultural community specializing in flowers. It later became known for its pig farms in the first half of the 20th century. In the early 1900s the town was home to approximately 55 pig farms, which reached a peak of nearly 250,000 pigs in World War II, outnumbering humans 16 to 1.[35] These farms served the meat demands of Newark and New York, and made the farmers wealthy. Many of them were local politicians, most notably pork peddler Henry B. Krajewski, who ran for New Jersey senator, three times for governor and twice for U.S. President.[36][37] The town's pig farms, rendering plants, and junk yards gave the town a reputation for being one of the most odorous in the New York metropolitan area.[36][38] An ordinance passed in 1947 prohibited new farms, and in the 1950s the pig farms began to dwindle, partially after 11 of the farms were acquired for construction of the New Jersey Turnpike, which would carry tourists who would not appreciate the odor; the last farms were shut down by court order in the late 1950s.[35][36]
In 1963, debris from the demolition of Pennsylvania Station was dumped in the Secaucus Meadowlands. In later decades Secaucus became more of a commuter town. In a non-binding referendum in 1969, 90% of voters in Secaucus chose to leave Hudson County and join Bergen County, as that county was more similar in character and had lower taxes. However, only the state has the authority to change county lines, so it never came to fruition.[39] Today it remains the most suburban town in Hudson County.[37] Despite being geographically located within Hudson County, Secaucus Public Library is a member of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System.[40]
On February 9, 1996, two NJ Transitcommuter trains collided at Bergen Junction in Secaucus when a train operating on the Bergen Line ran a signal and sideswiped a train running on the Main Line. The accident occurred during the morning rush hour just south of the current Secaucus Junction station. With three fatalities, the incident is NJ Transit's deadliest accident and was the first to involve fatalities of the passenger and crew on NJ Transit.[41]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Secaucus as its 182nd best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey, after ranking the borough 11th in its 2008 rankings.[42]
Secaucus is an island in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The Hackensack River runs along western side of town. Penhorn Creek and Cromakill Creek are its eastern borders.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of 6.54 square miles (16.95 km2), including 5.83 square miles (15.09 km2) of land and 0.72 square miles (1.86 km2) of water (10.96%).[2][3]
Being partly surrounded by the meadowlands, Secaucus provides opportunities to observe the recovery of natural marshes in the town's post-industrial, post-agricultural age. Some marsh areas in the northeast part of town have been filled to provide a new commercial area, and some to build footpaths for nature walks with signs illustrating birds and other wildlife to be seen there.[30] At 27.4%, it has the most open "green" space in of any town in Hudson County.[44]
As its name suggests, the North End in Secaucus, New Jersey, is the section of town north of New Jersey Route 3 and the Secaucus Plaza Central Business District, to which it is connected by Paterson Plank Road. The Hackensack River and its tributary Mill Creek create the other borders for the district.[49]
Of the 6,297 households, 27.9% had children under the age of 18; 50.0% were married couples living together; 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.7% were non-families. Of all households, 29.1% were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.09.[23]
19.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.5 males.[23]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,289 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,523) and the median family income was $96,475 (+/− $10,189). Males had a median income of $58,902 (+/− $7,548) versus $54,665 (+/− $4,626) for females. The per capita income for the town was $38,375. About 4.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.[70]
According to the 2000 United States census[18] there were 15,931 people, 6,214 households, and 3,945 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,706.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,045.1/km2). There were 6,385 housing units at an average density of 1,084.8 per square mile (418.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 78.54% White, 4.45% African American, 0.11% Native American, 11.80% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.79% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.26% of the population.[66][67]
There were 6,214 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.08.[66][67]
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.[66][67]
The median income for a household in the town was $59,800, and the median income for a family was $72,568. Males had a median income of $49,937 versus $39,370 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,684. About 3.9% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.[66][67]
There are several large retail areas in Secaucus. Secaucus Plaza is the "downtown" area of Secaucus, just off of Route 3. The Outlets are a collection of outlet shops selling discounted name-brand merchandise in southwest Secaucus. Many factory retail outlets are scattered throughout the Harmon Cove industrial section, often located in warehouses or converted factories. Harmon Cove Outlet Center is the largest outlet mall, on Enterprise Avenue. The Mill Creek Mall is a mall on Route 3 on the west side of the Turnpike.[71]The Plaza at Harmon Meadow is a large hotel, restaurant and shopping complex that includes the 61,000-square-foot (5,700 m2) Meadowlands Convention Center, a 14-screen Showplace Theatres,[72][73][74] a Walmart and Sam's Club located east of the New Jersey Turnpike, near Route 3 and Interchange 16E along with several hotels with a total of 1,200 rooms.[74] A 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) Best Buy was opened as part of the chain's 2000 expansion into the New York metro area.[75] Secaucus is home to several corporate headquarters, including The Children's Place,[76]FiberMedia,[77]Hartz Mountain Industries,[78] and Quest Diagnostics.[79]
In 2011, two companies announced that they would be leaving Secaucus. The Manischewitz Company announced that it would relocate its administrative offices to Newark after being located in Secaucus for seven years.[81]Panasonic's North American headquarters, with 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) of offices and 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of warehouse space, had been located in Secaucus since 1973.[82] After considering new locations in New York, California and Georgia, the company announced it would relocate to Newark and would receive an Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit of $102 million from the State of New Jersey for the relocation 8 miles (13 km) from its Secaucus location.[83] The company also cited the environmental benefits possible by reducing the need of 1,000 employees to drive to work.[84]
Secaucus is home to 11 data centers due to its proximity to New York City and its more favorable costs and storm resiliency.[85]
Starting with the 2014–15 NBA season, Secaucus became the official review headquarters of the NBA. All reviews of controversial calls and plays take place in the replay center. Referees consult the headquarters for guidance on the correct call. The high-tech center features over 94 HD televisions, with multiple feeds of every live NBA game.[88]
Secaucus was the headquarters of Major League Lacrosse for the first four seasons of the league.[97] The headquarters have since moved to Boston.[98]
Secaucus held a pre-Super Bowl "Winter Blast" party during the first weekend of February 2014 to celebrate Super Bowl XLVIII being played in New Jersey. The party featured a number of activities, including an ice skating rink. The town had planned for large crowds, even planning special court sessions in advance to handle the projected surge of potentially disruptive visitors. The turnout was much lower than expected, with Mayor Gonnelli citing the NFL's focus on activities in Manhattan aimed at visitors.[99]
Secaucus is governed under the Town form of New Jersey municipal government. The town is one of nine municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[100] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and a Town Council made up of six council members elected from three wards. The Mayor is elected at-large directly by the voters. The Town Council includes six members elected to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats up at the same time as the mayor and three seats the following year, followed by two years with no elections.[8][101][102]
As of 2022[update], the Mayor of Secaucus is Independent Michael Gonnelli, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025. Members of the Town Council are James J. Clancy Sr. (I, 2022; Ward 2), Robert V. Constantino (I, 2025; Ward 1), Mark Dehnert (I, 2025; Ward 2), John Gerbasio (I, 2022; Ward 1), William McKeever (I, 2025; Ward 3) and Orietta Turci-Tringali (I, 2022; Ward 3).[4][103][104][105][106]
Orietta Tringali was chosen in January 2018 to fill the Ward 3 seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by Susan Pirro until she resigned from office.[107] On June 9, 2018, the Office of Emergency Management Building was dedicated to Pirro, who died on March 18, 2018.
In October 2016, Gary Jeffas resigned from office to fill the position as Town Administrator; his Ward 1 seat expiring in December 2018 was filled by John Gerbasio, who served on an interim basis until the November 2017 election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.[108][109][110]
Richard Steffens was chosen unanimously by the council in August 2009 to step in as mayor to finish the term of Dennis Elwell who resigned amid corruption charges on July 28, 2009, and was later convicted.[111] Michael Gonnelli then won a full four-year term in November 2009 and was re-elected for another four years in 2013.[112]
In 2018, the town had an average property tax bill of $6,258, the lowest in the county, compared to an average bill of $7,762 in Hudson County and $8,767 statewide.[113][114]
Secaucus is served around the clock by five volunteer fire companies that make up the Secaucus Fire Department, with a combined fire apparatus fleet of four Engines, two Ladders, one Rescue, one squad/brush unit, and one fireboat, operating out of five fire stations located throughout the town.[115][116]
Kenneth Kopacz (D, District 1-- Bayonne and parts of Jersey City; 2026, Bayonne),[129][130]
William O'Dea (D, District 2-- western parts of Jersey City; 2026, Jersey City),[131][132]
Vice Chair Jerry Walker (D, District 3-- southeastern parts of Jersey City; 2026, Jersey City),[133][134]
Yraida Aponte-Lipski (D, District 4-- northeastern parts of Jersey City; 2026, Jersey City),[135][136]
Chair Anthony L. Romano Jr. (D, District 5-- Hoboken and adjoining parts of Jersey City; 2026, Hoboken),[137][138]
Fanny J.Cedeno (D, District 6-- Union City; 2026, Union City),[139][140]Caridad Rodriguez (D, District 7-- West New York (part), Weehawken, Guttenberg; 2026, West New York),[141][142]
Robert Baselice (D, District 8-- North Bergen, West New York (part), Seacaucus (part); 2026, North Bergen),[143][144] and
Albert Cifelli (D, District 9-- East Newark, Harrison, Kearny, and Secaucus (part); 2026, Harrison).[145][146]
Hudson County's constitutional officers are:
Clerk E. Junior Maldonado (D, Jersey City, 2027),[147][148]
Sheriff Frank Schillari, (D, Jersey City, 2025)[149]
Surrogate Tilo E. Rivas, (D, Jersey City, 2024)[150][151] and Register Jeffery Dublin (D, Jersey City, 2024).[152][151]
According to The Hudson Reporter, Secaucus is "arguably Hudson County's most conservative town".[153] As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 10,298 registered voters in Secaucus, of which 5,886 (57.2%) were registered as Democrats, 876 (8.5%) were registered as Republicans and 3,531 (34.3%) were registered as unaffiliated. There were 5 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[154]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 61.1% of the vote (4,188 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 38.1% (2,609 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (56 votes), among the 6,893 ballots cast by the town's 10,819 registered voters (40 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 63.7%.[155][156] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.0% of the vote here (3,889 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 45.6% (3,348 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (63 votes), among the 7,344 ballots cast by the town's 10,650 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.0%.[157] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 50.6% of the vote here (3,460 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 48.6% (3,320 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (33 votes), among the 6,838 ballots cast by the town's 9,767 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 70.0.[158]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 54.5% of the vote (2,214 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 42.8% (1,738 votes), and other candidates with 2.7% (108 votes), among the 4,376 ballots cast by the town's 10,966 registered voters (316 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.9%.[159][160] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 50.7% of the vote here (2,959 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 35.9% (2,096 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.4% (315 votes) and other candidates with 2.3% (132 votes), among the 5,833 ballots cast by the town's 10,158 registered voters, yielding a 57.4% turnout.[161]
Students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the Secaucus Public Schools.[162] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,229 students and 187.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[163] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[164]) are
Millridge School / Early Learning Center[165] serving Pre-K,
Clarendon Elementary School[166] with 470 students in grades K–5,
Huber Street Elementary School[167] with 635 students in grades Pre-K–5,
Secaucus Middle School[168] with 514 students in grades 6–8 and
Secaucus High School[169] with 594 students in grades 9–12[170][171][172] The athletic teams of Secaucus High School are nicknamed the "Patriots".[173]
Secaucus contains a wide variety of road and rail transportation. Because of its central location, many shipping warehouses and truck freight transfer stations are located in Secaucus, both for shipping companies such as UPS and for numerous retailers. The town also has a large rail yard and multimode terminal run by CSX and Norfolk Southern where loads are switched between trains or transferred to or from trucks.[citation needed]
As of May 2010[update], the town had a total of 47.16 miles (75.90 km) of roadways, of which 38.08 miles (61.28 km) were maintained by the municipality, 2.56 miles (4.12 km) by Hudson County and 1.75 miles (2.82 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4.77 miles (7.68 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[178]
Secaucus is crossed by several major roadways.[179] The town is roughly divided into four parts by the intersecting roads of Route 3, which runs east and west,[180] and the Eastern Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95), which runs north–south.[181] The Route 3 bridges cross the Hackensack River, connecting to East Rutherford; the eastbound bridge, constructed in 1934, was described by state transportation commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti in 2022 as being "in the worst condition of any in the state", and is part of $143 million replacement project.[182] Two turnpike interchanges are located within the town: Exit 16E/17[183] for Route 3 and Route 495[184] (which leads to the Lincoln Tunnel), and Exit 15X for the Secaucus Junction station (which opened in late 2005).[185]
Secaucus is the site of NJ Transit's Frank R. LautenbergSecaucus Junction rail station, which connects NJ Transit's two commuter rail networks in northern New Jersey.[186] As the station is in the south end of the town, access from the rest of Secaucus is limited via County Avenue, Meadowlands Parkway or NJ Turnpike Interchange 15X. The station opened in December 2003, with a 1,100-spot parking lot that allows commuters to park and ride.[187] Discount curbside intercity bus service is also provided outside the station by Megabus, with direct service to Boston and Philadelphia, among other locations.[188]
Secaucus is located within the New York media market, with most of its daily papers available for sale or delivery. Local, county and regional news is covered by The Jersey Journal, the daily newspaper that relocated its offices to Secaucus in 2014 from Jersey City'sJournal Square, an area of the city that was named for the newspaper that operated there for 90 years.[193] The Secaucus Reporter is part of The Hudson Reporter group of local weeklies.
Locally, Secaucus is covered by weeklies the River View Observer and El Especialito.[194] The town had been served by the Secaucus Home News, a weekly newspaper that published for 107 years before abruptly shutting down in 2017.[195]
The warehouse at 10 Enterprise Avenue was used as the primary filming location for the hospital drama Mercy, which aired on NBC from 2009 to 2010.[201]
Secaucus was the original home to cable news channel MSNBC until parent company NBCUniversal elected to consolidate it with NBC News at a single facility in the company's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. MLB Network took over the space after that.[202]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Secaucus include the following: (B) denotes that the person was born there.
Anthony Impreveduto (1948–2009), served on the Town Council from 1981 to 1992 and in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1987 to 2004 until he was forced to resign after pleading guilty to corruption charges[210]
^Kuperinsky, Amy. "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Secaucus, however, is 'The Jewel of the Meadowlands,' as seen on a welcome sign topped by an egret in the marsh-adjacent Hackensack River community. Mayor Michael Gonnelli says the slogan predates his tenure, but agrees wholeheartedly with the message. 'We have a lot going here. I think everybody that lives here is happy to live here,' he says — even the egrets."
^Page, Jeffrey. "Our towns challenge our tongues"Archived August 27, 2013, at archive.today, The Record, June 17, 2005. Accessed September 1, 2014. "You can always tell newcomers to Secaucus. Because most words are pronounced with emphasis on the next-to-last syllable, they say they live in see-KAW-cus – although the ones who fear their friends might recall that Secaucus used to be pig-farming country might say they live in South Carlstadt, which doesn't exist. If I said 'see-KAW-cus' to someone local, they'd think I didn't know what I was talking about, said Dan McDonough, the municipal historian. Of course it's SEE-kaw-cus. Everybody knows that."
^Archilla, Dylan M. "Taking a dip Hudson County towns offer swim fun", The Hudson Reporter, July 3, 2003. Accessed July 20, 2011. "Secaucus, being the most 'suburban' of Hudson's County's towns (and being closest to Bergen County), not surprisingly boasts the most spacious facility. Sporting four distinct pools (an Olympic-sized pool, a diving tank, a lap pool, and a wading pool for the kiddies the Secaucus Swim Center is open to non-residents)."
^Greene, Richard Henry, et al. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53, p. 12. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Abel Smith took up land on Great Neck (Great Neck was also a part of Hempstead) prior to and during 1710 (H.T.R., II, 422-23) and removed there and lived on a large farm or 'plantation'.... In 1733 he and Deborah sold their farm on Great Neck to the first wife In 1733 he and Deborah sold their farm on Great Neck to Henry Allen for 1650 and removed to Secaucus, Bergen County, in New 'East Jersey' (near the present Jersey City) where he bought a large tract of land and built a mansion. 'This Jersey land has since its purchase been continuously possessed and occupied by the direct descendants of Abel Smith up to the present day.'"
^ abCook, Joan. "Pigless Secaucus, 75, Points With Pride", The New York Times, April 29, 1975. Accessed November 14, 2022. "Actually, its swineries reached their peak during World War II, when the community's 55 farms boasted a total population of 250,000 pigs, dining on a trans‐Hudson line of garbage imported from Manhattan's hotels, restaurants and nightclubs.... The first heat came from a 1947 local ordinance that prohibited, new farms within the town borders. Then, in the early nineteen‐fifties, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority purchased 11 of the 55 farms for a highway right‐of-way. Some of the rest of the farms faded away, and the last few were put out of business by court order 18 years ago."
^Bonamo, Mark J. "The lost cause; Secaucus residents remember attempt to secede from Hudson County", The Hudson Reporter, August 1, 2006. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Encouraged by this success, Amico began to look across the Hackensack River. 'The makeup of Secaucus is very much unlike most of Hudson County,' he said. 'It's much more like Bergen County. We did some analysis about what taxes were like in other counties, and Bergen County had the lowest. Bergen County would have accepted us back in 1969.... We had a non-binding resolution that approved secession by 90 percent.'"
^Higgs, Larry. "The deadliest train crashes in New Jersey history", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 27, 2017. Accessed February 16, 2018. "Two NJ Transit commuter trains sideswiped each other in Secaucus on the morning of Feb. 9, 1996, killing three people and injuring 168 of the 400 passengers. The near head-on collision happened after a Bergen Line train to Hoboken went through a stop signal and hit a Main Line train en route from Hoboken, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report on the crash."
^Jones, Richard Lezin. "Secaucus Journal; Humbled Mountain Offers a Mine of History, and Prehistory", The New York Times, March 31, 2002. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Or maybe the biggest insult came later, when what was left of the mountain – a geological marvel, a pristine example of igneous diabase nearly a quarter billion years old and as tall as a 20-story building – became a canvas for college students spray-painting their fraternity letters. But, no, Dan McDonough said as he stared at the once-great peak known as Snake Hill, the familiar, graffiti-scarred outcropping of rock beside the New Jersey Turnpike, between Exits 15W and 16W, those indignities are not in the forefront of his mind."
^Sullivan, Al. "Harmon Cove Station will close Bus shuttle service to new station will start in July", The Hudson Reporter, February 1, 2003. Accessed December 28, 2016. "In anticipation of the Harmon Cove train station closing this coming July, the Town Council voted Feb. 11 to hire George Jensen as its transportation coordinator. He will handle scheduling and other issues involving shuttling passengers from Harmon Cove and other areas to the new $450 million Secaucus Transfer train station."
^ abStructural and Collateral Term Sheet COMM 2015-LC19, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, January 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2023. "Notable tenants at the Plaza at Harmon Meadow include Kerasotes Theatres, the Meadowlands Exposition Center and the Mall at Mill Creek. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Mall at Mill Creek has a gross leasable area of approximately 400,000 sq. ft. with tenants that include TJ Maxx, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Sports Authority, Marshalls and Bob’s Discount Furniture, among others. The Meadowlands Exposition Center is located along the northern end of the plaza and contains approximately 61,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.... Additionally there are several hotels located within the plaza, all of which are nationally recognized, chain-affiliated properties including the Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Plaza, La Quinta Inn & Suites and the Extended Stay America. There are over 1,200 hotel rooms situated within the plaza."
^James, George. "New Jersey & Co.; Eventually, Everyone Gets Here", The New York Times, September 17, 2000. Accessed December 18, 2023. "This will mark the first entry into the New York metropolitan region by the chain, which plans to open 40 stores in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut over the next three years.... Best Buy, which sells home office equipment, home appliances and entertainment software as well as consumer electronics products, is opening big box stores -- 45,000 square feet each -- on Paterson Plank in Secaucus, Route 22 Union, Route 46 in West Paterson and Route 1 in Woodbridge with the one in Route 10 in East Hanover to open soon afterward."
^Staff. "New Panasonic Headquarters", The New York Times, April 15, 1973. Accessed September 1, 2014. "This 250,000-square-foot office building and a 500,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution plant will be the new headquarters of the Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, which imports Panasonic electronic products."
^Bio, The Wrens. Accessed October 11, 2018. "The Wrens move to a house in Secaucus, NJ. (The Wrens will continue to live together and record at home for the next 10 years)... The Wrens release their second full length, Secaucus (1996), for Meltzer's revamped Grass to even more wonderful critical review."
^Moynihan, Tim. "The NBA's New High-Tech Control Center Is a Hoops Fan's Dream", Wired, October 28, 2014. Accessed January 8, 2015. "The NBA Replay Center in Secaucus, N.J., has 94 HD screens and an underlying fiber-optic network to provide refs across the land with faster instant replays."
^Villanova, Patrick. "Secaucus councilwoman resigns amid breast cancer fight", The Jersey Journal, December 26, 2017. Accessed February 17, 2018. "Citing her ongoing battle with breast cancer, Councilwoman Susan Pirro has resigned from her post on the town's governing body.... Her resignation is effective Jan. 1, 2018.... Mayor Michael Gonnelli has announced Orietta Tringali, second grade teacher at Huber Street School, is his choice to fill the third ward vacancy."
^Pries, Allison. "Trustee hopeful to quit race, join Secaucus Council", The Record, October 12, 2016. Accessed February 7, 2018. "Gerbasio and First Ward Councilman Gary Jeffas are part of a role shuffling that will occur at the start of 2017. Jeffas will resign his elected position and be hired as town administrator and Gerbasio will be appointed to Jeffas' council seat, Mayor Michael J. Gonnelli said."
^Kim, Jennifer. "Richard Steffens gets sworn in to fulfill former mayor Dennis Elwell's term", NJ.com, August 26, 2009. Accessed September 1, 2014. "With his wife Kathleen Steffens, former Secaucus library director, by his side Richard Steffens, a former two-term Democratic councilman and a former board of education trustee, was sworn in by Assemblyman Vincent Prieto with a 6–0 vote at last night's council meeting as mayor to succeed Dennis Elwell."
^Marcus, Samantha. "These are the towns with the lowest property taxes in each of N.J.'s 21 counties", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 30, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019. "New Jersey's average property tax bill may have hit $8,767 last year — a new record — but taxpayers in some parts of the state pay just a fraction of that.... The average property tax bill in Secaucus was $6,258 in 2018, the lowest in Hudson County."
^Biography, Congressman Bill Pascrell. Accessed January 3, 2019. "A native son of Paterson, N.J., Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. has built a life of public service upon the principles he learned while growing up on the south side of the Silk City."
^Secaucus Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Secaucus Public Schools. Accessed March 15, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through twelfth in the Secaucus School District. Composition: The Secaucus School District comprises all the area within the municipal boundaries of Secaucus."
^Elamroussi, Aya. "$160M high-tech high school opens, dedicated to longtime educator", The Jersey Journal, September 8, 2018, updated January 29, 2019. Accessed January 19, 2020. "That's just the entrance of the new High Tech High School campus — the tip of the iceberg. The $160 million state-of-the-art school opened this week and was dedicated this afternoon to retiring Hudson County Schools of Technology Superintendent Frank J. Gargiulo.... The 350,000-square-foot building is packed with technological perks ranging from recording and production studios to 12 science labs and music classrooms.... The Frank J. Gargiulo Campus stands on a 22-acre land owned by the county, roughly twice the size of the old High Tech building in North Bergen."
^Parish HistoryArchived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Immaculate Conception Parish. Accessed September 1, 2014. "In 2008, the parish school also closed and the buildings are being used for religious education."
^Bonamo, Mark J. "Switzerland in Secaucus Watchmaking school teaches how to keep time ticking", The Hudson Reporter, December 14, 2006. Accessed July 15, 2012. "To help address this occupational gap, the Swatch Group opened the school named after Hayek in Sept. 2005. The school strictly adheres to the curriculum established by the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program, or WOSTEP. Completion of the two-year, 3,000-hour training program enables graduates to get a job servicing watches anywhere in the world. There are only four other schools like the one in Secaucus in the U.S."
^Wilson, Colleen. "Route 3 Bridge, one of the most dilapidated in NJ, will get $143M replacement", The Record, January 25, 2022. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Pascrell turned 85 on Tuesday, making him just three years younger than the Route 3 Bridge fanned out behind him, which is due to be replaced thanks to an infusion of federal cash.... That eastbound crossing from East Rutherford to Secaucus, according to state Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, is 'in the worst condition of any in the state.'"
^Harrington, Shannon D. "Enter Exit 15X", The Record, November 30, 2005. Accessed August 29, 2013. "Exit 15X, the new $250 million Secaucus interchange on the New Jersey Turnpike, will open to motorists Thursday night."
^Staff. "Secaucus rail station finally gets parking", The Hudson Reporter, June 1, 2009. Accessed November 20, 2013. "State officials, including New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 1 to celebrate the opening of the long-anticipated 1,100-space parking lot at the Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station in Secaucus."
^McDonald, Terrence T. "Jersey Journal ushers in 'new era,' moves into new 10,000-square-foot Secaucus headquarters", The Jersey Journal, January 7, 2014. Accessed July 10, 2015. "The Jersey Journal, Hudson County's 147-year-old daily newspaper, officially moved into its new headquarters in Secaucus yesterday, starting what the paper's publisher calls 'a new era.' The paper called Journal Square home for more than a century and was at 30 Journal Square for nearly 90 years. In fact, that area of Jersey City was named after The Jersey Journal."
^"Secaucus Home News closes down", The Hudson Reporter, November 30, 2017. Accessed February 26, 2018. "The Secaucus Home News, a weekly newspaper that launched in 1910, published its final issue this week, a former reporter has confirmed. 'It is done,' said Louise Rittberg, who reported for the paper from 1980 to 2001. 'One hundred and seven years.'"
^Smerconish, Michael. "Michael Smerconish on Reliable Sources: 'I see shades of Morton Downey Jr. in so much of the political environment today'", Reliable Sources / CNN, August 16, 2015. Accessed February 26, 2018. "Smerconish on seeing Downey Jr.’s influence on Trump's presidential campaign: 'I think that the Trump appeal is likely to some of the same people, those 20- and 30-somethings who would show up in Secaucus and applaud Morton Downey when he would do this nightly television program. I think it's the same mentality and frankly that it plays to the very lowest common denominator.'"
^Staff. "Thankfully, Rev. Al Sharpton No Longer Addresses His Detractors As 'Punk Faggot'", The Smoking Gun, December 16, 2010. Accessed September 1, 2014. "An upcoming documentary about the late Morton Downey Jr., the acerbic, chain-smoking talk show host, promises a meditation on the progenitor of trash TV, whose eponymous 1980s program was filmed in Secaucus, New Jersey and whose audience was filled with current and future probationers."
^Tuite, James. "Players; Jersey Pitcher A Gem For Mets", The New York Times, September 28, 1982. Accessed August 1, 2022. "Players from the Sun Belt, like Strawberry, have a distinct advantage, said the 20-year-old Bittiger, who is from Secaucus, N.J."
^Maurer, Mark. "Secaucus' Naked Cowboy: Bring back House Committee on Un-American Activities", The Jersey Journal, November 11, 2010. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Anyone who has spent a moment in the presence of the Naked Cowboy in Times Square as the busker strums a guitar clad in nothing more than cowboy boots, a hat and underpants would assume he's a free-wheeling spirit. The truth is Robert John Burck, of Secaucus, swings to the right politically."
^Hanc, John. "Lifting for Life: Dave Draper, a 1960s bodybuilding star is back—and touting the rewards of strength building." AARP Bulletin, October 2006. "Except the muscles: they were real. Draper had been developing those since he was 12, not on a West Coast beach but in the basement of his parents' home in Secaucus, N.J."
^Livio, Susan K.; and Graber, Trish G. "Former N.J. Assemblyman Anthony Impreveduto dies at 61", The Star-Ledger, August 6, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2011. "Anthony Impreveduto, a 61-year-old former teacher and Hudson County Assemblyman for 17 years, died today at Hackensack University Medical Center after a battle with cancer. Impreveduto was forced to resign, fined $10,000 and placed on five years' probation after pleading guilty to using campaign funds for income taxes, a daughter's wedding and sports memorabilia. He got his start in politics as a councilman in Secaucus, serving from 1981 to 1992. He got elected to the state Assembly in 1987 and served eight terms."
^Louis King - USA Basketball. Accessed September 6, 2018. "Birthplace: Secaucus, New Jersey; Parents: Ativea & Louis King; Siblings: 7"
^"Poor Man's Candidate", Time March 17, 1952. "Massive (6 ft., 240 lbs.) Henry B. Krajewski of Secaucus, N.J. has a five-acre farm with 4,000 pigs, a flourishing saloon ('Tammany Hall Tavern') and political ambitions."
^Rounds, Kate. "Skins flick; Secaucus native lands part on controversial teen drama", The Hudson Reporter, February 20, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2014. "Blaine Morris was born with the perfect stage name and the talent to match. She grew up in Secaucus and attended Hudson County's High Tech High School because they have a 'good musical theater program,' she said, 'and it was cool that you could have a major in high school.'"
^Noble, Marty. "Big Mac's big chance; Secaucus pitcher gets Coast shot", The Record, November 11, 1976. Accessed November 14, 2022. "The Weehawken High School Class of '71 holds its fifth-year reunion Dec. 3. Frank MacCormack will attend, but few of his classmates will realize he is there.... They'd be looking for a Secaucus resident, who, by his own admission, usually wore pants that were too short and funny-looking clothes."
^Tedeschi, Bruno. "Drive, not cash, fuels Matheussen's Senate bid", The Record, May 31, 2002. Accessed December 21, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "'I don't come from a conservative Republican district,' said Matheussen, who was born in Jersey City, raised in Secaucus, and graduated from Weehawken High School."
^Picou, Sabrina. "Mr Independent; Who is rapper Russ?", The Sun, April 7, 2022. "Russ whose full name is Russell James Vitale, is an artist from Secaucus, New Jersey."
^Orel, Gwen. "Montclair Times Intereview: Luna Stage's Tar Beach", The Montclair Times, April 16, 2015. Accessed October 2, 2015. "Dad, played by Secaucus' Bart Shatto, drinks too much and blusters, but loves his family."
^Sullivan, Al. "Local boy makes good CAST star makes splash on pop scene", The Hudson Reporter, August 13, 2002. Accessed June 26, 2022. "But only a handful of local residents know who the lead singer, Seven, really is, or the fact that he grew up in Secaucus and that he had been a star on stage here during high school in the late 1980s."