🌱 Patch AM: How a Secaucus data center spill is fueling new local pushback

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Secaucus data center spill is fueling new local pushback
• Secaucus police cope with losing a second officer in weeks
• Heading to MetLife through Secaucus Junction? Here's the new NJ Transit rule

Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual Peace Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Secaucus data center spills thousands of gallons of diesel into creek (northjersey.com) — A significant diesel spill from a fuel tank at the Equinix data center campus in Secaucus has contaminated nearby Anderson Creek, with cleanup crews now working under state oversight. As officials assess the impact, the incident is intensifying local concerns about the town's growing concentration of data centers and prompting residents to organize a committee to study their effects.
   

• Secaucus Police Department Loses Second Officer In Matter Of Weeks (dailyvoice.com) — Secaucus is mourning the death of Police Officer Matthew Kirvin, the second town officer to die in just a few weeks, following Lt. Thomas Malanka's passing in August. Department leaders and the local PBA describe a grieving but close-knit force, leaning on resiliency programs and support from law enforcement agencies across New Jersey.
   

• New rule for football fans heading to MetLife on NJ Transit: what to know (pix11.com) — If you're heading to Giants or Jets games via Secaucus Junction, NJ Transit will now give you a wristband after you show your game ticket, which doubles as proof of payment for the ride back. Fans can buy event-specific tickets in the NJ Transit app, while postgame riders arriving by car can still board trains using cashless purchases only.
   

📸 Around Secaucus

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Secaucus

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Pajama Story Time →
  Secaucus
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Visit Sharp Again at the Secaucus, NJ Resource Fair →
  Mayor Michael J. Gonnelli Community Center, 101 Centre Ave, Secaucus
  10:00 am
• Senior Movie →
  Secaucus NJ
  12:00 pm
• Family & Friends Free Play →
  Secaucus NJ
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Bingo for Adults →
  Secaucus NJ
  10:00 am
• Project Linus →
  Secaucus NJ
  1:00 pm
• In-Person - Building a Healthy and High-Performing Fire Department →
  Washington Hook & Ladder Co. #1, 272 County Avenue, Secaucus
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Adult Mental Health First Aid Training →
  Partnership's Center for Clinical Impact, 150 Meadowlands Parkway Suite 201te 401, Secaucus
  9:00 am
• Movie Day for Adults →
  Secaucus NJ
  10:00 am
• Finding Your Roots →
  Secaucus NJ
  7:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Basic Life Support Certification Course →
  Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey – Center for Clinical Impact, 150 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus
  10:00 am
Saturday September 19
• 7th Annual Peace Festival →
  Milton A. Votee Park, 1201 Palisade Ave, Teaneck
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Union City

• At Estrella trial, Union City cop discusses what Luster allegedly said about Dominicans (hudsoncountyview.com)

North Bergen

• The Official TAGN 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition Post! (wordpress.com)
• Hoboken Restaurant Week Announced, New JC Fitness Spot, Plus More News You Missed in Hoboken + Jersey City (hobokengirl.com)

Hoboken

• Hoboken Remembers: Commemoration Marks 25th Anniversary of 9-11 Attacks (tapinto.net)
• Flood Watch Issued For Hoboken: See Timing (patch.com)
• 208 3RD ST, Hoboken, NJ 07030 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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