Gonnelli Wants Jersey City Mayor To Help Him Fight NJSEA On Data Centers

Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli continues to now say it's the NJ Sports & Exposition Authority that authorizes data centers to be built.

🌱 Patch AM: How serious was Secaucus’s 5,000-gallon diesel spill near the river?

And on the Secaucus Patch calendar - 7th Annual Peace Festival

🌱 Patch AM: Secaucus Mayor Now Wants A 'Pause' On Data Centers

And on the Secaucus Patch calendar - 7th Annual Peace Festival

Secaucus Mayor Now Wants A 'Pause' On Data Centers

After months of touting their benefits, Gonnelli is now calling for a pause on future data centers in town.

🌱 Patch AM: Here's Where Secaucus' Newest Data Center Will Go

Also, don’t miss 7th Annual Peace Festival on the Secaucus Patch calendar

Here's Where Secaucus' Newest Data Center Will Go

Here's how data centers have increased your electric bill:

Equinix Explains Diesel Spill Into Creek From Its Data Center

The DEP and U.S. Coast Guard have been monitoring and 'have not observed impacts to the river or to wildlife,' said a DEP spokesman.

🌱 Patch AM: Secaucus Police Blotter, Sept. 7 - Sept. 13

Happening soon: Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day on the Secaucus Patch calendar

Secaucus Police Blotter, Sept. 7 - Sept. 13

Released by Secaucus Police, all of last week's arrests:

Data Center Spills 5,500 Gallons Of Diesel Into Secaucus Creek

The spill happened Friday night at Equinix data center, which is located on Hartz Way and is expanding.

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

Make time for Pajama Story Time on the Secaucus Patch calendar

🌱 Patch AM: What’s the easiest way to reach MetLife Stadium via Secaucus?

Also check out Afternoon Book Club on the Secaucus Patch calendar

🌱 Patch AM: Tremendous Home & Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 10 more events

Make time for A New Theatre Company Brings Holiday Magic — and Opportunity to Rutherford! on the Secaucus Patch calendar

Gonnelli, Council Congratulate Secaucus Town Hospital For 50 Years In Business

The Secaucus town hospital first opened in 1976 as Riverside General.

Secaucus Police Blotter, Aug. 31 - Sept. 6

Released by Secaucus Police, all of last week's arrests:

Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Secaucus Sam's Club, Cops Say

Employees received an anonymous phone call saying that a bomb had been placed in the store.

NJ Motor Vehicle Commission Mobile Van Coming To Secaucus

They will be doing vehicle inspections only.

Secaucus Town Hospital Celebrates 50 Years With Festival, And A Cocktail Party

The town is helping to put on the festival, held Oct. 4 in the parking lot of Secaucus University Hospital. The cocktail party is Sept. 16.

Stargaze In The Meadowlands On Wednesday Nights This Fall

The NJSEA telescope is open to the public, free, on Wednesday nights. Saturn, Neptune, the moon and various galaxies will be visible.

Secaucus Police Blotter, Aug. 17 - Aug. 23

Released by Secaucus Police, all of last week's arrests:

September Events In Secaucus

The town has a lot planned in September. Here's everything:

Secaucus Police Lieutenant Dies After Long Battle With Brain Cancer

He died peacefully Monday surrounded by his family, according to his obituary. It had been a long battle with brain cancer.

September Nature Programs At Liberty State Park

Got kids? Looking for free and interesting things to do with them?

Blood Drive Wednesday At Immaculate Conception Church

Secaucus Knights of Columbus will host a blood drive this Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic church.

Secaucus Man Helped Launch Penn State Cocaine Empire, Says Attorney General

New details about the felony charges against Mohammed Huraibi, 22, who grew up in Secaucus:

Secaucus Man, A Bergen Catholic Grad, Accused Of Running Penn State Cocaine Ring

Mohammed Huraibi, 22, was raised in Secaucus and studying finance at Penn State. He graduated from Bergen Catholic High School in 2022.

Secaucus High School Ranked 165th Best In New Jersey

Secaucus continues to climb in the rankings; it was ranked 253rd in the state in 2025.

Man Threatened To Jump From Harmon Cove Towers Bridge

The man himself called 911 Monday afternoon. Secaucus Police Officer Kiril Petrov talked him down.

Secaucus Police Blotter, Aug. 10 - Aug. 16

Released by Secaucus Police, all of last week's arrests:

No Prison Time For Secaucus Man Who Threatened To Punch 2 Gay Men

Viggiano is heard saying: "I get upset talking to queers" and he also tells the men: "You're about to lose your f-- teeth."

Bayonne Bans Data Centers

Bayonne is NJ's 23rd town to ban data centers. The new Bayonne mayor, Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, was elected after promising to ban them.

Secaucus Mayor Vows To Sue American Dream, Says Mall Owes NJ Towns Millions

American Dream is not being a good neighbor and honoring a commitment to pay surrounding towns millions of dollars, say two mayors.

Secaucus Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts Clean Up Imagine Gardens

The Scouts and their parents spent hours working in the hot sun on July 25, in the garden on Meadowlands Parkway.

Dad Left 2 Boys Inside Hot Car In NJ Walmart Parking Lot, Police Say

Temperatures in the car were 129-154 degrees when police got there, said officers.

Secaucus Police Blotter, Aug. 3 - Aug. 9

Released by Secaucus Police, all of last week's arrests:

Secaucus Rec Center Indoor Pool Closed Aug. 24 - Aug. 31

This is for a cleaning and maintenance the town does every year.

Who's Running For Secaucus School Board In 2026

Longtime Secaucus school board members Lance Bartletta, Mary Eccles and Joe Lewis all decided not to seek re-election this year.

La Festa Italiana Holy Rosary Festival Is Wednesday-Sunday This Week

Head to Sixth Street in Jersey City for zeppole, live music nightly and see their holy saints carried through the streets on Sunday:

Secaucus Police Blotter, July 20 - Aug. 2

All the arrests in town made in the past two weeks:

August Nature Programs At Liberty State Park

Take a free guided hike with your kids, or have them learn about monarch butterflies: