Cardenas wins state and national wrestling titles, Kearny-Harrison soccer battles top Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2018

There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…

Harrison’s Huseinovic enjoys great freshman year at Pace

When Dustin Huseinovic decided to take a football scholarship to play for Pace University, the former…

PATH TO THE FUTURE: New transport hub dedicated to memory of late former Harrison Mayor Ray McDonough

HARRISON — It began seven years ago with much ballyhoo, lurched off-track a bit and has…

2 men shot, one fatally, in Harrison

Two men were shot — one is dead — following an early Sunday morning shooting in…

Harrison firefighter injured after dump truck slams into tiller: HPD

A Harrison firefighter was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries Friday, July 6, when he…

NJ DOE says Title 1 money misspent

HARRISON — The N.J. Department of Education wants the Harrison Board of Education to pay back…

HPD: Harrison firefighter injured after HFD tiller truck is struck by dump truck

A Harrison firefighter was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries when he was injured as…

Leave fireworks to the professionals, KPD Chief says

Six months before he left office, former Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that…

Remembering the Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist

By Kevin Canessa The Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist, who spent much of his priestly life…

Kearns set for March 1 retirement from Harrison PD

HARRISON — West Hudson will see another change at the top of a municipal police department…

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Grant will allow for 8 new firefighters HARRISON — She neither lives nor works in Harrison,…

Supor gets super deal

HARRISON — Municipal officials have put into motion plans to build a mixed-use project on the…

DIVERSITY ON DISPLAY at HARRISON FEST ’17

The hot late-September temperatures were no match for Harrison Fest 2017. For the 22nd consecutive year,…

Goodwill closing Harrison location

HARRISON — Goodwill Industries of Greater N.Y. and Northern N.J. will be shutting down its Harrison…

European-like living at Harrison Urby

HARRISON — On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September, Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group cut…

Could a brewery be brewing in Harrison for first time since ‘40s?

HARRISON — Is the art of beer-making about to make a return to Harrison? Seems there…

Is a Harrison Parking Authority forthcoming?

  HARRISON — Is there a Parking Authority in Harrison’s near future? Could be, town officials…

Carjacking, birthday ‘celebrant’: HPD

A resident of one of Harrison’s new developments was the victim of a carjacking on Tuesday,…

Enriching summer awaits Harrison kids

HARRISON – The Harrison Public School District is offering an action-packed Summer Enrichment program for middle…

HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver

HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…

3 sought in robbery of couple: HPD

HARRISON – Police are investigating the robbery of a Harrison couple early Sunday, April 16, near Sussex…

Bail reform saga of the week

KEARNY – As any journalist can tell you, the most difficult part of a story to write is…

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KEARNY – The Peruvian Civic Association of New Jersey has asked the Kearny municipal government to set…

Up in rank for bluecoats

HARRISON – It was a big day for the boys in blue in Harrison at the…

New Harrison school to be named after JFK

HARRISON – The Harrison Board of Education has revived the memory of a former U.S. president…

Robbery suspect at large

HARRISON – Police are seeking a gunman who, they say, robbed a local service station early…

Siwek Center finally OK’d for Medicare aid

HARRISON – The Dr. Stanley J. Siwek Health Center in Harrison has achieved a breakthrough of…

4 years for ‘stolen’ car scam

HARRISON – A 27-year-old Harrison man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role…

Confessore calls it a career

HARRISON – As one longtime administrator leaves, a new one enters at the Harrison Board of…

I-280 westbound traffic shift begins this weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials remind motorists that a long-term traffic shift on I-280…