When Danny Hicks was hired as the head football coach at Harrison High School a little…
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KPD issues update to incident at Postal facility at 1200 Harrison Ave.; arrest made
On Tuesday, May 14, at approximately 10:23 a.m., Kearny police patrol officers responded to the U.S.…
HCSO: Arrest made in East Newark armed robbery
A juvenile who authorities believe was one of three boys responsible for an armed robbery in…
DEVELOPING NEWS — U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell Jr. and Albio Sires, both of whom represent Kearny in Congress, call on NJDEP for Keegan update
Though they have remained somewhat silent on the matter up until now, it appears Kearny’s representatives…
Observer Co-owner Lisa Feorenzo pens letter to Murphy
It's been a week for open letters to Trenton.The Observer's Co-owner and Advertising Director Lisa M.…
HEAR US NOW, GOV?
It all happened on a Saturday morning, when most are usually either relaxing or spending time…
NJSEA (again) refuses to close Keegan landfill
Scores of Kearny folks — elected and non-elected — came out again Thursday, April 11, to…
Town will sue under ‘Environmental Rights Act,’ Santos says
Despite actions taken by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to make it more difficult…
Stop dumping on Kearny (1992)
Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared on The Observer’s Opinion Page on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992.…
Blue Tide looks to regroup after losing key players to graduation
Jairo Mendez knows the routine all too well. The Harrison High School head baseball coach realizes…
Kevin recaps this week’s newspaper (April 3, 2019)
Click through to watch Kevin Canessa's weekly recap of the week's news.
Fentanyl mill ended in Harrison: AG
Three men were arrested in the takedown of a major fentanyl and heroin mill in Harrison…
Sights & scenes of the West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Part 1)
These photos are courtesy of Laura Comppen
12 men who served locally credibly accused of priestly sexual abuse
The list of approximately 70 priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark credibly accused of…
Harrison girls’ basketball team hits tough patch
The Harrison High School girls’ basketball team had been enjoying a solid season, winning five of…
The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com
While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…
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…
News in brief …
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…