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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…
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…