HARRISON – Inside children’s book author Lisa Funari-Willever’s latest book, “T-Bone Takes A Stand for Public Schools,” part of the…
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Harrison’s Leiras emerging as basketball sharpshooter
The high school basketball season was only a handful of weeks away from beginning and Harrison head boys’ coach Noel…
Zheng accepts Millan’s challenge, designs Harrison’s 175th anniversary logo
Harrison High 2015 alumna Jia Wen (Karen) Zheng, class valedictorian, rose to the challenge last year…
Pastor ending 6-year stay
HARRISON – For Joan Finnerty, a leader of the Vincentian Society, the Rev. Joseph Girone proved himself to be “a very…
Reorganization surprises
HARRISON – For public safety advocates, in particular, last Tuesday night’s reorganization of the Harrison municipal government was a time to…
Harrison’s Rutherford becoming a complete basketball player
He’s been called the best basketball talent to come along in Harrison in quite some time, but Harrison High School…
Closures set for this weekend on Rts. 21 & 280
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials reminded motorists of ramp closures for bridge-deck replacement work…
Seeking to keep aid, lose watchdog
KEARNY/HARRISON – Two West Hudson communities currently receiving transitional state to help offset property tax impact are looking to get…
2 men critical after accident
HARRISON – Two men standing in the street were badly hurt after they were struck by a vehicle on…
Ready to open health center next month
HARRISON — Several years in the making, Harrison’s Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) – which the late Mayor Ray McDonough…
A lesson on the Holocaust from a survivor
HARRISON – Seventeen sixth-graders from Harrison’s Washington Middle School journeyed to the Alex Aidekman Family Jewish Community Center in Whippany on Dec.…
Blue Tide girls: Moving on with limited roster
As Al Ruiz begins his sixth year as the head coach of the Harrison High School girls’ basketball team, he…
Meters that go with the flow
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison hopes to further increase its flow of water revenues by requiring property owners to…
Another new apartment complex opens
HARRISON – In what has become a happy habit for the Town of Harrison, municipal officials joined with a…
Blue Tide boys ready to roll on hardwood
Noel Colon enters his third season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Harrison High School and while the Blue…
Harrison’s Barreto a do-everything volleyball wizard
Maria Barreto was a late bloomer when it came to the sport of volleyball. But in the case of the…
It’s 150 years for Holy Cross
HARRISON – With the big day upcoming, the memories of Harrison’s Holy Cross Parish are surfacing fast and furious.…
No. 2 leaving but will town replace him?
HARRISON – The Harrison Police Department is losing its No. 2 superior and it appears he won’t be replaced…
A century of Goodwill
HARRISON – When we received an invitation to a special event last Wednesday at Goodwill Industries’ Harrison headquarters, we were delighted —…
Campos still unfit for trial, court rules
JERSEY CITY – A court has, once again, concluded that Carlos Campos, charged with the slaughter of three family members…
Video shows tanker truck that exploded yesterday trying to avoid mattress on NJ Turnpike
A stunning video taken by Kevin Hauer shows the tanker truck that exploded yesterday on the…
‘Cookie Factory’ now apt. complex
HARRISON – For many years, the Century Cookie Factory stood on Bergen St., just west of the Rt.…
Harrison harriers marching to a different drummer in Kartanowicz
Although he’s an accomplished musician and drummer for a jazz band that played all sorts of venues in Manhattan, Paul…
Students celebrate 9/11 heroes
HARRISON – Most of the eighthgraders at Harrison’s Washington Middle School weren’t yet born when the 9/11 tragedy unfolded in New…
Kearny wins local showdown at Red Bull, defeating Harrison, 5-1
Najarro’s 2 goals give Kards victory; Kearny girls also win HARRISON – There’s something about playing at…
Harrison mourns the loss of beloved Morillo
Amy Nicosia Morillo vividly recalls the day that she met her husband- to-be, Jose, a little more than seven years ago.…
Parade, street fair, nostalgia highlight town milestone
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison’s 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…
Man arrested in aftermath of attack
HARRISON – A Harrison man has been arrested for allegedly driving away a suspect wanted in an armed attack…
PATH system getting much-needed upgrades following Sandy
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and U.S. Reps. Albio Sires (D-8th District) and Donald Payne (D-10th District) recently joined the Port…