When Raphael Viana took over the Harrison High School girls’ soccer program last year, coming back to coach girls’ soccer at…
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100 years of memories
HARRISON – Woodrow Wilson was U.S. president. War raged in Europe and the Luisitania was sunk. Stateside, Alexander Graham Bell…
Better late than never on court safety
KEARNY/HARRISON – Maybe the state should throw the book at them. Nine years after the N.J. Administrative Office of the…
Blue Tide looks to reload instead of rebuild
Defending NJSIAA Group I soccer champ features almost new roster It was business as usual for the…
Blue Tide looks to turn tide with new coach Glover Jr.
Pardon Rich Glover Jr.’s enthusiasm as he takes over the moribund Harrison High School football program. Sure, Glover Jr., the son…
Harrison police seek bank robbery suspect
HARRISON – Police are seeking a man who pulled off a bank robbery in Harrison last Wednesday. Harrison…
Gearing up for 175th anniversary
HARRISON – The year was 1840: William Henry Harrison had just been elected president and in April the New…
Kearny’s Meola returns as one of Red Bulls’ all-time best
HARRISON – It had been a while since Tony Meola had attended a soccer match at Red Bull Arena,…
Special aid to 3 area towns
Kearny, Harrison and Nutley are the only communities in The Observer coverage area that were awarded transitional aid by the…
Red Bulls now have Wright-Phillips brother act
HARRISON – Who would have ever dreamed that a simple event like the coupling of New York Red Bulls All-Star…
Cooling centers open today & tomorrow in West Hudson
Cooling centers are open today in all three West Hudson towns, the Hudson County Office of…
C.S. Osborne donates shade trees to town
HARRISON – Several of the pride and joy of C.S. Osborne & Co. are no more. The longtime…
Harrison holds summer hoops camp
When Noel Colon got the job as the head boys’ basketball coach at Harrison High School, he knew that it…
‘Suspicious’ suitcase leads to evacuations
HARRISON – A scary situation prevailed outside the Islamic Center of Harrison last Thursday with the discovery of what…
Teachers end school year with new deal
HARRISON – Public school teachers in Harrison are celebrating the end of the school year with a new contract…
Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks
HARRISON – Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…
Glover Jr., son of grid legend, gets chance to move Blue Tide forward
HARRISON – Rich Glover Jr. is too young to remember the incredible athletic exploits of his legendary father. At age…
Bank robber gets 7 years, says she’s ‘sorry’
HARRISON – A Harrison woman who robbed three banks over a three-week period in early 2014 was sentenced last week…
Learning the ropes on rescue techniques
HARRISON – Earlier this year, a construction worker at one of the town’s waterfront development area project sites fell some…
Alleged hit-and-run driver surrenders
By Kevin Canessa Jr. & Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON – Harrison police say they have arrested a…
POLICE CHARGE HARRISON HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT
By Kevin Canessa Jr. and Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON — Harrison police say they have…
Harrison police release images of suspected vehicle in last weekend’s hit-and-run of 90-year-old woman
If you have any information that could lead to the discovery of the driver of the…
90-year-old Harrison woman thrown nearly 12 feet after hit-and-run
HARRISON — Harrison police are continuing to investigate exactly how a 90-year-old town woman was struck…
Harrison adds new volleyball title: State champs!!!
Over the years, the trophy case at Harrison High School has been filled with state championship awards from a host…
Sub Station? Yes, that’s the ticket!
HARRISON – A longtime Harrison educator has acquired a vacant commercial space at Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. N. and Hamilton…
Buckle up or face court fines: HPD
Fair warning to all motorists driving through Harrison: Harrison PD will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as…
More visitors foreseen along the Passaic
HARRISON – A third hotel is coming to Harrison. Following the Hampton Inn on Passaic Ave. and the Element…
BLUE TIDE: COUNTY VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS!
Harrison wins first-ever Hudson County title with sweep over Bayonne Eight years ago, when Nick Landy ascended…
Harrison’s O’Donnell catches fire at right time
Mike O’Donnell had a huge obstacle to handle while he was growing up in Harrison. He was the…
Confessore opens sub shop & café at old butcher shop
A longtime Harrison educator has acquired a vacant commercial space at Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. N.…