HARRISON – The Harrison Police Department is losing its No. 2 superior and it appears he won’t be replaced…
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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…
Blue Tide girls’ soccer: Moving forward
When Raphael Viana took over the Harrison High School girls’ soccer program last year, coming back to coach girls’ soccer at…
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…