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…

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…