Harrison Mayor Fife addresses residents, announces town has ‘several positive cases’ of COVID-19

Harrison Mayor James A. Fife has offered the following message to Harrisonians (dated March 28, 2020),…

Archdiocese of Newark institutes strictest-in-the-nation funeral directives

The Archdiocese of Newark and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin have issued new directives for funerals, weddings…

Hudson County COVID-19 testing center to open Tuesday, March 24, in Secaucus; only those with an appointment will be seen for exam

Hudson County will open a designated testing center for COVID-19 at Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus…

Guest at Harrison HS career fair tests positive for COVID-19, principal says

A guest at Harrison High School’s recent career fair has tested positive for COVID-19, Harrison HS…

Funerals & wakes in a Coronavirus world

One of the areas where there’s been a little more grey area than elsewhere is how…

Mass suspended this weekend, Catholic schools to close all next week 

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, announced today he has dispensed the faithful of the…

West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed

The West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed. Kevin M. Quinn, the president of…

ENGAGING YOUNG READERS

Newspapers are dead. It’s a phrase we hear often in modern times. And, in many instances,…

We are fortunate to have so many great local women leaders

Welcome to Women’s History Month, celebrated each and every March. We are at a point in…

Archdiocese announces major precautions to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus

The Archdiocese of Newark is taking seemingly unprecedented steps to help combat the spread of the…

BAGS BANNED

An ordinance that will ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags at most businesses in Kearny…

HELP IS COMING

For those who suffer from addiction, every day is a struggle. And for many, it often…

EDITORIAL: Addicts may soon get much-needed help from HCPO

If before now there was any doubt that Hudson County Proesecutor Esther Suarez and state Attorney…

Harrison man arrested by HCPO Cold Case Unit, charged with 2007 murder

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Cold Case Unit has arrested a Harrison man believed to have…

Harrison girls enjoying breakthrough season

The Harrison High School girls’ basketball team is enjoying its best season in six years. With…