Harrison News

Whitney Houston was a Jersey girl who found her voice in the choir at the New Hope Baptist Church.

Thirty students from around Hudson County are ready to compete and waiting for the first word in the annual Jersey Journal spelling bee starting at 9:30 a.m. The students are lined up and ready to flex their spelling skills in front of a packed audience of family and friends at New Jersey City University's Margaret Williams Theatre from schools ... (more)

As part of a growing trend among government entities, Harrison has reached out to another Hudson County community to help continue providing public health services to its residents.

Ricardo Powell, 24, of Perth Amboy, was arrested after he was reported to be trespassing in Red Bull Arena.

A friendly war of words will unfold on the stage of New Jersey City University's Margaret Williams Theatre in Jersey City on Saturday when Hudson County's finest young spellers face the bright lights, and each other, in an attempt to spell their way to Washington, D.C. The Jersey Journal's Hudson County Spelling Bee open to public, private, ... (more)

Tucked into to an industrial corner under oil tanks and near the Passaic River, is an unlikely place for a hangout, but Charlie Varano's hot dog truck, parked on First and Essex streets in Harrison, has fed people for decades.

Carlos P. Campos, accused of committing a triple homicide in Harrison last summer, has been indicted by a Hudson County grand jury on three counts of murder.

A 61-year old township man with Alzheimer's disease who went missing Tuesday has been found in Harrison Township, police here said.

HARRISON A town man is accused of punching his wife and cutting his daughter with a knife during a domestic dispute Wednesday, officials said.

Anthony De Oliveira had just driven home from a shopping trip. With his arms encumbered with purchases, he forgot to lock his car doors as he went inside.

Honarable Shashi Tripathi, former Consul General of the Northeast Region in India , lights traditional candles in front of a group of women from New Jersey who traveled to India on a business exchange program called "Friends of India." A group of 17 women are leaving tomorrow for another installment of the trip to connect with Indian businesswomen.

After a second visit from "Kitchen Nightmares" chef Gordon Ramsay, which was featured on last Friday's episode of the FOX show, Spanish Pavilion in Harrison is doing well, owner Jerry Fernandez says.

The Kearny Police Department aided their Harrison counterparts on Jan. 20th. At around 5:20 p.m., Officer Neil Nelson overheard broadcasts from the Harrison Police Department reporting a series of thefts in motor vehicles on the Kearny/Harrison border.

Tony Mondaro, founder and operator of the Harrison Weather Center, sittingA in front of his computer screens tracking the weather.

After a second visit from "Kitchen Nightmares" chef Gordon Ramsay, which will be featured on Friday's episode of the FOX show, Spanish Pavilion in Harrison is doing well, owner Jerry Fernandez says.

Remi Lourenco of Harrison, holds a homemade sign during a July rally held in support of gay marriage in New Jersey.

A Arrest On Jan. 22 at about 11:40 p.m., police were patrolling the area of Glenridge Avenue and Grove Street when they observed a Mitsubishi making a right on red without coming to a complete stop.

Some unusual things have been known to happen on the trains in New York but seldom do they involve celebratory moments.

The New York Red Bulls, the soccer team owned by Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, owes property taxes to Harrison, New Jersey, a tax-court judge ruled.

A train and an elevator were just two of the unlikely places where babies were born this week.