Harrison News

Dr. Ralph Choonoo Receives Phi Theta Kappa Administrator Award of Distinction Bergen Community College Assistant Dean of Student Services and Judicial Affairs Dr.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> County gets millions to aid renters By CHARLES HACK Hudson County will receive more than $5 million from the federal stimulus package for a program to keeper renters from getting tossed into the street during harsh economic times.

Walter Cano of Wallington, an office manager in Harrison, is accused of a sex crime involving a 14-year-old girl.

Jorge Quintanilla, 65, has been found guilty by a Hudson County jury on all counts in the multiple stabbing death of a 51-year-old Harrison man in February 2008.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Harrison waterfront rebirth to bring jobs, new funds N ew jobs are on the way in Harrison as the redevelopment of the Passaic River waterfront is nearing completion, Mayor Raymond McDonough promised residents last week as he and other officials held an update on the various projects.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Two schools in farm program W ashington Elementary School in Kearny and Lincoln Elementary School in Harrison have been chosen to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the 2009-2010 school year.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Libraries keep kids busy in summer Thursday, June 25, 2009 "The library provides an outlet for families who might not be able to afford something expensive." Julie McCarthy KW CORRESPONDENT A s school winds down, West Hudson's public libraries are gearing up with a host of free summer programs to keep local kids busy.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> STARTS SATURDAY No. 30 bus will serve three towns Beginning Saturday, a new No.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> GOING UP IN HARRISON Big garage next to PATH kick-starting huge project By JAMIE SCHUH HARRISON - The rebirth of the town's waterfront is on the fast track now, according to officials who spoke about the project yesterday morning at the site of the new parking deck adjacent to the PATH station.

The Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps came in first, with a score of 76.438 out of 100 points, in the Sixth Annual Cabs Beach Party on Saturday in Wildwood, N.J. It was the corps' 40th consecutive win since 2005.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Harrison, Kearny get state nutrition grants N early 100 school districts - including Kearny's and Harrison's - and individual schools in the state will receive equipment grants to improve their nutrition programs as part of a nationwide effort to stimulate activity within the American economy, the state Department of ...

PHOTOS >> >> Protest in front of West New York Town Hall Protesters gathered at West New York Town Hall on Wednesday, June 17 to speak out against Mayor Silvero Vega's proposal to lay off 22 police officers.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> HARRISON STORE ROBBERY IS THWARTED BY CUSTOMERS HARRISON - Police are trying to track down two masked men who attempted to rob a convenience store at the Hess gas station at 408 Harrison Avenue around 12:30 a.m. yesterday morning, but fled after customers challenged them.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Legion auxiliary to host AA info session June 24 By ROSE DUGER W hen people come into contact with someone through their work who shows signs of alcohol abuse, even professionals often don't know where to refer them locally for help.

Bayonne Now Hoboken Now Hudson County Now PHOTOS MORE JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> ARCHIVED JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> JERSEY JOURNAL VIDEO The Hudson County Office of Emergency Management re-tests its emergency sirens, June 3, 2009.

Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos, center, walks down Belgrove Drive, during the town's Memorial Day Parade on May 21, 2009.

PHOTOS >> >> WFMU broadcasts from Fatburger Impressed by the jukebox at the Fatburger restaurant in Downtown Jersey City, WFMU's Joe Belock and Todd-o-phonic Todd broadcast their "Three Chord Monte" show from the Fatburger in Downtown Jersey City on Tuesday, May 19, 2009.

A Home Depot slated for Kearny's Schuyler Avenue is the latest victim of the nation's faltering economy.

Sweetwater Construction Corp., a recognized leader in New Jersey construction, management and general contracting, recently announced that the 9,500-square-foot Harrison Endo Surgical Center is now under construction at 620 Essex St.

Health and Senior Services Commissioner Heather Howard today said her Department has allocated more than $2.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to support Senior Nutrition programs statewide.