News & Opinion
PSE&G announced today in celebration of Earth Day that it purchased a state-of-the-art street sweeper to clean the streets of Harrison NJ.
PSE&G is replacing gas piping throughout the Town of Harrison as previously reported. As part of the process, PSE&G has to cut into...
Throw Back Thursday. It was not the first time that United States Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez attended and marched in the Harrison Fest Grand Parade but you could see from his reaction to being thanked for coming to open up Harrison Fest 2016 with a step off at noon from Harrison Avenue and...
In Library Park in Harrison, there is a bronze plaque on a granite stone that reads “Salute to ‘Hollywood’. In Memory Of Kevin F. Gilmore and the Marshall University Football Team. November 14, 1970. Gone But Never Forgotten.” The plaque looks brand...
In the “good old days”, the Town of Harrison was known for its very well-staffed Police Department. Harrison’s reputation was that the Town was very safe. While other neighboring towns had high crime statistics, Harrison’s crime statistics were low.
The...
Kevin Canessa of The Observer newspaper in an Editorial entitled “EDITORIAL — Predictions for 2022 — who will be the biggest winners and losers?” stated among other predictions that “Jim Fife deliberates and decides not to seek another term as Harrison’s...
“The Beehive of Industry” has been the Town of Harrison’s motto since 1912. One Hundred and Ten Years later, the trademark continues to be fondly thought of. The Town of Harrison lived up to its trademark. The Southern part of Harrison starting at what is now...
Harrison Police Sergeant Eddie Hernandez loved to ride his motorcycle on a sunny breezy day. Whether he went for a ride by himself, with a couple of friends, or with his motorcycle club, being on a motorcycle in the open air was calming and a time to reflect. Sergeant Hernandez passed...
The Red Bulls Stadium in Harrison is becoming the soccer venue of choice in the New York Metro Area.
This weekend there will be two games. The first game will be the New York Red Bulls v. FC Dallas on Saturday, April 16, 2022, starting at 7 p.m. The second game will be the NJ/NY...
A very important article in the NJ Spotlight News website entitled “Conflicting Covid 19 maps send a mixed message on Safety” points out the current state of affairs on how the State of New Jersey and local municipalities are faced with mixed messages from the Center for Disease...
Throw Back Thursday: In 2015, Lamp post banners went up across the Town of Harrison announcing the town's 175th Anniversary. The Lamp post banners contained the 175th Anniversary Harrison Town Seal which was designed by Jia Wen (Karen) Zheng, the 2015 Harrison High School...
No Traffic Bulletin has been issued by the Town of Harrison but on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, the Red Bulls Stadium will be hosting a Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals Soccer Game at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. New York City FC Soccer Club will be facing the Seattle...
Members of the Harrison Police Department gifted the Harrison Fire Department a beautiful custom thin red line flag in honor of Firefighter Vincent Doffont.
The flag was presented to the Harrison Fire Department at the Harrison Fire Department Headquarters.
The flag was designed and created by ...
