News & Opinion
The New York Red Bulls return to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison on Saturday, October 17, 2026, to face Toronto FC in a Major League Soccer Eastern Conference matchup with important implications for both teams' hopes of qualifying for the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs.
The game is scheduled to begin...
While the EPA has scheduled a Community Advisory Group meeting for Monday, October 19, 2026, in Newark, Harrison residents are still waiting for a second EPA public meeting in their own community, which EPA Project Manager Alice Yeh promised two years ago after the August 27, 2024, public meeting at...
Mayor Fife's latest letter to residents downplays the proposed EPA Toxic Sludge Plant in Harrison while attacking critics who have questioned the project's location and potential impact on public health.
The controversy dates back to August 2022 (4 years ago), when Fife publicly acknowledged EPA's ...
Saturday night's Major League Soccer matchup brings San Diego FC to Sports Illustrated Stadium, while renewed concerns about a proposed EPA sediment-processing facility near the stadium raise questions about Harrison's residential redevelopment and future.
The New York Red Bulls will face San Diego...
Harrison voters heading into the November 3, 2026 General Election will have choices that may not be obvious from the names printed on the ballot.
Four Harrison residents have organized a write-in campaign under the banner Stand Up Harrison, challenging Mayor James Fife and three members of his cou...
Sports Illustrated Stadium is set for a busy soccer weekend, with two professional teams calling the Harrison stadium home on consecutive nights and thousands of fans expected to travel through the southern end of town.
Gotham FC is scheduled to host the Chicago Stars FC on Friday, September 25, 20...
The Town of Harrison invites residents to become artists for a day as a new community mural takes shape through a series of public painting sessions at the Harrison Community Center.
Professional muralist Caren Frost Olmsted of the Olmsted Mural Group designed the project, but Harrison residents ca...
Professional lacrosse takes center stage in Harrison on Sunday, September 20, 2026, when the Philadelphia Waterdogs face the Denver Outlaws in the Premier Lacrosse League U.S. Bank Championship at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
The opening faceoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., and the championship game...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice have announced a proposed agreement intended to move the massive Lower Passaic River Superfund cleanup closer to construction.
EPA describes the agreement as an important step toward dredging and capping contaminated sediment from t...
Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a piece of the World Trade Center in Harrisonā€™s Library Park connects a national tragedy to a deeply personal loss: Fabian Soto, a window cleaner at the World Trade Center, husband and father, identified as the townā€™s only resident k...
Harrison residents will have several opportunities over the coming days to attend public meetings, hear what local government officials are considering, and speak directly during public-comment portions of meetings.
The Town of Harrison's official calendar currently lists meetings of the Harrison P...
Harrison residents may notice temporary changes in water pressure or discoloration in their tap water beginning next week as the Town begins another round of fire hydrant flushing throughout the community.
The Town of Harrison posted a new Hydrant Flushing Notice, announcing that the Harrison Water...
