News & Opinion

The Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting will be held for the first time in the history of Harrison on Black Friday, November 25, 2022, starting at 1 p.m. via Zoom.

There is only one item on the Agenda, an Ordinance that will repeal the current Ordinance governing the Harrison Town Clerk and...

The Harrison Police Department has issued a Special Bulletin for an event at the Red Bulls Arena.  The EuroKult (previously erroneously spelled as EuroKilt)  Car Meet is being held between 10 a.m and 1 p.m. tomorrow in front of the Red Bulls Arena.  The HPD Bulletin states that it...

The ACP Club of Kearny Riders will be holding a Toys for Tots event at the Harrison East Newark Elks located in Harrison NJ on Sunday, December 4, 2022, with Breakfast starting at 9 a.m. and a departure at 11:15 a.m. to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ to deliver toys to children who...

The Town of Harrison had four town meetings scheduled this week but the only meeting not cancelled is the Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 16, 2022 which starts at 6:15 p.m. via Zoom.  You can attended the meeting through this link. You can also use your...

The last meeting of the Mayor & Council of Harrison was on October 4, 2022.  The business portion of the meeting was 14 minutes and the public comment period was 27 minutes. Topics covered during the public session were the following:

• Closure of the Jackson Street Bridge for 11 hours...

The Harrison High School Soccer Team and the Ramsey High School Soccer Team played a spectacular soccer game last Wednesday, November 9, 2022.  One team had to lose, but if you could give a win to both, this game was one of those games you wish you could.  Sometimes you give it your...

This Veterans Day, join your fellow Harrisonians in paying tribute to those who have served our country at the annual Veterans Day Observance Ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 11 am on November 11th at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park also known as Library Park in the Veterans' Plaza. The Veterans...

Mayor James Fife, who was supposed to be an interim mayor,  appears to have won his third four-year term as Mayor of Harrison.  It appears Challenger Former Councilman Anselmo Millan fell short but there are additional ballots to be counted before Hudson County election officials can...

Today, November 8th 2022 is General Election Day in Harrison and throughout the Country.  In Harrison's Local Election, the only contested election is who will be the next Mayor of Harrison.  If you are registered to vote, you can Vote from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at night.  By law, if...

The Harrison High School Blue Tide Soccer Team notched a win over Voorhees in a 1-0 game at home at the Harrison High School stadium.  Junior Diego Flores-Sanchez scored the game's only goal 14 minutes into the match.  Harrison High School’s Soccer Team has a rich history and...

Street cleaning in Harrison NJ is a ritual that keeps the Town of Harrison clean.  The Harrison Department of Public Works (DPW) sweeps the streets of Harrison once a week.  Their motto imprinted on their street sweeper is "Keeping our community clean". The DPW plays an important role...