News & Opinion
The Harrison Redevelopment Agency does not want to discuss four of five promises made by the Agency at its inception in 1999. Personnel of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency no longer talk about four of the five promises made to residents and developers. The four promises no longer discussed...
Our Shop Local: Restaurant Page has been updated with an additional fourteen restaurants. Thank you to those who submitted their favorite restaurant via our Submit Restaurant page.
There are a total of Thirty-one restaurants on the page but we know there are more restaurants in Harrison...
The Burger King located in Harrison NJ is among five Burger Kings restaurants in New Jersey that will offer customers the option to purchase menu items such as sandwiches, soft drinks and coffee served in durable, reusable packaging. Customers can order their favorite Burger King items in...
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...
