News & Opinion
Stand Up Harrison Write-In Candidates are challenging Mayor James Fife & his Council Candidates, including Councilman James Doran.
The Stand Up Harrison Write-In candidates have raised concerns about municipal transparency, infrastructure, flooding, redevelopment, and the proposed EPA facility for ...
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...
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...
The New York Red Bulls return to Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison on Saturday, August 29, 2026, for an Eastern Conference matchup against regional rival Philadelphia Union. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with the Red Bulls looking to pick up three important points as the Major League Socc...
Water Surging From Manhole Near PATH Station Renews Concerns About Processing Dioxin-Contaminated Passaic River Sediment on Harrison Waterfront
A powerful rainstorm has once again put Harrison's vulnerability to flooding on full display, and this time the images raise an even larger question about ...
Update Note: The location of EPA CAG Meeting for Monday, July 27, 2026 has changed as follows:
Newest Location EPA CAG Meeting Mon. 7/27/26 @432 Lafayette Street, Newark NJ
The original location, 1 New York Avenue, Newark was changed to Elm Street and then updated by EPA CAG to 432 Lafayette Stre...
As voters prepare to cast their ballots in Early Voting and on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the Democratic Primary Election for Hudson County Commissioner in District 9, one issue has emerged as a sharp point of distinction among the three candidates seeking the seat: the Environmental Protection Agency's...
The Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) will hold its next public meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026, at 1 p.m. in the early afternoon at the Harrison Town Hall, 318 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor. Commissioners are expected to consider a series of administrative, financial, redevelopment, and stadium-...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its scheduled Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on Monday, November 17, 2025, but not in the manner federal law requires. Although the meeting had been planned as an in-person session in the Ironbound section of Newarkā€”ground zero for decades of Pa...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold an in-person Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting on Monday, November 17, 2025, at the Ironbound Early Learning Center, located at 1 New York Avenue in Newark, New Jersey, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The meeting will also be broadcast via Zoom; it...
As summer 2025 comes to a close, Harrison residents prepare once again to celebrate Labor Dayā€”a holiday that has always held special meaning in this town shaped by industry, hard work, and community spirit.
Labor Day, first marked in 1882 by labor leader Peter J. McGuire, was created to honor the c...
