News & Opinion
The New York Red Bulls’ 2026 Home Opener is set for Saturday, February 28, 2026, with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff at Sports Illustrated Stadium (SIS) in Harrison—an earlier-than-usual start time for a Saturday match in the Red Bulls’ home building. The opponent for opening day is a familiar Eastern Conferen...
Commuters traveling from Harrison to New York City are facing a month of reduced NJ Transit rail service as crews shift train controls, signals, and operations from the century-old Portal Bridge to the new Portal North Bridge over the Hackensack River, a major infrastructure transition tied to the G...
The Town of Harrison has issued an Emergency Alert in advance of a major snowstorm forecast for Sunday, January 25, 2026, through Monday, January 26, 2026. Residents are urged to prepare now and closely follow all parking and safety instructions as the storm approaches.
Significant Snow and Ice Exp...
The Harrison Police Department is continuing to withhold the names of six individuals arrested in connection with a violent stabbing that occurred in Harrison on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, as well as the name of the victim who suffered life-threatening injuries in the attack.
In response to an i...
A stabbing incident that occurred in Harrison on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, led to a multi-agency police response and the arrest of six individuals, authorities confirmed. While the swift apprehension of the suspects was reported by several law enforcement agencies, officials have released limited...
PATH riders should prepare for service changes this fall. Starting the weekend of September 13–14, 2025, PATH service will be suspended between Harrison and Journal Square on several weekends to allow for the demolition of a Conrail freight bridge that crosses the PATH tracks.
Weekday service will ...
The August 11, 2025, virtual meeting of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Community Advisory Group (CAG) drew a strong turnout from Harrison residents, who made it clear in the Zoom chat: the EPA’s current cleanup plan for the Passaic River is dangerously outdated and unacceptable.
The plan—cen...
The Good News this morning is that NJ Transit has tentatively settled its strike with its operating engineers. Train service from NJ Transit will begin on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at midnight. In the interim, NJ Transit is providing bus service, including buses to the Harrison Path Station.
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As New Jersey braces for a potential strike by NJ Transit train conductors beginning as soon as Friday, May 16, 2025, the Town of Harrison may find an unexpected opportunity to turn a long-standing financial liability into a strategic commuter asset: the underutilized Harrison Parking Garage.
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The closure of the Hoboken PATH station by the Port Authority of NY/NJ (Port Authority) from January 30, 2025, through February 25, 2025 (25 days) is likely to significantly affect traffic volume at nearby PATH stations. Although the Harrison PATH station is not mentioned by the Port Authority as an...
Starting Sunday, January 12, 2024, commuters using the PATH train from Harrison to New York City and Newark will need to dig a little deeper into their pockets. A new fare increase will see the price of a single PATH train ticket rise from $2.75 to $3.00, a move that coincides with New York City's n...
As part of a broader initiative to modernize transit access across the New York and New Jersey area, The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has introduced the Total Access PATH Payment (TAPP) system, now operational at select turnstiles in all PATH terminal stations including the Harrison Path ...
