News & Opinion
Harrison and its immediate neighbors have a lot of good Grocery Store choices. Throughout the Town of Harrison there are many small Grocery and Convenience Stores which are operated by small business owners who bring to each store their own personality and culture. YourHarrison.com is...
The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge connects Interstate Route 280 between the cities of Newark and Harrison, N.J. The structure is a vertical lift drawbridge originally commissioned circa 1946.
In 2009 the bridge was rehabiliated by the IEW Construction Group. NJDOT awarded a contract to IEW...
At the end of Ann Street off of South 5th Street in Harrison next to Library Park sits a pyramid-like steel structure. A plaque identifies it as the Davis Diving Bell. The Bell was once owned by Hiram Davis who owned and operated the Drover’s Inn located not far from where the...
The New York Red Bulls 2022 Home Opener on March 13 will now kick-off at 7 p.m. ET, it was announced today. The Red Bulls return home on March 13 to host Minnesota United FC after beginning the season on the road for the first two matches. To purchase tickets to the home opener, click here.
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Harrison and its immediate neighbors have a lot of good restaurant choices. Many of its restaurants are family operated while others are owned by restaurant entrepreneurs who have a passion for food. We are trying to list all the choices. YourHarrison.com has put together a list of...
Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos recently weighed in on the Apportionment (Redistricting) Commission split of Harrison and East Newark from the 32nd District into the 29th District which includes the Ironbound Section of Newark and the Town of Belleville. Kearny was also split from the 32nd...
The Town of Harrison passed in August 2021 Ordinance 1445 allowing the legal sale of cannabis aka Marijuana in Harrison per the State of New Jersey’s Cannabis Legalization Law. At the February 2022 Mayor & Council meeting, two corporations, Green Origin Solutions LLC and Cookies...
The Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Club President, Delfim Sarabando was sworn in to take over the seat of current Harrison Third Ward Councilmember Francisco Nascimento, a fellow Portuguese-American. Councilman Nascimento retired and stopped attending Mayor & Council meetings...
A West Hudson tradition, the United Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, has been on hold for two years due to the Covid pandemic. The United Irish Association has decided that with a downward trend in the Covid transmission rate it is safe enough to hold the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this...
The State Legislative Apportionment Committee carved out the Town of Harrison from the 32nd Legislative District and placed it in the 29th Legislative District which is made up of the Ironbound Section of Newark and Belleville. Harrison's former 32nd Legislative District was made up of the...
On Saturday, September 12, 2022, a water main break in Kearny caused the Town of Harrison’s water to turn brown. Residents took to Facebook to post photos of their brown water and look for official information on why their water was discolored. Some residents attributed the...
The Harrison Police Department honored Sergeant Ernesto “Ernie” Hernandez, a 23-year-old veteran of the department, in several ways this week. On Thursday, February 10th, Sergeant Hernandez passed in a New York Hospital after a resurgence of cancer that took his life. ...
