News & Opinion

The Ecuador v. Nigeria Game Scheduled for Thursday, June 2, 2022, has sold out meaning the population of Harrison will more than double Thursday night. The Red Bulls Arena has a capacity of 25,000 seats. The population of Harrison in the 2020 Census was just over 18,000 residents.  These are the typ...

Harrison, New Jersey is over 1500 miles from the headquarters of the South Dakota Highway Patrol.  The distance did not keep the South Dakota Highway Patrol officers from making the trip to honor a resident for his heroic deeds. 

Last September (2021), three members of the South Dakota Highway Patr...

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 Town had at one time over 70 police office...

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 on Thursday,...

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 Gotham FC v. Wash...

Members of the Harrison Police Department gifted the Harrison Fire Department a beautiful custom thin red line flag in honor of Firefighter Vincent Doffont.

The flag was presented to the Harrison Fire Department at the Harrison Fire Department Headquarters.

The flag was designed and created by Ki...

Throughout the month of April 2022, the Harrison Police Department will using special funding to increase traffic patrols to encourage drivers not to text or otherwise use a handheld telephone while driving.  The campaign, UDrive, UText. UPay is a law enforcement initiative targeting motorists who e...

Questions and Answers

Q: Do Pet owners have to pick up after their dogs or cats in Harrison?

 A: Yes. The Town ordinance requires that owners pick up after their pets

Q: I’m not the owner of the Pet, I was just helping out a neighbor to walk their dog, do I have to pick up after the dog?.

A: Yes...

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 Harrison LLC have a...

Due to safety restrictions put in place at the Police Department, all Harrison parking permits will be mailed to owners via US Postal service.  Upon completing the application and delivering it to the Harrison Police Department either in the drop box or via email, the application will be processed a...