News & Opinion
At the Mayor & Council meeting held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, the Mayor & Council voted on and passed 15 resolutions in less than 30 minutes. Town of Harrison meetings are not know for taking too much time but this meeting had quite a number of important Ordinances and Resolutions so it was surpr...
There were three Town of Harrison Meeting scheduled for this week. In our article Three Town of Harrison Meetings Week of Aug. 15, 2022 , we reported that there was the Harrison Redevelopment Agency meeting on Monday, August 15, 2022 but that meeting was rescheduled to next Monday, August 22, 2022....
In 1994 then Mayor Frank E. Rodgers after 24 consecutive terms of office, 48 years in office as Mayor retired he endorsed then Councilman Raymond J. McDonough as the next Mayor of Harrison. Mayor McDonough would serve from 1994 to February 12, 2014 a total of just under 20 years in office when he pa...
The New York Red Bulls v. FC Cincinnati Soccer Sat. August 20, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. In the last three games between the Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati, the Red Bulls won one of three games with a 1-to-0 score. The other two games between the teams resulted in a 1-to-...
The Harrison Redevelopment Meeting scheduled for Monday, August 15, 2022, was adjourned to the following Monday, August 22, 2022. The reason for the adjournment was not stated.
The Mayor & Council meeting will be held as scheduled on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, starting at 6:30 pm. via Zoom. The Lin...
Your Harrison hopes that you have been enjoying the articles on our blog. It has always been our intention to open up the blog to those interested in all things involving the Town of Harrison.
If you have been thinking I could have done a better article than that story. Or if you wish YourHarriso...
Throwback Thursday is upon us and this week's throwback is to the Harrison Fest 2015 Opening Day Mass at Holy Cross Church in Harrison NJ. The Mass is designed to bring the community together in the center of the Town to bless the community.
At the 2015 Harrison Fest mass, Monsignor Manuel A. Cr...
The Harrison Knights of Columbus Council 402 is approaching 110 years in the Town of Harrison. The Knights recently made donations to three local churches, the Harrison Holy Cross Church, Our Lady of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church (OLC) in Harrison, and St. Anthony’s Church in East Newark. All...
The Town of Harrison has three meeting the week of August 15, 2022. The week starts off on Monday with the Harrison Redevelopment Meeting at 1 p.m. On Tuesday, the Mayor & Council have their meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, the Zoning Board of Adjustment has its mee...
Sunday, August 28, 2022, the NJ/NY Gotham FC team will be taking on the Angel City FC whose home is across the country in Los Angeles, California. Angel City FC joined the National Women’s Soccer League this year (2022).
Angel City FC is owned by several high-profile owners including Serena William...
In June 2022, the Harrison Fire Department announced and we covered the story in an article entitled Harrison Fire Department A Long Way From Newark Takeover the official promotion of four Captains, already serving unofficially in their positions, would occur on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. As promise...
If you are looking for a fun night and the opportunity to support local non-profit organizations, September is the month for it. Three local organizations are holding Tricky Tray Nights. They seem to have coordinated their events as each is on a separate day. Are you attending all of them or only ...
