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Before the 1800s water in Harrison was provided by private wells on your property or by carrying water from the Passaic River.  

In 1884, the Jersey City Water Company set up a reservoir in North Arlington where the present Riverview Gardens are located, and piped water from the Passaic River into ...

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...

The Harrison Redevelopment Agency does not want to discuss four of five promises made by the Agency at its inception in 1999. Personnel of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency no longer talk about four of the five promises made to residents and developers.  The four promises no longer discussed are in ...

Our Shop Local: Restaurant Page has been updated with an additional fourteen restaurants.  Thank you to those who submitted their favorite restaurant via our Submit Restaurant page.

There are a total of Thirty-one restaurants on the page but we know there are more restaurants in Harrison that still...

The Burger King located in Harrison NJ is among five Burger Kings restaurants in New Jersey that will offer customers the option to purchase menu items such as sandwiches, soft drinks and coffee served in durable, reusable packaging.  Customers can order their favorite Burger King items in durable p...

PSE&G announced today in celebration of Earth Day that it purchased a state-of-the-art street sweeper to clean the streets of Harrison NJ. 

PSE&G is replacing gas piping throughout the Town of Harrison as previously reported.  As part of the process, PSE&G has to cut into the blacktop and dig trenc...

Throw Back Thursday. It was not the first time that United States Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez attended and marched in the Harrison Fest Grand Parade but you could see from his reaction to being thanked for coming to open up Harrison Fest 2016 with a step off at noon from Harrison Avenue and Joseph...

In Library Park in Harrison, there is a bronze plaque on a granite stone that reads “Salute to ‘Hollywood’.  In Memory Of Kevin F. Gilmore and the Marshall University Football Team.  November 14, 1970.  Gone But Never Forgotten.”  The plaque looks brand new but 1970 was 51 years ago.

The lives of H...

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...

Kevin Canessa of The Observer newspaper in an Editorial entitled “EDITORIAL — Predictions for 2022 — who will be the biggest winners and losers?” stated among other predictions that “Jim Fife deliberates and decides not to seek another term as Harrison’s mayor. In his place, Third Ward Councilman La...

“The Beehive of Industry” has been the Town of Harrison’s motto since 1912.  One Hundred and Ten Years later, the trademark continues to be fondly thought of.  The Town of Harrison lived up to its trademark.  The Southern part of Harrison starting at what is now the Harrison Plaza or as some call it...

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,...