News & Opinion
If you were wondering what all the honking and noise was about in Harrison, NJ on Thursday evening, it was because 25,000 soccer fans had descended on the Red Bulls Arena to watch Ecuador take on Nigeria in an international friendly. The game was a sold-out event and caused massive traffic jams...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 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. ...
(February 2, 2022, Harrison NJ) A Harrison Avenue building stopped a dump truck whose driver was under the influence of alcohol and/or a narcotic drug but not before taking out three parked vehicles. The photo above taken by Karolina Espinoza and posted on Facebook showed the...
