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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a community meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 8, 2025, to discuss ongoing and future activities for the Lower 8 Miles of the Passaic River and the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site and the Newark Riverside Industrial Park. The meeting will take ...
Police Chief David Strumolo announced that the Harrison Police Department is set to welcome twelve new officers to its ranks. This significant expansion includes two seasoned officers transferring from nearby forces and ten recruits, highlighting the department's proactive strategy to maintain high ...
The Passaic River Community Advisory Group (CAG) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, to discuss the Environmental Protection Agencyā€™s (EPA) controversial plan to remove and process toxic dioxin-laden sludge from the Passaic River. The meeting will includ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has postponed its planned October 29, 2024, community meeting in Newarkā€™s Ironbound neighborhood, where community members anticipated discussing the agencyā€™s controversial plan for decontaminating the Lower Passaic River. EPA Project Manager Alice Yeh announ...
The Harrison Mayor & Council will meet at the Harrison Town Hall on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, with a 6:15 p.m. start time. As residents' interest in local governance grows, many hope the meeting will be held in the more spacious Mayor & Council Chambers on the 2nd floor, rather than the smaller Mayo...
On August 29, 2022 (two years ago), Harrison Mayor James Fife inadvertently revealed at a Harrison Redevelopment Agency meeting what was supposed to be kept under wraps: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) planned to establish a Toxic Agent Orange Dewatering Plant at the PSE&G property on Sout...
The Town of Harrison has announced the cancellation of two meetings scheduled for the week of August 19, 2024. The first meeting, set for Tuesday, August 20, 2024, was to be a session of the Mayor & Council. The second, a Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, was planned for Wednesday, August 21, 2024...
On Monday, August 12, 2024, the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) will convene at the Harrison Town Hall on the 3rd floor Mayorā€™s Conference Room at 1:00 p.m. This marks the Agency's first meeting following the announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected a site in Harr...
The Harrison Mayor & Council are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Harrison Town Hall located at 318 Harrison Avenue, Harrison NJ. It is hoped the meeting will take place in the more spacious Mayor & Council Chambers on the 2nd floor, rather than the smaller Mayorā€™s Conference Roo...
The Harrison Redevelopment Agency is scheduled to meet on Monday, May 13, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the afternoon.Ā On the Agenda is a Resolution to Approve BRG Harrison Lofts revised Site Plan that eliminates underground parking among other changes.Ā The developers of BRG Harrison Lofts have been through ...
Saturday, April 27, 2024, marked the fifth anniversary of the pivotal Keegan Landfill protest, a bold stand against environmental injustice. The march, which began at the Kearny Department of Public Works on Bergen St. in Kearny and ended at the now-closed NJSEA Keegan Landfill down the street, drew...
Amidst the backdrop of modern apartment buildings in what is now a burgeoning residential community, Harrison, NJ residents are grappling with significant urban development issues. These concerns are currently focused on the ongoing traffic disruptions and being locked out of their neighborhood when...
