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On Thursday, August 1, 2024, a fire broke out at the luxury apartment complex known as Harrison Collection, located at 300 Somerset Street in Harrison, NJ. The Harrison Fire Department’s Battalion 1 was the first to respond, swiftly arriving on the scene with Fire Engine 1, Fire Engine 4,...
The Harrison, New Jersey PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) station stands as a testament to the relentless pursuit of connecting lives and economies across the Hudson River. Its story is intertwined with the visionary Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M) company, an endeavor that not only...
For commuters who frequently travel between Harrison and Journal Square and New York City a temporary closure of PATH service is set for two consecutive weekends: August 5-6 and August 12-13, 2023. The suspension is due to necessary track replacement work and will last from 11:59 PM on...
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The Town of Harrison does not currently have an Independence Day Celebration and/or Fireworks Celebration but other surrounding communities have 4th of July Celebrations and...
A thrilling Major League Soccer (MLS) encounter awaits as the New York Red Bulls prepare to face off against the high-flying CF Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The match is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. at the renowned Red Bulls Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.
This game holds...
Harrison, NJ - Soccer fans are in for a thrilling Major League Soccer (MLS) showdown as the New York Red Bulls gear up to face CF Montreal on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The highly anticipated match is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will take place at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison, New...
The Portal Bridge is an important part of the Amtrak and New Jersey Transit rail system, and it deserves our respect. On August 1, 2022, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Portal Bridge, called appropriately the North Portal Bridge because it will be located north of the current...
On Monday, August 1, 2022, US Transporation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled through Harrison down Harrison Avenue to a parking lot in Kearny within view of a one hundred and eleven-year-old bridge called the Portal Bridge to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony of a new Portal Bridge that...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has scheduled flood mitigation work at the Harrison Station on Sunday, July 24, 2022, between 6 a.m. and 12 Noon. There will be no service between Harrison and Journal Square stations.
The last morning train from Newark to World Trade Center...
Harrison’s Industrial past is something recognized with luxury apartment buildings named Steel Works and street names like Crucible Drive and Guyon Drive. The latter names of companies who occupied the land that now is home to luxury apartment buildings. With all the supply...
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...
