Appellate court delivers serious blow to Harrison redevelopment

The state Appellate Division has overturned a previous court’s decision that allowed for the eminent domain taking of the Adler, Amaral and DeRose properties in Harrison, Kearny on the Web is reporting this afternoon. The stunning turn of events could be a major blow to Harrison Mayor Raymond McDonough’s Harrison redevelopment plans.
The appellate court says [...]

Judge orders Cherokee to turn over critical financial papers to NA

NORTH ARLINGTON — A Superior Court judge has decided the developers of the controversial EnCap project have until Jan. 25 to produce documents pertaining to their finances, incorporation and documents regarding the firm’s ability to secure financing for the North Arlington redevelopment project.
In a pretrial hearing last Monday spearheaded by the Borough’s special EnCap [...]

More money for Harrison remediation

Mayor Raymond J. McDonough has announced that the Town has received a $4 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) for site remediation work in the Town’s redevelopment zone.
“We’re all extremely pleased to receive this substantial grant. In addition to the redevelopment taking place, it also means we’re cleaning up these [...]

Granell pleas for federal EnCap inquiry

Tanelli: Rid us of EnCap once and for all

NORTH ARLINGTON — With Lyndhurst backing out of its EnCap deal last week, and with Rutherford likely to do the same at the start of the new year — and with North Arlington already battling EnCap in court— the state and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission need to get the message to terminate the [...]

Lyndhurst joins NA by voiding its EnCap agreement

LYNDHURST — The Board of Commissioners last night voided its controversial EnCap agreement, saying the plagued developer has failed to meet its end of negotiated deals. The township now joins North Arlington, a borough that already voided its own agreement with EnCap. We’ll have more on this story in the Dec. 19 edition of The [...]

A Prudential error

A little more than six weeks into its existence, Newark’s Prudential Center is a colossal failure. Now I understand completely that we’re just six weeks into its life, but new arenas almost always have their best days right at the very beginning. This cannot be said of The Rock. And it’s a downright shame.
It cost [...]

While others will have to wait 10 years, Harrison only waits five

HARRISON — While the Port Authority’s PATH upgrade plan has a 10-year life span, the project that will refurbish Harrison’s station will take only five years to complete. Earlier this week, Susan Bass Levin, deputy director of the Port Authority, told Mayor Raymond J. McDonough that the Town of Harrison has waited long enough [...]

Red Bulls purchase AEG’s share of Harrison stadium

Red Bull New York announced that it has purchased AEG’s 50-percent interest in the development of Red Bull Park, a state of the art 25,000 seat soccer-only facility under construction in Harrison. Going forward, Red Bull New York will have full ownership of the project and oversee all aspects of construction and stadium management. [...]

McDonough: Major upgrades coming to Harrison PATH Station

HARRISON — The price of a PATH train ride may be heading up to $2 for a one-way trip, but for those who regularly use the Harrison Station, off Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard South, that $2 fare may soon seem more than appropriate.
As part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s multi-billion [...]