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The Joia Restaurant in Harrison has made the list of the 15 LGBTQ-owned N.J. restaurants, bars, and businesses you need to check out on NJ.com
Joia provides an authentic Portuguese dining experience. The restaurant has a tapas menu, a signature cocktail list, and an assortment of Portuguese...
The one square mile Town of Harrison at one time was much larger. In the 1840s, the Town of Harrison consisted of what we now call West Hudson, namely Harrison, East Newark, and Kearny. The reason Harrison became much smaller than its original footprint was politics.
Like today...
The Harrison Fire Department battled a house fire on the 400 block of Davis Avenue in Harrison on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in the early afternoon.
Three families were displaced from their homes due to the fire. When the Harrison Fire Department firefighters Battalion 3 arrived at the scene they...
The New York Red Bulls will play New York City FC at the Red Bulls Arena, in New York Derby (aka Hudson River Derby) on Sunday, July 17, 2022, starting at 5 p.m. (ET). The first Ten Thousand fans get a Derby Soccer Game Scarf.
The New York City FC is based out of, of course, New York City, a...
In 2011, Fire Chief Tom Dolaghan retired from the Harrison Fire Department. Mayor Raymond J. McDonough recruited Harrison resident Harold Stahl to be an interim part-time Fire Director. Harold Stahl continues to this day as a part-time Fire Director and has added another responsibility...
On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, it is Ask The Mayor Night starting at 6:30 pm on Zoom. Anyone who has a question for the Mayor & Council can log into Zoom on their smartphone or computer and participate during the Public Hearing on Ordinances and/or the Public Session with comments and/or General...
On June 30th we published an article Local Independence Day July 4th Fireworks which provided a listing of four neighboring towns that have 4th of July Fireworks.
In our article we noted that former Councilman Anselmo Millan had organized and had got fireworks as part of the multicultural ...
Below is the full version of The Declaration of Independence:
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the...
This 4th of July, take a moment to reflect on the document that declared America’s independence from Great Britain – the Declaration of Independence. Written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4, 1776, this document has become one of the most important pieces of American history....
On Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 7 p.m. FC Barcelona takes on the New York Red Bulls at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. Or should we say the New York Red Bulls take on the FC Barcelona team? The game has Sold Out or is very close to selling out. It’s a good bet that all 25,000...
Looking for the 2023 4th of July Celebrations & Fireworks Close to Harrison click on highlighted link. The article below is from 2022.
The Town of Harrison does not currently have an Independence Day Fireworks Celebration but other surrounding communities have 4th of July Celebrations and...
The New York Red Bulls will take on the Atlanta United FC in an eagerly anticipated game at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison Nj on Thursday June 30, 2022. A traffic advisory has been issued by the Harrison Police Department making residents aware of increased traffic in Harrison as a result of the...
