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In 1904, the then Governor of New Jersey, Governor Franklin Murphy signed into law legislation entitled “An Act to Provide for the Election of Mayors in Incorporated Towns and to Regulate Their Duties”. Under the new law, Joseph P. Riordan ran in Harrison’s Democratic...
Throw Back Thursday. This week we are featuring the Harrison High School Environmental Club and Arts Club with the assistance of then Harrison’s 2nd Ward Councilman Anselmo Millan cleaned up the entrance to and exit of Route 280 by Harrison Avenue. But the clean-up was not just...
The Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) continues its attack on Harrison residents now opening two fronts. On March 28, 2022, PSE&G continued its excavation to install new plastic gas lines on William Street in Harrison. The prior day it had started its excavation and...
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...
There are history books written about the Town of Harrison and its contributions to the United States both in scientific innovation and production of goods both in peace and World War I and II. There is however a book based upon the adventures of some kids who used East Newark, Harrison,...
Harrison Mayor James Fife announced both in a robocall and in a letter posted to the Town of Harrison website that the Town will shut off the water supply from residents' homes that are delinquent in payment of their Water & Sewer bills after May 1, 2022. The moratorium on the payment...
Today, Saturday, March 26, 2022, is the Funeral Mass at Holy Cross Church in Harrison of Harrison Firefighter Vincent J. Doffont, Jr. at 11 a.m. The public is welcome. You might want to wear your mask as a symbol of respect for the family and Firefighters who have seen first hand...
Tributes for Harrison Fire Fighter Vincent J. Doffont Jr. have been posted online on Facebook, Instagram, and the Mulligan Funeral Home page. The tributes are not just from family, friends, fellow firefighters and elected officials but also National organizations such as the National Fallen...
Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) has continued its replacement of natural gas lines in Harrison. On March 23, 2022, PSE&G was on the 400 block of William Street. The PSE&G website that is supposed to alert residents of where natural gas line replacement...
The Urban Tandoor Restaurant has the honor of being the first restaurant submitted to Your Harrison.com's website through our Submit Restaurant page. We had to celebrate and get them up on our Restaurant page and do this little feature of the restaurant. The Urban Tandoor Restaurant was...
Four Fire Departments participated in the United Irish St. Patrick’s Parade 2022. The Fire Department portion of the parade, see video above, started with the East Newark Volunteer Fire Department with firefighters walking ahead of its classic 1941 Fire Engine, followed by several of...
Funeral Arrangements have been made for Harrison Firefighter Vincent Doffont, a five-year veteran of the Harrison Fire Department, who passed suddenly at the Fire Station over this weekend. The Funeral Arrangements are as follows:
The Funeral will be conducted from Holy Cross Church 16...
