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TBT: Senator Bob Menendez at Harrison Fest 2016 anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan grand parade harrison fest senator bob menendez street festival tbt throw back thursday Apr 21, 2022

Throw Back Thursday. It was not the first time that United States Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez attended and marched in the Harrison Fest Grand Parade but you could see from his reaction to being thanked for coming to open up Harrison Fest 2016 with a step off at noon from Harrison Avenue and...

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Councilman Bennett Mayoral Run Prediction Falters anselmo millan mayor james fife mayor raymond mcdonough raymond mcdonough us district court new jersey Apr 18, 2022

Kevin Canessa of The Observer newspaper in an Editorial entitled “EDITORIAL — Predictions for 2022 — who will be the biggest winners and losers?” stated among other predictions that “Jim Fife deliberates and decides not to seek another term as Harrison’s...

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TBT: Zheng Accepts Millanā€™s Challenge, Designs Harrisonā€™s 175th Anniversary Seal anselmo millan boston college fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison high school drama club harrison seal ines maturana sendoya jia wen (karen) zheng karen zheng options through education Apr 14, 2022

Throw Back Thursday: In 2015, Lamp post banners went up across the Town of Harrison announcing the town's 175th Anniversary.  The Lamp post banners contained the 175th Anniversary Harrison Town Seal which was designed by Jia Wen (Karen) Zheng, the 2015 Harrison High School...

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TBT: Harrison Fest Grand Parade & Street Festival anselmo millan chinese american club fmr. councilman anselmo millan grand parade harrison fest street festival Apr 06, 2022

Throw Back Thursday.  Today we are featuring the Harrison Fest Grand Parade & Street Festival. The Harrison Fest was founded in 1995.  From its humble beginning as a small gathering of Harrisonians, Harrison Fest has grown into an event that attracts not only Harrison residents but...

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TBT: Harrison High Environmental Club anselmo millan beautification commitee environment environmental club fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison fest mural murals route 280 Mar 31, 2022

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...

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Honoring Harrisonian Joseph Cundari anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan frank rodgers holy cross grammar school hudson county community college joseph cundari mahhattan college mayor frank e. rodgers redevelopment seton hall preparatory school soccer town usa tennis courts the courts town engineer world war ii Mar 20, 2022

Photo: Professors and Students from NJIT review map of the Town of Harrison with Town Engineer Joseph Cundari (4th from the Left) along with then Councilman Anselmo Millan (3rd from the Left).

Stories about  Harrison’s longtime Town Engineer abound.  Before computers and CAD...

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Bagpipe Band San Xoan Pipe Band Huge Hit in NYC St. Patrick's Parade anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan galicia spain nyc nyc st. patrick's parade san xon pipe band st. patrick st. patrick day parade united irish united irish association Mar 19, 2022

The San Xoan Pipe Band from Galicia Spain who participated in the United Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Harrison NJ impressed all who participated or watched the United Irish parade. 

The San Xoan Pipe Band also marched in the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade yesterday Thursday,...

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St. Patrick's Parade: San Xoan Pipe Band from Galicia Spain anselmo millan asturias spain banda de gaitas from llacin bayonne nj fmr. councilman anselmo millan galicia spain nyc parade san xon pipe band st. patrick st. patrick day parade Mar 13, 2022

A special treat from Galacia Spain, San Xon Pipe Band, marched at the United Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade in Harrison.  Former Harrison 2nd Ward Councilman Anselmo MIllan marched in front of the sixty member pipe band as it made its way up Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. in route to the Kearny Town...

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