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Residents Petition to Stop Demoltion of 80 Harrison Homes anselmo millan councilman anselmo millan dewey street governor jon corzine harrison high school harrison nj lincoln school new jersey schools development authority newark nj schools construction corporation washington school Jun 14, 2022

Over seventeen years ago in April of 2005, former Harrison Councilman Anselmo Millan (Councilman Millan) led a coalition of residents by collecting 900 signatures of Harrison residents opposed to the State of New Jersey’s plan to demolish 80 homes and commercial properties in Harrison to...

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3 Year Anniversary of the Closure of the Keegan Landfill in Kearny NJ close keegan epa h2s harrison nj hydrogen sulfide judge jeffrey jablonski keegan landfill mayor alberto santos methane gas new jersey supreme court njdep njsea Jun 12, 2022

Three years ago today, on June 12, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an Order to uphold the closure of the Keegan Landfill in Kearny NJ. The unanimous decision by the seven justices reversed a two-Judge Appellate Panel decision that overturned Hudson County Chancery Judge Jeffrey...

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Primary Election Results in Harrison NJ councilman delfim sarabando delfim sarabando election election day ellen mendoza harrison election harrison nj james doran james fife jesus huaranga lawrence bennett mayor & council mayor james fife primary election 2022 rob menendez robert menendez senator robert menendez Jun 09, 2022

Harrison’s 2022 Mayoral Primary Election resulted in a lighter voter turnout than the 2018 Mayoral Primary Election.  The difference between this year’s Mayoral Primary Election and the one from four years ago (2018) was Mayor James Fife had no opposition in this year’s...

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Red Bulls Topps Sports Card Night at Toronto FC Game harrison nj red bull arena red bulls red bulls soccer toronto fc Jun 08, 2022

The first Ten thousand lucky fans will receive Red Bulls Topps Sports promo pack of cards when they attend the Red Bulls versus Toronto FC game on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 7p.m. at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. The cards are a collaboration between Topps and Bleeker Trading. It is the...

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Harrison Portugal Day 2022 Saturday/Sunday June 4th & 5th harrison nj harrison nj portugal day portugal day portuguese rancho May 31, 2022

Update: The location of the Harrison Portugal Day Celebration is at the Centro Romeo Cascaes Portuguese American Club located at 14 North Frank E. Rodgers Blvd, Harrison. 

The Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Community Center has announced that it will be holding its annual Portugal...

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Harrison Memorial Monument: Vietnam War david robertson donald b. scott east newark memorial day tribute harrison nj harrison veterans plaza joseph p. mobus memorial day scott mobus place vietnam memorial vietnam war May 29, 2022

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May each year. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in military service. It was formerly known as Decoration Day, and it was first officially observed in 1868. Memorial services were being...

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Discover the Art in Your Local Post Office: Murray J. Roper's "Industry and the Family" albert kotin david w. gates jr. fine arts great depression harrison nj harrison post office murray j. roper plaster relief mural us treasury department May 10, 2022

Looking for something to do on a rainy day? Why not head down to your local post office and take a look at the art on display!

Many post offices contain artwork that was sponsored during the Great Depression as part of the Treasury Department's Fine Arts section economic stimulus program under...

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Harrison NJ 9/11 Memorial 9/11 memorial fabian soto harrison nj world trade center world trade center iron beam May 02, 2022

The Harrison 9/11 Memorial is on the northeast corner of Library Park on Harrison Avenue.  The memorial is one of the first to use a piece of the iron beams from the World Trade Center Twin Towers. A waterfall was incorporated into the beams. Given Harrison's Industrial past, a raw iron beam...

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Harrison Missing 4 of 5 Redevelopment Promises boonton line green spaces harrison nj harrison path station harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency jackson street bridge manhattan transfer station montclair booton line nj transit train path station path train playground stickel bridge william a. stickel Apr 25, 2022

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...

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PSE&G Celebrates Earth Day with Purchase of Street Sweeper earth day environment harrison construction department harrison nj njdep pse&g pse&g gas line construction ravo street sweeper Apr 22, 2022

PSE&G announced today in celebration of Earth Day that it purchased a state-of-the-art street sweeper to clean the streets of Harrison NJ. 

PSE&G is replacing gas piping throughout the Town of Harrison as previously reported.  As part of the process, PSE&G has to cut into...

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Twelve Blocks, Neighborhood Stories of the 60s east newark harrison history harrison nj kearny nj warner theatre Mar 28, 2022

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,...

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United Irish St. Patrickā€™s Parade Steps Off Early March 13th harrison nj harrison police holy cross church kearny nj red bulls soccer st. patrick day parade united irish Feb 20, 2022

A West Hudson tradition, the United Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, has been on hold for two years due to the Covid pandemic. The United Irish Association has decided that with a downward trend in the Covid transmission rate it is safe enough to hold the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this...

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