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Local Independence Day July 4th Fireworks 4th of july celebration anselmo millan belleville nj councilman anselmo millan fireworks fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison fest harrison nj jersey city nj kearny nj union city nj Jun 30, 2022

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...

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Traffic Advisory Issued for NY Red Bulls vs. Atlanta United FC Thurs. June 30th Game arthur blank atlanta unied fc harrison nj harrison police harrison police department mercedes benz stadium new york red bulls red bull arena red bull traffic red bulls the home depot traffic bulletin Jun 29, 2022

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...

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Harrison Fire Department Provides Mutual Aid In Kearny Fire harrison fire department harrison firefighters harrison nj kearny fire department kearny nj red cross st. stephens roman catholic church Jun 27, 2022

On Sunday, June 26, 2022, the Harrison Fire Department provided the Kearny Fire Department with Mutual Aid in a 5 alarm fire in the neighboring Town of Kearny.  The Harrison Fire Department was joined by the Jersey City Fire Department, North Arlington Fire Department, Belleville Fire...

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Harrison The Beehive Of Industry, Labor Unions & Pennsylvania Railroad charles f. guyon crucible drive crucible steel guyon drive harrison harrison nj harrison path station manhattan transfer manhattan transfer station path station path train pennsylvania railroad port authority of new york/new jersey Jun 26, 2022

Harrison’s Industrial past is something recognized with luxury apartment buildings named Steel Works and street names like Crucible Drive and Guyon Drive.  The latter names of companies who occupied the land that now is home to luxury apartment buildings.  With all the supply...

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Two Women Lead Harrison High School Class of 2022 harirson high school graduation harrison board of education harrison high school harrison nj james doran james fife karianne arias keisha salas matthew weber maureen kroog mayor james fife principal matthew weber sara valentin superintendent maureen kroog superintendent of schools Jun 25, 2022

The Harrison High School Class of 2022 graduated on Friday, June 24, 2022, at a ceremony held for the most part outside on the Harrison High School sports field.  The Valedictorian Sara Elizabeth Valentin and Salutatorian Keisha Salas addressed the graduates, parents, teachers, Board of...

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How Frank E. Rodgers Became The Mayor of Harrison frank rodgers harrison nj mayor frank e. rodgers Jun 24, 2022

Frank E. Rodgers got the longest continuous streets in Harrison named after him.  Frank E. Rodgers Blvd runs north to south the entire length of the Town of Harrison.  Most new residents know very little about Frank E. Rodgers except he got a street named after him. Some think he is a...

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Noon Time Start Red Bull Arena Rugby Match Sat. June 25, 2022 harrison nj harrison police harrison police department ireland v usa rugby lond irish major league rugby major league rugby championship final red bull arena red bull traffic rugby new york saracens seattle seawolves winston churchill Jun 22, 2022

It is not the first time a Rugby game will play at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison, New Jersey but the game’s Saturday noon start time is not something local residents are going to be enthusiastic about.  Residents in the southern part of town, SOHA, where the Red Bulls Arena is...

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Project: Harrison Restaurants and Grocery Stores harrison grocery stores harrison nj harrison restaurants shop local Jun 21, 2022

YourHarrison would like to list every business in Harrison NJ on our website. We have started with Restaurants and Grocery Stores in the Town of Harrison. 

We have created a Restaurant page and a Grocery Store page which contains the name, address, phone number, and link to an online menu...

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NYBC Blood Drive in Harrison June 30th 2022 blood donation harrison nj howard p. milstein new york blood center pablo rubeinstein md Jun 18, 2022

The New York Blood Center (NYBC) will be holding a blood drive in Harrison NJ on June 30, 2022, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Harrison Community Center. The Harrison Community Center is located on the corner of South Frank E. Rodgers Blvd and Warren Street (401 Warren Street) in Harrison NJ.

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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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