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Two Red Bulls Stadium Games This Weekend fc dallas harrison police department new york city fc soccer club new york red bulls nj/ny gotham fc red bull arena soccer washington spirit Apr 15, 2022

The Red Bulls Stadium in Harrison is becoming the soccer venue of choice in the New York Metro Area. 

This weekend there will be two games.  The first game will be the New York Red Bulls v. FC Dallas on Saturday, April 16, 2022, starting at 7 p.m. The second game will be the NJ/NY Gotham FC v. Wash...

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CDC New Data Mapping Sending Mixed Messages on Covid covid 19 harrison health department health montclair state montclair state university stephanie silvera md Apr 15, 2022

A very important article in the NJ Spotlight News website entitled “Conflicting Covid 19 maps send a mixed message on Safety” points out the current state of affairs on how the State of New Jersey and local municipalities are faced with mixed messages from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This ...

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TBT: Zheng Accepts Millan’s Challenge, Designs Harrison’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 Valedictorian.  Zheng was ...

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New York City FC Soccer Club Game Wednesday, April 13th new york city fc soccer club red bulls stadium seattle sounders traffic bulletin Apr 13, 2022

No Traffic Bulletin has been issued by the Town of Harrison but on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, the Red Bulls Stadium will be hosting a Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals Soccer Game at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ.  New York City FC Soccer Club will be facing the Seattle Sounders...

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Harrison Police Officers Honor Firefighter Vincent J. Doffont Jr. harrison fire department harrison firefighters harrison police harrison police department kimberly taylor designs vincent doffont vincent doffont jr. Apr 12, 2022

Members of the Harrison Police Department gifted the Harrison Fire Department a beautiful custom thin red line flag in honor of Firefighter Vincent Doffont.

The flag was presented to the Harrison Fire Department at the Harrison Fire Department Headquarters.

The flag was designed and created by Ki...

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Before the Red Bulls, There Was Harrison Park Stadium baseball major league baseball mayor thomas lynch reymond new york red bulls newark baseball team newark peppers red bulls soccer team thomas lynch raymond Apr 12, 2022

In 2010, the Red Bulls Stadium in Harrison celebrated its Opening Day. Many people believe that the Red Bulls Stadium was the first Major League Stadium built in Harrison.  In fact, that is not an accurate statement.  The Red Bulls Stadium is the second Major League Stadium that called Harrison home...

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What Does No Plastic Bag Law Mean To You As A Consumer? grocery store njdep no plastic bag law plastic bags reusable bag Apr 11, 2022

What does the No Plastic Bag Law mean to you as a consumer?  It means you have to bring your own page to almost every store you shop at after May 4, 2022.  Don’t expect to be given a paper bag because paper bags are also banned except for small stores.  More than likely small stores will opt to not ...

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Sunday: Grand Opening of Harrison Little League baseball field green spaces harrison little league harrison soccer john harkes playground tab ramos the courts tony meola Apr 08, 2022

The Grand Re-Opening of the Harrison Little League will be this Sunday, April 10, 2022, with a ribbon-cutting at 1 pm followed by a Soccer game at 2 pm. Only in Harrison would it be appropriate to do a Grand Re-Opening of a Baseball Little League field and have an Opening Day Soccer Game.  Harrison ...

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Harrison: Don't Drink the Tap Water bottled water harrison water department lead in water passaic valley water commission pvwc water filter water quality Apr 07, 2022

The Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) announced on its Facebook page that it had “Failed to Meet Water Quality Parameter[s] (WQP) levels”.  It has also posted a bulletin on its website written in very fine print that it consistently failed a corrosion control system last year from July 1, 2021,...

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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 people from throu...

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Live Orchesta: Harrison High School Apple Tree Play Production bock and harnick harrison high school harrison high school drama club jerome coopersmith jerry bock millburn nj paper mill playhouse sheldon harnick the apple tree play Apr 05, 2022

The Harrison High School Drama Club was selected to participate in the Millburn, New Jersey Paper Mill Playhouse Adopt a School outreach program which offers New Jersey Public High Schools theatrical training and financial assistance to put on plays.

Harrison High’s Drama Club will be putting on th...

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HPD Issues Public Bulletin On Red Bulls Game cf montreal soccer crucible drive frank rodgers guyon drive no parking parking peter higgins iii red bull arena red bull traffic red bulls soccer Apr 04, 2022

The Harrison Police Department (HPD) issued a bulletin on Saturday’s Red Bull Soccer Game to be held at the Red Bull’s Arena in Harrison NJ.  The New York Red Bulls is scheduled to play the Club de Foot Montreal on Saturday, April 9, 2022, starting at 4 p.m.

The Harrison Police Department anticipat...

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