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EPA Postpones MeetUp: It Must Reset Its Passaic River Cleanup Plan agent orange alice yeh environmental justice environmental protection agency epa harrison nj mayor raymond mcdonough passaic valley sewerage commission raymond j. mcdonough toxic sludge toxic sludge plant Oct 28, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has postponed its planned October 29, 2024, community meeting in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, where community members anticipated discussing the agency’s controversial plan for decontaminating the Lower Passaic River. EPA Project Manager...

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Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting Set for Tues. September 17, 2024 agent orange department of environmental protection environment environmental justice epa harrison nj mayor & council toxic sludge toxic sludge plant Sep 17, 2024

The Town of Harrison has confirmed that the next Mayor & Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, with a scheduled start time of 6:15 p.m. The meeting will take place at Harrison Town Hall, located at 318 Harrison Avenue, either in the Third Floor Conference Room or the...

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Mayor& Council Meet on Tues.Aug. 6, 2024 As EPA Toxic Sludge Confirmed agent orange dioxin environmental justice environmental protection agency epa harrison nj james doran mayor james fife new jersey environmental protection agency toxic sludge Jul 31, 2024

The Harrison Mayor & Council are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Harrison Town Hall located at 318 Harrison Avenue, Harrison NJ. It is hoped the meeting will take place in the more spacious Mayor & Council Chambers on the 2nd floor, rather than the smaller...

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Wyldes Luxury Apt. Complex in Harrison Offers Array of Indoor Amenities agent orange anselmo millan cobalt apartment building environmental protection agency epa harrison nj james doran james fife mayor james fife passaic river steelwork apartment building the wyldes harrison toxic chemical toxic sludge urby harrison nj vermella harrison Feb 02, 2024

Advance Realty Investors has recently revealed an impressive array of indoor amenities at The Wyldes, the newest luxury apartment complex in Harrison’s Redevelopment Zone. The development, designed by MHS Architecture, encompasses 399 upscale studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments,...

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Toxic Sludge Looms as Redevelopment Agency Meets On Mon. Jan. 22, 2024 agent orange dioxin environment environmental justice environmental protection agency epa harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone mayor & council mayor james fife pse&g pseg toxic chemical toxic sludge Jan 22, 2024

As the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) gears up for its critical meeting on January 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Mayor's 3rd Floor Conference Room in the Harrison Town Hall, a shadow of controversy hangs over the proceedings. The meeting, set to address a range of fiscal and administrative...

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Mayor Fifeā€™s Legacy: Green Space Unfilled Promises & EPA Toxic Sludge agent orange epa essex county parks green space harrison nj pse&g pseg toxic chemical toxic sludge Sep 12, 2023

In the span of a year, Harrison Mayor James Fife has faced mounting criticism over his perceived failure to protect and foster green spaces in the Harrison Redevelopment Zone, a responsibility that falls both under his purview as the Chairman of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) and Mayor...

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Harrison Public Schools Announces Summer Swim Program agent orange epa harrison nj mayor james fife summer swim program swim lessons Jul 03, 2023

Note: This article is about the 2023 Summer Swim Program to get information on the 2024 Summer Swim Program follow this link.

Harrison Public Schools has officially announced the commencement of its Summer Swim Program, an initiative to equip local residents with vital swimming skills and also...

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EPA Toxic Sludge Plan Worse Than Expected And It Was Already Bad agent orange anselmo millan bridge street bridge harrison nj cobalt apartment building election election 2022 environment environmental epa fmr. councilman anselmo millan general election harrison james fife mayor james fife mayoral candidate anselmo millan new jersey environmental protection agency pseg steelwork apartment building vermella harrison Nov 03, 2022

At the August 29, 2022, Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) meeting, Mayor James Fife stated when referring to the former PSE&G Gas Works, “Of course, you have the biggest piece Public Service,  the EPA is holding that up.  We were going to do some planning over there but the...

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True or False: Mayor Fife Says Itā€™s Up To EPA & PSE&G agent orange harrison board of education harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency james fife mayor james fife petition Oct 21, 2022

At the August 29, 2022, Redevelopment Meeting, Mayor Fife stated when referring to the former PSE&G Gas Works, “Of course, you have the biggest piece Public Service,  the EPA is holding that up.  We were going to do some planning over there but the EPA is going to using it for...

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While Mayor Fife Takes No Position Millan Fights to Stop EPA Dumping agent orange doctor doran environment epa green spaces harrison nj james doran james fife mayor & council park toxic chemical Oct 19, 2022

The Harrison Mayor & Council meeting from Tuesday, October 18, 2022, was canceled along with the Monday, October 24, 2022 meeting of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA). Mayor James Fife chairs both of these meetings as the Mayor of Harrison and as Chairman of the HRA. 

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Petition: Stop EPA From Dumping River Sludge In Harrison NJ agent orange bridge street bridge harrison nj councilman anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan james fife mayor & council mayor alberto santos passaic river petition Oct 07, 2022

This week former Councilman Anselmo Millan drafted a Petition to stop the EPA from Dumping Passaic River sludge in Harrison.   The Petition is both online and has a physical version which is being circulated throughout the Town of Harrison.

Anselmo Millan is a candidate for Mayor of...

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