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The vibrant Portuguese-American community in Harrison, New Jersey, is gearing up for an exciting weekend of festivities to celebrate Portugal Day 2024. Set to take place on Saturday & Sunday June 1st and 2nd, the festivities will be hosted at the Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American...
Election Day in Harrison, New Jersey, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, arrives with a notable lack of competition in local Council races. There is no mayoral election this year.. The incumbent Councilpersons in the four wards of Harrison NJ —Maria Camano (1st Ward), Eleanor Villalta (2nd...
The Town of Harrison, located in Hudson County, New Jersey recently held its primary election on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Unfortunately, the election witnessed a disappointingly low voter turnout, with just over 7% of the registered voters in Harrison exercising their right to vote.
The preliminary...
Primary Election Day is today Tuesday, June 6, 2023. In Harrison, NJ, there are two contested elections. There are also several offices up for grabs on Election Day. The most contested races locally are for the County Executive and the County Commissioner offices, with the Hudson County...
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...
The Portuguese American Community celebrated Portugal Day on the Weekend of June 4th & June 5th. The Portuguese Flag raising was held on Sunday in front of the Town Hall of Harrison. The children from the Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Community Center (Centro Romeu Cascaes)...
The Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Club President, Delfim Sarabando was sworn in to take over the seat of current Harrison Third Ward Councilmember Francisco Nascimento, a fellow Portuguese-American. Councilman Nascimento retired and stopped attending Mayor & Council meetings...
