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With only a day's notice, the Harrison Mayor & Council's special meeting on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Noon, sparked concerns among residents over the transparency of its decision-making processes. During the meeting, held in the 3rd Floor Mayor's Conference Room, two resolutions were passed...
The Mayor and Council of Harrison, New Jersey, are set to discuss and adopt several resolutions and ordinances related to the town's development, public safety, and governance at their Tuesday, October 17, 2023 meeting scheduled for 6:15 p.m. start in the Harrison Town Hall on the 3rd Floor...
In a recent announcement, it was confirmed that the Harrison Mayor & Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2023, has been canceled. This decision follows a succession of postponed local board and agency meetings in the Town of Harrison.
Notably, the last Mayor &...
The Cherry Blossom Festival in Newark, New Jersey is held each year in the beautiful Branch Brook Park. This festival celebrates the beauty of 5,200 cherry blossom trees that were planted in a park that was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. During the Cherry Blossom Festival visitors are...
A Special Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting will be held, on Friday, February 17, 2023, starting at 12 p.m. (High Noon) via Zoom.
The following are the items on the Agenda:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GREEN ACRES AGREEMENT PARK DEVELOPMENT
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING...
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.
A...
The Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. has been canceled. The next meeting of the Mayor & Council is Tuesday, November 15, 2022, also at 6:30 pm. Via Zoom teleconferencing.
On November 15, 2022, there will also be a...
The rescheduled Harrison Redevelopment Meeting will be held on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 1 p.m. There is no Agenda published as of Saturday, August 20, 2022. The meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing software. To attend the meeting log in before 1 p.m. using this Zoom link...
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...
In the “good old days”, the Town of Harrison was known for its very well-staffed Police Department. Harrison’s reputation was that the Town was very safe. While other neighboring towns had high crime statistics, Harrison’s crime statistics were low.
The...
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. ...
