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Fallen Firefighter Vincent Doffont Honored With Memorial Plaque firefigher vincent doffont harrison fife department harrison firefighters harrison nj vincent doffont vincent doffont jr. Oct 30, 2024

In a deeply moving ceremony held at the Harrison Fire Department headquarters on Saturday, October 12, 2024, the Harrison Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association and the local firefighting community gathered to honor Firefighter Vincent Doffont, who tragically passed away following a...

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Harrison's Firehouse Plan Sparks Debate Over Community Needs cobalt apartment building environment environmental justice environmental protection agency epa harrison harrison fife department harrison firefighters harrison nj steelwork apartment building vermella harrison wylie apartment building Nov 27, 2023

The Harison Mayor & Council will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at the Harrison Town Hall, 318 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor to pass a resolution to make an application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for funding through the Resilient...

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Mayor & Council: Tax Abatement/Personnel Changes+ Tues. Oct. 17, 2023 department public works environmental justice environmental protection agency green space green spaces harrison fife department harrison firefighters harrison mayor harrison nj harrison police harrison police department harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone mayor mayor & council payment in lieu of taxes pilot pocket park property taxes Oct 17, 2023

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...

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Unaddressed Harrison NJ Parking Dilemma Continues to Plague Residents harold stahl harrison fife department harrison nj harrison parking harrison police department parking undergound parking garage Sep 25, 2023

In 2018, then Councilman Anselmo Millan identified the lack of Parking in Harrison NJ as the top issue for residents. Anselmo Millan suggested that the Town of Harrison build an underground parking garage at Library Park on Harrison Avenue like the underground parking garage at Military Park in...

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Mayor & Council Meet Tues. 4/4/2023 at 6:15 p.m. budget green acres green space harrison board of education harrison fife department harrison nj harrison police department mayor mayor & council municipal budget opiate litigation town budget Apr 04, 2023

The Agenda for Harrison’s Mayor & Council meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, contains Resolutions and Ordinances for passage and the introduction of the 2023 Municipal Budget Ordinance. A copy of the Municipal Budget however was not posted to the Town of Harrison website.

The Mayor...

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Harrisonā€™s Mayor & Council Meet on Tues. Mar. 7, 2023 6:15 p.m. community event exceed municipal budget cap harrison fife department harrison firefighters harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency land use mayor mayor & council suburban consulting engineers waterfront redvelopment plan Mar 06, 2023

The Agenda for Harrison’s Mayor & Council meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, contains Resolutions and Ordinances for passage. Although the Mayor & Council Agenda for the In-Person meeting was posted on the Town of Harrison website, the actual Ordinances and Resolutions were not...

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Special High Noon Mayor & Council Meeting Fri. Feb. 17, 2023 green space green spaces harrison harrison fife department harrison nj land development ordinance mayor mayor & council ordinance public sessions resolutions Feb 16, 2023

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...

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Sold Out: US Womans' National Team v. Germany Sun. Nov. 13, 2022 germany woman's natitional soccer team harrison harrison emergency services harrison fife department harrison nj harrison police national night out red bulls soccer usa woman's national soccer team Nov 11, 2022

The US Womans' National Team v. the Germany National Team will play at the Red Bulls Arena on Sunday, November 13, 2022 with a 5 p.m. start. The game has sold out meaning the population of Harrison will more than double Sunday night. The Red Bulls Arena hold up to 25,000 patrons.. The population...

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