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In 2011, Fire Chief Tom Dolaghan retired from the Harrison Fire Department. Mayor Raymond J. McDonough recruited Harrison resident Harold Stahl to be an interim part-time Fire Director. Harold Stahl continues to this day as a part-time Fire Director and has added another responsibility...
On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, it is Ask The Mayor Night starting at 6:30 pm on Zoom. Anyone who has a question for the Mayor & Council can log into Zoom on their smartphone or computer and participate during the Public Hearing on Ordinances and/or the Public Session with comments and/or General...
On June 30th we published an article Local Independence Day July 4th Fireworks which provided a listing of four neighboring towns that have 4th of July Fireworks.
In our article we noted that former Councilman Anselmo Millan had organized and had got fireworks as part of the multicultural ...
Below is the full version of The Declaration of Independence:
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the...
This 4th of July, take a moment to reflect on the document that declared America’s independence from Great Britain – the Declaration of Independence. Written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted on July 4, 1776, this document has become one of the most important pieces of American history....
On Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 7 p.m. FC Barcelona takes on the New York Red Bulls at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. Or should we say the New York Red Bulls take on the FC Barcelona team? The game has Sold Out or is very close to selling out. It’s a good bet that all 25,000...
Looking for the 2023 4th of July Celebrations & Fireworks Close to Harrison click on highlighted link. The article below is from 2022.
The Town of Harrison does not currently have an Independence Day Fireworks Celebration but other surrounding communities have 4th of July Celebrations and...
The New York Red Bulls will take on the Atlanta United FC in an eagerly anticipated game at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison Nj on Thursday June 30, 2022. A traffic advisory has been issued by the Harrison Police Department making residents aware of increased traffic in Harrison as a result of the...
On Saturday, July 2, 2022, the NJ/NY Gotham FC team will be taking on the Chicago Red Stars soccer team at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. The game has a 7 pm start so the impact on traffic should be manageable.
The Chicago Red Stars soccer team has founded in 2009 and played in the...
On Sunday, June 26, 2022, the Harrison Fire Department provided the Kearny Fire Department with Mutual Aid in a 5 alarm fire in the neighboring Town of Kearny. The Harrison Fire Department was joined by the Jersey City Fire Department, North Arlington Fire Department, Belleville Fire...
Harrison’s Industrial past is something recognized with luxury apartment buildings named Steel Works and street names like Crucible Drive and Guyon Drive. The latter names of companies who occupied the land that now is home to luxury apartment buildings. With all the supply...
The Harrison High School Class of 2022 graduated on Friday, June 24, 2022, at a ceremony held for the most part outside on the Harrison High School sports field. The Valedictorian Sara Elizabeth Valentin and Salutatorian Keisha Salas addressed the graduates, parents, teachers, Board of...
