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What Does No Plastic Bag Law Mean To You As A Consumer? grocery store njdep no plastic bag law plastic bags reusable bag Apr 11, 2022

What does the No Plastic Bag Law mean to you as a consumer?  It means you have to bring your own page to almost every store you shop at after May 4, 2022.  Don’t expect to be given a paper bag because paper bags are also banned except for small stores.  More than likely small...

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Sunday: Grand Opening of Harrison Little League baseball field green spaces harrison little league harrison soccer john harkes playground tab ramos the courts tony meola Apr 08, 2022

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. ...

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Harrison: Don't Drink the Tap Water bottled water harrison water department lead in water passaic valley water commission pvwc water filter water quality Apr 07, 2022

The Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) announced on its Facebook page that it had “Failed to Meet Water Quality Parameter[s] (WQP) levels”.  It has also posted a bulletin on its website written in very fine print that it consistently failed a corrosion control system last...

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TBT: Harrison Fest Grand Parade & Street Festival anselmo millan chinese american club fmr. councilman anselmo millan grand parade harrison fest street festival Apr 06, 2022

Throw Back Thursday.  Today we are featuring the Harrison Fest Grand Parade & Street Festival. The Harrison Fest was founded in 1995.  From its humble beginning as a small gathering of Harrisonians, Harrison Fest has grown into an event that attracts not only Harrison residents but...

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Live Orchesta: Harrison High School Apple Tree Play Production bock and harnick harrison high school harrison high school drama club jerome coopersmith jerry bock millburn nj paper mill playhouse sheldon harnick the apple tree play Apr 05, 2022

The Harrison High School Drama Club was selected to participate in the Millburn, New Jersey Paper Mill Playhouse Adopt a School outreach program which offers New Jersey Public High Schools theatrical training and financial assistance to put on plays.

Harrison High’s Drama Club will be...

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HPD Issues Public Bulletin On Red Bulls Game cf montreal soccer crucible drive frank rodgers guyon drive no parking parking peter higgins iii red bull arena red bull traffic red bulls soccer Apr 04, 2022

The Harrison Police Department (HPD) issued a bulletin on Saturday’s Red Bull Soccer Game to be held at the Red Bull’s Arena in Harrison NJ.  The New York Red Bulls is scheduled to play the Club de Foot Montreal on Saturday, April 9, 2022, starting at 4 p.m.

The Harrison Police...

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Branch Brook Park Cherry Blossom Festival 2022 branch brook park alliance caroline bamberger fuld cherry blossoms cherry blossoms festival essex county executive joseph n. divencenzo essex county parks frederick law olmsted joseph n. divincenzo newark branch brook park Apr 03, 2022

A short drive from Harrison is Branch Brook Park in North Newark.  The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed landscape architect.  Olmsted also designed Central Park in New York City. The park was envisioned in 1862 but construction did not start until 1896. 

In...

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Help Firefighter Doffont's Childrens College Tuition Fund firefigher vincent doffont harrison fire department harrison firefighters vincent doffont vincent doffont jr. Apr 02, 2022
A fundraiser was set up in honor of Harrison Firefighter Vincent J. Doffont, Jr. and in support of a college fund for his children. 
 
As of this Saturday morning (4/2/2022), the fundraiser on Go Fund Me has raised $40,505 on its way to its goal of $50,000.  The fundraiser notes...
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The Mayors of Harrison NJ frank rodgers harrison town hall mayor & council mayor frank e. rodgers mayor james fife mayor raymond mcdonough mayors of harrison Apr 01, 2022

In 1904, the then Governor of New Jersey, Governor Franklin Murphy signed into law legislation entitled “An Act to Provide for the Election of Mayors in Incorporated Towns and to Regulate Their Duties”.  Under the new law, Joseph P. Riordan ran in Harrison’s Democratic...

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TBT: Harrison High Environmental Club anselmo millan beautification commitee environment environmental club fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison fest mural murals route 280 Mar 31, 2022

Throw Back Thursday.  This week we are featuring the Harrison High School Environmental Club and Arts Club with the assistance of then Harrison’s 2nd Ward Councilman Anselmo Millan cleaned up the entrance to and exit of Route 280 by Harrison Avenue. But the clean-up was not just...

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PSE&G Continues Attack on Harrison Residents gas line construction natural gas natural gas construction noise violation overnight construction parking permit pse&g pse&g gas line construction Mar 30, 2022

The Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) continues its attack on Harrison residents now opening two fronts.  On March 28, 2022, PSE&G continued its excavation to install new plastic gas lines on William Street in Harrison.  The prior day it had started its excavation and...

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Harrison UDrive. UText. UPay Distractive Driving Law Enforcement calling while driving harrison police harrison police department nhtsa texting while driving udrive utext upay campaign Mar 29, 2022

Throughout the month of April 2022, the Harrison Police Department will using special funding to increase traffic patrols to encourage drivers not to text or otherwise use a handheld telephone while driving.  The campaign, UDrive, UText. UPay is a law enforcement initiative targeting...

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