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Happy Labor Day 2022 Harrison barbecues harrison fest grand parade harrison nj harrison nj portugal day harrison portugal day labor day portugal day st. patrick day parade union labor united irish association Sep 05, 2022

Labor Day is a holiday that is celebrated in the United States every year on the first Monday in September. It was created to celebrate the achievements of America's workers. Labor Day was first celebrated in 1882 in New York City.  The day was organized by Peter J. McGuire, co-founder of...

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Harrison Fest’s Back to School Backpack Event anselmo millan back to school backpack giveaway harrison fest harrison fest holiday party harrison fest turkey meal drive harrison nj joe silva the repair square Sep 04, 2022

The Harrison Fest Committee Inc. held a Back to School school supply Backpack event on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in the long driveway of Harrison Fest’s President Anselmo Millan on Warren Street.  The children who came got a backpack and a selection of school supplies to fill their...

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Back to School Wednesday for Harrison Students back to school drive safely back to school harrison board of education harrison nj Sep 03, 2022

Harrison NJ Public Schools will open on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Early dismissal will be at 1:11 pm on the first three days of class (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday). Teachers will return to school on Tuesday.

With back-to-school just around the corner, Harrison NJ is preparing for students...

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NC Courage to Face NJ NY Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena on Sun. Sept 4, 2022 curt johnson harrison nj mls nc courage fc nj ny gotham fc nwsl red bull arena red bull traffic steve malik wakemed soccer park wny flash soccer Sep 02, 2022

The North Carolina Courage Soccer (NC Courage) team will take on the NJ NY Gotham FC Soccer team on Sunday, September 4, 2022, starting at 5 p.m. at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison NJ. This should be an exciting matchup, as both teams are looking to improve their rankings in the league table. Who...

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DC United Wins Surprise Game with New York City FC dc united harrison nj mls mls cup champion new york city fc new york city fc soccer club red bull arena yankee stadium Sep 01, 2022

DC United played New York City FC at Red Bulls Arena on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.  There was significant traffic in Harrison NJ due to the game.  The game was a home game for the New York City FC club which usually plays in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. On occasion, New York...

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Rt. 280 Sound Barriers Reflect Poorly On Town of Harrison diana gutierrez-scacetti harrison nj justin braz north portal bridge portal bridge route 280 sound barriers Aug 30, 2022

Route 280 has sound barriers along its route to help reduce road noise going into communities.  The Sound Barriers along suburban towns are made of concrete and are decorative, as decorative as you can make a sound barrier look.

The Sound Barriers along Route 280 in Harrison were initially...

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Red Bulls v. Philadelphia Union on Sat. September 3, 2022 at 7 p.m. delaware river harrison nj jay sugarman kevein durant keystone sports & entertainment mls passaic river philadelphia union philadelphia union soccer team socios.com subaru park subaru stadium Aug 29, 2022

The New York Red Bulls will be taking on the Philadelphia Union at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ on Saturday. September 3, 2022, at 7 p.m. The New York Red Bulls and the Philadelphia Union have faced each other 38 times and tied 8 times and each has won 15 games.  So...

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Portal Bridge Deserves Our Respect Not Scorn environment green harrison nj harrison path station north portal bridge path station path train recycling Aug 28, 2022

The Portal Bridge is an important part of the Amtrak and New Jersey Transit rail system, and it deserves our respect. On August 1, 2022, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Portal Bridge, called appropriately the North Portal Bridge because it will be located north of the current...

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Red Bulls Arena Hosting Two Games Weekend of 8/27/22 angel city fc gotham fc harrison nj inter miami cf mls new york red bulls nj/ny gotham fc red bulls arena red bulls soccer team red bulls stadium Aug 27, 2022

As previously reported in two articles on Your Harrison, the Red Bulls Arena will be hosting two games this weekend one on Saturday and the second on Sunday.

On Saturday, August 27, 2022 the Red Bulls are facing Inter Miami CF with a 7 p.m. start.  It is expected a crowd of approximately...

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Harrison Redevelopment Agency Meeting Date Is Hard to Pin Down harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency soha Aug 26, 2022

The Harrison Redevelopment Agency has not met this month yet despite having scheduled two regular meetings and two special meetings.  The Regular Meeting scheduled for August 8, 2022, was canceled. That meeting was replaced with a special meeting for August 15, 2022.  The Special...

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Joseph Supor Jr.'s Antique Fire Engine, Love of Parades & Harrison Fest grand parade harrison fest harrison fest grand parade harrison nj joseph supor joseph supor jr. Aug 25, 2022

Your Harrison has done several stories on Joseph Supor, Jr. and the company that he founded Joseph Supor & Sons.  Joseph Supor Jr. loved his Harrison community and sponsored throughout his life community events including Halloween Parades and of course Harrison Fest.

The cover photo is...

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Harrison FD Backyard Bush Fire Call Turns Into Extensive Interior Fire east newark firefighters east newark volunteer fire department harrison fire department harrison firefighters harrison nj kearny fire department kearny fire fighters Aug 24, 2022

The Harrison Fire Department got a call for a brush fire in the back yard of a house on the 300 block of Ann Street in Harrison. Upon arrival there was no fire visible from the street but when the Harrison firefighters along with Tour 4 Battalion Chef Greenemeier reached the rear of the building...

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