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Postponed: Gotham FC Home Opener v. North Carolina Courage new york city fc soccer club nj/ny gotham fc north carolina courage red bull arena red bulls stadium May 15, 2022

Gotham FC Home Opener against  the North Carolina Courage on Saturday, May 14, 2022 with a 7 p.m. start was postponed to a later to be announced date.  NJ/NY Gotham FC Soccer Team announced on its website that the Home Opener Game was postponed due to Covid 19 protocols.

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Tuesday Night: Ask The Mayor agenda mayor mayor & council mayor james fife public session town meeting zoom May 14, 2022

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, it is Ask The Mayor Night starting at 6:30 pm on Zoom. Anyone who has a question about lack of Green Spaces, Hours of & Locked Playgrounds, Red Bulls game traffic and lack of access to apartment buildings, Town of Harrison Water Quality, PSE&G Gas Line...

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Harrison American Legion & VFW Memorial Day Tribute american legion post 282 harrison veterans plaza memorial day veterans vfw post 340 May 13, 2022

The Harrison Post 282 American Legion and the Sergeant William Sawelson VFW Post 340 will be holding a Memorial Day Tribute on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Park Veteran's Plaza located at 10 South Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. adjacent to the Harrison Library and the...

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TBT: Over 2K Harrison Residents Petition Governor Murphy to Close Landfill anselmo millan close keegan fmr. councilman anselmo millan governor phil murphy judge jeffrey jablonski keegan landfill mayor & council mayor james fife new jersey appellate court new jersey supreme court May 12, 2022

Yesterday May 11, 2022 marked three years since former Councilman Anselmo Millan and three volunteers, Anthony Rios, Monica Miguens and Nick Azevedo delivered a Petition containing over 2000 signature from Harrison NJ residents to Governor Phil Murphy at his office in Trenton.

The Petition...

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V-E Day: Harrison's World War II Monument Honors Supreme Sacrifice harrison world war ii monument korean war monument v-e day victory in europe day vietnam memorial world war i monument world war ii world war ii monument May 11, 2022

Sunday, May 8, 2022, was Victory in Europe Day also known as V-E Day. On May 8, 1945, celebrations throughout the world occurred at the news that Germany had surrendered and that Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Third Reich had been defeated to end World War II at least in Europe.  There was also...

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Discover the Art in Your Local Post Office: Murray J. Roper's "Industry and the Family" albert kotin david w. gates jr. fine arts great depression harrison nj harrison post office murray j. roper plaster relief mural us treasury department May 10, 2022

Looking for something to do on a rainy day? Why not head down to your local post office and take a look at the art on display!

Many post offices contain artwork that was sponsored during the Great Depression as part of the Treasury Department's Fine Arts section economic stimulus program under...

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The Harrison Public Library: A Rich History of Literacy and Learning green space harrison public library mayor frederick j. gassert new deal president roosevelt's new deal public works administration town of wantage wantage elementary school May 09, 2022

Today, the Harrison Public Library continues to be a place of learning and discovery. It offers a variety of programs and services for children, teens, and adults. The library also has an extensive collection of books, magazines, and other materials. Whether you are looking for a place to read or...

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A Mom's Hope for a Cure: Raising Lupus Awareness in the Community elizabeth santacruz lupus lupus awareness lupus foundation of america symptoms of lupus May 08, 2022

May is Lupus Awareness Month. The Town of Harrison did a ribbon cutting on Friday, May 6, 2022, to bring awareness to Lupus, a disease that can strike young children, teenagers and adults. Many times it takes physicians years to diagnose individuals with Lupus. Many persons are unaware of the...

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Soccer Showdown: Ecuador vs. Nigeria at the Red Bulls Arena 2022 world cup africa cup of nations cmn sports ecuador national soccer team international soccer games lions sports nigeria national soccer team red bull arena world cup 2022 May 07, 2022

Soccer fans in the tri-state area will be in for a treat on Thursday, June 2, 2022, when the Ecuador National Team takes on Nigerian National Team in an international friendly at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison, NJ. This matchup is sure to produce some exciting soccer action and will give fans a...

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Town of Harrison Street Cleaning harrison department of public works harrison dpw new jersey environmental protection agency njdep ravo street cleaner street cleaning May 06, 2022

The Harrison Department of Public Works (DPW) sweeps the streets of Harrison once a week.  Their motto imprinted on their street sweeper is "Keeping our community clean". The DPW plays an important role in keeping Harrison Streets clean.  The tradition of cleaning Harrison’s...

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Harrison Fire Department On Forefront of Fire Equipment harrison cleveland ave fire station harrison fire department ladder truck pierce arrow tiller ladder truck pierce enforcer pumper simon duplex aerial ladder truck May 05, 2022

Delivered in December of 2018, the Harrison Fire Department’s newest addition to its Firefighting tools, is a Pierce-Arrow 107 foot Tiller Ladder Fire Engine Truck. The purchase order was signed in October of 2017 by then-Councilman Anselmo Millan as the Harrison Fire Department Chairman...

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Harrison's Gotham FC Soccer Team carli lloyd new york giants new york jets new york red bulls nj/ny gotham fc red bulls arena red bulls stadium soccer May 04, 2022

Almost everyone knows that the New York Red Bulls’ stadium is in Harrison NJ and like the New York Giants and New York Jets, the New York Red Bulls play in New Jersey.  The Giants and the Jets play in the Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford and the Red Bulls play in Harrison.  But...

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