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Red Bulls Move Opener Time For St. Patrick's Day Parade red bulls soccer st. patrick day parade united irish Mar 03, 2022

The New York Red Bulls 2022 Home Opener on March 13 will now kick-off at 7 p.m. ET, it was announced today. The Red Bulls return home on March 13 to host Minnesota United FC after beginning the season on the road for the first two matches. To purchase tickets to the home opener, click here.

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Shop Local: Restaurants restaurants shop local Feb 28, 2022

Harrison and its immediate neighbors have a lot of good restaurant choices. Many of its restaurants are family operated while others are owned by restaurant entrepreneurs who have a passion for food.  We are trying to list all the choices.  YourHarrison.com has put together a list of...

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Mayor Santos Weighs In On Redistricting & Senator Sacco bows out Gracefully harrison kearny mayor & council mayor santos redistricting senator sacco senator stack Feb 26, 2022

Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos recently weighed in on the Apportionment (Redistricting) Commission split of Harrison and East Newark from the 32nd District into the 29th District which includes the Ironbound Section of Newark and the Town of Belleville.  Kearny was also split from the 32nd...

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Harrison: Coming Soon Legal Cannabis Sales cannabis harbor station 330 harrison police department james fife marijuana mayor & council Feb 24, 2022

The Town of Harrison passed in August 2021 Ordinance 1445 allowing the legal sale of cannabis aka Marijuana in Harrison per the State of New Jersey’s Cannabis Legalization Law.  At the February 2022 Mayor & Council meeting, two corporations, Green Origin Solutions LLC and Cookies...

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Portuguese Club President Sworn in at Club centro romeu cascaes delfim sarabando francisco nascimento harrison election mayor & council portuguese club Feb 22, 2022

The Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Club President, Delfim Sarabando was sworn in to take over the seat of current Harrison Third Ward Councilmember Francisco Nascimento, a fellow Portuguese-American.  Councilman Nascimento retired and stopped attending Mayor & Council meetings...

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United Irish St. Patrick’s Parade Steps Off Early March 13th harrison nj harrison police holy cross church kearny nj red bulls soccer st. patrick day parade united irish Feb 20, 2022

A West Hudson tradition, the United Irish St. Patrick’s Day Parade, has been on hold for two years due to the Covid pandemic. The United Irish Association has decided that with a downward trend in the Covid transmission rate it is safe enough to hold the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this...

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Mayor Fife Stands By As Harrison Cut out of 32nd Legislative District 29th legislative district 32nd legislative district election election day harrison election james doran james fife legislative district voting Feb 19, 2022

The State Legislative Apportionment Committee carved out the Town of Harrison from the 32nd Legislative District and placed it in the 29th Legislative District which is made up of the Ironbound Section of Newark and Belleville.  Harrison's former 32nd Legislative District was made up of the...

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A Water Main Break Makes Harrison’s Water Brown harrison health department harrison water department Feb 18, 2022

On Saturday, September 12, 2022, a water main break in Kearny caused the Town of Harrison’s water to turn brown.  Residents took to Facebook to post photos of their brown water and look for official information on why their water was discolored.  Some residents attributed the...

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Sgt. Ernie Hernandez Honored by Fellow Officers harrison police obituary sgt. ernie hernandez Feb 16, 2022

The Harrison Police Department honored Sergeant Ernesto “Ernie” Hernandez, a 23-year-old veteran of the department, in several ways this week.  On Thursday, February 10th, Sergeant Hernandez passed in a New York Hospital after a resurgence of cancer that took his life. ...

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Frank E. Rodgers Longest Sitting Mayor in USA frank rodgers harrison nj mayor frank e. rodgers Feb 11, 2022

Francis E. Rodgers (November 15, 1909 – February 8, 2000) was an American Democratic Party politician who was among the longest-serving Mayors in U.S. history, first elected in 1946 as Mayor of Harrison, New Jersey. He served in the position for 48 years from 1946 to 1995, having been...

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Harrison Avenue Building Stops Dump Truck accident dump truck dwi harrison police under influence drugs Feb 07, 2022

(February 2, 2022, Harrison NJ)  A Harrison Avenue building stopped a dump truck whose driver was under the influence of alcohol and/or a narcotic drug but not before taking out three parked vehicles.  The photo above taken by Karolina Espinoza and posted on Facebook showed the...

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How to Get A 2022 Harrison Parking Permit harrison police department parking permit Feb 06, 2022
Due to safety restrictions put in place at the Police Department, all Harrison parking permits will be mailed to owners via US Postal service.  Upon completing the application and delivering it to the Harrison Police Department either in the drop box or via email, the application will be...
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