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Harrison Fire Department Junior Firefighter Day Sat. Oct 29, 2022 harrison harrison fest harrison fire department harrison firefighters harrison nj junior firefighter day Oct 28, 2022

The Harrison Firefighters will be holding their Junior Firefighter Day on Saturday, October 29, 2022 from 11 am to 2 p.m. at the Library Park on Harrison Avenue.  There is Fun for Everyone.

There will be Food, Face Painting, Bounce House, activities under the supervision of Harrison Firefighters in...

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Harrison Planning Board Meeting Wed Oct. 26, 2022 Canceled anselmo millan general election harrison harrison nj harrison planning board james fife mayor & council mayor james fife november election Oct 25, 2022

So the last Town Meeting of October has been canceled.   The Wednesday Harrison Planning Board Meeting has been canceled.  Mayor James Fife previously canceled the Mayor & Council meeting of  October 18, 2022.  The next meeting of the Mayor & Council is Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. via Z...

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PSE&G Paving North Frank E. Rodgers Blvd construction gas line construction harrison harrison nj natural gas construction paving Oct 23, 2022

Public Service Electric & Gas put traffic cones along North Frank E. Rodgers Blvd in Harrison NJ notifying residents of scheduled road repaving.  A letter entitled “Paving Notification. PSE&G Gas System Upgrade Project” stated that PSE&G has completed the gas system upgrades in your neighborhood to ...

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True or False: Mayor Fife Says It’s Up To EPA & PSE&G agent orange harrison board of education harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency james fife mayor james fife petition Oct 21, 2022

At the August 29, 2022, Redevelopment Meeting, Mayor Fife stated when referring to the former PSE&G Gas Works, “Of course, you have the biggest piece Public Service,  the EPA is holding that up.  We were going to do some planning over there but the EPA is going to using it for the [Passaic] river dr...

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While Mayor Fife Takes No Position Millan Fights to Stop EPA Dumping agent orange doctor doran environment epa green spaces harrison nj james doran james fife mayor & council park toxic chemical Oct 19, 2022

The Harrison Mayor & Council meeting from Tuesday, October 18, 2022, was canceled along with the Monday, October 24, 2022 meeting of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA). Mayor James Fife chairs both of these meetings as the Mayor of Harrison and as Chairman of the HRA. 

A controversial statemen...

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Mayor & Council Meeting Tues. October 18, 2022 Canceled bridge street bridge harrison nj green spaces harrison planning board harrison redevelopment zone Oct 17, 2022

The Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. has been canceled.  The next meeting of the Mayor & Council is Tuesday, November 15, 2022, also at 6:30 pm. Via Zoom teleconferencing.  

On November 15, 2022, there will also be a Harrison Planning Board Me...

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Audi 2022 MLS Playoffs Kick Off Sat. 10/15/22 at Noon bridge street bridge harrison nj carl h. lindner iii fc cincinnati jeff berding mls playoff new york red bulls ny red bulls provident bank red bull soccer red bull traffic red bulls red bulls arena Oct 13, 2022

The Red Bulls Arena is hosting the first round of the Major League Soccer Tournament on Saturday, October 15, 2022, with a Noon start.  A noon start is earlier than most regular season Saturday Soccer games at the Red Bull Arena.

The Red Bulls will be facing the FC Cincinnati team in what is expect...

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Deadline To Register To Vote Next Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 anselmo millan bridge street bridge harrison nj councilman anselmo millan early in person voting early voting election 2022 election day james fife mayor james fife mayoral election 2022 register to vote Oct 11, 2022

If you want to vote in the November 8, 2022, General Election, you have to register to vote by next Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The great thing this year is that you can Register to Vote online.  A great option for those pressed for time. Click here to Register to Vote Online.  If you want to Registe...

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Harrison Redevelopment Agency 1st Of 3 Meetings Within A Week bridge street bridge harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison zoning board mayor & council mayor james fife Oct 10, 2022

The Town of Harrison has three upcoming meetings.  This week on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 the Harrison Redevelopment Agency will meeting at 1 p.m. Next  Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Mayor & Council have their meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, the Zoning Board of A...

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Nutley Water Pipe Breakage Impacts Harrison Indirectly department public works dpw harrison department of public works harrison nj montclair passaic valley water commission robert van riper town of glen ridge township of montclair township of nutley Oct 09, 2022

The Superintendent of the Harrison Public Works (DPW), Robert Van Riper  issued a Bulletin on Sunday, October 9, 2022, indicating that the Town of Harrison’s water supplier, the Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) was participating along with other water companies in supplying water to the commun...

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Petition: Stop EPA From Dumping River Sludge In Harrison NJ agent orange bridge street bridge harrison nj councilman anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan james fife mayor & council mayor alberto santos passaic river petition Oct 07, 2022

This week former Councilman Anselmo Millan drafted a Petition to stop the EPA from Dumping Passaic River sludge in Harrison.   The Petition is both online and has a physical version which is being circulated throughout the Town of Harrison.

Anselmo Millan is a candidate for Mayor of Harrison in the...

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