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Doubleheader Red Bull Arena Weekend father's day gotham fc new york red bulls nj/ny gotham fc ny/nj gotham fc red bull arena red bull traffic red bulls san diego wave fc topps sports cards toronto fc Jun 17, 2022

The Red Bulls Arena will host two games this weekend. On Saturday, June 18, 2022, the New York Red Bulls will take on the Toronto FC with a 7 p.m. start time.  The first Ten Thousand lucky fans will receive the Red Bulls Topps Sports promo pack of cards. It is the first-ever Sports Card...

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The Gardens: A Model Housing Project Celebrating 81 Years Young affordable housing harrison gardens mayor frederick j. gassert the gardens Jun 16, 2022

In 1941, two Federal housing projects started to provide much-needed housing.  One of the projects was in the Town of Harrison and the other was in the neighboring City of Newark.  The Harrison housing project consisted of 214 apartments.  The Newark housing project was 530...

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New York v. New York City on Wed. June 22, 2022 at Red Bull Arena mls cup champion new york city fc new york red bulls red bull arena red bull traffic red bulls yankee stadium Jun 15, 2022

The New York Red Bulls will play New York City FC in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, at the Red Bulls Arena on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, starting at 8 p.m. (ET).

The New York City FC is based out of, of course, New York City, a short Path Train ride to the Red Bulls Arena...

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Residents Petition to Stop Demoltion of 80 Harrison Homes anselmo millan councilman anselmo millan dewey street governor jon corzine harrison high school harrison nj lincoln school new jersey schools development authority newark nj schools construction corporation washington school Jun 14, 2022

Over seventeen years ago in April of 2005, former Harrison Councilman Anselmo Millan (Councilman Millan) led a coalition of residents by collecting 900 signatures of Harrison residents opposed to the State of New Jersey’s plan to demolish 80 homes and commercial properties in Harrison to...

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3 Year Anniversary of the Closure of the Keegan Landfill in Kearny NJ close keegan epa h2s harrison nj hydrogen sulfide judge jeffrey jablonski keegan landfill mayor alberto santos methane gas new jersey supreme court njdep njsea Jun 12, 2022

Three years ago today, on June 12, 2019, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued an Order to uphold the closure of the Keegan Landfill in Kearny NJ. The unanimous decision by the seven justices reversed a two-Judge Appellate Panel decision that overturned Hudson County Chancery Judge Jeffrey...

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NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. San Diego Wave FC: The Rematch gotham fc harrison nj post office nj/ny gotham fc red bull arena san diego wave fc Jun 11, 2022

Next Sunday, June 19, 2022, the NJ/NY Gotham FC team will be taking on the San Diego Wave FC in a rematch of their last game. The last time these two teams met was in May 2022 at San Diego's home court, where the Wave took the victory with four goals scored by Alex Morgan. This time, however,...

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NJ Salsa's Friday Night Classes are Starting on June 24th! nj salsa the vanguard Jun 10, 2022

NJ Salsa is doing a soft launch of its Friday night dance classes starting on Friday, June 24th at the Vanguard in Harrison at 8 p.m.  NJ Salsa is a network of communities centered on social dance experiences. They provide weekly group lessons and private lessons and a weekly nightlife...

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Primary Election Results in Harrison NJ councilman delfim sarabando delfim sarabando election election day ellen mendoza harrison election harrison nj james doran james fife jesus huaranga lawrence bennett mayor & council mayor james fife primary election 2022 rob menendez robert menendez senator robert menendez Jun 09, 2022

Harrison’s 2022 Mayoral Primary Election resulted in a lighter voter turnout than the 2018 Mayoral Primary Election.  The difference between this year’s Mayoral Primary Election and the one from four years ago (2018) was Mayor James Fife had no opposition in this year’s...

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Red Bulls Topps Sports Card Night at Toronto FC Game harrison nj red bull arena red bulls red bulls soccer toronto fc Jun 08, 2022

The first Ten thousand lucky fans will receive Red Bulls Topps Sports promo pack of cards when they attend the Red Bulls versus Toronto FC game on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 7p.m. at the Red Bulls Arena in Harrison NJ. The cards are a collaboration between Topps and Bleeker Trading. It is the...

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Primary Election Day 2022: Don't Forget to Vote Today election election day harrison election primary election 2022 voting voting machines Jun 07, 2022

Primary Election Day is today Tuesday, June 7, 2022. In Harrison, NJ, Mayor James Fife and his Council Candidates are running unopposed this year. However, four years ago Mayor Fife had opposition from then 2nd Councilman Anselmo Millan and his slate of Council candidates. Councilman Millan came...

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D-Day Ceremony in Normandy Marks 78th Anniversary d-day normandy france world war ii Jun 06, 2022

Normandy was abuzz with activity on Saturday as people from all over the world gathered to honor the 78th anniversary of D-Day. The ceremony was a chance for veterans in their nineties to reflect on the sacrifices they made during World War II, and for younger generations to learn more about that...

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Portuguese Flag Raising at Town Hall of Harrison centro romeu cascaes delfim sarabando dr. pedro monteiro jose carlos adao maria marieiro mayor james fife portuguese language school harrison Jun 05, 2022

The Portuguese American Community celebrated Portugal Day on the Weekend of June 4th & June 5th. The Portuguese Flag raising was held on Sunday in front of the Town Hall of Harrison. The children from the Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Community Center (Centro Romeu Cascaes)...

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