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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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
(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...
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...
HGA prepared Harrison's Waterfront Redevelopment Plan for a 250+ acre former industrial waterfront area within the Town. The Plan capitalizes on assets such as its regional accessibility, the presence of the PATH station within the area, the character and history of the area, and its location...
The Town of Harrison, NJ was founded in 1840. The 1.2-square-mile town is in Hudson County close to New York City, Newark, and Newark Liberty International Airport.
It quickly became an industrial center because of its favorable location, situated near major rail facilities and possessing a large...
Peter B. Higgins III, was born on August 3, 1947 to Peter B. Higgins Jr. and Eilish B. Toner. He attended Holy Cross Elementary School, Essex Catholic High School and Seton Hall University.
He graduated from Seton Hall with a BS in Business. While attending The Hall he was a member of the...
The Town of Harrison is a one square mile town in Hudson County, New Jersey. Once known as the "Beehive of Industry" because the southern part of the Town was predominately occupied by manufacturing companies. During World War II, Harrison operated 24/7 with three shifts of workers to...
