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Mayor Fife’s Legacy: Green Space Unfilled Promises & EPA Toxic Sludge agent orange epa essex county parks green space harrison nj pse&g pseg toxic chemical toxic sludge Sep 12, 2023

In the span of a year, Harrison Mayor James Fife has faced mounting criticism over his perceived failure to protect and foster green spaces in the Harrison Redevelopment Zone, a responsibility that falls both under his purview as the Chairman of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) and Mayor...

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A short drive from Harrison is Branch Brook Park in North Newark.  The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed landscape architect.  Olmsted also designed Central Park in New York City. The park was envisioned in 1862 but construction did not start until 1896. 

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