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Friday Special Noon Mayor&Council Meeting Cancels Tues. 6/4/24 Meeting epa green acres green space green spaces harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone mayor & council mayor james fife toxic chemical toxic sludge Jun 04, 2024

With only a day's notice, the Harrison Mayor & Council's special meeting on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Noon, sparked concerns among residents over the transparency of its decision-making processes. During the meeting, held in the 3rd Floor Mayor's Conference Room, two resolutions were passed...

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Mayor & Council: Tax Abatement/Personnel Changes+ Tues. Oct. 17, 2023 department public works environmental justice environmental protection agency green space green spaces harrison fife department harrison firefighters harrison mayor harrison nj harrison police harrison police department harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone mayor mayor & council payment in lieu of taxes pilot pocket park property taxes Oct 17, 2023

The Mayor and Council of Harrison, New Jersey, are set to discuss and adopt several resolutions and ordinances related to the town's development, public safety, and governance at their Tuesday, October 17, 2023 meeting scheduled for 6:15 p.m. start in the Harrison Town Hall on the 3rd Floor...

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Mayor & Council Meeting Canceled Amidst A Series Of Postponed Meetings community center environmental environmental justice environmental protection agency epa green space green spaces harrison nj harrison planning board harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone harrison zoning board mayor mayor & council mayor james fife park path turn around zoning board of adjustment Oct 02, 2023

 In a recent announcement, it was confirmed that the Harrison Mayor & Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 2, 2023, has been canceled. This decision follows a succession of postponed local board and agency meetings in the Town of Harrison.

Notably, the last Mayor &...

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Time To Take A Ride To See Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossoms branch brook park alliance cherry blossoms cherry blossoms festival green acres green space green spaces harrison nj newark branch brook park newark nj Apr 06, 2023

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Newark, New Jersey is held each year in the beautiful Branch Brook Park. This festival celebrates the beauty of 5,200 cherry blossom trees that were planted in a park that was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. During the Cherry Blossom Festival visitors are...

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Special High Noon Mayor & Council Meeting Fri. Feb. 17, 2023 green space green spaces harrison harrison fife department harrison nj land development ordinance mayor mayor & council ordinance public sessions resolutions Feb 16, 2023

A Special Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting will be held, on Friday, February 17, 2023, starting at 12 p.m. (High Noon)  via Zoom.

The following are the items on the Agenda:

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GREEN ACRES AGREEMENT ­PARK DEVELOPMENT

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING...

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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...

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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...

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Harrison Redevelopment Meeting Now On Mon. Aug. 22, 2022 at 1 pm. green space green spaces harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency urby harrison nj Aug 20, 2022

The rescheduled Harrison Redevelopment Meeting will be held on Monday, August 22, 2022 at 1 p.m. There is no Agenda published as of Saturday, August 20, 2022.  The meeting will be held via Zoom video conferencing software. To attend the meeting log in before 1 p.m. using this Zoom link...

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Harrison Missing 4 of 5 Redevelopment Promises boonton line green spaces harrison nj harrison path station harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency jackson street bridge manhattan transfer station montclair booton line nj transit train path station path train playground stickel bridge william a. stickel Apr 25, 2022

The Harrison Redevelopment Agency does not want to discuss four of five promises made by the Agency at its inception in 1999. Personnel of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency no longer talk about four of the five promises made to residents and developers.  The four promises no longer discussed...

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Harrison Police Hires New Officers But Is it Enough green spaces harrison police harrison police department issues james fife mayor james fife parks Apr 19, 2022

In the “good old days”, the Town of Harrison was known for its very well-staffed Police Department.  Harrison’s reputation was that the Town was very safe.  While other neighboring towns had high crime statistics, Harrison’s crime statistics were low. 

The...

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Sunday: Grand Opening of Harrison Little League baseball field green spaces harrison little league harrison soccer john harkes playground tab ramos the courts tony meola Apr 08, 2022

The Grand Re-Opening of the Harrison Little League will be this Sunday, April 10, 2022, with a ribbon-cutting at 1 pm followed by a Soccer game at 2 pm. Only in Harrison would it be appropriate to do a Grand Re-Opening of a Baseball Little League field and have an Opening Day Soccer Game. ...

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