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Special Black Friday 11/25 Mayor & Council Meeting at 1 p.m. harrison nj harrison town clerk james doran james fife mayor & council paul zarbetski town clerk Nov 24, 2022

The Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting will be held for the first time in the history of Harrison on Black Friday, November 25, 2022, starting at 1 p.m. via Zoom.

There is only one item on the Agenda, an Ordinance that will repeal the current Ordinance governing the Harrison Town Clerk and...

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Tues. Nov. 15, 2022 Mayor & Council Meeting Cancelled anselmo millan councilman anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison mayor harrison mayoral race harrison nj harrison nj mayoral race 2022 harrison planning board harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone harrison zoning board james doran james fife mayor & council mayoral candidate anselmo millan Nov 13, 2022

The last meeting of the Mayor & Council of Harrison was on October 4, 2022.  The business portion of the meeting was 14 minutes and the public comment period was 27 minutes. Topics covered during the public session were the following:

  • Closure of the Jackson Street Bridge for 11 hours...
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Votes Are Still Being Counted in Harrison Race anselmo millan check voting location check voting status councilman anselmo millan early in person voting early voting fmr. councilman anselmo millan for a better harrison harrison harrison nj harrison nj mayoral race 2022 james fife mayor & council mayor james fife mayoral candidate anselmo millan vote by mail Nov 09, 2022

Mayor James Fife, who was supposed to be an interim mayor,  appears to have won his third four-year term as Mayor of Harrison.  It appears Challenger Former Councilman Anselmo Millan fell short but there are additional ballots to be counted before Hudson County election officials can...

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Time to Vote Til 8 pm For Next Mayor of Harrison anselmo millan check voting location check voting status councilman anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison harrison mayoral race harrison nj james fife mayor & council Nov 08, 2022

Today, November 8th 2022 is General Election Day in Harrison and throughout the Country.  In Harrison's Local Election, the only contested election is who will be the next Mayor of Harrison.  If you are registered to vote, you can Vote from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at night.  By law, if...

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Direct Link Between Not Voting & Street Cleaning at 4 am anselmo millan board of elections check voting status councilman anselmo millan early voting election election 2022 fmr. councilman anselmo millan for a better harrison harrison harrison nj james fife mayor & council mayor james fife mayoral candidate anselmo millan ravo street cleaner street cleaning Nov 05, 2022

Street cleaning in Harrison NJ is a ritual that keeps the Town of Harrison clean.  The Harrison Department of Public Works (DPW) sweeps the streets of Harrison once a week.  Their motto imprinted on their street sweeper is "Keeping our community clean". The DPW plays an important role...

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EPA Toxic Sludge Plan Worse Than Expected And It Was Already Bad agent orange anselmo millan bridge street bridge harrison nj cobalt apartment building election election 2022 environment environmental epa fmr. councilman anselmo millan general election harrison james fife mayor james fife mayoral candidate anselmo millan new jersey environmental protection agency pseg steelwork apartment building vermella harrison Nov 03, 2022

At the August 29, 2022, Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) meeting, Mayor James 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...

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Judge Restricts Town Clerk To His Office On Election Day board of elections election harrison harrison nj harrison town hall james fife judge jeffrey jablonski mayor james fife paul zarbetski Oct 31, 2022

On Friday, October 28, 2022, the Assignment Judge of Hudson County Superior Court Jeffrey R. Jablonski ordered that the Harrison Town Clerk Paul Zarbetski be restricted from entering the second floor of the Harrison Town Hall from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. on General Election Day, next Tuesday,...

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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,...

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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...

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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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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...

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