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Alberta Clipper to Bring Snow to Harrison Area Weekend of Feb.17, 2024 anthony mondaro department public works dpw harrison dpw harrison nj harrison weather station kevin canessa the observer newspaper Feb 16, 2024

Residents in the Harrison metro area should brace for a wintery weekend as an Alberta Clipper is forecasted to sweep through the region overnight from Friday to Saturday, February 17, 2024. According to Harrison Weather Station meteorologist Anthony Mondaro, the area is expected to receive a...

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Diversity On Display: St. Patrick, Peruvian Parade & Harrison Fest anselmo millan councilman anselmo millan fmr. councilman anselmo millan harrison fest harrison town hall kearny nj kearny town hall observer newspaper peruvian civic association peruvian festival peruvian independence day st. patrick st. patrick day parade the observer newspaper united irish united irish association Jul 22, 2022

The Covid 19 pandemic shut down a lot of public gatherings in 2020 including the 2020 United Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade. Earlier this year (2022) the United Irish Association decided to hold their St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2022 in West Hudson after a two year hiatus.  The parade and...

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Close Keegan Landfill March Anniversary close keegan commissioners of njsea cristina montague governor phil murphy keegan landfill kevin canessa new jersey sports & exhibition authority njsea the observer newspaper Apr 30, 2022

Three years ago on Saturday, April 27, 2019, a group of residents and elected officials organized a Protest march to the Keegan Landfill down Bergen Avenue in Kearny.  The goal of the protest march was to bring attention to the need to close and cap the landfill.  Three years ago, the...

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Good News: South Dakota Troopers Honor Harrison Student editor kevin canessa harrison police harrison police department jersey journal kevin canessa new jersey state police newspaper writer kevin canessa oliber pereyra south dakota highway patrol south dakotal superintendent's life saver award the observer newspaper Apr 26, 2022

Harrison, New Jersey is over 1500 miles from the headquarters of the South Dakota Highway Patrol.  The distance did not keep the South Dakota Highway Patrol officers from making the trip to honor a resident for his heroic deeds. 

Last September (2021), three members of the South Dakota...

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