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West Hudson St. Patrick's Day 2014 Parade Sunday
March 10, 2014 (Kearny, NJ) In October 1973, four clubs: The Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 7, The Irish American Club, The Four Provinces, and The Friends of Erin came together to form the United Irish Association.
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The tradition of holding the St. Patrick's Day parade through the streets of Harrison, East Newark and Kearny continues this coming Sunday, March 16, 2014 starting on Harrison and North 3rd Street in Harrison NJ starting at 2 p.m.
NJ Transit Derails South Kearny Plans
March 8, 2014 (Kearny, NJ) Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos and Hudson County officials have accused NJ Transit of derailing plans the Town of Kearny and Hudson County had for South Kearny. Specifically, Mayor Alberto Santos is upset that NJ Transit's proposal to build a backup power generation plant in South Kearny has derailed plans to redevelop the Koppers (Seaboard) Koke Redevelopment Area. Mayor Santos in cooperation with the Hudson County Freeholders have been trying to redevelop the area to boost ratables for the town and county.
New Jersey Transit Train. Photo courtesy NJ Transit
The Koppers (Seaboard) Koke Redevelopment Area is located in industrial section of South Kearny. The Area consists of two former industrial properties totaling approximately 227 acres and is owned by the Town of Kearny and the Hudson County Improvement Authority.Harrison Council Picks James Fife as Mayor
February 25, 2014 (Harrison, NJ) In typical Harrison Council fashion, the Harrison Council moved and appointed nominee James Fife as the interim Mayor of Harrison to serve until the end of the year. If you came fifteen minutes late, you would have missed the resolution and the swearing in. The mood was festive but at the same time surreal as you expected at any moment that the late Raymond McDonough would walk in and everyone would turn to greet him as he walked up to the Mayor's desk at the front of the council chambers. Of course, that isn't physically possible but it may be spiritually possible. Many in the chambers would have preferred that.
Interim Mayor James Fife moments after swearing in at Mayor's Desk in Harrison Town Hall.
KOTW, with its reliable sources, had broke the story this morning that the appointment of James Fife was in the works. The other two nominees for the Mayor's position were Maria Vila and Harold Stahl. The fix was in for Fife however with the Harrison Superintendent of Schools and Harrison Councilman James Fife having gotten the agreement from his fellow council members to nominate and appoint Fife. There are rumors that not all the councilmembers were in agreement with the nominees put forth by the County Committee but that is a fight for another day.
Mayor Santos Supports Kearny On The Web
March 1, 2014 (Kearny, NJ) Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos announced his support this week for Kearny On The Web. The latter statement is true but don't misinterpret it because Mayor Santos did not directly endorse KearnyOnTheWeb, the website, but that Kearny Businesses should be On The Web.
Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos. Photo courtesy Jersey Journal.
KOTW agrees and congratulates the Mayor on his effort to get businesses a web presence. Mayor Santos has started a push to get Kearny businesses on the web in order to increase their exposure and boost their bottomline. According to Mayor Santos only 50% of the businesses in the United States are online, while 97% of customers are searching for businesses on the web. What percentage of Kearny businesses are online is not known at this time. Mayor Santos and the Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) have partnered with Google to provide free services to Kearny businesses to get their business on line.
For more information, contact the Executive Director of the KUEZ, John Peneda, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You can also click on this link to go to the Google, New Jersey Get Your Business Online website which has videos and other instruction materials to help you not only get your website online but attract customers to it.
Harrison Council to Appoint Interim Mayor
February 25, 2014 (Harrison, NJ) The Harrison Council will be meeting tonight to select an interim Mayor to serve out the remaining term of the late Mayor Raymond J. McDonough. The Harrison County Committee met last night to nominate three potential candidates that will be considered and voted on by the Harrison Council. The interim Mayor will serve out the Mayor's term which ends on December 31, 2014. The interim Mayor may or may not run for a full term.
Late Mayor Raymond McDonough and Harrison Town Council members. Photograph courtesy of Town of Harrison website
Based upon information obtained by KOTW, the Council is expected to nominate and select President of the Harrison Board of Education and Commissioner of the Harrison Redevelopment Agency James A. Fife as interim Mayor to serve out the remainder of the year. It is not clear whether Fife will seek an additional term. Fife is a close friend of Harrison School Superintendent and Harrison Councilman James P. Doran. Fife will have to give up the Harrison Board of Education Presidency to assume the role as interim Mayor. Fife will remain on the Harrison Redevelopment Agency.
Other candidates may announce their intentions of running after the appointment. The Primary Election is June 3, 2014 and the General Election is on November 4, 2014.
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