Play2Learn, Warning, Labor Day: Harrison Mayor's Column

As storm season approaches, I encourage all residents to sign up for emergency alerts through Nixle. This service provides subscribers with up to date emergency information on critical issues affecting our community. For more information, visit www.nixle.com .

As the summer comes to a close, many of you may be hitting the road for a final getaway. I would like to bring your attention to a scam website, which comes up in many web searches, called “US Hold Mail.” It’s located at www.usholdmail.com .

It looks very official, but requires an “activation fee” of $9.99 after you enter your info. United States Post Offices have an online “hold mail” form and it’s FREE of charge. The correct site to use for this service is www.holdmail.usps.com .

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending this year’s annual Senior Picnic in West Harrison. The weather cooperated with plenty of sunshine as our seniors enjoyed a day of fun and friendship. The menu included hamburgers and hot dogs as well as chicken cutlets, sausage and peppers, salads and more. It was a great success and I enjoyed seeing familiar friends and new faces at this highly anticipated yearly event.

I would like to draw your attention to two Harrison restaurants that have added flowers and greenery to their storefronts: Quenas Restaurant located at 109 Halstead Avenue and Piero’s Restaurant located at 123 Halstead Avenue. These improvements foster an environment where businesses thrive and residents, and visitors alike, can enjoy all that our central business districts have to offer. I appreciate the effort and look forward to seeing additional upgrades in our commercial areas.

Back by popular demand, the Harrison Public Library’s Play2Learn Festival is set for Saturday, September 7th, from 11 am to 3 pm at Ma Riis Park, in front of the Halperin Memorial Library. It’s free to the public and promises to delight children and parents while focusing on how play can be a learning process. This year, the award-winning extravaganza will have more hands-on activities, more entertainment, more refreshments, and more fun and prizes!

Please take note of the following sanitation schedule change. Monday, September 2 nd is Labor Day and town offices will be closed. The sanitation schedule change, during the week of September 2 nd , is as follows: Garbage and recycling normally collected on Monday, 9/2 will be collected on Tuesday, 9/3. Tuesday’s collection will be made on Wednesday 9/4. There will be no bulk trash collection on Wednesday, September 4th.

In closing, the Harrison Police Department utilizes all means to crack down on speeding in our town. Please drive carefully. In many areas, the speed limit is 30/40 miles per hour. Children are riding bikes and people are jogging, and walking their dogs, on many of our municipal roadways. Please pay close attention to the speed limits and obey all traffic signs.

The next “Lunch with the Mayor” is on Friday, August 30 th and I will be at Gus’s Restaurant located at 126 Halstead Ave. in Harrison. I will be at this location from 12:30 to 1:30 and look forward to meeting with residents and talking about issues facing our community.