Sixteen high school seniors from Westchester County received Jandon Scholarships this month during a press conference orchestrated by the county Board of Legislators. For the 17th consecutive year, the Jandon Foundation, created in 1965 by Donald and Jane Cecil, of Harrison, awarded $12,000 to each student over a four-year period. […]
Month: May 2016
Harrison students raise money for cancer research
Students from Harrison High School painted the town purple on Sunday, May 15 for a great cause: raising awareness about cancer. Purple is the color of the American Cancer Society, and for the second year in a row, students from Harrison High School began a campaign in anticipation of this […]
Huskies hold off Indians
On April 23, Harrison suffered what may have been its worst regular season loss of the season, a 6-1 defeat at the hands of non-league foe Nyack. On Monday, May 23, the Huskies exacted a bit of revenge, topping the Indians 5-4 in the Class A quarterfinals. Steven Pesce was […]
Relations between EMS, town board show signs of life
After a dispute in late March, when Harrison EMS narrowly avoided ceasing its services due to the town withholding funds for it, the relationship between the two parties seems to have improved. The town released a payment of $45,833 for May 2016 during its last executive session, which took place […]
Celebrating Memorial Day and Japanese residents in Harrison
I would like to take this time to recognize the downtown, West Harrison and Purchase fire departments. All three departments recently held their annual Memorial Day ceremonies in remembrance of their members and fallen heroes. The ceremonies were respectful and did a wonderful job honoring all Americans who have died […]