Community Corner
Editor's Notebook: The Week in Review
Harrison Patch launched this week, covering local businesses, government, sports and more.
Harrison Patch launched on Tuesday and this week we did our best to bring you all of the most interesting and pertinent local news.
On Tuesday, we launched with stories covering every aspect of the Harrison community. I introduced myself to you in our welcome video, and my welcome letter introduced you to everything that's on our Web site, including events, listings and announcements.
Our top story was the 12.9 percent tax increase residents are facing, but we also touched on the Police Department's highlight of 2009, the busy fire departments keeping you safe and the Harrison Central School District's Superintendent of the Year. In case you missed Monday's basketball action, we brought you the play-by-play of the Huskies victory over the Rye Garnets.
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We also told you about the possible changes concerning trash pick-up coming to Harrison, and about the town merchant's mixed feelings about the construction of CVS on Halstead Avenue.
Harrison merchants reported slow sales for the holiday season, thanks to the economic downturn and rising unemployment. Sammy Ahmed, manager of the Verizon Store, said people don't have the extra money to spend on the latest phones anymore.
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We brought you the latest Harrison High School student R.J. Suhre began working on the dog park he's constructing to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. The park will be complete by his 18th birthday in March.
On Thursday,Police Chief David Hall and 16 other town employees retired after accepting a retirement incentive package that will save the town $2.2 million. Until a new police chief is chosen within the next 90 days, Capt. Anthony Marraccini is serving as acting chief.
Harrison's newly elected and re-elected officials were sworn into office on Friday, and today we're letting you know about overcrowding at the Westchester Shore Humane Society and what officials there are doing about it.
We rounded out the week with ways to celebrate New Year's Eve locally, and a few reminders on ways to get home safely after the ball dropped.
That's just a taste of what Harrison Patch has brought you this week, so don't stop here; search the site and keep on reading!
Harrison Patch wants to be your go-to source for everything local that you want to know, and we will be bringing you a Week in Review every Saturday, so if you happen to miss anything during the week, you can catch up on the weekend.
