Editing Harrison, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
===Local government===
[[Image:HarrisonNJTownHall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Town Hall]]
Harrison is governed under the [[Town (New Jersey)|Town]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 9 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and Town Council, all of whom are elected on a partisan basis as part of the November general elections. A mayor is elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] to a four-year term of office. The Town Council includes eight members who are elected to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat from each of the town's four [[ward (United States)|wards]] up for vote one year, one seat from each of the four wards up the next year and then two years with no elections.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 142.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=5 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 5. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

The town is divided into four electoral wards, with each ward represented by two council members, with a total of eight council members on the Town Council. Each ward is divided into three districts (except for the 1st Ward, which has two districts), for a total of 11 electoral districts. The head of the government is the mayor. The mayor chairs the Town Council and heads the municipal government. The Mayor may both vote on legislation before the council and veto ordinances. The Mayor's veto can be overruled by ¾ of the Town Council voting to overrule the veto. Town Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm (except in July and August, when no meetings are held, at the call of the chairman), in Council Chambers, which is located on the second floor of the Town Hall at 318 Harrison Avenue. Public Caucus Meetings are held at 6:30 pm.

{{As of|2022}}, the Mayor of Harrison is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] James A. Fife, who is serving a term of office ending December 31, 2022.<ref name=MayorCouncil/> Members of the Harrison Town Council are Laurence M. Bennett (D, 2022; Ward 3), Maria J. Camano (D, 2023; Ward 1), Michael T. Dolaghan (D, 2023; Ward 4), James P. Doran (D, 2022; Ward 4), Jesus R. Huaranga (D, 2022; Ward 1), Ellen Mendoza (D, 2022; Ward 2), Delfim Sarabando (D, 2023; Ward 3 – appointed to serve an unexpired term) and Eleanor Villalta (D, 2023; Ward 2).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://townofharrison.com/184/Mayor-City-Council Mayor and City Council], Town of Harrison. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref><ref name=Budget2022>[https://www.townofharrison.com/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/161 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Town of Harrison. Accessed May 22, 2022.</ref><ref name=HudsonDirectory>[https://www.hudsoncountyclerk.org/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk. Accessed May 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/111524/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Hudson2020>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/107150/web.264614/ Hudson County General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Hudson2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Hudson/98893/Web02.235350/#/ Hudson County General Election 2018 Statement of Vote November 5, 2019], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Harrison had one of the [[List of longest-serving mayors in the United States|longest-serving mayors in United States history]], [[Frank E. Rodgers]], who was first elected in 1946, defeating incumbent Frederick J. Gassert who had served for 16 years, and served for 48 years, from 1947 to 1995, being elected to 24 two-year terms. He also served two terms in the [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senate]], from 1978 to 1984.<ref name="NYTRodgers">Nieves, Evelyn. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/29/nyregion/our-towns-24-terms-are-enough-harrison-mayor-decides.html "Our Towns; 24 Terms Are Enough, Harrison Mayor Decides"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819063815/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/29/nyregion/our-towns-24-terms-are-enough-harrison-mayor-decides.html |date=August 19, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 29, 1994. Accessed July 9, 2016.</ref>

While serving a term scheduled to end on December 31, 2014, longtime Mayor Raymond McDonough died on February 12, 2014, after suffering a heart attack at town hall.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_mayor_raymond_mcdonough_dies_of_massive_heart_attack_at_town_hall.html#incart_m-rpt-1 "Harrison Mayor Raymond McDonough dies after suffering massive heart attack at Town Hall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223121124/http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_mayor_raymond_mcdonough_dies_of_massive_heart_attack_at_town_hall.html#incart_m-rpt-1 |date=February 23, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 12, 2014.</ref> Later that month, the town council selected James Fife, a former [[Harrison High School (New Jersey)|Harrison High School]] principal, to complete term of McDonough's seat as mayor, which he had held since 1995.<ref name="JerseyJournal-2014-02-26">Staff. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_picks_ex-principal_fi.html "Harrison picks ex-principal Fife to succeed McDonough as mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820091259/http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/02/harrison_picks_ex-principal_fi.html |date=August 20, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 26, 2014. Accessed August 2, 2014. "Former Harrison High School Principal James A. Fife was selected by the Harrison Town Council yesterday to succeed Raymond J. McDonough as mayor. McDonough, who had been mayor since 1995, suffered a massive heart attack in his Town Hall office Feb. 12 and died."</ref>

In 2018, the town had an average property tax bill of $11,109, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.<ref>Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221007/https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html |date=November 5, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Harrison was $11,109 in 2018, the highest in Hudson County."</ref>

In February 2022, the Town Council selected Delfim Sarabando from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fille the Ward 3 council seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Francisco Nascimento until he stepped down from office.<ref>[https://www.yourharrison.com/blog/portuguese-club-president-sworn-in-at-club "Portuguese Club President Sworn in at Club"], YourHarrison.com, February 23, 2022. Accessed May 22, 2022. "The Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Club President, Delfim Sarabando was sworn in to take over the seat of current Harrison Third Ward Councilmember Francisco Nascimento, a fellow Portuguese-American. Councilman Nascimento retired and stopped attending Mayor & Council meetings several months ago."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Harrison is located in the 8th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 29th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,454 registered voters in Harrison, of which 3,207 (58.8%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 312 (5.7%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,934 (35.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Hudson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520233330/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-hudson-co-summary-report.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 78.4% of the vote (2,699 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 20.0% (689 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (54 votes), among the 3,473 ballots cast by the town's 5,940 registered voters (31 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 58.5%.<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226065926/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2012VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226063832/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 68.0% of the vote (2,347 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 30.0% (1,036 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (38 votes), among the 3,453 ballots cast by the town's 5,827 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520234307/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 64.8% of the vote (2,142 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 34.1% (1,128 votes) and other candidates with 0.3% (16 votes), among the 3,306 ballots cast by the town's 5,411 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 61.1.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
!Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.6% ''1,881''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.9%'''  ''2,705''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.5% ''144''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.9% ''1,469''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.2%'''  ''3,460''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.9% ''61''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Hudson County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.2% ''1,022''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.1%''' ''2,596''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.0% ''114''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name=2012Election>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-hudson.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Hudson County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.0% ''689''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.4%''' ''2,699''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.6% ''54''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-hudson.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2024.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.0%  ''1,036''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.0%''' ''2,347'' 
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''38''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Hudson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520184200/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_hudson_co_2004.pdf |date=May 20, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.1% ''1,128''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.8%'''   ''2,142''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''16''
|-
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 53.2% of the vote (896 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 45.2% (762 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (27 votes), among the 1,718 ballots cast by the town's 6,032 registered voters (33 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 28.5%.<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |title=Governor – Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133337/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2013VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Hudson County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133308/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-hudson.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 69.0% of the vote (1,542 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 24.8% (554 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 3.9% (87 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (30 votes), among the 2,234 ballots cast by the town's 5,225 registered voters, yielding a 42.8% turnout.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120822214207/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-hudson.pdf 2009 Governor: Hudson County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 13, 2012.</ref>

===Emergency services===
====Police====
In the 1870s, the township was patrolled by Phillip Mulligan and four constables. In 1878, Mulligan was eventually appointed "Police Justice" and in 1885, an ordinance was passed to regulate and establish a police department. In 1891, the first police officers were appointed under the 1895 ordinance. Michael Rodgers (father of Mayor Frank E. Rodgers) was among those appointed. He eventually became the first chief of police.

On March 28, 1897, Officer John J. Clark was electrocuted while investigating a downed power line, becoming the first Harrison police officer to die in the line of duty. A plaque at police headquarters is dedicated in his memory.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

The Harrison Police Department is presently led by Chief of Police David Strumolo, who was sworn in March 2018. The department currently consists of 39 members, down from a one-time high of 67 officers in the 1990s. The department consists of several divisions; Administrative, Patrol, Detective, Traffic Safety, Street Crimes, and Community Policing. The department participates in National Night Out, and various cultural and civic events, as well as "meet and greets."<ref>[https://townofharrison.com/165/Police-Department Police Department], Town of Harrison. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref>

The department was among the many Hudson County agencies that responded to the January 2009 crash of [[Flight 1549]], for which they received accolades from the survivors.<ref>Staff. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/3008794/article--'Miracle-on-the-Hudson'-survivors-to-return-to-waterfront-to-thank-NJ-emergency-responders- "'Miracle on the Hudson' survivors to return to waterfront to thank NJ emergency responders"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', July 22, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref><ref>Tirella, Tricia. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/3073794/article-A-pat-on-the-back-Flight-1549-survivors-thank-local-first-responders-?instance=search_results "A pat on the back; Flight 1549 survivors thank local first responders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006211648/http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/3073794/article-A-pat-on-the-back-Flight-1549-survivors-thank-local-first-responders-?instance=search_results |date=October 6, 2017 }}, ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', August 2, 2009. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref>

The Harrison Police Department is recognized as an "accredited police agency" by the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission and the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}<ref>{{Cite book|title=Harrison Review and Reform Committee Report|publisher=New York State|year=2021|location=New York|pages=2|language=English}}</ref>

====Fire====
[[File:Harrison Fire HQ Sussex St crop jeh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fire Department headquarters]]
The Harrison Fire Department operates out of a fire station located at 634 Sussex Street and operates a fire apparatus fleet of three engines, one ladder, and several support units and spares. Due to cutbacks, the HFD usually is able to staff one engine with three members and one ladder with three members and one tour commander on duty. The HFD has a table of organization of 29 firefighters. In April 2013, officials from neighboring municipalities and fire departments expressed their frustration at the stresses placed on their firefighters in covering fires in Harrison.<ref>Dolan, Jim. [https://abc7ny.com/archive/9049104/ "Understaffing at Harrison's fire department"], [[WABC-TV]], April 1, 2013. "Harrison, N.J. (WABC) – There is growing anger from several fire departments in New Jersey about the understaffing of a neighboring fire department in Hudson County."</ref> Currently Harrison is staffing two engines and one ladder 24/7.

*Engine 1 (spare) 1994 Emergency-One Sentry 1250/750
*Engine 2 2020 Pierce Enforcer 1500/750
*Engine 3 2006 Emergency-One Typhoon 1500/720/10/20
*Ladder 1 2018 Pierce Arrow 107' Tillered Aerial
*Ladder 2 (spare) 1991 Duplex/LTI 110' Tillered Aerial
*Battalion Chief 2019 Ford Explorer Interceptor            •Deputy Chief 2013 Ford Expedition

====EMS====
As of January 1, 2014, [[Monmouth Ocean Hospital Service Corporation]] (MONOC) EMS provides 9-1-1 ambulance service to the city of Harrison and nearby East Newark. As part of the agreement, MONOC pays a $1,500 monthly fee for its use of the firehouse on Cleveland Avenue that had previously been used by Harrison Emergency Management Services.<ref>Staff. [http://www.theobserver.com/?p=18007 "Kearny EMS out, MONOC in at Harrison"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820172713/http://www.theobserver.com/?p=18007 |date=August 20, 2014 }}, ''The Observer Online'', January 8, 2014. Accessed February 23, 2014. "Kearny Emergency Management Services (EMS) has vacated the space and, as of New Year's Day, it's been replaced by Monmouth- Ocean Hospital Service Corp. (MONOC) EMS, based in Wall Township Mayor Ray McDonough and the Harrison Town Council voted Dec. 19 to accept the bid submitted by MONOC to provide emergency medical service coverage – basic life support provided by EMTs – for Harrison and East Newark."</ref>