Former Harrison resident Alicia Guerelski answers our Q&A questionnaire.

Q: How long did you live in Harrison?
A: Little over 4 years.

Q: What made you move here?
A: My mom passed away and my dad had already had an apartment on 3rd St.

Q: What made you leave?
A: Didn't want to but my dad bought a house in fords.

Current Harrison High School teacher Nick Landy answers our questionnaire.

Nino's Pizzeria in Harrison, NJ | Photo: Courtesy of Nino's PIzzeria

Q: How long have you lived in Harrison?
A: 41 + years all my life.

Q: What made you move here?
A: I was born here.

Q: Do you ever see yourself leaving?
A: Probably not, as I work in town and actually really like the place, but who knows what the future may bring?

Current Harrison resident Heather Chadwick answers our Q&A questionnaire.

O'Donnell's Pub in Harrison, NJ. | Photo: DailyHarrison.com

Q: How long have you lived in Harrison?
A: 20  years. Most of my life. 

Q: What made you move here?
A: The folks wanted somewhere new from where they used to live, from what I've been told.

Q: Do you ever see yourself leaving?
A: Whenever I leave, it's because of the possibilities for a bigger place.

Former Harrison resident Natasha Rivera answers our Q&A questionnaire.

Q: How long did you live in Harrison?
A: I've lived in Harrison for a total of 8 years.

Q: What made you move here?
A: My mom thought the town was pretty good and liked the area. She always thought they had really good schools.

Q: What made you leave?
A: I left because, well Harrison is a small town and I just wanted to go somewhere different, grant it I only went to the next town ... guess I can't be too far from Harrison.

Q: Do you still visit?
A: I do still visit.

One-time Harrison resident Melissa Gorski answers our Q&A questionnaire.

Q: How long did you live in Harrison?
A: Technically I lived in the 07029 zip code for 24 years. I spent the early part of that time in Harrison, the rest in East Newark.

Q: What made you move here?
A: I lived in Harrison since birth.

Q: Do you ever see yourself leaving? Why or why not?
A: I already did out of necessity. However, prior to moving to school, I only saw myself leaving to move to a larger city.

Q: What made you leave?
A: I left to go to optometry school in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Q: Do you still visit?
A: I still visit at least 3 times a year.

Q: What was one of your favorite things about living in Harrison?
A: One thing I miss terribly about living in Harrison is the accessibility to many things in a short distance. I enjoy being able to walk to places or take public transportation when needed.

Former Harrison resident Norm Trevena answers our Q&A questionnaire

Q: How long did you live in Harrison?
A: I lived in Harrison for 26 years.

Q: What made you move here?
A: My family moved here when my father got a job with the town.

Q: What made you decide to leave?
A: I left in 1980 when I transferred with the phone company to the West Coast.

Q: Do you still visit?
A: I still visit, as my dad and sister still live there.

Q: What was one of your favorite things about living in Harrison?
A: Whatever end of town you lived in, you could go to the other end and still have friends there,or someone who knew one of your friends. When I go back to visit now I go to La Pizza on Harrison and 3rd, I miss the pizza almost as much as I miss my family!

Current Harrison resident and teacher Richard Leighton answers our questionnaire.

Q: How long have you lived in Harrison?
A: We have lived in Harrison for 3 years.

Q: What made you move here?
A: We were attracted by the townhouse condos by the water and the tax freeze on the units that the town was offering. We liked that it was close to the train to the city and that they were building a stadium here as well.

Q: Do you ever see yourself leaving?
A: I liked that I did not have to drive everywhere and that I could walk to the main shopping street. I don't see us leaving in the near future because we are comfortable in our home and we are committed to making it a better town!

Q: What's one of your favorite things about living in Harrison?
A: I really like the ethnic diversity here and the coffee shops on Sunday morning that I can go to as well as the idea that you can actually see people in your neighborhood unlike some spread out suburbs.

Former Harrison resident Beatrice LaManna answers our questionnaire.

Q: How long have you lived in Harrison?
A: I lived in Harrison for approx. 7 yrs.

Q: What made you move here?
A: My mom moved us there when we were younger.

Q: Do you ever see yourself leaving? Why or why not?
A: Yes... because I wanted to travel.

Q: If you left, what made you leave? Do you still visit?
A: I left to join the United States Marine Corps... I do still come to visit my mom and my brothers.

Former Harrison resident Mary Rouse answers our Harrisonian Q&A questionnaire.

Q: How long did you live in Harrison?
A: Before I moved I lived in Harrison 21 years.  

Q: What made you move?
A: My grandmother had become ill and had to sell the house that my great grandmother passed down to her. Before this, I would have never thought that I would move out of Harrison.

Q: Do you still visit?
A: I have not visited since I left because I have just never gotten around to it.

Former Harrison resident Leah Pinto answers our Harrisonian Q&A questionnaire.

Q: How long did you live in Harrison?
A: I lived there for two years.

Q: What made you move here?
A: Harrison's cheap rent,  family friends, and  close to parents' work in Newark.

Q: What made you leave?
A: My parents wanted to buy a house, and my dad's job moved to Northern NJ.

Q: Do you still visit?
A: I visit once a year.