[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E12-E13]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN HONOR OF THIS YEAR'S ``IRELAND'S 32'' MILLENNIUM HONOREE, MRS. 
                           DOROTHY HARRINGTON

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 27, 2000

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mrs. Dorothy 
Harrington of Bayonne, NJ, on being named one of this year's ``Ireland 
32'' Millennium honorees.
  Mrs. Harrington has had an exceptional career in the public arena. A 
longtime advocate for the education system in Bayonne, Mrs. Harrington 
was appointed to the Bayonne Board of Education from 1981 to 1986. 
Because of her vision and enthusiasm in this role, Mrs. Harrington 
became the first woman president of the Board.
  Her success with the Board of Education and her desire to do more for 
the community led Mrs. Harrington to seek elected public office. In 
1986, she was elected first ward council member and in 1990, she was 
elected council member-at-large. This election made Mrs. Harrington the 
first woman to be elected to the city council.
  During her time with the council, Mrs. Harrington acted as liaison on 
the Kill Van Kull dredging project and was instrumental in the 
circulating of information regarding many transportation projects in 
the city. Most significantly, Mrs. Harrington led the efforts in 
Bayonne to improve cable television service, to obtain the local 
television channel for residents, and to create a modern production 
studio in Bayonne High School.
  A dedicated volunteer, Mrs. Harrington served as president of the 
Hudson County

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School Board Association, president of both St. Andrew's Parish and its 
Sports Organization, vice president and treasurer of the Evening 
Division of the Bayonne Women's Club, and member of the Holocaust 
Committee. Mrs. Harrington continues to be involved in a variety of 
local volunteer and service organizations and is the current chair of 
the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority.
  Mrs. Harrington's accomplishments in public service have not gone 
unrecognized. Recently, she received the Mary T. Norton Congressional 
Award for her outstanding community service record.
  A Bayonne native, Mrs. Harrington lives in Bayonne with her husband, 
Mr. Dan Harrington. The couple has four children and five 
grandchildren.
  Mrs. Harrington's tireless efforts on behalf of the citizens of 
Bayonne are truly remarkable. For her dedicated service and 
unparalleled volunteerism in the Bayonne community, I ask my colleagues 
to join me in congratulating Mrs. Dorothy Harrington on receiving this 
honor.

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