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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harvinder "Harry" Anand
| office = Mayor of [[Laurel Hollow]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| termstart = 2007
| termend = 2013
| alma_mater = [[Punjab University, Chandigarh]]
| occupation = [[Chemical engineer]]
| successor = Daniel F. DeVita
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| image =
}}

'''Harvinder "Harry" Anand''' is the former [[Mayor of Laurel Hollow, New York]]; he was elected on June 19, 2007. He is the first elected [[Indian-American]] mayor in the state of New York.<ref name=":0">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/nyregion/01mayor.html | work=The New York Times | title=This ‘Harry' Stands Out From the Crowd | first=Paul | last=Vitello | date=August 1, 2007 | accessdate=May 4, 2010}}</ref> He was sworn into office on July 2, 2007. In June 2011, he was reelected to his third term as mayor. He did not run for a fourth term in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://patch.com/new-york/glencove/photo-laurel-hollows-outgoing-mayor-gets-proper-sendoff|title=Photo: Laurel Hollow's Outgoing Mayor Gets Proper Sendoff|last=Glenn|first=Adina|date=2013-07-08|website=Patch.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref>

[[Laurel Hollow]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laurelhollow.org |title=Village Of Laurel Hollow: Homepage: [Digital Towpath] |publisher=Laurelhollow.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> is a village located on the North Shore of [[Long Island]]. Laurel Hollow is predominantly a residential community with home values ranging from $200,000 to $2 million. The Village has its own private beach with mooring rights for its residents. Laurel Hollow is the home to [[Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cshl.edu |title=Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |publisher=Cshl.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> a [[cancer]], [[neuroscience]], and [[genetics]] [[research institute]].

Anand also serves as the [[Commissioner of Police]] for Laurel Hollow. He attended the Civilian Police Academy in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]], New York. He also serves as the Director of the Nassau County Law Enforcement Exploring Advisory Board. He is an active member of the Nassau County Police Reserves.{{citation needed|date=October 2008}}

Anand is a [[chemical engineer]] from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Punjab University]], [[Chandigarh]], India who immigrated to the United States in 1982.{{citation needed|date=October 2008}} He is the President of the now sold Royce International,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royceintl.com |title=Epoxy Resins| Specialty Chemicals| Textile Dyes Manufacturers & Suppliers |publisher=Royceintl.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> an American company involved in the distribution of industrial chemicals.

After his election, many articles have been written about him in Indian and American media including [[The New York Times]].<ref name=":0" /> He was also interviewed on the Meet the Leaders program on Cablevision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=661798135533001938&hl=en |title=Meet the Leaders Mayor Harry Anand interview.mp4 |publisher=Video.google.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref>

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[[Category:Mayors of places in New York (state)]]
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[[Category:People from Laurel Hollow, New York]]

Harvinder "Harry" Anand - Revision history

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