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City of Perth Amboy Halloween Curfew

Attention Perth Amboy Residents : A 6 p.m. curfew will be in effect city wide for both October 30, 2023 AND October 31, 2023. For your safety, all under the age of 17 years MUST BE OFF any public street or in any public place by 6 p.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. […]

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Free Jazz Festival in Perth Amboy on Sunday, October 8

PERTH AMBOY –The Middlesex County Jazz Festival is in Perth Amboy on Sunday October 8 from 3pm-5pm at the Historic Perth Amboy Ferry Slip featuring the beautiful sound, sweeping range, and heavy swing feel of Jazz vocalist Vanessa Perea and Afro-Peruvian Jazz by Forbidden Tropics. The show is free for all ages. Seating is limited, you can bring your […]

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Speaker Discusses Victorian Era Cemetery and Funeral Practices

  WOODBRIDGE – The Historical Association of Woodbridge Township presents Victorian Death and Funerals with Brian Armstrong on Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. In anticipation of Halloween, guest speaker Brian Armstrong discusses Victorian Era cemetery and funeral practices. The speaker will highlight weird funeral and death superstitions, mourning practices, […]

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Atlantic City Bus Trip – Magyar Reformed Church

PERTH AMBOY – Bus Trip to Bally’s Casino on Saturday Oct. 28, 2023. Bus leaves from Magyar Reformed Church, 331 Kirkland Place, Perth Amboy at 10 a.m. Cost is $40 per person; $15 back from the Casino. Lunch Provided. Call Julie 732-261-8726 to reserve a seat.

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Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation to Host Art Show on Sept. 14 

Event will raise funds to support behavioral health services at Raritan Bay Medical Center PERTH AMBOY – On Thursday,  Sept. 14, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation will host the return of its Art Show at Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center to raise funds to support behavioral health services and the expansion of […]

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NJ ANCHOR Program

For complete information, go to NJ Divison of Taxation website: https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/anchor/ Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR) This program provides property tax relief to New Jersey residents who own or rent property in New Jersey as their principal residence and meet certain income limits. The current filing season for the ANCHOR benefit […]

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National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour Visits Perth Amboy

PERTH AMBOY – From August 29 until September 1, 2023, Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc. will host the All of Us Journey: a traveling educational exhibit that brings the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program to communities across the country. The Journey features interactive stations and activities to educate visitors […]

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Recovery Centers Of America At Raritan Bay Names Leodante Ognibene New Chief Executive Officer

SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. – Recovery Centers of America (RCA) at Raritan Bay, a drug and alcohol inpatient addiction treatment facility serving communities in northern New Jersey and southern New York state, today announced the promotion of LeoDante Ognibene, as chief executive officer. Ognibene assumes the role after serving as the corporate vice president of nursing operations […]

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Middlesex Water Company President and CEO Announces Retirement

Efforts to Identify New Chief Executive Underway ISELIN, N.J., May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis W. Doll has announced a plan to retire upon turning age 65. Mr. Doll’s retirement is planned for the later of December 31, 2023 or, the date when a successor […]

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Historical Association of Woodbridge Township Monthly Meeting

We Grew It Here: 100 years of New Jersey’s Horticultural Society – Presented by Lesley Parness While New Jersey is aptly named the Garden State, our state is much more than its famous Jersey tomatoes, corn, or blueberries! Join us for this enlightening presentation on garden plants of New Jersey’s past – connecting people and plants […]

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Woodbridge Library Presents “Black Americans in Woodbridge History: From Unseen to Seen

 WOODBRIDGE – The Woodbridge Public Library, with support from the Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission, is proud to present “Black Americans in Woodbridge History: From Unseen to Seen,” a multimedia exhibit combining mixed-medium art installations by local Woodbridge artist S. Scott with historic documents and accompanying interpretation. The exhibit will be on display on the […]

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Upcoming Events at the Woodbridge Public Library – June 2023

WOODBRIDGE – Join our annual summer reading club starting June 19! We have clubs for kids, teens, and adults. Sign up in-person or online to win prizes for reading the books you love! Listed below are the free events we have planned for June 2023. June 1 | 1PM | Main Library Stroke: Are You at Risk? Join […]

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HUD Allocates $12 Million to Help New Jersey Produce Affordable Housing

NEW JERSEY – On May 4, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $382 million through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund (HTF). New Jersey was allocated $12,237,784  million from the Housing Trust Fund, an affordable housing production program that complements existing Federal, state, and local efforts to increase and preserve the supply […]

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Have you received your 2019 ANCHOR benefit? Here’s how to follow up.

TRENTON – The Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR) program provides property tax relief to New Jersey residents who owned or rented their principal residence on October 1, 2019, and met the 2019 gross income limits (Homeowners $250,000 and Renters/Tenants $150,000). Filing deadline was February 28, 2023. The State of New Jersey […]

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Friends of the Perth Amboy Free Public Library – May Events

Book Sales (on-going) Stop by the Brighton Avenue Teen Center located at 56 Brighton Avenue & Sadowski Pkwy. in Perth Amboy from 1-3 p.m. and shop our selection of used books. Soft cover books are 50¢, hardcover books are $1, a bag of books are $5, oversize bags/boxes are $10 (no lawn or trash bags), […]

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Former Sayreville Democratic Party Leader and Family Members Indicted

 News Release 3/30/2023 NEW BRUNSWICK – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department announced today that Thomas V. Pollando, the former Sayreville Borough Democratic Chairman, has been indicted along with his son and daughter-in-law. Over the course of an investigation spanning weeks in July and August of 2022, […]

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Safety Announcement

We are taking safety precautions in the City of Perth Amboy, and emphasize that it is important: IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!!
Report Suspicious Activity – Be Vigilant – STAY ALERT! Do not think that any call or report is too small. Don’t allow the actions of a few dictate your quality of life.
FOR ALL EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 9-1-1
FOR ALL NON-EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 732-442-4400