Press Release 5/1/22

SOUTH AMBOY – Hundreds of volunteers descended on the South Amboy beachfront today to participate in a large-scale beach cleanup.  Participants from the International We Love You Foundation, Amazon employees, and local residents pitched in to remove debris, pick up litter, and even plant wildflowers at the City’s Fisherman’s lot.

“We are very grateful that the hundreds of volunteers gave freely of their time today to participate in this event.  The positive energy and “can do” attitude of the volunteers was simply amazing!”, said Mayor Fred Henry.

City Council President Mickey Gross echoed that sentiment when he said “We are thankful to The International We Love You Foundation and the Amazon employees who volunteered today.  Our waterfront is a precious natural resource, and our Green Team/Clean Communities Coordinator works constantly to bring events like this to South Amboy.”

South Amboy is home to approximately one mile of shoreline on the Raritan Bay.  As part of their ongoing redevelopment efforts the City is planning to move forward with the construction of additional waterfront walkway this year to provide additional public access to the Raritan Bay.

“Our goal has been and will continue to be the transformation of vacant waterfront property into a comprehensive publicly accessible recreational area to compliment all of the growth we have worked so hard to achieve.” Said Mayor Henry.