Mayor Fred Henry

By: Joseph L. Kuchie

SOUTH AMBOY – South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry addressed the criticism he received at last month’s city council meeting about the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy.

Comments were made about Henry and council members about their lack of attendance at the waterfront for the lighting ceremony on the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Henry was not at the ceremony or that night’s council meeting because he was at another function to honor first responders.

“I was not down there or at the council meeting because there was another function that I was invited to honor our first responders,” he said. “They requested a city official and being that I don’t have to be at council meetings I attended this other function.”

Council President Joseph Connors did make a statement at the beginning of the last meeting explaining where everyone was that night, but the comments were still brought up that it was a shame they weren’t in attendance. Mayor Henry explained that it was difficult to be in two places at once.

“As everybody knows you can’t be at two places at one time,” he said. “We were invited to this other function and I did attend that. I’m glad we had the other function at the waterfront and I understand it was well attended…It’s a shame someone has to take a cheap shot like that at a council meeting when it was already stated why we weren’t there.”