Posted on 17 February 2017.
Some of the Most Significant Moments in American History Began in Perth Amboy Perth Amboy has a lot of history and is truly a City of Firsts. It’s embarrassing that the City of Perth Amboy hasn’t had a significant commemoration to Thomas Mundy Peterson after all these years. It was very disheartening when Councilman Fernando […]
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Posted on 10 February 2017.
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Posted on 03 February 2017.
Why Wait Now? I’m just curious. This morning (1/30/17) I was listening to Professor John Banzhaf, Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School. He was a guest on the Joe Piscopo Show on 970 The Answer A.M. Radio. I listen to his show because he has guests who are Liberals, Conservatives, Democrats, […]
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Posted on 27 January 2017.
This past weekend saw the Inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. The crowds included people from all over the world, but the most talked about event was the Women’s March which not only occurred in Washington D.C. ,but nationwide and all over the world. This march began because of […]
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Posted on 20 January 2017.
The Saturation Point Don’t Put All the Blame on the Developers Was the Rutgers Study a Waste of Time? Perth Amboy is crowded. Not just crowded but congested. Even though we had projects and tall buildings that were demolished (e.g. The Stockton Building and The Huntington Building) others took their place (e.g. King Plaza which […]
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Posted on 13 January 2017.
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Posted on 23 December 2016.
There is a song from The Byrds called Turn, Turn, Turn which takes phrases from the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. I am going to take you through some of the lyrics of the song: To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under […]
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Posted on 16 December 2016.
Seeing the malls on the “Black Friday” rush, etc. You may wonder if there was ever “Another Time”—Yes there was! “Oh what a time that was!” The Ambler II is on the move again. In the last scene of Camelot, when King Arthur knew he was fighting his last battle, he told a Squire, “Run […]
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Posted on 09 December 2016.
In the past few editorials, we have been concentrating on the political scene and the controversy surrounding it. For the holiday season, we decided to lighten it up a bit and talk about some acts of kindness. Before doing so, we want to remember those who lost their lives at the recent warehouse fire in […]
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Posted on 02 December 2016.
Remember the time when businesses would actually be closed for big holidays? Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. It was a day for everyone to be home to enjoy fellowship with their families and friends. Businesses wouldn’t dream of being open on those important holidays. There was no such thing as Grey Thursday. The only place that […]
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Posted on 26 November 2016.
I was wrong. I think the sky did fall, and some rocks came tumbling down — and have hit a lot of people in the head. In last week’s editorial, I sympathized with the people who were distraught over Hillary Clinton losing the election. With these continued protests, I’m becoming more convinced that a lot […]
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Posted on 18 November 2016.
I know this is a very hard pill to swallow for a lot of Hillary Clinton supporters, but let’s put her loss in perspective. Many social media outlets have concentrated on how distraught her supporters were on her loss. But, what is very puzzling to me is their obsessive, destructive and very unhealthy behavior towards […]
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Posted on 11 November 2016.
Remember the movie “The Wizard of Oz?” Remember the scene where the gigantic head who represented the Wizard? This head had a boisterous, commanding, loud voice that was intimidating. Then the little dog, Toto pulled the curtain back and there was an ordinary man who was controlling the image and projecting it in front of […]
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Posted on 04 November 2016.
For those of you who didn’t have a chance to go to the debate on October 25th where only one candidate appeared (Sharon Hubberman), or the October 27th debate held at Beth Mordecai, you have an opportunity to see the four candidates on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Olive Street from 7 p.m. to 9 […]
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Posted on 04 November 2016.
NEW JERSEY – The Amboy Guardian normally does not recommend or endorse any candidate or state an opinion on any public question on a ballot. But this time, we are making an exception. As everyone knows, the 23 cents increase per gallon for gasoline has already passed. In a synopses, Question #2 on the ballot […]
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Posted on 21 October 2016.
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