The Amboy Guardian

In the past few weeks, we have tackled some tough subject matters. This week we decided to pay homage to the late Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra. He was known as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Some of  the following information was obtained in: Wikipedia, Esquire, Magazine and The Yogi Book. Yogi […]

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There has been a lot of conversation at Board of Education Meetings and City Council Meetings to have hiree’s reflect the City’s demographics. My response to this is to have hiree’s that are the most qualified and have the best interest (not their own or other’s private agenda) of those that they are hired to […]

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There were 2 TV Series with a character Gomer Pyle. Gomer Pyle appeared in the Andy Griffith Show which was located in a fictitious town called Mayberry. A few years later, the Gomer Pyle character joined the marines and appeared in a show named after the character. One of Pyle’s trademark phrases was, “Surprise! Suprise! […]

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Early Thursday afternoon on 9/3/15 major TV Stations converged on Perth Amboy with news vehicles and helicopters flying overhead. Usually, that is not a good sign, and that day this proved to be true. On that beautiful, clear, warm day a tragedy occurred. Two people were stabbed and one succumbed to his injuries. Who would expect […]

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Presently there are 5 Democrats, 17 Republicans and 1 Third Party Candidate running for President of the United States. Some candidates are getting much more press than others and you know why? — Because they shoot not only from the lips, but from the hips. Candidates not only from this year, but from years past […]

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If you see something (suspicious), say something. That has been drilled into our heads since 9-11. But a bigger step needs to be made. I’ve had a couple of calls about an armed robbery that has taken place down by the Waterfront in Perth Amboy. When I looked on Nixle, I didn’t see anything about […]

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In the past week we have seen the positive and negative effects of social media. If you are not a fan of baseball, you may have not heard this story (If you are, bear with me): Last week Mets Shortstop Wilmer Flores was playing on the field when there were reports of rumors that he […]

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We recently had an interview with the new Superintendent. The interview took place at the conference room in his office at the Barracks Street Administration Building. There were a couple of things that struck a chord with us in conversation. Dr. Roman told us about his background and how he had dropped out of High […]

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For the past few decades, children no longer can play dodgeball, bombardment or similar games in school. Parents’ groups feel that these games promote bullying and create a situation where tougher kids pick on the weaker ones. As a former geek, skinny and puny kid, I played dodgeball in school while I was growing up. Like […]

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A can of worms has been opened even further. Since Mary Street residents received personalized assigned parking spaces. Other residents have asked, “Why can’t we?” Former Council President Ken Balut has been one of the most vocal voices in this matter. He presented pictures to the Council at one of the meetings and supplied one […]

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“Our Gang,” or later, “The Little Rascals,” featured little boys and girls of all colors and different ethnic backgrounds playing together as equals.

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   The Amboy Guardian will not be publishing the week of Independence Day so we decided to combine Father’s Day along with an Independence Day Editorial. We will also take into consideration the murder of the 9 members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Although my Father (Rockwell Maxwell Sr.) […]

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This past Saturday (6/13/15) I attended a forum put on by some of the Board of Education Members at the PAHS library. The sole topic was the status of the new high school. I came out of that meeting with very little new information learned, but perhaps a little different perspective on the situation. According […]

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Of all the complaints about Perth Amboy made by residents, the most common is the garbage problem. Even with the new garbage cans, they fill up very fast. Sometimes, when they aren’t completely filled, people will put garbage on top of the cans creating a smelly mess. When the garbage  from Perth Amboy is delivered […]

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