The Amboy Guardian

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Sometimes at a Council Meeting a statement made by the Council, Administrators or the Public will make my ears perk up. This happened at the 2/11/15 Perth Amboy Council Meeting. One of the speakers said that the Council Meetings should have electronic translators for residents who only speak Spanish. Furthermore, the speaker said that there […]

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At the “National Prayer Breakfast” at the White House President started out his speech by giving praise and honor to God and welcoming those in attendance. He pointed out special guests including the Dalai Lama and other well known clergy in attendance. He mentioned others in the audience who were political prisoners and NASCAR Driver […]

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A Perfect Way to Embrace One of the Principles of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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This week for the editorial I decided to publish wise words from those who you would least suspect. Enjoy and a big thank you to Jeff B. from Arizona for forwarding me this email: What Love means to a 4-8 year old…Slow down for 3 minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching […]

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The other day when I was listening to the radio, my ears perked up. There was an announcement that Jet Blue would pay the airfare for any Police Officer or any other law enforcement agency that wished to attend the funeral services of NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos. Of course, I had to Google this information, […]

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Captain James T. Kirk: Machine over man, Spock? It was impressive. Might even be practical. Mr. Spock: Practical, Captain? Perhaps. But not desirable. Computers make excellent and efficient servants; but I have no wish to serve under them. From the Star Trek Episode, “The Ultimate Computer” Airdate March 8,1968. Even in the late ‘50’s and […]

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If you are not familiar with any of the young people in the photos, your homework assignment is to look them up. I am heartbroken and upset about what has happened in Ferguson, MO, and it is not for the reason you may think. The three young men pictured together on top of this page […]

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Thanks – an expression of gratitude for something. Giving – to pass on something to someone. To give of oneself for the betterment of their fellowman. The community of Perth Amboy lost one of their champions on 6/2/13 with the passing of Jack Cerulo. I remember standing in line with another staff member of the […]

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Just looking down at City Circle, one can see a whole lot of history. Let’s start with the Historic Elm Tree in front of City Hall.  There was a battle to keep that Elm Tree alive. Planted around the 1840’s it has seen a lot of history. In 1863 it witnessed the first flight of […]

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Let’s put politics aside. N0v. 11, 2014 was a GREAT DAY to be PROUD of the City of Perth Amboy. As you may have noticed in the last few weeks, there have been ads in the paper touting the Joint Celebration of Veterans Day and the Ceremony Commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the Ratification of […]

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It’s a propos that Halloween is celebrated a couple days before Election Day. We decided to see why the General Elections are held on the First Tuesday in November. When we Googled it – it came  back with an excellent explanation: It’s from the Federal Election Commission website: Here’s how they explain it: “. . […]

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