The Amboy Guardian

Good morning.  I am writing regarding the Dominican Festival held in Perth Amboy this past Sunday.  It was a lovely event for family to come enjoy and take pride in the Dominican heritage.  I really enjoyed the food, the music, and the traditions. However, I was disappointed at the contest in which dancers bent over […]

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“Transparency” – the condition of being transparent. Trans-par+nt: tran’spe(e)rent – Honest and Open – Not Secretive. This is what the Diaz administration and some of the current City Council members ran on when they were campaigning. Unfortunately that is not what is being provided, and that is a shame! We have a city that I […]

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When Christie came to our fair city before he ran for governor he had the highest regard and respect. We regarded him as a knight on a white horse who slew the many corrupt dragons. Although we had to stretch our imagination to find a horse big and strong enough to carry him. Now we […]

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PERTH AMBOY – Resident John Siberry has been questioning a 2-hour limit on handicapped parking space on Market Street outside of City Hall. Siberry feels that this restriction was personally aimed at him. He said, “I saw a City Employee who is handicapped park there for more than 2 hours. I have the proof!” He […]

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 The Plight of Shaneen Allen I happened to be listening to a radio program the other day and my ears perked up. The radio host talked about a young mother from Philadelphia facing up to 10 years in prison. She innocently told a police officer that she was carrying a gun that she legally had […]

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The current problem with a shortage of judges shows a flaw in the NJ State Constitution. Adjoining states never have this problem because their judges are elected to a fixed term. A similar problem with US Senators led to the adoption of the XVII Amendment to allow popular election of US Senators. That has worked […]

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The city of Ferguson, Missouri had a so-called civil unrest (or a riot) in town over a police shooting. Now Police Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown as we see for now. Then a few decided to have a riot over this shooting and made thing worse for others. I knew that the U.S. […]

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Early this year on February 2014 I asked this council to please consider changing the form of government from non-partisan to partisan. Now that our municipal elections are held together with a partisan general election in November. This past primary the county paid out $34,000+ for poll workers in Perth Amboy that only l had […]

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I first learned about the David’s Touch Foundation when I was contacted by its founder and president Jenny Perez-Rosado. Jenny contacted Bill George who was the owner of the Amboy Beacon about covering an event that was to take place on December 13, 2010 at the Shannon Rose Restaurant in Woodbridge. It was the first […]

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I remember in 1995 a fictional movie call Outbreak with Dustin Hoffman. It was about a virus outbreak that was very deadly. It was all for show, but now we have the real deal called Ebola from Africa and maybe coming into the United States. Last time I checked with the CDC (Centers for Disease […]

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There can be light at the end of a dark tunnel and Pastor Berny Falcon-Lopez is a testament to that. Pastor Berny Falcon-Lopez  was the keynote speaker at the 18th/19th Century Victorian Tea held at the Knights of Columbus on 7/20/14. This event was a fundraiser for the Perth Amboy Domestic Violence Response Team.

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Immigrants have been coming to this country for a very long time. Many of them came through Ellis Island and a lot of them were sent back to their country of origin and why was this? At Ellis Island there were doctors and nurses to check them for any signs of diseases or infections. Why […]

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This week one of our staff gets to write about a subject he feels very passionate about. On Sunday, July 13th Officer Melvin Santiago of the Jersey City Police Dept. was murdered. Some may say he died in the line of duty, which is true, but the fact is he was murdered. Some scum-bag, whose […]

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When I walk down Smith Street, I am occasionally stopped by residents who lament the removal of the benches that were located at Fink Park and elsewhere downtown. Some individuals have used those benches  to sleep on and illegal activities have taken place there. But most importantly, I have seen shoppers or families using those […]

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The more I see what’s going on in our society; the only comparison I could make is to numerous novels by science fiction and fantasy author, Ray Bradbury.  These novels include short stories that reflect a major change in society. One such short story is “The Pedestrian.” Two friends are questioned by the police: “Why […]

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Celebrating Our  Nation’s Birthday 350th Anniversary of New Jersey  

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