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EDITORIAL: The Dem-o-lition Derby

See Pages 2 & 4 — The Final Chapter – I Hope!

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EDITORIAL: Putting Our Heads on the Chopping Block

As I’ve stated before, I don’t own a television so I listen to a lot of talk radio. Recently, I heard a discussion about the Cardinals gathering to choose a new Pope.

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EDITORIAL: Sometimes You Have to Let Your Child Get Bruised

No Matter What Age They Are

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EDITORIAL: In the Best Interest of the Students the Operative Word is Students!

I have to agree with Perth Amboy Resident Reinaldo Aviles when he talked about the length of the Closed Session Meeting of the Board of Education on 2/5/13.

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EDITORIAL: Thanks for The Memories

In this issue frequent letter writer Thomas Francis Clark pays tribute to the late Bill George

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EDITORIAL: A Big City Mayor With a Heart to Match

A Lesson For All — 

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EDITORIAL: The Comeback

Superstorm Sandy packed a wallop along the Northeast coastal area.

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EDITORIAL: Remembering Two Fine Gentlemen

The end of 2012 brought heartache to many.

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EDITORIAL: The New Year

2013 is here and the new year lies ahead of us.

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EDITORIAL: Out of Tragedy the Best Comes from Community

This is the last issue of 2012. As you can see by the front page politics were pushed aside.

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Giving Special Thanks

Making Sure that Most Proceeds go to Where They are Supposed to

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EDITORIAL: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

When you area newly elected politician, you inherit from the previous administration the good, the bad and the ugly. Case in point. Under the tutelage of former Mayor and Assemblyman Joseph Vas, the good that was inherited was Best Buy, Geek Squad, U.S. Food Services and other corporations on the outer Amboy Avenue section of […]

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EDITORIAL: The Best and Worst of Us

In a disaster or emergency situations the Salvation Army and Red Cross are two organizations that are always expected to respond. Then there are circumstances where ordinary citizens step up to the plate and hit a home run.

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EDITORIAL: A Pleasant Surprise Much More than We Expected

It was supposed to be just a book signing by artist and author Francis McGinley.

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EDITORIAL: Not Quite Over Yet. Did Your City Leaders Pass the Test?

On the front page of the 11/7/12 Guardian the headline said, “Winners from the voting machines,” Depending on the Provisional Ballots, some of the winners may change with the exclusion of the Mayor of Perth Amboy.

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EDITORIAL: Not Just Buildings: the Perth Amboy Waterfront

Hurricane Sandy did not just demolish businesses and homes on Front Street but the storm left in its wake the disruption of the livelihoods of those who owned and worked in those establishments.

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