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Woodbridge Wednesday – 2014 Summer Concert Series

Enjoy great music “Under the Stars” and “On the Lawn.” Bring out your lawn chair and relax with live music every Wednesday. SHOW TIME at 7:30 p.m. at Parker Press Park, Rahway Avenue at Main Street FREE Parking at NJT Parking Lot FREE ADMISSION* (*With a Donation of Non-Perishable Food Items for “We Feed Woodbridge […]

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Mayor’s 2014 Summer Concert Series – Monday nights in July & August

Enjoy Great Music “Under the Stars” and “On the Lawn” at Woodbridge High School, 25 Samuel Lupo Pl, Woodbridge. Every Monday Night in July & August. Bring Out Your Lawn Chair or Blanket SHOW TIME at 7:30 p.m. FREE ADMISSION* (*With a Donation of Non-Perishable Food Items for “We Feed Woodbridge Food Banks”)

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LET’S ROCK! Tribute Bands Come To Woodbridge 2014

Rockin’ Tuesdays at Woodbridge High School in July & August SHOW TIME at 7:30 p.m. FREE ADMISSION* (*With a Donation of Non-Perishable Food Items for “We Feed Woodbridge Food Banks”)

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Summer Concerts at PNC Bank Arts Center

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Plays in the Park

  2014 Performances: Sunset Boulevard, SHREK, Bye Bye Birdie The Little Mermaid, Jr.

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Church Statue Restored

PERTH AMBOY – Local Artist Thomas Ward is restoring the Statue of “Our Lady of Providence” at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Perth Amboy. Age and Devotion had worn away much of the original paint exposing the wooden blocks, probably walnut, of which the statue is carved. “This is the work of a master carver, […]

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PUSHM Art Show Raises Funds and Spirits

By Linda Blomquist – PERTH AMBOY – People United for Self Help & More (PUSHM) closed out an eight-day arts exhibition Saturday night at Raritan Bay Coffee Company on the first level of the Perth Amboy Train Station.About fifty or more people attended throughout the week, including a special appearance by Mayor Diaz at the […]

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‘An American Journey of Hope’ – Book details founding of Perth Amboy

Press Release An American Journey of Hope: Perth Amboy – The Capital and Port City on Raritan Bay 1683-1790 by Donald Johnstone Peck With illustrations by Francis J. McGinley An American Journey of Hope is a vivid chronicle of how the original Scottish colonists of Perth Amboy, New Jersey transformed the city into a center […]

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‘Her’ Art Show

PERTH AMBOY – In honor of International Women’s Day there will be a group art exhibition: “Through Her Eyes, By Her Hand Art Show” running from March 20th thru April 10th at the Perth Amboy Gallery Center for the Arts, 339 Reade St., Perth Amboy. Gallery Hours are Mon. – Wed. 5 p.m. to 8 […]

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Art Show Closing Celebration – Raritan Bay Coffee Company, March 29

PERTH AMBOY – People United for Self Help and More (PUSHM) held an opening night art show on March 21. Famous and celebrated artists are donating their time and efforts for this association. On Sat. March 29 there will be a closing celebration from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when the artists will meet, greet and if expressed, receive offers for their work.

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International Women’s Month Celebrated with Author Visit to Patten School, 3/8/14

Author Minou Tavares Mirabal – daughter of Minerva Mirabal, a courageous freedom and women’s rights fighter – visited the Patten School on March 8.

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Movie Review: ‘Son of God’

By Anton Massopust III “What do we do now?” “Change the world” – Peter and Jesus “Son of God” is a new theatrical release, largely comprised from footage filmed for the Mark Burnett (of Survivor fame) produced miniseries “The Bible,” which aired on the History Channel. This movie is a straightforward telling of Jesus’ birth, […]

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POETRY: Who Prays? Who Cries?

For the homeless man on the street For the downtrodden who try to get back on their feet For the child that doesn’t have enough to eat Who Prays? Who Cries? When they can’t pay their rent When a couple can’t pay their mortgage and they have to live in a tent When people have […]

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Local Author in Global Christmas Short Story Collection

Press release SOUTH AMBOY – “A Wish for Christmas” is a collection of twenty stories based around Christmas and New Year from Alfie Dog Fiction. The collection brings together some of the best short stories from 20 authors across the globe including local author Alan Jankowski. “A Wish for Christmas” contains a mixture of general […]

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Grammy Nominee Gema Corredera in Concert close to home in Perth Amboy Nov. 16

News Release 10/28/13 PERTH AMBOY – Gema Corredera, whose Album Derramando Luz, is in the first round for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album, for the 2014 Grammy Awards will be in concert at the Perth Amboy Gallery for the Arts on November 16, at 8:00 pm. Experience Gema’s […]

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Brandy’ by Eralides E. Cabrera

By: Carolyn Maxwell PERTH AMBOY – Brandy as you can see on the front cover was a beautiful girl. Unfortunately at times her beauty was not always an asset. Wherever she appeared, she would turn everyone’s head. It didn’t matter if they were male or female. Brandy had an easy and hard life. Like so […]

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