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Looking Back: Halloween Parade

PERTH AMBOY – Halloween Parade – 1950’s Smith Street

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You Are Invited To Be Part Of History…

Mayor Wilda Diaz and Barry Rosengarten, Chairman of Celebrate the Amboys, welcome the public to celebrate Veterans Day and the 225th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Bill of Rights on Tuesday, November 11.

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LOOKING BACK: Perth Amboy Charity Restaurant

PERTH AMBOY –   Mother Hardwick used her life savings to feed those in need in her restaurant on New Brunswick Ave. that she opened in the 1980’s.

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Looking Back: Perth Amboy Fire Department

PERTH AMBOY – Circa 1890s Perth Amboy Fire Department

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LOOKING BACK: Smith Street Parade

PERTH AMBOY –   Parade 1950’s  Smith Street at night.

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Victorian Seance & Lecture on Ghosts of Kearny Cottage

Come on down to The Kearny Cottage, 63 Catalpa Ave., Perth Amboy, for an old-fashioned Victorian Seance & Lecture on the Ghosts of the Kearny Cottage Both given by Jane Doherty! Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 2 p.m. $60 per person total for Both Sessions Light Refreshments Included Limited Seating RSVP: 732-293-1090

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LOOKING BACK: PERTH AMBOY – The Bluff, circa 1890’s.

*Photo Courtesy of  Charles Cap

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Bill of Rights – ‘We Signed It First!’ Nov. 11

You’re Invited! Tuesday, November 11, 2014 The 225th Anniversary of The Ratification of the Bill of Rights Commemorating the Ratification of the Bill of Rights which took place in Perth Amboy, November 20, 1789 Veteran’s Day Ceremony • 11 a.m. • Sadowski Parkway Bill of Rights Reenactment • 12 noon • Commemorative Arch Bill of […]

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LOOKING BACK: Acme Super Market

PERTH AMBOY –   Acme Super Market, date unknown.

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LOOKING BACK – Trolley Barn

PERTH AMBOY –   Car barn for trolleys, circa 1920’s.        

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LOOKING BACK: School Days

PERTH AMBOY –   School Days – Shull School 1946.

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We Remember 9-11-01

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Historic Sign Marks McGinnis School

Historic Commissioners Katherine Massopust and Filomena Gianfransesco stand by the historic sign which was sponsored by the The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission.

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Looking Back

PERTH AMBOY –  Fishing Derby at the Waterfront, September 19, 1998.

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Civil War Roundtable, Sept. 8

WOODBRIDGE – The next meeting of The Robert E. Lee Civil War Round Table of Central New Jersey will be Monday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m. in The Woodbridge Public Library. This month’s speaker is Jeff Stocker and his topic will be “The 153rd Pennsylvania.” Come join us as we celebrate 25 years as an […]

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Looking Back

PERTH AMBOY – Merit Gasoline Station on New Brunswick Avenue near Carvel. 

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Safety Announcement

We are taking safety precautions in the City of Perth Amboy, and emphasize that it is important: IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!!
Report Suspicious Activity – Be Vigilant – STAY ALERT! Do not think that any call or report is too small. Don’t allow the actions of a few dictate your quality of life.
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