The Amboy Guardian

PERTH AMBOY – Circa 1950’s.  Perth Amboy High School Art Students painted store windows for Halloween.

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PERTH AMBOY – Halloween 1957. One of many floats lined up all along State Street for the Perth Amboy Halloween Parade.

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PERTH AMBOY – 1980 – Msgr. Michael Churak, (R) pastor of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Perth Amboy, watches as students Silvio Pacheco, (L) and Bill Paffrath, get ready to raise the flag of Canada near that of America at the Holy Trinity School.

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PERTH AMBOY – The documentary depicted the heroics of the Borinqueneers who served in the only all Hispanic segregated unit in U.S. Army history. The documentary honors the Veterans who served in the 65th regiment during the Korean War. The documentary depicts the how this regiment was mistreated while serving in the U.S. Army, but […]

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By Vilma Novak PERTH AMBOY – What is the most powerful force in society? More powerful than the president or Congress? It’s the news media according to Charles Wiley, international speaker and journalist who was Kearny Cottage Historical Association’s guest speaker on Sunday, September 29. Why is the media such a powerful force? It’s because […]

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I was listening to the Curtis Sliwa radio program last week and he had Steve Adubato as a guest. The discussion turned to the documentary about the Borniqueneers.

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PERTH AMBOY – 1940’s Moser Jewels. The factory was originally on Division Street then later moved to the corner of Convery Blvd .and Fayette Street.

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CAPE MAY – Early 1920’s Church Outing from one of the local churches in Perth Amboy

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*Photo Courtesy of the Perth Amboy Free Public Library This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission.

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PERTH AMBOY – One of Perth Amboy Fire Department’s trucks in 1950’s parade, possibly State Street.

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PERTH AMBOY – Once the building was Dorsey Motors, Inc. located on Maple and Fayette Streets. Later it became an appliance store that was very popular in Perth Amboy.

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This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission.

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PERTH AMBOY – Interior of Fertig’s Department Store at the original site, 185 New Brunswick Ave., circa 1920’s. Shown in photos is David Fertig, grandfather to current owner, Rick Fertig. Fertig’s is one of the oldest of the remaining businesses in Perth Amboy.

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*Photo Courtesy of Perth Amboy Free Public Library. This Photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission

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  PERTH AMBOY – “Stories From Perth Amboy” by Katherine Massopust is available at the Barge Restaurant, 201 Front St., Perth Amboy. For more info call 732-261-2610.

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*Photos by Joe Bayona

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