The Amboy Guardian

In Defense of the Perth Amboy DPW As we all know by now Perth Amboy was hit with a major snow storm – about 28 inches. After the storm, the people looked outside and they said: “Where’s the plows?” and “I can’t find a place to park my car.”  This was a monster storm and it […]

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New DPW Director  Congratulated PERTH AMBOY – A photo appeared years ago when I became Public Works Director similar to this one. Frank was appointed director several months ago, and still has not been acknowledged. Understanding the importance of this position always go unnoticed. As directors we have many responsibilities to the public , protecting the […]

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Perth Amboy Needs Panache … If you are passionate about this city as much as I am, doesn’t it make you cringe when people associate it with the vernacular of being a poor, decayed urban city void of any promising future. It sure agitates me when this historic city that is neatly nestled along the Eastern […]

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Government Protection A recent letter said a government’s job is to protect the people but didn’t qualify his statement. Does that mean a government should totally control its subjects? They can’t be citizens if they are totally controlled by a government and its Ruling Class (those who control the government). James Madison and others said […]

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A Letter From the Late Thomas Francis Clark  My First Christmas That was over eight decades ago. Has Christmas Day changed? My answer to that is “No” because the birthday of Jesus Christ is on December 25. Has the Christmas Season changed? My answer to that is “Yes.” The big rush is on. Let’s stand in those […]

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Terrorism is Nothing New It was convenient for those terrorists to do this mass killing in San Bernardino, California. Were they ISIS or another terrorist group in America? How long have they been here with those weapons and homemade bombs? In fact, I remember reading about this in 1982 when terrorist groups were already starting […]

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Open for the Holidays One wonders how many CEO’s and corporate executives in the retail industry worked this Thanksgiving if their establishments were open and how many will work if they’re also open on Christmas. Most likely it’s the old do as I say not as I do philosophy that prevails. It would be nice […]

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Public Sector Unions Facing Supreme Court Threat With Resolve When unions are under attack, I think of my 31 years as an elementary school teacher in Perth Amboy and my two sons – a firefighter in Perth Amboy and a Monmouth County corrections officer. Both my sons put their lives on the line every day and […]

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Thank you, Perth Amboy I would like to personally thank my running mates and all who supported me during my successful quest for a Board of Education seat in Perth Amboy. I promise to do my absolute best to serve the students, parents, educators and citizens of Perth Amboy. Again, I thank all for their […]

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Puzzling – Isn’t It? Wouldn’t it be nice to see the salaries of the local public employees published? How about the yearly pensions some will receive for the next forty years or so for not working? After all they do work or have worked for us yet we have no say at all to their […]

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A Lot of Love There was a lot of love in Perth Amboy the evening of October 10.  On the beautiful ship, Cornucopia “St. Charles Vessel”, Celebrate Perth Amboy recognized our non-profit organization with their amazing black/pink tie gala.  Delicious food, great music, inspirational speeches and a wonderful MC, the evening could not have been […]

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Acting Mayor The City Of Perth Amboy and The Citizens of Perth Amboy currently have an Acting Mayor & Acting Business Administrator & Acting Municipal Law Director & A Suspended Police Chief. What’s going on here? There are currently Federal corruption allegations filed against the City of Perth Amboy and it’s City Officials, et al. […]

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The funny thing about Racism is that it has no color. It does not discriminate, and has no boundaries. You will find racists in every creed, color, and nationality. Racism is very much like fire. Fire will consume everything and everyone in its path without regard for age, race, color, etc When you look up […]

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Library Open I see the library is open for business and ready to serve the community for the city residents. How nice. The inside looks wonderful – like a new building. I was in SHOCK! What a job they did on repairing this old building. The Perth Amboy Public Library is a place where many […]

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Thanks  Carolyn & Staff Thank you Carolyn for giving us Citizens in Perth Amboy all the details of the senseless death of the late Phil Willis. It was such a tragic end to a nice guy. Why couldn’t someone try to help him? Where were the police? They usually patrol Smith Street. Thank God the […]

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Farewell to Summer! Summer is my favorite season, but I’m glad to see this one end. Too much noise, loud music, people drinking and urinating in the neighborhood. On August 12, 2015, the Amboy Guardian had an article called Great Job! where the (Patterson St.) neighborhood loud music is almost zero. I’m glad that the […]

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