The Amboy Guardian

I’ve been fortunate to live at both ends of the stick. Today we now have new homes, new cars, washers, dryers, television in every room, cell phones and all kinds of conveniences. Wow!!! We have it all. Let’s turn the clock back to yesterday. Some may recommend and others God has taken upstairs. Once upon […]

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When I was a kid in Depression era Perth Amboy, I was greatly impressed by religious services exemplified by the priest. He looked so spiritual as he conducted the services in Carpatho-Russian and was accompanied by a first class acapella choir. I was further astounded when four men with baskets collected donations. In those days […]

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Past Roy’s Men Shop, Reynolds Department Store, Paramount, Boston Shoes, Jags Sporting Goods Handerhan’s Fish Market, Pride & Joy, E&B Mill Supply, Parnes, Miller, Corner Bake Shop, Frank’s Bakery, Seaman’s Pharmacy, Gardella Bike Shop, Colavito Bros, Raders, Clark the Florist – Not Replaced. Now Dirty Sidewalks, security gated storefronts, nail and hair salons, bail bonds […]

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The recent loss of an airliner over the ocean points out the need for an upgraded recording system. If they could connect the flight recorder to a cellular telephone the data could be sent when a serious problem occurred, not after the flight recorder was retrieved. Why were passengers with false passports allowed on the […]

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This letter is meant to confuse and enlighten anyone who reads this. For those who have listened to our President’s speeches, many come away confused and not knowing what he really said. There are words which I will use which may seem foreign to you but the meaning will be “to illustrate” how confusing something […]

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That letter in the 3-5-14 issue offered a cure for the “gun problem” that is false. Is he asking for a military dictatorship? That shooting in Fort Hood Texas a few years ago shows that an undefined “military way” is no guarantee. The statement that “no one can own or drive a motor vehicle unless […]

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It’s truly amazing that this BOE would listen to Eddie T on appointing a baseball coach. This is the same Eddie T that sold a polluted property in 1998 to the BOE for 1,450,000 dollars, the same property that he paid less than 250,000 dollars for. To this day the property is still vacant and […]

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This letter was read by Stephanie Rodriguez at the public portion of the 3/6/14 Perth Amboy Board of Education Meeting. My name is Stephanie Rodriguez and I am a sophomore at Perth Amboy High School: Today I am going to be doing something different. I am going to read a letter written by someone who […]

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Look at this, President of Russia, Mr. Putin, wants to control the Ukrainian Government by sending Russian troops and mobilizing the country. Can this be the start of a new cold war? Or is it just to prove that Russia is the boss of the land? But what’s really funny is that the former President […]

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On behalf of our family we want to thank Firefighter Torres and Chief Pietre for their help in order for Stephanie to be part of the South Amboy St Patrick’s Day Parade. Thank you also to Chief Ruiz that responded, but Chief Pietre was already confirmed. We hear a lot being said about the problems […]

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When I rode a bus from the Newark Train Station to the Veterans Administration Center in East Orange I felt uneasy and fearful. Fellow passengers stared coldly at me as if I was an intruder. The sections we were passing through were some of the most hostile. Shootings and violence were reported almost daily. My […]

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Last Spring the utilities company came through and trimmed the two trees in front of our home at 104 Madison Ave. When they left the trees were badly misshapen with the bulk of the trees leaning toward our homes at 104 and 106. Three large branches were leaning over the utility wires that serviced these […]

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It seems to me we have in this country what I call the “Prodigal Son Syndrome.” If you screw up, you seem to get rewarded! Turn on the television and you’ll see ads for people who didn’t pay their income taxes and the I.R.S. will “settle” with them for a nominal amount. Don’t pay your […]

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Point 1 – As I was listening to the speakers at the Wednesday, 2/19/14 Sandy Bill Kick- off Tour at Perth Amboy City Hall, there was a gentleman from Seaside who spoke. He said, “My main residence was not affected by Superstorm Sandy, but my rental property was.” What about those people who run into […]

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Regarding Virginia Lugo’s Business Improvement District (BID) letter of a past Guardian issue, I would like applaud her effort to rectify the BID purpose and functioning mechanisms. Ms. Lugo’s analysis also expresses that the BID structural rules are clear – yet violated. Whether this state of affairs is a lack of understanding or with intent, it […]

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The Fireman’s Museum is a rather active place. Every Tuesday night, unless there is a fire, several firemen get together and work at the Museum. In the past 5 years, we have restored a 1926 Ahren’s Fox Pumper that is the centerpiece of the museum. The Fire Dept. has had collections at ShopRite and has held […]

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