The Amboy Guardian

Sometimes when I attend the Perth Amboy Caucus/Council Meetings I feel as if I’m at a Medieval Times show minus the horses, lances and shields.

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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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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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Mr. Ward recently wrote a letter listing the accomplishments of M.O.P.A. and noted its dissolution. I am the current head of the Proprietary House Association and in that capacity I had attended several M.O.P.A. meetings between February and June of 2013. This is the reason that I had contacted the City administration to inquire about […]

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I’m very puzzled. During the 2/12/14 Perth Amboy City Council Meeting, the 2012 election results were brought up again. After that meeting, someone handed me a printout of the November 6, 2012 ballot. I know what the ballot looked like because I voted that day and I had NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER understanding who was running for […]

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My name is Virginia Lugo. I’ve been on the BID Board of Directors for the last years. I am also on the UEZ and the Salvation Army Advisory Boards, have founded the Women’s Open Center of Middlesex County, and have served with PRAHD and other organizations in Perth Amboy. I am here not as a […]

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I first used this technique in the winter of 1960-1961 when the snow was wet and sticky, and from 4” to 6” deep. Dry fluffy snow doesn’t need this technique. Use the end of the shovel to cut through the snow on the sides and front of the area you will shovel. Then shovel in the usual manner. […]

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Last Monday 2/3/14 the City of Perth Amboy was paralyzed due to the winter storm and a lack of cleaning of the sidewalks and streets of most of the Perth Amboy Business District. Another Winter Storm hits the City on Wednesday 2/5/14 with more slippery conditions and snow accumulations. Most of our handicapped and Seniors […]

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The Home News and Courier ran an article back in 2010 about students being served breakfast prior to the start of classes. This was in Edison, N.J. This didn’t seem to be working out since less than 1% of eligible students were receiving breakfast. That was in 2010 so a time on the clock was […]

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To: Honorable Wilda Diaz, Mayor City of Perth Amboy In July of 2013, due to health reasons, I had to retire from public life. Since that time MOPA has had no meetings or activities such as fund raising or planning activities. I was contacted recently about dissolving MOPA so I called a meeting of the […]

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At a recent Perth Amboy City Council Meeting, some of the speakers asked that there be more respect given to each other. I couldn’t agree more. There was a well known late Mayor in Middlesex County who had a tiger in his tank. He was very passionate, demonstrative. He would sometimes get into physical confrontations […]

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Had to tell someone my horrible experience dealing with being towed. I live in Harbor Terrace..Sat night I squeezed my jeep (which is very small comparatively speaking-my friend calls it a Tonka toy truck) into a spot but overlapped the line I guess..(I’m sorry-ok?) The snow hid it’s cutoff point. It wasn’t a dangerous spot… […]

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