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COMMUNITY VOICE: Let the Woman Do Her Job

I have personally experienced (at several board meetings) a lot of bickering and whining from school board members, teachers, staff and parents. I have to ask: how in the world can these individuals (knowing full well the poor outcomes of our school system) continue to focus on so many topics that have absolutely nothing to […]

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Plea for a Spay/Neuter Package

Dear Mayor Wilda Diaz: Please be advised I, Virginia Morales, am requesting a motion be passed to discuss the possibility of having the Perth Amboy City Council officials authorize an agreement with Faith Perrin, DVM and/or People for Animals 1-973-282-0890 to hold a Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic this 2012 calendar year. According to the People for […]

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Failed Policies

Obama is not the cool, calm, and collected guy that he would like to view the public to view him.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: I’m a Walker – Not a Runner

In the spring a young man’s fancy, and not so a young man’s fancy, turns to thoughts of what the girls have been thinking about all winter long.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Tax Appeals Fair Game!

I read with interest Ms. Maria Garcia’s comments regarding Mr. Joseph B. Vas’s tax appeal work with the local community.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Million Dollar View

I think it’s time for the city to start looking into the waterfront,

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Fair Tax Hoax

The so-called ‘Fair Tax’ is just a clever fraud. It promises benefits that it can’t deliver.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Outrageous!

It has been a while since I’ve written a letter to the newspapers, today I’ve decided that I couldn’t sit back and allowed misinformation to cloud the minds of the citizens of Perth Amboy didn’t allowed it in the past will not allow it today.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Forming of Personality

How many of our readers out there remember a hit song in the forties called, “Seems Like Old Times”? or how about “I Wonder”?

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EDITORIAL: Would the Ward System be Better?

What is your opinion? Thomas Francis C. Peter B., Orlando P., Barbara S., Robert S., Tracy J. are probably recognizable names because they often write letters to the editors. People who approach me and tell me they are concerned about the problems that are going on in the City. When I tell those individuals to […]

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THE COMMUNITY VOICE: Who Cares? I do…

In January there was yet another call to the Perth Amboy Police Department on early Saturday morning. There was a body found on Prospect Street 3 houses down from Michael’s Industrial Luncheonette and Ann Marie’s house, right smack in Ann Marie’s driveway. Wayne John Soto breathed his last right there.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Pride in America and Our Icons

The National Football League Playoffs on Sunday, January 22, 2012 were a classic example of the lack of respect or Our National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the Untied States of America.

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COMMUNITY VOICE: The Applicability of the Bill of Rights

Those who attack part of the Bill of Rights as “no longer applicable” are foolish.

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The Perth Amboy Community Development Corporation

Since moving to Perth Amboy about five years ago, I have noticed that the City administration repeatedly launches large initiatives with the objective of organizing a group of volunteers to come together and create a non-profit entity to be in charge of, and fund, the project. This formula is effective up to a certain point. […]

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COMMUNITY VOICE: Rome the Eternal City

Watching the elevation of the 22 cardinals including Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Church in Rome, Italy, brought back happy memories to me of when I used to visit Rome quite frequently back in the early 1960’s.

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EDITORIAL: Fireworks

With the fireworks coming back into town this is a great opportunity for Perth Amboy put their best face forward. Think of all the out-of-towners that the fireworks would attract. I would make sure that all entrances into the City are thoroughly clean even if that means getting volunteers to make sure any trash is […]

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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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