No Hard Feelings ’Tis the season to “Let Go! Let God! Give patience and peace a try. The years have brought about many conflicts in our lives which never seem to fade away. The old grudges, family feuds and misunderstandings stay with us because we don’t take the time or are afraid to talk about the […]
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Letters to the Editor
Posted on 19 December 2014.
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Letter to the Editor: School Yesterday and Today
Posted on 12 December 2014.
I used to go to a school just two blocks from my house. The building is still there, so the school is over one hundred years old. The grades in my school were K through 6. Three of our subjects were Reading, Writing and Spelling. Don’t like to brag, but put me in a spelling […]
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Editorial: For Better or For Worse
Posted on 12 December 2014.
Captain James T. Kirk: Machine over man, Spock? It was impressive. Might even be practical. Mr. Spock: Practical, Captain? Perhaps. But not desirable. Computers make excellent and efficient servants; but I have no wish to serve under them. From the Star Trek Episode, “The Ultimate Computer” Airdate March 8,1968. Even in the late ‘50’s and […]
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Editorial: Disgusted
Posted on 05 December 2014.
If you are not familiar with any of the young people in the photos, your homework assignment is to look them up. I am heartbroken and upset about what has happened in Ferguson, MO, and it is not for the reason you may think. The three young men pictured together on top of this page […]
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Letters to the Editor
Posted on 05 December 2014.
A Kindergarten Kid Will Teach You I decided to go into education over 1/2 a century ago. My school had grades K to 8. I taught 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8th. On my first day of school my Supervisor said to me, “When you close that door, you will learn more about kids than […]
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Editorial: Thanks-Giving
Posted on 28 November 2014.
Thanks – an expression of gratitude for something. Giving – to pass on something to someone. To give of oneself for the betterment of their fellowman. The community of Perth Amboy lost one of their champions on 6/2/13 with the passing of Jack Cerulo. I remember standing in line with another staff member of the […]
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Editorial: A Whole Lot of History in and Around One Small Circle
Posted on 21 November 2014.
Just looking down at City Circle, one can see a whole lot of history. Let’s start with the Historic Elm Tree in front of City Hall. There was a battle to keep that Elm Tree alive. Planted around the 1840’s it has seen a lot of history. In 1863 it witnessed the first flight of […]
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Letters to the Editor
Posted on 20 November 2014.
Thank You for the Opportunity Thanks to the voters of Perth Amboy, two years ago I was given the opportunity to serve as a member of this board. I decided to run because I had a goal of providing the best education for our children, which I believe should be of the utmost importance to all […]
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Editorial: The Bill of Rights — You Can’t Take it Away! Perth Amboy’s History
Posted on 14 November 2014.
Let’s put politics aside. N0v. 11, 2014 was a GREAT DAY to be PROUD of the City of Perth Amboy. As you may have noticed in the last few weeks, there have been ads in the paper touting the Joint Celebration of Veterans Day and the Ceremony Commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the Ratification of […]
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Editorial: A Piece of Advice for the Candidates — We Hope You Took That One Day to Relax!
Posted on 07 November 2014.
It’s a propos that Halloween is celebrated a couple days before Election Day. We decided to see why the General Elections are held on the First Tuesday in November. When we Googled it – it came back with an excellent explanation: It’s from the Federal Election Commission website: Here’s how they explain it: “. . […]
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Editorial: I Don’t Think It’s Uninterest; Maybe It’s Something Else
Posted on 24 October 2014.
There have been a lot of high profile cases in Perth Amboy recently that have been turned over to the Prosecutor’s Office. The one that has been the most controversial so far in the past year has been the Dixon Rodriguez case which happened in early December 2013. To this day there are residents who come […]
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Letter to the Editor: Keep Progress Going
Posted on 24 October 2014.
Perth Amboy Citizens, With Election Day (Nov.4th) fast approaching, the people of Perth Amboy find themselves with the unique opportunity of making things right for the City. If anyone has been following the antics of the Board of Education, it should be obvious that a change in the majority of the Board must happen. The […]
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Letter to the Editor: Is Perth Amboy Really Safer/Better Than Ever?
Posted on 24 October 2014.
I have been living in Perth Amboy almost all my life, and I Iove my city. I have to admit I am feeling very embarrassed and scared of what is happening around Perth Amboy. I used to walk the streets days and nights without fear, but I no longer could say the same. Our “Quality […]
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Letter to the Editor: Committee of Perth Amboy Concerned Citizens Outsider Machine Politicians’ Attempt to Control Perth Amboy Politics. Why?
Posted on 24 October 2014.
News Release 10/19/14 PERTH AMBOY – In a non-partisan race, State Senator Joseph Vitale, State Assemblyman Craig Coughlin, State Assemblyman John Wisniewski and Middlesex County Democratic Organization Chairman Kevin McCabe are undermining local Perth Amboy democracy by supporting establishment candidates, the Mayor Diaz Team. These politicians, none from the City of Perth Amboy, have not […]
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For Every Action There is An Equal and Opposite Reaction
Posted on 17 October 2014.
It Rocks the Core: The Sayreville Scandal The Innocent Caught in the Fallout The Superintendent of the Sayreville School System Dr. Richard Labbe and the Sayreville Board of Education probably had to make the most difficult decisions during their time in office. I know they along with the parents, residents, students and the school community […]
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Letters to the Editor – 10/15/2014
Posted on 17 October 2014.
Duarte The monument to Juan Pablo Duarte on Sadowski Pkwy. is quite impressive with its imposing pillars that look like the gates of paradise that could be used as part of the scenery for some dinner theater biblical musical. Duarte is revered in the Dominican Republic for the many good things he did. He was […]
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