The Amboy Guardian

Submitted by Valentine Tarr SOUTH AMBOY – Commander Tarr is a native of South Amboy, New Jersey. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with the class of 2000 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following initial training, he served on USS LOUISVILLE (SSN 724) in Pearl Harbor, […]

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Press Release 8/2/16 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that two projects under the direction of Dr. Cristi Palmer at Rutgers University, New Brunswick have been awarded $2.9 million in federal grants through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative.  The funding […]

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Press Release 8/8/16 NEW BRUNSWICK – On Tuesday August 9 at 10:00 am, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ 06), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will call for immediate funding to address the growing Zika crisis at the Middlesex County Mosquito Extermination Commission in Edison, NJ. Pallone has criticized House Republicans […]

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Francis Street Park, Perth Amboy, 8/4/16 *Photos by Joe Bayona • Click on photos to enlarge. Press Release PERTH AMBOY — Mayor Wilda Diaz announced quality of life initiatives to “Strengthening Our Neighborhoods & Partnerships” in the City of Perth Amboy at Francis Street Park, Perth Amboy. Mayor Diaz was joined by city officials, Alexandra […]

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News Release 8/1/16 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Nicholas P. Scutari and Joseph F. Vitale to add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of debilitating medical conditions that would qualify a patient to receive medical marijuana under the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was approved today by the Senate. “Millions of […]

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Press Release 7/22/16 LONG BRANCH – On 7/22/16, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $13,696,687.00 contract for the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth. The contract will help fulfill the project’s second phase, which includes constructing a system of levees, a floodwall, […]

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY – The Connections Program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen, a voluntary child to adult match program is seeking adult volunteers to provide a positive friend relationship to children and youth that has suffered a loss or has special needs.  These children reside in Middlesex County and Franklin Township and are in desperate […]

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News Release 7/27/16 WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the Perth Amboy Fire Department has been awarded a $1,096,000 federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.  The SAFER program is a part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Funds under the SAFER […]

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News Release 7/21/16 NEW BRUNSWICK – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a retirement security forum with representatives of AARP New Jersey at the Edison Senior Center. Pallone discussed the importance of ensuring a Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Seniors and protecting retirement savings through the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. […]

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Center for  Rehabilitation & Healthcare Press Release 7/21/16 PERTH AMBOY – Alameda Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, a premier subacute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care center in the heart of Perth Amboy, has a distinguished history of outstanding delivery of care to the community. Proudly featuring the eminent Dr. Harry V. McKenna as its newly […]

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Press Release 7/19/16 PERTH AMBOY – The City of Perth Amboy has received the “Urban Cleanup Team Award” from the New Jersey Clean Communities Council (NJCCC). On April 23, the City of Perth Amboy held “Clean Up Green Up Perth Amboy,” a citywide cleanup from 9:30 am to 1 pm. Local residents spent their morning […]

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