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Friends of the Perth Amboy Library Book Sale Return!

PERTH AMBOY – The Friends of the Perth Amboy Free Public Library are once again having a book sale every other Saturday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Brighton Avenue Community Center/Teen Center at the corner of Brighton Avenue and Sadowski Parkway in Perth Amboy. I know many people have been starving for […]

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Israel Flag Raising and Holocast Remembrance Day on May 5

PERTH AMBOY – The Israel flag raising ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Circle, followed by Holocaust Remembrance Day at 6:00 p.m in Council Chambers.

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Pallone Announces Middlesex County Will Receive Over $1 Million to Preserve the Metuchen Meeting House Battlefield

Press Release 4/11/22  EDISON, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that Middlesex County will receive $1,086,306 to preserve the Metuchen Meeting House Battlefield. The grant will cover half of the acquisition cost and allow Middlesex County in partnership with Edison Township to create the new public Battle of Short Hills Park. The […]

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Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center Opens New State-Of-The-Art Emergency Department

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Middlesex County Digitizes Public Deeds from 1950s Back to 1923

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Social Security Administration Releases Equity Action Plan

Press Release  WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Social Security Administration released its first Equity Action Plan, supporting President Biden’s whole-of-government equity agenda to advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all. On January 20, 2021, The President signed an Executive Order, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal […]

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The Dowdell Library Joins Libraries Statewide in Telehealth Program

Press Release  SOUTH AMBOY — The Dowdell Library received a grant to provide the community with telehealth services. The ongoing pandemic has spotlighted inequities in the healthcare system, especially among the most marginalized members of the community. Those who suffer most are new immigrants, the elderly, and people from lower incomes who lack access to […]

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Woodbridge Public Library Events

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May Spotlight at the Dowdell Library

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Donation to Children’s Hospital

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New Local History Book

Perth Amboy’s Historic Neighborhoods By Gregory Bender, Albert Jekelis, Marilyn Dudash Anastasio, and Mona Shangold Available: Monday, May 9, 2022 About the Book Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has always been a wonderful and unique place in which to live. Centrally located in New Jersey on Raritan Bay, the city has a deepwater seaport, a marina, […]

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Celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Martyrs

PERTH AMBOY – St. John Paul II Parish, Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima Church, 188 Wayne St., Perth Amboy celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Martyrs. Saturday, April 23, 2022: 12 Noon: Commencement of Feast with food, beverage and musical presentations. 6 p.m.: Musical Presentation by Sound Voyage 7 p.m.: Presentation of […]

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Social Security Changes

Statement of Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner: Social Security Administration to Resume In-Person Services at Local Social Security Offices Online Services and Telephone Remain Most Convenient Ways to Contact Agency Press Release NEW JERSEY – “I am pleased to announce that local Social Security offices will restore in-person services, including for people without an appointment, on […]

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Over $2.1 million in Middlesex County Arts, History, and Historic Preservation & Capital Grants Awarded for 2022

Awarded to 109 Municipal Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations Press Release 3/23/22 MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ – Middlesex County is pleased to announce the 2022 Arts & History Grant Awards in the amount of $2,178,672 to 109 municipal agencies and local nonprofit arts and history organizations. Currently, three types of funding opportunities are available: General Operating Support, […]

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Play Ball: Liberty Base Ball Club of New Brunswick Is In Search of New Players

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News from Dowdell Library

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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.
FOR ALL EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 9-1-1
FOR ALL NON-EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 732-442-4400