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Mayor Requests Full Review of Bicycling Incident

News Release, 4/20/2021 – PERTH AMBOY – Mayor Helmin J. Caba, who also serves as the Director of Police overseeing the Perth Amboy Police Department, has requested a full review of a bicycling incident that occurred on Saturday, April 17, 2021 and was partially captured on video. The incident stems from multiples calls to the […]

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Pallone, Pascrell Applaud Affordability Provisions in Draft National Flood Insurance Reauthorization

Press Release 4/9/21 NEW JERSEY – Representatives Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) today issued the following statement on Chairwoman Maxine Waters’s draft National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization. The proposal adopts the same cap on premium rate increases that Pallone and Pascrell included in their bipartisan flood insurance legislation last Congress. “When it […]

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Public Information about Operating Room

Hackensack University Medical Center Operating Room Administrators to Deliver Webinar on Robotic Surgery Best Practices Hackensack University Medical Center Operating Room Administrators to Deliver Webinar on Robotic Surgery Best Practices Press Release 4/14/21 HACKENSACK, NJ – On April 20, 2021, two Hackensack University Medical Center nurses will deliver a webinar sponsored by the Association of […]

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Pallone Applauds President Biden’s Executive Order Pausing Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing

In a letter to Biden, Pallone Leads Call for Permanent Ban on New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Press Release 4/8/21 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today led a letter to President Joe Biden, applauding the Executive Order that pauses new leasing for offshore oil and gas drilling on the U.S. Outer […]

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Woodbridge Public Library Events

Free Virtual Events – All are Welcome to Attend April 20 |  7PM Keeping Houseplants and Their Gardeners Happy This presentation will discuss the unique needs of houseplants and the best practices for a thriving in-home garden. Registration Required – https://bit.ly/3t8HKpZ April 23 |  1PM 529 College Savings Plans: Simply the Smart Way to Save […]

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Dowdell Library Events

Press Release SOUTH AMBOY — In May the chill in the air has been replaced with warm sunny afternoons, and all those April showers brought us plenty of May flowers. May is a great month to take a deep breath and appreciate the people and places we surround ourselves with, and at the Dowdell Library, […]

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New Vaccination Program

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Journey to the Cross

PERTH AMBOY – YOU’RE INVITED – We invite you to join us for “Journey to the Cross” a meditative guided prayer-walk. We hope the afternoon’s event will give you space to reflect on the events of Jesus’ crucifixion, and, in that, you find it unique in a meaningful way. Saturday, May 1, downstairs in Nanassy […]

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John Theurer Cancer Center Investigators Celebrate New Personalized Cell Therapy to Give Patients with Advanced Multiple Myeloma Hope

Expands Options for Patients Unsuccessful with Other Treatments Press Release 4/8/21 HACKENSACK, N.J., April 8, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new CAR-T therapy called idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel), or Abecma. It’s the first personalized cell therapy to treat patients with multiple myeloma no longer responsive to all standard previous types […]

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Now Law: Democrat-Sponsored Legislation to Improve New Jersey’s Response to Sexual Assault Cases

Bill Package Sponsored by Vainieri Huttle, McKnight, Reynolds-Jackson, Murphy, Jasey, Timberlake, Lopez, Quijano & Speight Signed Into Law Press Release 4/19/21 TRENTON – Aiming to improve New Jersey’s response to sexual assault cases, a bill package sponsored by several Assembly Democrats to provide support to victims, enhance reporting and communication, increase sexual assault/harassment training for […]

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Middlesex County’s Otlowski Center for Mental Health Care Adapts to Offer Critical Services During the Pandemic

Center Offers Key Mental Wellness Tips in Light of Mental Health Awareness Month in May Press Release 4/12/21 MIDDLESEX COUNTY – The George J. Otlowski, Sr. Center for Mental Health Care is one of the last community mental health facilities in the State of New Jersey, and during the COVID-19 pandemic it has continued to […]

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Clothing Bin Now Open

SAYREVILLE – The Clothing Recycling Bin located at First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville, 172 Main Street, across from Borough Hall has been reopened for donations. With ART, the recycling company, one may donate in 3 ways: 1.) Usable clothing is donated directly to the needy. 2.) High-quality clothing is given to organizations that sell to […]

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Benson Statement on Transportation Budget Hearing

Press Release 4/19/21 TRENTON – Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Mercer, Middlesex), chair of the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, released the following statement in response to today’s testimony by the state’s transportation agency leaders before the Assembly Budget Committee: “Transportation must be safe, reliable, accessible and equitable for all. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented […]

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Catholic Charities Diocese Joins Communities Across the Globe in Highlighting Social-Emotional Learning in Child Care

Press Release 3/22/21  METUCHEN – On March 26, 2021, Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen child care programs in Somerset, Warren and Morris Counties will join communities across the globe to celebrate the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) on the second annual International SEL Day centered on Building Bonds, Reimagining Community. “It is only natural for […]

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YMCA Partners to Support Vaccination of The Homeless

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – The RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA, in Perth Amboy, NJ, is once again bringing partners together to assist the City’s most vulnerable population, the homeless.  Middlesex County Health Department, City of Perth Amboy, Cathedral International, and the YMCA provided one shot vaccinations to 150 homeless and or housing transient individuals.  Targeted […]

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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