The Amboy Guardian

SOUTH AMBOY – 2020 has undoubtedly left a lasting impression on each of us. It was filled with highs and lows. As the New Year approaches, so does the hope for new opportunities and the promise for a new beginning. The Dowdell Library is ringing in the New Year with programs to help you become […]

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The Cathedral International, McClellan Street, Perth Amboy 12/24/20 *Photos by Paul W. Wang

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Press Release, NEW BRUNSWICK – The NJ Department of Health through the City of New Brunswick is offering COVID-19 testing at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s Unity Square at 81 Remsen Avenue in New Brunswick. The testing will be offered on Tuesdays throughout December from 10AM to 2PM and will be free of charge. Those […]

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Press Release, OLD BRIDGE – Gregory Scharpf, Amboy Bank President and CEO, and Anthony DeToro, Vice President and Branch Administration Deposit Officer, help Anahita Feltz, Old Bridge Food Bank Manager, and Matthew Mercurio, Director of Parks & Recreation and Social Services, gather the food collections from the Amboy Bank Administration Building and neighboring branches. Scharpf […]

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Current COVID-19 Cases Represent 2% of all Hospitalizations in Northern New Jersey Press Release 12/7/20, NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center and its dedicated physicians, nurses and staff are safely and effectively providing high-quality, compassionate care. Given the rampant community spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey, following is an update for patients […]

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Press Release 12/5/20, TRENTON – In an effort to help out-of-work residents who have exhausted their unemployment insurance (UI) benefits amid the current economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a bill to make certain workers eligible for extended unemployment benefits was signed into law Friday by Governor Phil Murphy. The measure received final legislative […]

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Press Release, PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency would like to pay tribute to Tate Goss, President and CEO of Viridian Partners, who passed away in late October. Mr. Goss and Viridian Partners spearheaded several significant redevelopment projects in the City of Perth Amboy including the ePort Logistics Center. “Tate created deals […]

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Part of First Cohort in the Nation Press Release 12/2/20, MIDDLESEX COUNTY – The Citizens Campaign and Middlesex County College today announced the establishment of a Citizen Leadership Center designed to train students in pragmatic problem-solving skills of community issues and provide opportunities for them to put their training to use as “citizen leaders” working […]

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Press Release 12/1/20, LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Senator Joseph Vitale, Speaker Craig Coughlin, and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez today sent a letter to Unitex/Med-Apparel Services, Inc. demanding that the company uphold safety standards to protect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workers clean linens for hospitals in New Jersey and New […]

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Legislation Establishes Enforcement Tools to Maintain Properties Press Release 12/14/20, TRENTON – To help ensure that communities can enjoy their home’s surroundings, a bill that would require the responsible parties of vacant and abandoned properties to register them in the municipality where they are located was released by the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee […]

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WATCHUNG – Students, parents, faculty and staff at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung donated 315 pairs of socks in various colors, sizes and styles during the H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) Club’s annual Sock It To ‘Em collection. The socks aid clients of Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, who will have a warmer winter […]

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PERTH AMBOY [December 8, 2020] — The Stronger Together team announces Wilda Diaz’s recent endorsements for re-election as mayor of the City of Perth Amboy from Councilman Joel Pabon and former 2012 mayoral candidate and Perth Amboy Municipal Prosecutor Billy Delgado. With one week remaining for the mayoral and council re-election campaign, local and statewide […]

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Press Release 11/24/20 LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Rutgers University will receive $3.8 million to improve COVID-19 testing in underserved communities. The award is made possible by the National Institutes of Health’s initiative to enhance COVID-19 testing of populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including African Americans, American Indians/Alaskan […]

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Middlesex County College and The Citizens Campaign to Unveil Partnership Establishing the First Citizen Leadership Center in the State of New Jersey Press Release 11/30/20  MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Middlesex County College and The Citizens Campaign to announce the establishment of a Citizen Leadership Center designed to train students in pragmatic problem-solving skills of community issues and […]

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Researchers are investigating a potential treatment for people recently diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 who have no or mild symptoms Press Release NEW JERSEY – Rutgers is leading a clinical trial assessing the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and hydroxychloroquine to treat people 21 or older who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. The […]

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