The Amboy Guardian

(Press Release) PERTH AMBOY –  Instead of issuing a general alert to invite community members to share information, Perth Amboy authorities pulled the plug on residents who monitor police radio communications by reverting to an encrypted radio frequency channel which does not allow for residents to listen in. With citizens losing the ability to monitor […]

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(Press Release) PERTH AMBOY – Councilman Helmin J. Caba unveiled sweeping strategies last week to better protect people’s safety, their homes and businesses, and improve the Police Department’s crime-fighting capability. “Public safety will be my Administration’s top priority,” said Caba, a leading candidate for mayor. “Proactive police work – along with positive outreach by officers […]

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(Press Release) PERTH AMBOY – Yet another call was recorded yesterday at the Perth Amboy Police Department of reported gunfire. When police officers responded to the call they discovered a robbery and assault had occurred. “Daily calls to the police department of gunfire and violence are unacceptable. Mayor/Police Director Diaz and the City Council must […]

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PRESS RELEASE Perth Amboy, N.J. – Perth Amboy streets were once again littered with gunfire early Sunday morning at the corner of Madison and Jefferson Street. For the sixth time in less than one-month, active gunfire and stabbings were reported to the Perth Amboy Police Department with at least one fatality. “As disturbing as it […]

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If Employer Unitex Fails to Address the Concerns of These Workers, the Company May Force a Strike and Create a Health Crisis at Many Area Hospitals PRESS RELEASE– PERTH AMBOY WHAT: On Tuesday, September 29, 4:30 p.m., Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz will rally with essential laundry workers who are calling for greater protections against COVID-19 and […]

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(Press Release) TRENTON – LUPE PAC proudly announced the endorsement of the following candidates running for office in the upcoming November election: Celeste Fernandez: Atlantic County Freeholder-At-Large Cary Amaro: Morris County Freeholder-At-Large Wilda Diaz: Re-Election as Mayor of the City of Perth Amboy “In the upcoming, critically important election, I am proud to support Latinas […]

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(Press Release) PERTH AMBOY (September 18, 2020) – At a recent Perth Amboy City Council meeting it was revealed that for the past 12 years, all under the tenure of Mayor Wilda Diaz, the Mayor and Council members failed to appoint members to the City’s Rent Control Board in effect since 1983. The City’s Rent […]

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Press Release SOUTH AMBOY – As a lifelong resident of South Amboy, I feel a special commitment to serve our people and to give them a voice in City government and affairs.  I have done so for the past four years, and I will continue to do so if I am reelected.   South Amboy […]

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Fernando Irizarry For Perth Amboy Mayor Platform I will focus on the following quality of life issues: •Make Perth Amboy a better place to live  As a Councilman, I helped to implement alternate street cleaning in the Budapest section of Perth Amboy, a neighborhood chronically ignored by the current mayor. I’ve helped secure new garbage […]

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Press Release 8/24/20 TRENTON – With the goal to make it easier for employees in long-term care facilities to take time off if they become ill, the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Monday advanced a measure to allow long-term care workers who are placed through a staffing agency to accrue paid sick leave. Under current New […]

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Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz Seeks Reelection for 4th Term Wilda Diaz was re-elected as Mayor of the City of Perth Amboy for a third [four-year] term in November 2016. She was first sworn-in on July 1, 2008, becoming the first female to hold that office and is currently the only elected Latina mayor of […]

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Press Release 9/9/20 PERTH AMBOY – The Building Our Future Team has information available for citizens of Perth Amboy for the 2020 Perth Amboy Board of Education election. Candidates on the November ballot are R.L Anderson, Lisett Lebron, Dianne Roman, and Marlenis Rosa. All candidates are running for full terms. The Building Our Future hosted […]

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Press Release 9/1/20 TRENTON – Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex), member of the New Jersey Complete Count Commission, released the following statement in anticipation of the upcoming Census deadline on September 30: “New Jersey has 29 days left to achieve a complete count in the 2020 Census and this Census is our most important one yet. […]

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HELMIN J. CABA for MAYOR of PERTH AMBOY Helmin J. Caba, 47, is a Perth Amboy Councilman and the city’s Democratic chairman. A paraprofessional at Perth Amboy High School, Caba has owned several small businesses. He serves on the city’s Arts Council, and its Catholic School Advisory Board. He is a member of American Federation of […]

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Press Release 9/8/20 PERTH AMBOY, NJ – The “2020 Vision for Perth Amboy” campaign now has four qualified, knowledgeable candidates running for the city’s Board of Education on the Nov. 3rd ballot, mayoral hopeful Helmin J. Caba announced. Running for Perth Amboy school board under the “2020 Vision for Education” banner are: Willie DeJesus, Michael […]

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Joel Pabon Sr. for Perth Amboy Mayor A Dedicated Public Official and U.S. Army Veteran Councilman Joel Pabon is a lifelong resident of Perth Amboy currently serving his 9th year on the City Council. He is retired US Postal Service Supervisor after serving 34 years, and is also a retired First Sergeant of the Army […]

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