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Press Release 7/2020 SOUTH AMBOY — This summer is all about Imagining Your Story at the Dowdell Library. One of the greatest gifts a book offers is the ability to transport the reader to far-off lands where magic and mystery are only a turn of the page away. Now more than ever, we need an […]

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Press Release 6/30/20 PERTH AMBOY, NJ, – The RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA understands that where we live can help determine the state of our physical and mental health. Unfortunately, due to social and economic reasons, many Perth Amboy residents are living in unhealthy and substandard homes and apartments, making them more susceptible to fires, carbon […]

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Press Release 7/10/20 PERTH AMBOY – The Department of Homeland Security with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the City of Perth Amboy with two Port Security Grants. The Perth Amboy Fire Department has been awarded $900,000 towards replacing its 15-year-old fireboat, Marine 5, with a new, greater capacity fireboat. View the link […]

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Press Release METUCHEN/EDISON/WOODBRIDGE/SOUTH AMBOY – The YMCA of Metuchen, Edison, Woodbridge & South Amboy received notification of a grant in the amount of $2,500 from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation to support the costs of launching their new teen initiative, the Youth and Government Program. The program will be offered at the Metuchen and […]

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“Together, Perth Amboy Can Do Better” Press Release 7/9/20 PERTH AMBOY, N.J. – Confirming longstanding speculation, Joseph B. Vas, lifelong son of Perth Amboy, announces that he will proudly seek the office of Mayor. He will be joined on his ticket for City Council by longtime residents Vanessa Bermudez and Angel Mota Ramirez in the […]

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Perth Amboy’s Back to Business Program Helps Local Merchants Safely Reopen and Serve Customers City and BID Guide Small Businesses to Strike Balance between Reopening and Meeting Public Health Rules Press Release 6/29/20 PERTH AMBOY, N.J. – The City of Perth Amboy and its Business Improvement District (BID) have launched Back to Business, a multi-pronged […]

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Reynolds-Jackson, Holley & Wimberly Introduce Bill to Designate Juneteenth as a State & Public Holiday Press Release 6/24/20  TRENTON – As cities throughout the state move to recognize Juneteenth as a day of remembrance and reflection in their communities, Assembly Democrats Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, Jamel Holley, and Benjie Wimberly sponsor legislation to have the historical commemoration designated […]

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Press Release 6./19/20 TRENTON – Aiming to boost adoption of clean energy alternatives and grow the market for fuel cells in New Jersey, legislation (A-741) to establish a 15-member task force within the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on the use of fuel cell technologies was signed into law by the Governor on Friday. Fuel […]

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  Once every ten years, New Jersey residents get the opportunity to shape the future of their state and its resources and representation in Washington D.C. This opportunity comes in the form of the decennial census. Mandated by the Constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau has been counting the U.S. population since 1790. While we have […]

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Lopez, Pinkin & Freiman Bill to Extend Coverage of COVID-19 Testing and Care Delivered via Telehealth and Telemedicine Clears Committee Press Release 6/23/20 TRENTON – The Assembly Health Committee advanced a measure (A-4215) Tuesday to enable provisions of legislation (A-3843 and A-3860) – concerning coverage of COVID-19 testing and telehealth and telemedicine care – to […]

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The legislation includes Pallone’s Living Shore Shorelines Act that protects coastal communities from sea level rise and stronger storms caused by climate change Press Release 6/22/20  WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the introduction of a historic $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that would rebuild America’s infrastructure, stimulate our economy, create millions […]

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Press Release 6/22/20 SOMERSET – Last month, Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-Middlesex, Somerset) stood behind the flame and made 60 pizzas at the Franklin Food Bank to donate them and facemasks to residents in line for groceries. This past Thursday, he returned. This time, his team had the help of Franklin Township Councilmen Sivaraman “Ram” Anbarasan […]

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Press Release 6/24/20 TRENTON – On the recent announcement by the Department of Health to create overdose study grant opportunities for local health departments, Senator Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli (D-Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon) issued the following statement: “We commend the New Jersey Department of Health for creating a grant program to expand […]

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Submitted by Terese Kelly Greer PERTH AMBOY – The Salvation Army, one of the Nation’s largest disaster relief organizations, is serving as the #1 charity in feeding the tens of thousands of New Jerseyans in need during COVID-19.  Many of the Salvation Army locations are helping double, if not triple the number of people they […]

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