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PRAHD Receives $50,000 Grant for Respite & Home Healthcare Program

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – The Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc. (PRAHD) has been awarded a $50,000 grant to support the agency’s Resources for Independent Living (REFIL) Program – a home healthcare service primarily for seniors, developmentally disabled individuals and their caregivers. This award marks the second consecutive year of funding from the […]

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Family Feud Auditions in New York, Oct. 21-22

NEW YORK, NY – To apply for the New York tryouts go to familyfeud.com/audition Instructions Apply online in order to schedule an audition. We love when families include pictures and a video to their applications! If you are able to include a video, then at least 5 family members are required. Briefly introduce yourselves, tell […]

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Story Time Returns to the Perth Amboy Free Public Library!

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – The classic library service is back at the Perth Amboy Free Public Library! Join us for a fun time to meet other parents and kids for interactive reading, rhymes, music and games for kids to develop early literacy skills, socialization, and play. Our story time schedule is as follows: Tuesday, […]

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Free Programs & Activities @ Dowdell Library

Press Release 9/18/17 SOUTH AMBOY – Get back in the groove of the school year at Dowdell Library with free health screenings, bilingual storytimes, a local business breakfast and a banned book week contest. Discover ways to stay healthy this Fall! Get fit with a free health screening provided by St. Peter’s University Hospital on […]

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National Back to Church Sunday Worship Service

|Sunday School Kick-Off | International Sunday|Block Party Press Release PERTH AMBOY – “A Place to Belong – Celebrating Church, Children and Culture” is the theme for National Back to Church Sunday being acknowledged throughout the United States.  On this day, Cathedral International will celebrate their Sunday School Kick-Off for the upcoming year and will observe […]

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First Rooftop Network Event

Mayor Diaz, the BID and the City’s Office of Economic &  Community Development Present First Rooftop Networking Event “Meet and Greet” Evening for Business Professionals Will be Held in Central Business District Press Release 9/8/17 PERTH AMBOY– Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz, the Business Improvement District (BID), and the City’s Office of Economic and Community […]

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Who are the Homeless?

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – We know the face of the homeless has evolved.  It’s Teens. It’s Families. It’s Veterans. It’s Senior Citizens. It’s the working poor. And YES, it’s the mentally ill, the addicted, and the marginalized. As you may be aware, the YMCA in Perth Amboy has partnered with God’s Army Ministries to […]

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Free Programs & Activities @ Dowdell Library

Press Release 8/29/17 SOUTH AMBOY- Get back in the groove of the school year at Dowdell Library with free health screenings, culinary programs, bilingual storytimes, a local business breakfast and a banned book week contest. Discover ways to stay healthy! Raise your awareness of diabetes, hypertension and preventative healthy living with a program presented by […]

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Mayor Wilda Diaz Holds Collection Drive for Harvey Victims

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CPA Stars & Stripes Donation

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Ending Homelessness?

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – We hear a lot about ‘ending homelessness’. It is a very reasonable question to ask- “Can homelessness end in our lifetime?” Robert F. Kennedy said, “There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” […]

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The NAACP Hosts Founders Vigil

The NAACP Perth Amboy Area Branch  Hosts Founders Day Hour of Power Prayer Vigil: Reclaiming our Legacy!  Press Release 8/27/17 CARTERET, PERTH AMBOY, SAYREVILLE, SOUTH AMBOY, AND WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – Perth Amboy Area NAACP joins with the Saint James AME Zion Church and Pastor Amos Dickerson, Jr. to unite in Prayer for ACTION! The recent […]

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Elks Donation to Sayreville Police Dept.

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Amboy Bankers Become Painters For a Day

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Free Programs & Activities @ Dowdell Library

Press Release 8/29/17 SOUTH AMBOY- Get back in the groove of the school year at Dowdell Library with free health screenings, culinary programs, bilingual storytimes, a local business breakfast and a banned book week contest. Discover ways to stay healthy! Raise your awareness of diabetes, hypertension and preventative healthy living with a program presented by […]

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Tom’s Tax Tips: Say Goodbye to the College Tuition Deduction

Courtesy of Tom Ploskanka C.P.A. It’s hard enough to watch your child leave for college.  Now you also have to say goodbye to the tuition and fees tax deduction.  Congress decided not to extend this $4,000 deduction for 2017, leaving many parents worried that college will now be more expensive. But it isn’t as bad […]

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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