The Amboy Guardian

By Joseph L. Kuchie – PERTH AMBOY – A number of important staffing concerns were addressed during last Thursday’s Perth Amboy Board of Education meeting. The board supported Superintendent Janine Walker Caffrey’s recommendation to name Michael Heidelberg the new Principal of Samuel E. Shull School. Heidelberg served as the school’s Vice Principal and will replace […]

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By Joseph L. Kuchie – Former Perth Amboy High School Robotics Teacher Tells His Story PERTH AMBOY – A rare public Donaldson hearing was held at the beginning of last week’s Perth Amboy Board of Education meeting for former robotics teacher Gerald “Gerry” Brady. A Donaldson hearing, named after the 1974 New Jersey Supreme Court […]

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Puerto Rican Association for Human Development, Inc. (PRAHD) to Screen Free for the Community on Oct. 5 at Perth Amboy High School – Press Release – 9/2/2013 PERTH AMBOY – The experience of Latinos in the U.S. Army has rarely been portrayed in film. Now comes The Borinqueneers (pronounced Boh-rin-keh-neers), the never-before-told story of the […]

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PERTH AMBOY – A compelling presentation was given to the Council at the 8/12/13 Caucus Meeting by Mike Stoller from EMEX, LLC. EMEX is an online auction company who helps business of helping businesses and municipalities find the most cost effective energy prices.

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By Joseph L. Kuchie – SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy City Council approved the bond ordinance that will allow for the financing of repairs to the Waterfront Walkway. The ordinance was adopted after a public hearing at last Wednesday’s council meeting. It will authorize the issuance of $1.98 million in city bonds that will […]

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PERTH AMBOY – Many streets in the City were recently repaved. But, what the City wasn’t prepared for were the added handicapped spots. New Brunswick Avenue was one of the streets where additional handicapped spots were added by the County. This was done to make the City more ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant.

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Unmet Needs Policy: The Middlesex County Long Term Recovery Group through its Unmet Needs Table shall address all needs request exceeding $5000. Purpose: To provide financial assistance to families and individuals of Middlesex County for damage or loss to one’s primary dwelling as a result of a disaster. Scope: This statement will […]

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MANASQUAN – Amboy Bankers become builders for a day. As a part of the NJBankers Build Initiative, Amboy Bank employees are pictured inside a Manasquan home that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy and is being restored by Coastal Habitat for Humanity.

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Sobriety Checkpoints Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths PRESS RELEASE Teaneck, New Jersey – As our nation prepares for the Labor Day Holiday, signaling the end of summer, law enforcement officers will take to the roads in an effort to stop impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives. Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD) New Jersey endorses this […]

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The Messengers of Peace, a student-run non-profit organization held their first meeting in August. The group consists of Honors Students who want to voice their concerns on the redefinition/elimination of the Honors programs in the Perth Amboy Public School System.

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By Katherine Massopust — PERTH AMBOY – Public hearing and adoption of the operating budget for the Perth Amboy Business Improvement District, Inc. (BID) for the new fiscal year (starting July 1st) was discussed. City Attorney Mark Blunda stated, “For years the BID did not follow its own by-laws; this is going back to the […]

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By Katherine Massopust— PERTH AMBOY – At the 8/14/13 City Council Meeting there was a discussion over the handicapped parking space on Market Street in front of City Hall of whether or not to limit the time for parking in that particular space. The ordinance was originally written to limit the time to thirty minutes. […]

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News Release 8/15/13 PERTH AMBOY – Mayor Wilda Diaz and the Perth Amboy Police Department provided a report of the search and recovery for Jorge Ortega-Romero. “On behalf of the City of Perth Amboy, I offer my sincerest regrets to the Ortega-Romero family and friends who lost their loved one. Our public safety units were […]

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By Katherine Massopust— PERTH AMBOY – The property on 440 Lawrie Street which is owned by the Housing Authority became a topic of discussion at the 8/14/13 City Council Meeting. The property was fixed by the Morris County Habitat for Humanity. Resident Stanley Sierakowski wanted to know who makes the decision on whom gets this […]

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Jewish Renaissance Medical Center, the nation’s first ever faith-based federally qualified healthcare center, marked National Health Center Week 2013 with a Health Fair as part of a week-long campaign to raise awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers as local solutions for affordable and accessible health care.

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Wisniewski, Prieto, Moriarty & Conaway’s “Nikki’s Law” Promoting No Texting While Driving Now Law –News Release 8/14/13– TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Wisniewski, Vincent Prieto, Paul Moriarty and Herb Conaway, Jr. to erect signage warning motorists that text messaging while driving is prohibited under state law has been signed into law. The […]

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