The Amboy Guardian

•  “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right For Me?” OLD BRIDGE – Raritan Bay Medical Center is sponsoring a seminar “Is Weight Loss Surgery Right For Me?” Monday, August 12, 7p.m. to 8 p.m. at its Old Bridge location. The informative event will focus on weight loss surgery including discussion on Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, Adjustable Gastric […]

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PERTH AMBOY – July 22 Special Meeting, R-346: Authorizing the Proper City Officials to accept the Highway Traffic Safety/State Pedestrian Safety Enforcement and Education Fund Grant 2013 in the amount of $15,000. This resolution brought about a disagreement between Business Administrator Greg Fehrenbach and Councilman Fernando Irizarry. Irizarry questioned if this grant was used for […]

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PERTH AMBOY – Business Administrator Greg Fehrenbach said, “It would take about six months for the City to foreclose on this property which is located on Washington Street. The City would not be responsible for any contaminants on the site.” One of the Councilmen questioned Fehrenbach if this property could be used to build commercial […]

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By Carolyn Maxwell PERTH AMBOY – Recently I was talking to an acquaintance who lives out of town but works at a business in Perth Amboy. This person takes Market Street to get to his place of employment. He said he was “astonished” to see this utility pole hang this far out into the street. […]

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PERTH AMBOY – Motorists and pedestrians riding and walking around Perth Amboy were met with unexpected detours. While there may have been complaints about the inconvenience, the smooth feeling of riding and walking on freshly paved roads put the inconvenience behind. A total of 15 sorely needed streets and roads was paved. More to come […]

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— First Year the District Participates in Program News Release 7/26/13 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ –Derek J. Jess, Business Administrator/Board Secretary for the Perth Amboy School District and the District’s Board of Education, has received the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO International)’s Certificate of Excellence (COE) in Financial Reporting award. The award is particularly noteworthy […]

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Since the people who star in “The Jersey Shore” are making money for being off the wall. They will not be ashamed when photos or articles are written about them years from now because this is what they were known for. It’s a whole new ballgame in this era.

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In the picture is my grandmother, Rose Clark, standing in front of our house on State Street (summer of 1939). Beyond my Nanna is the Gulf Station. Notice the telephone booth sing next to the Gulf Sign; the next corner is State Street and Broad Street. Crest Tavern is on the corner. Next was Tavern […]

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READINGTON – This annual festival takes place in the last weekend in July. We decided to go on what we felt would be the best day which was Saturday, July 27th. The forecast called for sunny skies, warm temperatures and little to no precipitation. Apparently many others had the same thought to go on that […]

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PERTH AMBOY – The Department of Recreation is looking to make Harbortown a distribution location for its summer lunch program. This would be under a Hold Harmless Agreement with Harbortown. The Recreation Department received a grant for this. Under this agreement the Recreation Department can distribute lunch there for students in the program. Harbortown Corporation […]

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Pallone’s Proposal to Fix Medicare Doctor Payment System Gains Momentum Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Votes to Move Forward with Legislation News Release 7/23/13 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.’s (NJ-06) bipartisan proposal to fix the long-plagued Medicare doctor payment system, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), passed the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on […]

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News Release 7/27/13 SOUTH AMBOY – Summer programs at the Dowdell Library of South Amboy run through August, so you still have the opportunity to win great prizes and giveaways. Creative programs for kids such as fantasy crafts, Mother Goose, dinosaur bingo and a fruit smoothie social will be held. It’s not too late to […]

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PERTH AMBOY – A Perth Amboy historic presentation by Kurt Siegelin will air on News 12 New Jersey (Comcast) Saturday, August 3rd and 4th at 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The show will include information about Perth Amboy’s original city seal, the Ferry Slip, the Surveyor General’s Building and much more. *Photo Submitted

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PERTH AMBOY – The Business Administrator reported what will be done on the Waterfront. The City accepted the proposal by the engineering firm of Hatch Mott MacDonald. The amount was not to exceed $399,000 for these improvements.

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PERTH AMBOY – On the front cover of the June 26th issue of the Amboy Guardian Businessman and Realtor David Caba related a story of how one family he represented had to pay over $8000 to prove they were the rightful owners of a property they bought. Another family had purchased a “deed” to the […]

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