The Amboy Guardian

School Shootings School shootings are in the news again. They demonstrate the vulnerability of “Gun Free Zones”. One report said they began around 1990 and became more common. They were unknown before the 1968 Gun Control Act. What is a possible cause? Since the Supreme Court banned displays of the Ten Commandments they have become common. […]

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2/14/18 Perth Amboy Council Meeting PERTH AMBOY – Resolutions R-66-2/18 – R-69-2/18 – dealt with the proper City Officials to execute contracts with different organizations to receive CDBG grant from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development under Title 1 of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1974 as Amended. Organizations requesting those […]

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Coughlin & Benson Pro-Consumer Bill  Helping Cable Subscribers Get Credits,  Rebates for Service Outages Clears Assembly Press Release 2/15/18 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblyman Daniel Benson that would exempt cable television subscribers from notifying cable television service outages to receive credit or a rebate was approved, 69-1, by the […]

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Press Release 2/5/18 SOUTH AMBOY – Need help preparing your taxes? Sign up NOW to reserve one of the limited spaces provided by VITA (United Way). VITA free tax preparation assistance for individuals earning less than $64,000 per year is available on the following dates. To register: 732-721-6060 or comments@dowdell.org Tuesday, February 20 from 10 […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – Councilwoman Zusette Dato recently questioned the distribution of the free bagged flyers that are thrown on resident’s driveways in South Amboy. Dato has noticed an increase of the bagged flyers being thrown beyond properties in South Amboy. She asked City Attorney John Lanza if an ordinance could be made to help clean up the city’s streets.

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1/24/18 Council Meeting PERTH AMBOY – Re: Communication No. 4 – Mark J. Blunda of Appruzzese, McDermott, Mastor & Murphy submitted a copy of an Order of the Supreme Court of NJ dismissing the Petitions for Certification filed by Safeco Insurance Company, TAK Construction and Interstate Industrial following the Appellate Division’s affirmance of the trial […]

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On Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Christ Episcopal Church, South Amboy and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Perth Amboy, will once again be offering “Ashes to Go,” which brings a centuries-old Christian tradition outside the church walls at both the Perth Amboy (6:15 am to 8:30 am) and South Amboy (6:00 am to 8:00 am) Train […]

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Unlearning Myths of Race and Racism Press Release 1/22/18 WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP – In this presentation, being held at the Woodbridge Main Library on Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 PM, Dr. Karen Gaffney will share a few key concepts from her new book, Dismantling the Racism Machine: A Manual and Toolbox. Her goal is to raise […]

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1/24/18 Council Meeting PERTH AMBOY – Resident Stanley Sierakowski said that he was in favor of the Senior Units that Jack Halpern, Developer of Harbortown, talked about at the 1/22/18 Caucus Meeting. “There are 8 acres of undeveloped property. There’s no firehouse or schools. There are possibly 2,200 children with no schools. Modify what exists. […]

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1/24/18 Council Meeting PERTH AMBOY – Former Councilwoman Lisa Nanton questioned how appointments are made to the Redevelopment Agency. She referenced N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. Local Redevelopment and Housing Law. Law Director Peter King responded, “The legislation is different. The State Law allows municipalities if they to follow the State Law if they want. You […]

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1/24/18 Council Meeting PERTH AMBOY – Resident Kenneth Balut continued where he left off at the 1/22/18 Caucus about sexual harassment complaints from female employees. “What are you going to do to protect female employees? Another sexual harassment case was settled for $100,000. I heard that someone OD’d at Olive Street and were children there? […]

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