The Amboy Guardian

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By: Joseph L. Kuchie SOUTH AMBOY – South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry announced on Wednesday that the C-Town demolition has been completed and the safety fences have been removed. The demolition ends an 8 month saga that began in April with a four-alarm fire that ripped through the property. Between legal battles with the owner […]

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News Release 12/16/15 PERTH AMBOY – Mayor Wilda Diaz responses to Perth Amboy Public Schools failure to report crimes to local officials. The following is a statement made by Mayor Diaz in response to an article published in www.NJ.com: “The safety of our children should never be compromised.  It is a cause for concern when […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 12/7/15 Caucus – Councilman Fernando Gonzalez requested the monthly cost of operating the YMCA building. At that point Chief Financial Officer Jill Goldy said she would have to go into the accounts related to that building. “When bills come in for HVAC; the bills are not separated as to how much is […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 12/9/15 Council Meeting – During the public portion, Perth Amboy Republican Chair Sharon Hubberman had 2 concerns. She stated that she had talked to a resident on Water Street. “There is a live electrical box near the water where children play. This was not in the original part of the Master Plan. […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 12/9/15 Council Meeting – Report: Center State Engineering – Master Plan Reexamination Report. Resident Sharon Hubberman wanted a more detailed report. Councilman William Petrick said, “This is required by the State every few years. Rutgers University did a study and recommended that the City needed more parks and recreation. We were able […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 12/7/15 Caucus Meeting – Director of the Department of Recreation Kenny Ortiz gave an extensive overview of the importance of Municipal ID’s for City Residents. An information packet was handed out to the members of the Council and a slide show presentation was shown for all to see. Ortiz stated, “28% of […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 12/9/15 Regular Meeting – R-562 -12/15 – Authorizing a contract with Amano Mcgann Inc. for 13 Solar Parking Pay Stations  in an amount no to succeed $104,613. Councilman Fernando Gonzalez said, “I received more information from a maintenance man and Interim B.A.  that this resolution may be more than just about the […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 12/9/15 Council Meeting – Resident Ken Balut was a bit concerned about the contract for the Solar Powered Parking Pay Stations. He stated, “I heard that they’re were no bids on these meters. At the League of Municipalities, there were people there you could have talked to about our meters.” Balut also […]

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PERTH AMBOY – R-530-11/15 Authorizing a Professional Services Contract With DeCotiis, Kitzpatrick & Kole to provide legal services for labor and employment, real estate, ABC Matters, additional litigation and extraordinary services. (See the 12/2/15 Issue of the Amboy Guardian for Amendment to this Resolution) During the public portion, Resident Reinaldo Aviles made a suggestion, “Hire […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – Reference the 11/18/15 Issue of the Amboy Guardian: “GovPilot is a program that unifies and automates all departments. A City can sign up and the program will be up and running the next day. Information can be cross-referenced with all departments. It is Cloud Based on two servers, all live and real […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – Council President Mickey Gross said that Business Administrator Camille Tooker attended a lot of meetings in Trenton about the Ferry. Tooker stated, “Mayor Henry and I went to Trenton together for meetings in reference in regards to the Ferry. Some of these discussions included RFQ’s (Request for Quotations), re-mediation’s for the site […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – A Business Item on the Agenda  included a house on the 300 Block of Prospect Street. A cleanup needed to be done on this property. The owners were given warnings that their property needed to be cleaned up and the Department of Public Works went through the necessary motions which were required, […]

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