The Amboy Guardian

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By: Katherine Massopust PERTH AMBOY – During the public portion of the 8/20/15 BOE Meeting, Resident and Parent, Mel Knight asked some questions to the Board. “You stated when hiring Dr. Roman that you based his salary on the fact that we have over 10,000 students. When Dr. Caffrey was hired, we had over 10,000 […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 8/10/15 Caucus Meeting: Ordinance No. 10: Bond Ordinance providing for various improvements to the water utility in and by the City of Perth Amboy, in the County of Middlesex, New Jersey, Appropriating $7,275,000, therefore and authorizing the issuance of $6,525,000 bonds or notes of the City to finance part of the cost […]

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PERTH AMBOY – 8/10/15 Caucus Meeting – R-359 – Authorizing the City to submit applications and enter into agreements with the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development for 2015-2016 CDBG Funds and HOME funds in the amount of $820,791.00. Annie Hindenlang – Exec. Dir. Office of Economic and Community Development Redevelopment Agency spoke about […]

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Press Release 8/14/15 PERTH AMBOY –  Today, Mayor Wilda Diaz is making a historic decision by appointing Arlene Quinones Perez, Esq. from DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole, LLP, as the Acting City Attorney for the City of Perth Amboy.  Mrs. Perez will be the first woman and first Latina to ever serve as the Acting City […]

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PERTH AMBOY – Resident Susan Batista has appeared at several Council Meetings asking why the lawsuit that she filed against the Mayor, Former Police Chief Benjamin Ruiz and other City Employees has not appeared on any other Council Agendas. She told the Council at the 4:30 p.m. Caucus Meeting that they were all given a […]

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The Battle Over the Replacement for Blunda PERTH AMBOY –  During the first public portion of the regular 8/10/15 Council Meeting, Resident Alan Silber was concerned about how the Council decided on the appointment of Arlene Quinones Perez, Esq. to replace City Attorney Mark Blunda. Silber stated, “You (the Council) went into a closed session […]

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Did the Meeting Violate the Ordinance? PERTH AMBOY – Resident Alan Silber questioned the Council as to the reason to the reason that the Council Meeting originally scheduled for 8/12/15 was changed to 8/10/15 at 7 p.m. This would be after the regular scheduled 8/10/15 4:30 p.m. Caucus Meeting. Silber continued, “The meeting schedule is […]

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South Amboy Council Gives  Update at Business Meeting By: Joseph L. Kuchie SOUTH AMBOY – The destroyed C-Town property located on Bordentown Avenue is moving closer to being demolished, according to the South Amboy City Council. Councilwoman Zusette Dato again raised concerns about the facility after initially bringing the matter to the council’s attention last […]

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PERTH AMBOY – The Perth Amboy Fire Department has applied and was awarded a U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Port Security Grant for the amount of $144,544. The grant will fund equipment including an outdated Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) system, as well as complete maintenance. The money will also allow the […]

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Notes Mayor’s Appointment of Arlene Quinones Perez as City’s First Latina Municipal  Attorney Press Release 8/14/15 PERTH AMBOY – The Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey (WPCNJ) lauds Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz’s appointment of Arlene Quinones Perez, Esq. as the City’s first Latina municipal attorney. As the mayor of one of the fastest growing cities […]

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PERTH AMBOY – The owner of the PayRite Liquor Store on Smith Street came before the Council ask for their help about a discrepancy in his water bill. He explained, “On April 21, 2015 our water was turned off because the bill wasn’t paid. One bill was for $4,800 where I was fortunate to be […]

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