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2015 State of the City Address, Tuesday, March 31 at 6 p.m.

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Controversy Over School Meal Bill Recently Passed in New Jersey

3/11/15 Board of Education Meeting By: Katherine Massopust PERTH AMBOY – Resident Stanley Sierakowski spoke strongly against the bill (A-1796/S-2000) which Gov.Chris Christie recently signed into law. This law prohibits a school district from denying  a student a school meal because payment is in arrears without prior notice to parent. The law requires that the […]

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Rearing Its Ugly Head Again: Abandoned Properties

PERTH AMBOY – At the 3/9/15 Caucus Meeting Councilman Fernando Gonzalez questioned how many vacant houses are in the City. Annie Hindenlang – Executive Director Office of Economic and Community Development Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency came up to answer that question. She told the Council that last year 6 volunteers walked around the City and […]

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House Fire on Brighton Avenue – 3/11/15

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Mayor Replies To Critics

PERTH AMBOY – The Mayor has been criticized at Council Meetings by residents who brought up the fact that she contributed to the campaign of Perth Amboy United. At the 3/9/15 Caucus Meeting she emphatically stated, “I support people I believe in and this is not the first time I’ve done so. I have donated […]

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David A. Roman Hired as New Superintendent

By: Katherine Massopust PERTH AMBOY – At the 3/11/15 Board of Education Meeting, Board President Sam Lebreault stated, “We have spent several months in search for a new Superintendent. We now invoke the Doctrine of Necessity. The Perth Amboy Board of Education finds it necessary to appoint a new Superintendent of Schools. The following have […]

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Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay Medical Center Adds Dr. Dragana Jokic

Press Release 3/12/15 OLD BRIDGE –  The Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay Medical Center has added Dragana Jokic, MD, to its team of clinical specialists providing services.  Dr. Jokic is board certified in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Internal Medicine, and in 2014 completed Fellowship Training in Endocrinology at the University of Louisville, […]

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Years of Hard Work and Working Together Pays Off

South Amboy Council president thanks firefighters

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Balut Asking Council to Look Into the Anti-Corruption Act

PERTH AMBOY – At the 2/25/15 Council Meeting, former Council President Kenneth Balut handed a printout of a story highlighting Ewing as a second New Jersey town to pass an Anti-Corruption Act Resolution. In the past, Balut has been concerned about political contributions to candidates from developers and contractors. He targeted firms that may be […]

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CDBG Grants For Facades & Emergency Repairs of City Streets

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State Grant Issued For Post Sandy Study To Be Incorporated in City’s Master Plan

PERTH AMBOY – R-104-2/15 Accepting a Post Sandy Planning Assistance Grant from the NJ Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $50,000 under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funding Program for a Circulation Element Update. The following was downloaded from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs: Circulation Element of the Master […]

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Pallone Urges FEMA to Notify Sandy Victims of Insurance Fraud Requests Processes Be Put in Place for Homeowners Who Believe Their Engineering Reports Were Manipulated

Press Release 3/3/15 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to Administrator Fugate requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notify homeowners who have filed claims with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in the wake of Superstorm Sandy detailing the manipulation of engineering reports in order to underpay […]

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Pallone, Upton Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Use of Microbeads in Cosmetics

 Idea is to Prohibit Synthetic Microbeads to  Reduce Plastic Pollution in U.S. Waterways Press Release 3/4/15 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Fred Upton (MI-6), Chairman of the Committee, introduced legislation, the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, which would prohibit the sale […]

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Fire on Brighton Avenue

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An Array of Topics Discussed At the 2/23/15 Caucus and 2/25/15

Council Meeting Clarification Needed

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Fireworks are Back for 2015!

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Safety Announcement

We are taking safety precautions in the City of Perth Amboy, and emphasize that it is important: IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING!!
Report Suspicious Activity – Be Vigilant – STAY ALERT! Do not think that any call or report is too small. Don’t allow the actions of a few dictate your quality of life.
FOR ALL EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 9-1-1
FOR ALL NON-EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 732-442-4400