The Amboy Guardian

SOUTH AMBOY – Mayor Fred Henry ran unopposed. Henry received 1097 votes There were 66 write-in votes. For City Council both Christine Noble and Mickey Gross ran unopposed. Noble received  1034 votes and Gross received 929 votes. There were 37 write-in votes. For the South Amboy Board of Education: Janet Kern received  710 votes, Philip […]

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NEW BRUNSWICK – The Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society has selected Francina Tapia for membership to the local chapter at Rutgers University. Tapia is a Perth Amboy resident and a graduate of Perth Amboy High School. She is the daughter of Fransico and Ana Mercedez. She is majoring in Labor and Employment Relations. Tapia […]

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PERTH AMBOY – Members of the Police, Fire and EMS Responders were honored at the October 22, 2014 City Council Meeting for their exemplary acts of heroism. Council President Joel Pabon (Far Left) is shown reading a proclamation from the Mayor and Council to the honorees.

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News Release 10/30/14 PERTH AMBOY – Mayor Wilda Diaz announced new park improvements along the Perth Amboy waterfront and Flynn Park during a ribbon cutting and ground-breaking held on Thursday, October 30th. The Mayor was joined by City Council members, project contractors, Whirl Construction representative, City Engineer Jeffrey Rauch, city and school officials during the […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – Any resident property owner who was impacted by Hurricane Sandy and received an added and omitted tax bill in October. You may be eligible for an extended payment plan on the added and omitted amount only. For additional information on this plan, please email: TOOKERC@SOUTHAMBOYNJ.GOV with your name and phone number. This […]

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Click to enlarge photos. PERTH AMBOY – Resident Dot Daniel always had a fascination with bridges. She remembers watching the construction of the new bridge that would replace the old Victory Bridge which connects the Amboy’s and Sayreville. As it neared its completion, she knew that new bridge would attract those who had suicidal intentions. Daniel […]

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PERTH AMBOY – On the agenda at the 10/22/14 Council Meeting on Communication #9. Former Councilman and Current Council Candidate Fernando Gonzalez notified all those that are interested that he is resigning from the Perth Amboy Housing Authority.

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*Photos by Eric Salvary  

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The only candidate that appears to have won their seat on the Council is Joel Pabon, from the Diaz slate. The number two & three spots are too close to call. There was only a two-vote separation between Sergio Diaz and Fernando Gonzales (2231 and 2229 votes respectively). The candidates or their representatives are going to […]

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Milady TEJEDA 2,314 Votes – 19.63% Jose RODRIGUEZ 2,301 Votes – 19.51% Manuel NUNEZ 1,906 Votes – 16.16% Dianne ROMAN 1,620 Votes – 13.74% Anton J. MASSOPUST 1,512 Votes – 12.82% Junior IGLESIA 1,072 Votes – 9.09% Thomas THOR 1,049 Votes – 8.90% Write-In 17 Votes – 0.14%   Total 11,791

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Mayoral, City Council and Board of Education candidates all ran unopposed. Mayor Fred A. HENRY, DEM 1,097 Votes – 94.33% Write-In 66 Votes – 5.67% Total 1163   City Council-At-Large (2 seats) Michael ‘Mickey’ GROSS, DEM 929 Votes – 46.45% DEM – Christine NOBLE, DEM 1,034 Votes – 51.70% Write-In 37 Votes – 1.85% Total […]

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PERTH AMBOY – This week’s paper features the platforms and biographies for the candidates running for the three Council Seats that are up this year. This will give all of our readers a last chance to make up their minds as to who they think will serve the needs of our residents. Although the paper  […]

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Councilman Joel Pabon, Sr. 1J Joel Pabon, Sr. is a life-long Perth Amboy resident, first time council member, and currently serves as the Council President of the Perth Amboy City Council. Prior to joining the Perth Amboy City Council, Joel served on the Perth Amboy Board of Education, as a coordinator of the Safe Haven […]

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Miguel Nuñez 1I Miguel Nuñez started his education in the Primaria Intermedia School, La Vega where he was born in the Dominican Republic. After completing he started high school at Seminario Santo Cura de Ars and then started to study philosophy at St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary where he completed the requirements for continuing in theology. […]

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Fernando A. González 1H Fernando A. González is former Perth Amboy City Councilman who served from 2008 – 2012. He was the only City Council Member to Oppose Tax Increase of 2011. He is a Past Chairman of the Perth Amboy Housing Authority, of which he has been a member since 1996. He was previously […]

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