The Amboy Guardian

SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy YMCA offers a Parents Night Out which is available on select Friday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.  Our next PNO is Friday, January 30.  Children ages 4-12 enjoy a pizza dinner, play games, do arts & crafts, projects, and watch a movie while parents get a break from their […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – Mardi Gras Dance at South Amboy Elks 784, 701 Washington Ave., South Amboy. Come and Dance Your Feet Off!!! Saturday February 7 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Featuring the fabulous –  “Noisy Neighbors Band” Delicious Jambalya, etc., served. Drink Specials. Donations:  $15 pp. All proceeds will benefit: Drug Awareness – Peer […]

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SOUTH AMBOY – South Amboy Elks from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Game Start – 6:30 p.m.) Sunday, February 1 Cost: $15 pp. with a Covered Dish $25 pp. without a Covered Dish.Tickets sold at the door. For More Info Call: 732-718-3125 (Michelle).

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PERTH AMBOY – St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 404 Division St., Perth Amboy is having a potato piroghi  and cake sale starting on Mon. Jan. 26 to Friday, Jan. 30. Call 732-826-7067 between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to place your orders. Cakes are nut, poppy seed, apricot, raspberry and prune. Price $11. Pick […]

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PERTH AMBOY – The Friends of the Perth Amboy Free Public Library will be meeting on Wednesday, January 28 at 7 p.m. at the Kearny Cottage, 63 Catalpa Ave., Perth Amboy. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more info call 732-797-8074.

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EDISON – Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet on Monday, January 19, 2015. The meeting will be held at the American Legion Hall located at 167 Brower Avenue, Edison, NJ. Walter Stochel Jr. of the Metuchen/Edison Historical Society will present a program titled “Edison Then and Now”. The following is a schedule of events for […]

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This week for the editorial I decided to publish wise words from those who you would least suspect. Enjoy and a big thank you to Jeff B. from Arizona for forwarding me this email: What Love means to a 4-8 year old…Slow down for 3 minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching […]

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Placing Emphasis on Exceeding Standards PERTH AMBOY – At the 1/7/15 BOE Meeting, Dr. Elissa Brown, Principal Investigator in collaboration with Rutgers University gave a detailed report on the Gifted and Talented Program in the Perth Amboy School District. Brown is a Professor at Rutgers University and Hunter College (New York). Emphasis on the higher […]

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PERTH AMBOY – At the 1/7/15 BOE Meeting Interim Superintendent Dr. Vivian Rodriguez was excited that a Bilingual/ESL Parent Institute Program is being initiated. The program will begin on March 2, 2015 and continue on to May 27, 2015 on Monday’s and Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Shull School. The Title III […]

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PERTH AMBOY – At the 1/7/15 BOE Meeting, Interim Superintendent Dr. Vivian Rodriguez felt the need to explain FOCUS. “There are rumors that the State is taking over McGinnis School.  It’s sad that I heard these rumors from teachers. “Race to the Top Funding” which replaced “No Child Left Behind” classifies three groups of schools: […]

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PERTH AMBOY – At the 1/7/15 BOE Meeting a motion was put on the table to open negotiations with the Housing Authority to purchase a portion of the Delaney Homes land. Board Member Obi Gonzalez spoke, “We had a visit from the SDA and have approval for a school. The B.A. of Public Schools (for […]

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PERTH AMBOY – There was a discussion pertaining to the approval of Warning Order LLC to provide a 1-day Physical Restraint System Training  at the 1/7/15 BOE Meeting.  This course is for all new administrators and security personnel. There is also a 2 hour refresher course for previously trained individuals. The training officer, Mr. Wolff […]

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Open House Scheduled.  Public Open House scheduled for January 29, 2015. Press Release SAYREVILLE –The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II office released updates to the flood hazard maps, known as Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), for Middlesex County. These updates were preliminarily issued to Middlesex County and incorporated areas on January 1st, 2014. […]

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PERTH AMBOY – First Annual Perth Amboy Baseball Alumni Dinner held 12/28/14 at the Portuguese Club Honoring the Jose Hernandez Scholarship Fund. *Photo Submitted.

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