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SLIDE SHOW: 9-11-01 15th Anniversary Ceremony

16 September 2016

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SLIDE SHOW: 9/11: Perth Amboy Remembers

16 September 2016

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SLIDE SHOW: 9/11 Photo Gallery 1

16 September 2016

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SLIDE SHOW: 9/11 Photo Gallery 2

16 September 2016

Photos by Katerine Mussopust

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EDITORIAL: Don’t Fault the Flag For Your Faults

16 September 2016

When standing for the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance or hearing the Star Spangled Banner being played, special attention should be paid to the words.  For the best ever representation of the origin of the National Anthem, visit Fort HcHenry in Baltimore Harbor. It is the best representations of lawyer Francis Scott Key’s negotiated […]

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Letter to the Editor: THE COMMUNITY VOICE

16 September 2016

Are ‘Smart Guns’ Safe? A recent letter praised “smart guns” as a means to improve safety, but didn’t define “safety”. A gun that doesn’t work as expected may not really be safe for its user. “Smart guns” are a concept not a reality. If it can be personified for one user it can be changed […]

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Contract Reached with Perth Amboy Teachers

16 September 2016

  9/8/16 Board of Education Meeting By: Katherine Massopust PERTH AMBOY – During the President’s Report at the 9/8/16 BOE Meeting, Board President Sam Lebreault announced that the Board has reached an agreement with the Perth Amboy Federation regarding the union’s contract. “I want to thank the number crunchers and lead negotiators – Pam Campbell […]

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Perth Amboy Educators Agree to Contract with Health Cost Reductions

16 September 2016

Union Credits Community Involvement Leading to  Reduction in Health Insurance Costs Press Release PERTH AMBOY – After working last school year without a contract, Perth Amboy educators are coming back to school this year with a new deal that reduces health insurance costs. The union voted Wednesday to accept the deal and the school board […]

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What My Eyes Beheld…

16 September 2016

Originally Published in NJBlueNow, 9/6/16 By: Jay Martinez (A shovel-man at the top of the bucket brigade) I had no problem driving on a deserted highway on Tuesday September 18, 2001 at about 1800 hrs. The weather was cool enough for me to exit my home dressed in Cami- trousers along with a long sleeve, […]

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9-11 Remembered at 9/8/16 BOE Meeting

16 September 2016

By: Katherine Massopust PERTH AMBOY – Board Member Anton J. Massopust stated that the importance of remembering the 15th Anniversary of 9-11-01 this Sunday (9/11/16). “Up and down the Northeast Coast, on every Christmas, Thanksgiving and every holiday, birthdays and family outings, there are empty seats because of 9-11. These families will never forget 9-11. […]

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Memorable Moments from Perth Amboy’s 15th Anniversary 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

16 September 2016

PERTH AMBOY – PAFD Chief Abraham Pitre spoke emotionally about being dispatched to the World Trade Center to look for his good friend, Firefighter Richard Rodriguez, who was not responding to communications. Pitre recalled that he had fought many fires before and had sustained severe burns in one of them but had never been afraid. […]

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PRAHD’s 30th Annual Roberto Clemente Gala

16 September 2016

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Live at the Ferry Slip Season Finale is Sept. 17

16 September 2016

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South Amboy Council Praises Fed Up Event

16 September 2016

By: Joseph L. Kuchie SOUTH AMBOY – South Amboy’s city council and Mayor Fred Henry praised the recent “Fed Up!” overdose & opioid awareness event that was held at the South Amboy Senior Center on August 31st. The event, put together by South Amboy resident Kim Seber and her team, was made to bring the […]

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Matching Grant of $15,000 to Assist Proprietary House Restoration

16 September 2016

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Vitale, Cruz-Perez Bill to Help Veterans’ Non-Profit Organizations Now Law

16 September 2016

Press Release 8/31/16 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senators Joseph Vitale and Nilsa Cruz-Perez exempting veterans’ organizations from nonprofit corporation annual report filing fees was signed into law today. Under current law, nonprofit corporations must pay a $25 annual report filing fee; however, when the new law takes effect, veterans’ organizations which categorize as a […]

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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.
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