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Kurv Industrial groundbreaking in Perth Amboy will create modern warehouse space plus new public park and new development site
 

Kurv Industrial groundbreaking in Perth Amboy will create modern warehouse space plus new public park and new development site

Perth Amboy Piranhas Special Olympics Swim Team Goes for Gold!!!

15 June 2016

News Release 6/10/16 PERTH AMBOY – The RARITAN BAY AREA YMCA, is pleased to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Perth Amboy Piranha’s Special Olympics Swim team. This weekend the Piranhas will be joining 2,500 athletes at the New Jersey Summer Games at The College of New Jersey. The Piranhas have 17 qualified […]

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Stop The Funeral Weekend June 17, 18, 2016

15 June 2016

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – “Violence affects everyone immediately following an incident and long afterwards. Families, friends and communities bear the loss and grief long after the headlines and when names are no longer remembered,” stated Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr., author of the book “Stop The Funeral” and founder of the annual “Stop the Funeral […]

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Summer Entertainment and Concert Series around the Bay Area

10 June 2016

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South Amboy Remembers Hugh Riley Rone and Jesse Flynn

10 June 2016

By: Joseph L. Kuchie SOUTH AMBOY – South Amboy’s city council mourned the loss of two young residents during last Wednesday’s business meeting. Hugh Riley Rone, 19, and Jesse Flynn, 22, both tragically passed away in consecutive days. Flynn passed away of a heroin overdose on May 30th, and Rone was involved in a motorcycle […]

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Pallone’s SANDy Act Introduced in the Senate

10 June 2016

Press Release 5/27/16 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded the introduction of the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act – or the SANDy Act- in the Senate by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Charles Schumer (D-NY). Earlier this week the SANDy Act passed the House of […]

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Bill Clinton Visits the Reo Diner

10 June 2016

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Summer at the Hook/Jersey Shore

10 June 2016

Located on the northern tip of the New Jersey shore, this 2,044 acre barrier beach peninsula offers a variety of environmental, historical, and recreational resources.

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Vitale-Gill Legislation for Tiered Network Advances

10 June 2016

Press Release 6/6/16 TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Joseph F. Vitale and Senator Nia H. Gill that would establish certain standards for health benefits plans with a tiered network cleared the Senate Commerce Committee today. The bill (S-296) would specify that a carrier must clearly state on its website and in plan documents supplied […]

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THE COMMUNITY VOICE: Letters to the Editor

10 June 2016

The Importance of Studying History Mr. Kohn, Your WWII columns in the Amboy Guardian are most interesting and informative.  I look forward to reading future installments. It is distressing that there are those in this world then and now who are so committed to violence and conquest. Richard Estock Dear Mr. Estock: Thank you for […]

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EDITORIAL: On Our Minds

10 June 2016

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Suspended Police Chief Arrested

10 June 2016

PERTH AMBOY – Benjamin Ruiz was arrested on May 21, 2016 at a convenience store on Smith Street, Perth Amboy. The suspended Police Chief allegedly had been hiding outside the convenience store for around three and a half months before the arrest was made. Employees of the convenience store questioned Ruiz’ presence there several times […]

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Haney, Bengivenga, Cleary, Kane – 2016

10 June 2016

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3 City Council Members Unite Behind Pabon for Mayor

10 June 2016

Press Release PERTH AMBOY – Four out of five of Perth Amboy’s current city councilpersons have decided that eight years is enough. Councilman Fernando Gonzalez who had initially positioned himself for a Mayoral run, Councilman William A. Petrick, and Councilwoman Lisa Nanton have all decided to unify and support fellow Councilman Joel Pabon for Mayor […]

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RBMC Receives Heart Association EMS Gold Award

10 June 2016

Press Release 5/25/16 PERTH AMBOY- Raritan Bay Medical Center – Old Bridge and Perth Amboy, has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is […]

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City & Dianne Roman Presented with Award

10 June 2016

3/23/16 – PERTH AMBOY – Mayor Diaz, in photo below, presents a Citation to Helene Cohen Bergen PAC Arts Access Program Coordinator while Dianne Roman, Office of Aging and Councilman Joel Pabon look on. The Citation was to thank the PACC for awarding a grant to the Office of Aging. The grants will allow the […]

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Brian Taylor Visits Richardson School

10 June 2016

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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
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