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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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Perth Amboy Launches Zika Prevention Awareness Campaign

10 June 2016

News Release 6/1/16 PERTH AMBOY, NJ— Mayor Wilda Diaz and the Middlesex County Mosquito Commission have partnered to bring awareness about Zika virus prevention to the residents of Perth Amboy during the summer months of travel, outdoor activities and for expecting mothers. “It’s extremely important to get this information to our families. We are being […]

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Perth Amboy’s BID Hosting “Network to Success” Event & Card Exchange

10 June 2016

Featured Speaker Explains Financing Options Available to Companies through UCEDC News Release 6/3/16 PERTH AMBOY − The City of Perth Amboy is hosting the “Network to Success” reception and business card exchange that includes a presentation by the UCEDC organization. The nonprofit UCEDC is an economic development corporation that assists companies with a range of […]

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Slide Show – Trip to Medieval Times & Tournament 4/28/16, Lyndhurst

10 June 2016

  PERTH AMBOY/LYNDHURST – Some of the Seniors from the Olive Street Community Center went on a day trip to Medieval Times: Dinner and Tournament on April 28, 2016. They were entertained by Knights jousting and sword fighting and a show horse.

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Weinberg, Quijano & Advocates Announce Effort to Prevent Wage Theft by Employers

10 June 2016

News Release 6/6/16 TRENTON – Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and advocates for working families today announced an effort to prevent wage theft by employers in New Jersey, a practice which often affects some of the lowest paid and most vulnerable workers. “Workers who are most at risk of wage theft are […]

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This Week in World War II: 75 Years Ago

10 June 2016

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LOOKING BACK

10 June 2016

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Safety Announcement

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