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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 Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Olive St. Community Center – 3/18/15

03 April 2015

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Police Blotter

03 April 2015

Press Release 3/27/15 PERTH AMBOY – At approximately 19:00 Hrs., on Friday, 03/20/2015, members of the Perth Amboy Police Department’s Special Investigations and Detective Bureau, with the assistance of the  Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Gang, Guns and Drugs Task Force executed a Superior Court Search Warrant at 756 Raritan Ave. 2nd. floor apartment. Arrested were […]

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Biker’s Rally

03 April 2015

OLD BRIDGE – The Elks MC Present The 12th Annual Bikers Rally for Brain Injured Children (BIC) on Saturday April 11. Live Bands, Food, Vendors, Refreshments –       Rain or Shine! Donation  $20 Rally @  Old Bridge Elks Lodge, 67 Old Amboy Road, Old Bridge N.J. 08857. Escorted Rides to the Rally Point leaving from the […]

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Civil War Roundtable, April 6

03 April 2015

WOODBRIDGE – The Robert E. Lee Civil War Roundtable of Central N.J. will hold its next meeting on Monday April 6th at 7:00 p.m. at The Woodbridge Public Library. The guest speaker for the evening will be Jay Jorgensen and his topic will be “Grant Comes East-1864.” The meeting is open to the public and […]

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Waterfront Arts Festival, May 23

03 April 2015

PERTH AMBOY – The 1st Perth Amboy Waterfront Arts Festival is planned for Memorial Day Weekend Saturday May 23 from 12-6 p.m. (rain date May 24). The festival will feature art, food and music along Perth Amboy’s beautiful and historic waterfront. Over 40 local and regional artists will be displaying and selling original artwork.   A […]

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Flea Market, May 2 – Vendors and Shoppers Needed

03 April 2015

PERTH AMBOY – The Perth Amboy Volunteer Fire Department will be holding a Flea Market/Vendor Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Raritan Bay YMCA Parking Lot, 375 New Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboy. For Vendor info please contact Kim at 732-824-1719 or Kim62694@comcast.net

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Women’s Resource Center Help Program, Apr. 6

03 April 2015

SOUTH AMBOY – Tuesday, April 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dowdell Library of South Amboy, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy.  For more info call 732-721-6060.

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LOOKING BACK: Model T

03 April 2015

WOODBRIDGE – Going for a car ride in a Model T in a parade circa 1920’s. *Photo Courtesy of Dale Morris This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission.

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3rd Annual Red Carpet Gala, May 2

02 April 2015

3rd Annual Red Carpet Gala Date/time: Saturday, May 2, 2015. at 6:00 p.m. Location: Cornucopia River Queen Boat 401 Riverview Dr. Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Tickets can be Purchased at: Terrazzo – 273 High Street, Perth Amboy, NJ PRAHD – 100 1st Street, Perth Amboy, NJ   **All proceeds will go toward student scholarships**

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Assigned Parking Spaces Issued on Mary Street

27 March 2015

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South Amboy Council Officially Approves New Fire Truck

27 March 2015

By: Joseph L. Kuchie SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy city council officially approved Ordinance #5-2015 at last week’s council meeting that will allow the city to purchase a new fire truck. The ordinance will appropriate $820,000 and authorizes the issuance of $779,000 in bonds of the city to finance part of the cost. The […]

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Councilman Fernando Irizarry Wary About Pawn Shops

27 March 2015

PERTH AMBOY – An Ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled “Pawnbrokers” (Ordinance No. 415 and amendments) adopted October 16, 1899 also known as Chapter 313 Et Seq of the Code of the City of Perth Amboy. Councilman Fernando Irizarry was concerned that if Pawnshops were allowed to operate in the City, it would bring in […]

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Pothole Patching

27 March 2015

PERTH AMBOY – Dept. of Public Works Director Frank Dann told those at the 3/9/15 Caucus Meeting that his department  would start patching potholes on 3/10/15. “We have a supervisor going out to see which streets have an emergency situation. We had to close one road because a pothole was so big that the Dept.  […]

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EDITORIAL: Giving Them the Old Razzle Dazzle

27 March 2015

How many people in our society speak with authority about a topic or make decisions regarding certain subjects that they are clueless about? There are three types of people faced with a decision: There’s those who know and really do know; there’s those who don’t know and admit (or don’t admit) they don’t know; and […]

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Letter to the Editor

27 March 2015

Disarming the Police? One letter claimed Britain is a “much safer society where the police do not carry guns”, but no statistics were given to support that claim! He failed to mention Canada or the European continent. How many believe we would be safer with a disarmed police? I read that Canada has a higher […]

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EDITORIAL: Civility Disobedience

27 March 2015

PERTH AMBOY – There has been much discussion at Council Meetings about the lack of civility between the Council and some of the speakers. Finally at the 3/11/15 Council Meeting this topic was placed on the agenda because of a request by Resident Reinaldo Aviles. Aviles quoted Socrates: “If you kill a man like me, […]

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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
FOR ALL NON-EMERGENCIES, DIAL: 732-442-4400