21 August 2013
PERTH AMBOY – More than 200 volunteers from ForestersTM, the Jewish Renaissance Foundation, the City of Perth Amboy, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the local community will join forces on Saturday, Aug. 24 to build a new playground at Francis Street Park.
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16 August 2013
By Joseph L. Kuchie PERTH AMBOY – Perth Amboy Superintendent of Schools Janine Walker Caffrey addressed the recent court ruling on Dr. Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century Elementary School secretary, Hector Muniz, in an interview last Friday. Old Bridge Municipal Court found Muniz guilty on Aug. 7 of possessing and selling alcoholic beverages on school […]
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16 August 2013
By Joseph L. Kuchie — SOUTH AMBOY – At the 8/7/13 Council Business Meeting, there was an extensive discussion about the safety of the Waterfront Walkway. City Engineer Mark Rasimowicz announced that bidding on the project would begin Aug. 22, but it was the current state of the area that was the topic of discussion. […]
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16 August 2013
NJ Transit Could Charge Permit Fee for Monument By Joseph L. Kuchie — SOUTH AMBOY – New Jersey Transit could charge South Amboy $300 per year if a 9/11 memorial is built on the plaza outside the city’s train station. Independence Engine & Hose Co. No. 1, located next to the train station on North […]
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16 August 2013
Your recent story regarding the Muniz case is biased and disappointing. You simply recounted a lawsuit with its allegations, along with the phrase “court documents say.” It is important for readers to know that anyone can file a civil suit for anything. No verification of facts will take place until the suit goes through a […]
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16 August 2013
Reps. Pallone & LoBiondo: Legalized Sports Betting Would Benefit New Jersey’s Economy and Crack Down on Criminal Enterprises News Release 8/7/13 ATLANTIC CITY – Today, New Jersey Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr.(06) and Frank A. LoBiondo (02) joined with representatives from Atlantic City’s casino industry and local elected officials on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in support […]
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16 August 2013
PERTH AMBOY – “Stories From Perth Amboy” by Katherine Massopust is available at the Barge Restaurant, 201 Front St., Perth Amboy. For more info call 732-261-2610.
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16 August 2013
Chief Douglas A. Sprague dies at 84 Press Release August 7, 2013 SAYREVILLE – Retired Police Chief Douglas A. Sprague, who led the Sayreville Police Department from 1984-1997, passed away at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 84 years old. A US Navy veteran, Chief Sprague was appointed to the Sayreville […]
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16 August 2013
*Photos by Joe Bayona
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16 August 2013
PERTH AMBOY – On July 27-28, Barbara M. Skokan represented the State of New Jersey at the National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio. Her opponents were represented from 49 states. She averaged 200 to win the gold medal. Because of 3 hip replacements,1 knee replacement, and back surgery, she was only able to attend 4 […]
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16 August 2013
PERTH AMBOY – Above is the latest mural painted by well known Perth Amboy artist Tom Ward. The scene above depicts part of Perth Amboy’s Waterfront in the 1920’s as viewed from the shoreline of Staten Island. Ward’s murals are a part of Perth Amboy’s history. You may have passed his murals several times. Some […]
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16 August 2013
FORDS – On one hot, humid summer afternoon in July, Our Lady of Peace School in Fords, 8th grader Benjamin Nemeth concentrates on one of his summer reading books “House of Dies Drear” by Virginia Hamilton. While Ben agrees this book is a good read for his age group he will soon move onto “Jonathan […]
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16 August 2013
By Carolyn Maxwell— Johnson vs. Johnson Author, Barbara Goldsmith; published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York in February 1987. The book is based on the true story between the legal battle between the widow, Barbara (Basia) of Johnson & Johnson heir, J. Seward Johnson and Seward’s six children from his first two marriages. Barbara, J. […]
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16 August 2013
*Photo Courtesy of Perth Amboy Free Pubic Library This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission
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