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South Amboy’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

This Month in the Civil War — 160 Years Ago

December 1865

This Month in the Civil War — 160 Years Ago

November 1865

Perth Amboy BID Classic Car Show

22 October 2021

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Mary Gordon: 103 Years Young

22 October 2021

By: Katherine Massopust and Carolyn Maxwell PERTH AMBOY – Mary Gordon stands proud in her apartment in Perth Amboy. She is 103 years young. Mary Gordon explained, “I was born in 1918 in Halifax County, Virginia. My father, (Leonard Pringle) was a farmer. That’s how I know how to pick vegetables. He grew corn, wheat, […]

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NJ Society of CPA’s is Accepting High School and College Scholarship Applications

22 October 2021

New High School Minority and College Sophomore Awards Added ROSELAND, N.J. — The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA), which already has one of the largest scholarship funds in the state, is now accepting applications for its accounting scholarships. College-bound New Jersey high school seniors and minority high school seniors, as well as […]

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World War II — 75 Years Ago

22 October 2021

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Food Drive for Local Families

22 October 2021

SOUTH AMBOY – The South Amboy High School Interact Club (Rotary Club) and the City of South Amboy is holding a food drive to benefit local families. If you are able to donate, there will be a collection of non-perishable food, personal hygiene products and paper goods. Donations can be dropped off at the side […]

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Basketball Games Fundraiser

22 October 2021

SOUTH AMBOY – This year’s Friends of South Amboy fundraising event will be held on Saturday, December 18th at South Amboy Middle High School, 200 Governor Harold G. Hoffman Plaza. Proceeds from the event will benefit families in need. As in years past the event will feature local high school basketball games, as follows: 2 […]

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Perth Amboy Honors Brian Taylor by Naming Basketball Courts in Washington Park the Brian Taylor Basketball Courts

22 October 2021

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Our Lady of Fatima Bishop Visit

22 October 2021

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LOOKING BACK

22 October 2021

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E&C Leaders Announce Legislation to Reform Section 230

22 October 2021

The Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act Removes Liability Shield When a Platform Knowingly or Recklessly Promotes Harmful Content Press Release 10/14/21 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Health Subcommittee Chair Anna […]

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Domestic Violence Flag Raising

22 October 2021

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Middlesex County Launches Latino Telehealth Pilot Program to Increase the Utilization of Telehealth Services and Expand Healthcare Access Within the Latino Community

22 October 2021

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Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil

22 October 2021

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Opening of Teen Center

22 October 2021

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Hispanic Heritage Month

22 October 2021

Perth Amboy Free Public Library, 10/14/21   *Photos by Paul W. Wang • Click on photos to enlarge

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How to Apply for Continued Rental Assistance from FEMA

22 October 2021

Press Release 10/13/21 NEW JERSEY – FEMA may provide financial assistance to residents of Bergen, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Union and Warren counties who need temporary housing because they are displaced from their primary residence as a result of rains and flooding from remnants of Hurricane Ida. If you received […]

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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