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Perth Amboy Bill of Rights Essay Contest South Amboy This Month in the Civil War — 160 Years Ago
 

Perth Amboy Bill of Rights Essay Contest

South Amboy’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

This Month in the Civil War — 160 Years Ago

December 1865

Mount St. Mary Academy Sock Drive Aids Clients of Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick

14 December 2020

WATCHUNG – Students, parents, faculty and staff at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung donated 315 pairs of socks in various colors, sizes and styles during the H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) Club’s annual Sock It To ‘Em collection. The socks aid clients of Elijah’s Promise in New Brunswick, who will have a warmer winter […]

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Advisory: Code Blue Shelter Open in Perth Amboy on Monday Night

10 December 2020

The Office of Emergency Management has announced a “Code Blue” in the City of Perth Amboy.  A shelter has been designated for the public for tonight due to low temperatures: The Alexander F. Jankowski Community Center, located at 1 Olive Street, will be open overnight tonight, Monday, December 14, 2020 from 8 PM until 6 […]

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Opinion: Caba Not the Choice for Perth Amboy; Unqualified to Lead 

10 December 2020

PERTH AMBOY (Dec. 10, 2020) – With less than one week to go before Perth Amboy voters decide who will lead the city for the next four years in a run off election December 15, 2020, the Together, Perth Amboy Can Do Better campaign committee has made a formal declaration. In several recent sit-down meetings, […]

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Local Leaders Endorse the Stronger Together Team

08 December 2020

PERTH AMBOY [December 8, 2020] — The Stronger Together team announces Wilda Diaz’s recent endorsements for re-election as mayor of the City of Perth Amboy from Councilman Joel Pabon and former 2012 mayoral candidate and Perth Amboy Municipal Prosecutor Billy Delgado. With one week remaining for the mayoral and council re-election campaign, local and statewide […]

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Pallone Announces Rutgers will Receive $3.8 Million to Improve COVID-19 Testing

04 December 2020

Press Release 11/24/20 LONG BRANCH, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Rutgers University will receive $3.8 million to improve COVID-19 testing in underserved communities. The award is made possible by the National Institutes of Health’s initiative to enhance COVID-19 testing of populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19, including African Americans, American Indians/Alaskan […]

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Status of Firehouse, Fire Department/First Aid Squad Merger, Food Pantries Discussed

04 December 2020

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Council Recognizes Anton Massopust

04 December 2020

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EDITORIAL | 2020: The Great Time Out

04 December 2020

There is a Silver Lining I saw a T-Shirt in a store. It said, “The First Rule of 2021 – Do Not Mention 2020!” At the end of 2019, we could not wait for 2020 to roll around because 2019 had ended on such sad notes with unexpected losses. Little did we know that right […]

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THE COMMUNITY VOICE: Letter to the Editor

04 December 2020

New Jersey Reproductive Freedom Act The New Jersey Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848), currently before the state legislature, is the most dangerous and radical abortion bill ever proposed in our state. It will invalidate New Jersey’s conscience clause which has been in effect since 1974 which protects the rights of individuals to refuse to perform or […]

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Drawing of Ballot Positions for Runoff Election

04 December 2020

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First Citizen Leadership Center on the Horizon

04 December 2020

Middlesex County College and The Citizens Campaign to Unveil Partnership Establishing the First Citizen Leadership Center in the State of New Jersey Press Release 11/30/20  MIDDLESEX COUNTY – Middlesex County College and The Citizens Campaign to announce the establishment of a Citizen Leadership Center designed to train students in pragmatic problem-solving skills of community issues and […]

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Who Has the Authority?

04 December 2020

11/23/20 Caucus & Council Meetings By: Carolyn Maxwell PERTH AMBOY – There was an intense discussion involving Ordinance No. 2 (first reading) – Re: Special Events Permits. Councilman Fernando Irizarry asked, “What were the changes?” Council President Bill Petrick responded, “This is needed to provide better administration and fairness. The calendar of events will be […]

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In-Home Learning and Safety Concerns

04 December 2020

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Pat Paradiso Board Meeting Statement at the 11/19/20 Board of Education Meeting

04 December 2020

PERTH AMBOY – The current remote schedules for middle school and high school students and staff are unsustainable. If you were able to go into their Google classrooms you would see the strain and exhaustion of the faces of our students and staff. On top of the full day of teaching, teachers spend hours completing […]

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Statement by Lynn Audet at the November 19, 2020, Board of Education Meeting

04 December 2020

PERTH AMBOY – Lynn Audet, Perth Amboy resident, 30-year teacher, taxpayer, and voter. I am also the District Representative for the Perth Amboy Federation.  I have been asked to speak this evening on behalf of many different component groups on many different topics, so please bear with me as I attempt to express to you […]

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Rutgers Leading Coronavirus Therapeutic Clinical Trial

04 December 2020

Researchers are investigating a potential treatment for people recently diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 who have no or mild symptoms Press Release NEW JERSEY – Rutgers is leading a clinical trial assessing the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and hydroxychloroquine to treat people 21 or older who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. The […]

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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.
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