ADDITIONAL Page 3 Amboy Guardian€¦ · *Photo by Joe Bayona. ... ing permits vs. zoning appli-cations. ... I encourage all people to be attentive to what they are be-

November 19, 2014 * The Amboy Guardian .1

Thursday, 11/20/14 - Perth Amboy BOE Meeting 6 p.m. South Amboy City Council Meeting 7 p.m.

Amboy GuardianTHE *Weekly Newspaper*

• VOL. 4 NO. 34 • 732-896-4446 • P.O. BOX 127 • PERTH AMBOY • NJ • 08862 • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 •

* WWW.AMBOYGUARDIAN.COM *

COMPLIMENTARYUP TO 10 COPIES/$1 EACH ADDITIONAL

Outlet Sale!

Page 3

Bill of Rights and Veterans Day - Front And CenterPerth Amboy 11/11/14

Veterans Day Perth Amboy *Photos by Bob NedVeterans Day Woodbridge *Photo by Joe Bayona

Bill of Rights *Photos by Paul W. Wang

Brody Zsiga of Cub Scout Pack 53 carrying a picture of his great grandfather, former Perth Amboy resident Steve Zsiga, a Purple Heart Recipient from WWII. *Submitted

PERTH AMBOY - It was ap-ropos that the Bill of Rights was celebrated along with Vet-erans Day on 11/11/14. Over 1200 viewed the actual docu-ment, the Bill of Rights which was on display at Perth Am-boy City Hall. The last time this important document was viewed was 25 years ago during the Bill of Rights Bicentennial Celebra-tion. The weather cooperated with warm temperatures and clear skies which made for a perfect day of celebration. On this page and Page 11 are more photos from the Perth Amboy Bill of Rights and Vet-erans Day and Woodbridge Veterans Day Celebrations.

2. The Amboy Guardian * November 19, 2014

NOW REGISTERINGPRE-K (4 YR OLD) KINDERGARTEN, GRADES 1 - 8

AssumptionCatholic School

Meredith and Jacques StreetsPerth Amboy

Middle States Accredited

NOW REGISTERING FOR 2014 - 2015

[email protected]

WWW.ASSUMPTIONCATHOLICSCHOOL.NET

If It’s Local - It’s Here!

Letter From SDA

South Amboy Business Meeting 11/5/14SOUTH AMBOY - One of the items discussed at the meet-ing pertained to street open-ing permits vs. zoning appli-cations. At previous meetings, residents had complained that they were paying fees for work that was not done on their property. Business Administrator Ca-mille Tooker said, “The City Attorney was asked to clear up the ordinance pertaining to work done by residents on their property. Some residents were given out Zoning appli-cations by mistake which did not pertain to the work that was done.” “If the residents did not touch the curtain or apron in front of their property a zoning permit was not needed. They will get the difference of the overpay-ment of the incorrect applica-tions that they filled out.”

Another resolution was ap-proving emergency appro-priation for Employee Group Health. B. A. Camille Tooker said, “The C.F.O. said the emergency appropriation of $136,000 to the Employee Group Health was because of the hiring of new employees.” Complaints about sewer and water payments discrepan-cies by two residents were ex-plained and resolved. One complaint was from an owner at 271 First St. In Sep-tember 2013 Middlesex Water replaced the meters and short-ly thereafter the remote for the meters broke and they were unable to obtain any readings. The problem was fixed, but when it was repaired, the me-ter gave a reading for all nine months of usage per apartment instead of one quarter. A spreadsheet was provided

by the resident. They believed there was an incorrect reading by Middlesex Water Company. Because of this discrepancy and the proof provided by the resident, they would get credit on their next bill. The NJDOT awarded the City a grant in the amount of $25,042.23. This grant came from the Highway Safety Fund/Safe Corridors. Additional road improve-ments were made. One im-provement included line strip-ping. The total contract price had decreased by $208.15 for a total contract price of $27,626.85. Unnecessary bid items were removed because of field conditions at the time of construction. Councilman Donald Apple-gate was absent.


Advisory: South Amboy

P.D. Crime Prevention

BulletinSOUTH AMBOY - Due to recent burglaries of motor ve-hicles, the South Amboy P.D. would like to issue the follow-ing crime prevention bulletin: * Please lock your vehicle doors and refrain from keep-ing items of value in your ve-hicles overnight. *Please consider leaving an exterior light illuminated throughout the evening hours. *Please report any suspi-cious activity immediately via 911, or the department’s main number at (732) 721-0111

Public NoticePERTH AMBOY/SAYRE-VILLE- Effectively immedi-ately and until further notice both the sidewalk and bicycle lane on the Victory Bridge are closed in both directions. Due to this change pedestrians and cyclists are prohibited in this area as per instructions from the NJ Department of Trans-portation.


LOCAL PERSPECTIVETHE COMMUNITY VOICEEDITORIAL

Katherine Massopust Paul W. Wang Lori Miskoff Layout & Asst. Writer Staff Photographer Website Manager

The Amboy Guardian will not be liable for advertising errors beyond the cost of the space of the copy. Notification must be made of errors in ads within one week of publication. Pictures may be claimed up to 3 weeks after publication, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope with submission.

Printed on 100% recycled paper

Published by Amboy Guardian LLCP. O. Box 127 • Perth Amboy • New Jersey 08862

(732) 896-4446 Email - [email protected](732) 261-2610 Email - [email protected]

Carolyn MaxwellActing Editor, Publisher & Advertising Manager

Keep those Letters Coming! We Love to Hear From You! E-mail letters to the editor to [email protected] or write to the paper at Letters to the Editor, The Amboy Guardian, P.O. Box 0127, Perth Amboy, NJ 08862-0127. Letters must include your full name, address and daytime telephone number or cell phone number for verification. If you are a public official, please include your title. All letters are subject to editing or rejection. All submissions may be published or distributed by us in print, electronic or other forms. Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are those of the writers and do not represent or reflect the views of the Amboy Guardian.

City Hall Circle During the Bill of Rights Celebration 11/11/14 *Photo By Paul W. Wang

Thank You for the

Opportunity Thanks to the voters of Perth Amboy, two years ago I was given the opportunity to serve as a member of this board. I decided to run because I had a goal of providing the best edu-cation for our children, which I believe should be of the ut-most importance to all of us...not just parents. The future of this city and country is in the hands of our children. Unfor-tunately, by every available measure, we know that the schools of Perth Amboy have been at the bottom for a long time, and I wanted to help change that. I came onto this board with great hopes that we could work together to improve our schools. But instead of finding a group of community lead-ers committed to improving education, I found total chaos. This district was in turmoil all due to what I feel was a char-acter assassination of the pre-vious superintendent. Some may say that the problem was caused by her when she spoke to the media about the state of

our schools. I am of the belief that if we do not face the truth of what is not working, we will never be able to succeed. It is true that I am not a per-son who measures her words or is politically correct. It is also true that I am not a hypo-crite, liar or one who sits back and allows illegal things to go on for political self-preserva-tion. I still care deeply about our community and about the education our children are re-ceiving. I still believe that we can change for the better. But I decided not to run this year because of one reason...Natalia, my granddaughter. I want to enjoy her at this time.

Therefore I am not able to give all the time and energy this district will need to fight all that is wrong with this board. I encourage all people to be attentive to what they are be-ing told and to ask many ques-tions. I wish the new board mem-bers the best and hope they do get the answers they need to make positive changes. Thanks again to the voters who gave me this opportunity to serve.

Maria GarciaMember of the Board of Edu-cation of the City of Perth Am-boy

A Step Away From

Civilization On November 13, the New Jersey General Assembly took a major step away from civi-lization and towards barbarity by enacting legislation pro-moting suicide. A.2270 authorizes physicians to prescribe lethal medication overdoses by which a patient kills himself. The medical profession, which is about therapy and healing, would be fundamentally prostituted by this bill. Suicide is not thera-

peutic and death is not healing. Confusion about such basic ideas can be fatal. Proponents of the bill argue that this bill is about “rights” but it is society’s first and fore-most right and duty to protect people’s most basic rights, which above all includes their lives. When direct killing of any kind becomes legally and socially acceptable, every-one’s rights are threatened. This bill most directly threat-ens the most vulnerable: the ill, the aged, the disabled. It clearly sends the message: their lives are, at least some-times, not worth living.

Such radical embrace of the culture of death should not come on the basis of a 41-31 vote. To his credit, Assem-blyman Craig Coughlin voted “no” on this bill. To his shame, John Wisniewski voted “yes.” As a fellow Polish-Amer-ican, I find the description of such legislators coined by the contemporary Polish philoso-pher Zbigniew Stawrowski most appropriate: Wisniewski and his 40-other colleagues are “sleek barbarians.” I urge Senator Vitale not to join them.Sincerely (Dr.) John Grondelski My views are exclusively my own.

With the Deepest Love and Gratitude

With the deepest love and gratitude, I want to thank my love Wendy Leonardo, fam-ily, friends, supporters, vol-unteers, donors, opponents and the City of Perth Amboy. Above all, I want to thank God for all his blessings.

To have thousands of voters and their families asking me to represent them and be their voice is truly awe-inspiring. With pride I look forward to continue to inspire our youth and serve this great City of Perth Amboy. Congratulations to all of the successful candidates Joel Pa-bon Sr., William Petrick and Fernando Gonzalez. My best wishes and blessing to the new city council. All the candidates

for city council should hold their heads high; running for office is not easy. For me, it has been a very humbling, ex-citing and difficult experience. I am proud to have been one of you.Let’s all continue to get in-volved and work together for the future of our city. Thank you and God bless you all!

Sincerely,Jelmin Caba

The Holiday Season is Coming Up Soon!

Please Make Sure You Send Your Community Events At Least Two Weeks in

Advance of the Date that it Will Occur.The Amboy Guardian will be offering

Special Pricing for All Upcoming Holiday Ads!

Call Carolyn at 732-896-4446 For More Info

A Whole Lot of History in and Around One Small Circle

Just looking down at City Circle, one can see a whole lot of history. Let’s start with the Historic Elm Tree in front of City Hall. There was a battle to keep that Elm Tree alive. Planted around the 1840’s it has seen a lot of history. In 1863 it witnessed the first flight of the dirigible Aereon by Solomon Andrews in Perth Amboy. That Elm Tree saw the First African-American man to vote under the 15th Amendment. Thomas Mundy Peterson was walking by City Hall when James Lawrence Kearny (son of Lawrence Kearny of the Kearny Cottage) asked Peter-son to come up and vote. We have a replica of the Lib-erty Bell in City Hall Circle. It is mandated by law that the Mayor ring the Liberty Bell at 2 p.m. on July 4th. The Commemorative Arch was constructed in honor of the Bill of Rights Bicentennial on Nov. 20, 1989. The Circle was initially known as Market Square. It was there that market and commerce took place in that circle. There are many historic homes on High Street, re-cently identified by a marker installed by the Historic Pres-ervation Commission. One of the homes is the Governor Larson Home. Morgan T. Lar-

son was Governor of New Jersey from 1929 to 1932. There was a horrible tragedy in the City that took place in 1921. The Eagle Hose and Chemical Company lost nine men (including his two broth-ers: Lawrence and George) in a horrific accident when the firetruck collided with a train going through town. Governor Larson took in 7 children left behind by his those two broth-ers. He made sure that each child got a College Education and was well cared for. Larson was also instrumen-tal in building the Outerbridge Crossing. City Hall itself is where the signing of the Bill of Rights took place. It is the oldest functioning City Hall in the United States in continuous use. It was also a Courthouse and City Jail until 1718. There was a fire in 1731. After anoth-er fire in 1765 it was rebuilt in 1767. In 1789 the Provisional Assembly first ratified the Bill of Rights. It’s on the U.S. National reg-istry of historic places. Next door is the Surveyor General’s Office. Built in 1684 it was a meeting place and re-cord archive. Thanks to all the meetings, New Jersey went from proprietary colony to royal colony to statehood. It’s currently under renovation.K.M. & C.M.


IN CLIFFWOOD:A&P FOOD MARKET .................................................................... 325 ROUTE 35IN FORDS:BIGGS PIZZA & PASTA .......................................... 211 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.COLONIAL RESTAURANT..................................... 366 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.LIBERTY BAGEL CAFE.......................................... 326 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.METROPOLITAN CAFE .............................................. 747 KING GEORGE’S RD.PUBLIC LIBRARY............................................................................211 FORD AVE.ROOSEVELT’S DELI ....................................................684 KING GEORGE’S RD.SUPER DUPER DELI III .............................................. 650 KING GEORGE’S RD.IN HOPELAWN:KRAUSZER’S................................................................683 FLORIDA GROVE RD.SOVEREIGN BANK ................................................... 571 FLORIDA GROVE RD.IN ISELINTHOMAS PLOSKONKA C.P.A......................................................1149 GREEN ST.IN LAURENCE HARBOR:HOFFMAN’S DELI ............................................................... 5 LAURENCE PKWY.KRAUSZER’S..........................................................................9 LAURENCE PKWY.IN MORGAN:SOUTHPINE LIQUORS .................................................................467 S. PINE AVE.IN PARLIN:DAD’S ROYAL BAKERY..................................................3290 WASHINGTON RD.IN PERTH AMBOY:1ST CONSTITUTION BANK ......................................................... 145 FAYETTE ST.7-11 ...................................................................................................... 502 SMITH ST.ADULT CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER .................... 178 BARRACKS ST.ALAMEDA CENTER ............................................................................ 303 ELM ST.AMBOY CHECK X-CHANGE .........................................................321 MAPLE ST.AMBOY EYE CARE ............................................................................94 SMITH ST.AMBOY PHARMACY .....................................................................186A SMITH ST.ANITA’S CORNER .........................................................................664 BRACE AVE.ASIAN CAFE.........................................................................................271 KING ST. THE BARGE .......................................................................................201 FRONT ST.C-TOWN .............................................................................................272 MAPLE ST.CAPITAL ONE BANK ........................................................................ 313 STATE ST.CEDENO’S PHARMACY ................................................................... 400 STATE ST.CITY HALL ............................................................................................260 HIGH ST.COPA DE ORO .................................................................................... 306 SMITH ST.CRISPY CHICKEN .................................................... 223 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.DUNKIN DONUTS ........................................................................ 587 FAYETTE ST.EASTSIDE DRY CLEANERS ...............................................................87 SMITH ST.ELIZABETH CORNER ..................................................................... 175 HALL AVE.FAMILY FOOT CARE ........................................................................252 SMITH ST.FLOWERS ‘N THINGS .........................................................................69 SMITH ST.FU LIN ................................................................................................... 79 SMITH ST.INVESTOR’S BANK ........................................................................... 598 STATE ST.JANKOWSKI COMMUNITY CENTER ................................................ 1 OLIVE ST.JEWISH RENAISSANCE MEDICAL CENTER ......................... 272A HOBART ST.KIM’S DRY CLEANERS ...................................................................... 73 SMITH ST.LAUNDRY FACTORY ............................................... 162 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.LAUNDRY ON MADISON ........................................................285 MADISON AVE.LAW OFFICES ............................................................................. 708 CARSON AVE.LEE’S MARKET .................................................................................. 77 SMITH ST.LUDWIG’S PHARMACY .................................................................75 BRACE AVE.LUIGI’S RISTORANTE ....................................................................... 93 SMITH ST.MITRUSKA CHIROPRACTIC ...............................................788 CONVERY BLVD.PETRA BEST REALTY....................................................................... 329 SMITH ST.POLICE HEADQUARTERS ...................................... 365 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.PORTUGUESE MANOR ........................................................................ 310 ELM ST.PROVIDENT BANK ........................................................................... 339 STATE ST.PUBLIC LIBRARY .....................................................................196 JEFFERSON ST.PUERTO RICAN ASSOCIATION ........................................................100 FIRST ST.QUICK CHEK .........................................................................853 CONVERY BLVD.QUISQUEYA MARKET ............................................................249 MADISON AVE.RARITAN BAY AREA Y.M.C.A. ................................365 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER ........................530 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.SANTANDER BANK ............................................................. 365 CONVERY BLVD.SANTIBANA TRAVEL ....................................................................... 362 STATE ST.SCIORTINO’S RESTAURANT .................................473 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.SHOP-RITE .............................................................................365 CONVERY BLVD.SIPOS BAKERY ................................................................................. 365 SMITH ST.SUPERIOR DINER..............................................................................464 SMITH ST.SUPREMO SUPERMARKET ...............................................................270 KING ST.TORRES MINI MARKET ..............................................................403 BRUCK AVE.TOWN DRUGS & SURGICAL ......................................................... 238 SMITH ST.UKRAINIAN NATIONAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION .............615 AMBOY AVE.WELLS FARGO .................................................................................. 214 SMITH ST.IN SAYREVILLE:BOROUGH HALL ................................................................................ 167 MAIN ST.SENIOR CENTER ................................................................................ 423 MAIN ST.SUNNYSIDE RESTAURANT .............................................................. 111 MAIN ST.VENEZIA PIZZERIA ............................................................................ 881 MAIN ST.IN SEWAREN:PUBLIC LIBRARY .............................................................................546 WEST AVE.SEWAREN CORNER DELI ...............................................................514 WEST AVE.IN SOUTH AMBOY:AMBOY NATIONAL BANK ......................................................100 N. BROADWAYBROADWAY BAGELS ...............................................................105 S. BROADWAYBROADWAY BISTRO ................................................................126 N. BROADWAY CENTER DELI ........................................................................250 N. STEVENS AVE.CITY HALL .................................................................................140 N. BROADWAYCOMMUNITY CENTER ......................................................... 200 O’LEARY BLVD.KRAUSZER’S .............................................................................200 N. BROADWAYKRAUSZER’S ...................................................................717 BORDENTOWN AVE.PUBLIC LIBRARY ...............................................................100 HOFFMAN PLAZA SCIORTINO’S HARBOR LIGHTS ........................................... 132 S. BROADWAYSOUTH AMBOY MEDICAL CENTER............................540 BORDENTOWN AVE.WELLS FARGO BANK..............................................................116 N. BROADWAYIN WOODBRIDGE:CHAMBER OF COMMERCE .................................................................91 MAIN ST.MAIN ST. FARM ...................................................................................107 MAIN ST.NEWS & TREATS .................................................................................. 99 MAIN ST.REO DINER ....................................................................................392 AMBOY AVE.ST. JOSEPH’S SENIORS RESIDENCE ................................1 ST. JOSEPH’S TERR.

Where to Find Us . . .

Community CalendarPerth Amboy TUES. Nov. 18 Library Board of Trustees, 5 p.m. City Hall, High St. • UEZ, 6 p.m. City Hall, High St.THURS. Nov. 20 Board of Education, 6 p.m. McGinnis School, State St.MON. Nov. 24 City Council, Caucus, 4:30 p.m. City Hall, High St. • City Council, Regular, 7 p.m. City Hall, High St.

South AmboyMON. Nov. 17 Board of Education, Business/Public, 6 p.m. SA Middle/High School, Harold Hoffman Pl.THURS. Nov. 20 City Council, Regular, 7 p.m. City Hall, N. Broadway

Kearny Cottage Open

PERTH AMBOY - Come visit the historic home of Commo-dore Lawrence Kearny. The Cottage is located at 63 Ca-talpa Ave, Perth Amboy, and is open on Mondays and Thurs-days from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and the last Sunday of the month from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. The Ke-arny Cottage needs your help. Anyone interested in joining the Kearny Cottage Historical Society please contact 732-293-1090. We are on the web! www.KearnyCottage.org

Volunteer Firefighters

NeededPERTH AMBOY - The Perth Amboy Fire Department: Vol-unteer Division needs mem-bers. Accepting men and women ages 18 years or older. Volunteers must be a Perth Amboy resident. For more in-formation please contact 732-442-3430 or 732-324-3505.

Deadline for Print Ads: 7 p.m. Thursday

Office Hours: Mon. - Wed. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Thurs. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Citizenship Classes

PERTH AMBOY - Every Wednesday: : FAMILY SUC-CESS CENTER is offering a free course to assist those who plan on taking the USCIS Citi-zenship Test. All details will be discussed at the meeting. All who plan to take the course must attend Orientation. Call or visit the office to register. 149 Kearny Ave. (Proprietary House) Perth Amboy.

Food Stamps Assistance

PERTH AMBOY - Every Wednesday there will be a Food Stamps Assistance Pro-gram 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.: JRF’s Family Success Center fami-lies to come in and meet with a representative from the Community Food Bank of NJ to assist with food stamps ap-plication and eligibility guide-lines. For additional informa-tion please call 732-638-5063 or visit our office located at: 149 Kearny Ave. Perth Amboy (Proprietary House).

Amboy Guardian Subscriptions are

Only $65 per year for 50 Issues Mailed to

Anywhere in the U.S.A.For more info Contact

Carolyn at 732-896-4446

Friends of Perth Amboy Free Public

Library MeetingPERTH AMBOY - There will be a meeting of the Friends of Perth Amboy Free Public Library on Wednesday, No-vember 19th at 7 p.m. at the Kearny Cottage, 63 Catalpa Ave., Perth Amboy. All are welcome. For more info call 732-293-1090


Harvest Fest Perth Amboy 11/8/14*Photos by Bob Ned

Perth Amboy Caucus/City Coun-cil 11/10 & 11/12/14 Meeting

PERTH AMBOY - R-548-11/14 Authorizing a one (1) year contract with Colgate Paper Stock Co., Inc., New Brunswick, NJ for the market-ing and processing of recy-clables. Department of Public Works Director, Frank Dann gave a detailed explanation of this resolution at the 11/10/14 Cau-cus Meeting. “Colgate Paper Stock Co. was contracted for this one year contract because two of the former recycling plants we used went out of business. The Colgate Plant in New Brunswick was the clos-est in our area. Our recycling has gone up a lot. Colgate Pa-per Stock Co. would rather we bring dry paper to their plant. Colgate will test the moisture in wet paper. If it exceeds their tolerance, we will not get cred-it. We monitor consumer price marketing.” Councilman Kenneth Gonza-lez said “The contract gave Col-gate first preference to rebid af-ter the one year contract ends.” At the 11/12/14 Council Meeting resident Alan Sil-ber recalled that an owner of another recycling company warned the City that commin-gling recyclables would not be good. Colgate Paper Stock Com-pany was awarded the contract for one year. The resolution was moved by Councilman Bill Petrick and seconded by

Councilman Fernando Irizar-ry. R-548 passed. Former Councilman Kenneth Ballut took exception with Resolution 571. R-571 -11/14 - Approving of the Raritan Bay Area YMCA’s Alteration of the Perth Amboy Community Complex gymna-sium exterior to add a plaque in honor of the late Jack Ce-rulo. Balut brought up the fact, “The YMCA still owes almost a million dollars to the City and when will the Y be turned over to the City?” He brought up the name of Tom Zambrowski who worked on the campaign of the Diaz Team. Balut said that the late Ce-rulo and Zambrowski were members of the UEZ. “How can the Y still owe us money when they get all these funds from different organizations who use the facilities? Tell me the last time the UEZ did something about the down-town?” He told the Council, “You grapple over a $10,000 water bill and neglect a million dol-lar bill.” YMCA President and CEO Steve Jobin said, “Cerulo was a great leader and served the community well over the years and deserves this honor.” The Resolution was moved by Irizarry and Seconded by Petrick. R-571 passed.

Election Over But Complaints Continue11/12/14 Council Meeting

PERTH AMBOY - Some resi-dents were still upset about the elections. Resident David Caba had a folder with over 500 ballots that were chal-lenged by the campaign man-ager of Perth Amboy United. Caba lamented the fact, “A lot of votes were trying to be suppressed and most of those votes were minorities. One ticket spent $100,000 and the other $20,000. This was an in-sult to Democrats.” Resident Alan Silber said, “The campaign manager for Perth Amboy United worked for a campaign in Asbury Park and they tried to suppress the votes there, too. Imagine if

you are a first time voter and your vote was thrown out. The County Clerk (E. Flynn) was at their campaign headquarters as well as all the Freeholders. I’m not saying there’s any-thing wrong with that. They wanted to support the Perth Amboy Democrats but didn’t want to count the votes.” Resident Iris Rodriguez warned the candidates that they have to be more vigilant in their campaigns and not have your campaign manager take control. “We need unity. That means all of us, 100%. A lot of the votes that were challenged were Perth Amboy residents.”

City Not Conducive

to Small Businesses

PERTH AMBOY - Business-man Pedro Wilson was con-cerned about the parking pay-ment machines and high water bills. “In Perth Amboy we have no way to win. If the parking machines are not working, it should be noted. Instead the Parking Utility are giving us parking tickets. Who is go-ing to spend all day in court to defend a $30 ticket? People can’t be bothered. They just go and pay it. A business came in from New York to open up a business in Perth Amboy and they were hit with a $10,000 water bill. We’ve had no elec-tions of Chamber of Com-merce Officers and they had to sell their property on Smith Street. Perth Amboy is not friendly to the small business community. I don’t go to any of the events of the Chamber or PAMA. There are almost 2000 foreclosures in Perth Amboy. Half of them are bank owned and the other half are due to owing back taxes.”

Concerned Residents and City Employees listen as speakers voice their concerns at the 11/12/14 Council Meeting

*Photo by Carolyn Maxwell

Attend PublicMeetingsHave Your

Voice Heard!


PERTH AMBOY - 7-Eleven located on 502 Smith St. held its grand opening on Saturday, November 1. Members of the Mayor’s Office and Business District welcomed the latest addition to Perth Amboy’s busi-ness district. Council President Joel Pabon presented the Mayor’s Cita-tion to the owners and representatives from Corporate Headquarters.

COMPLETE ACCOUNTING SERVICESThomas M. Ploskonka & Company, P.A.

Certified Public Accountants

“My approach to the practice of accounting is different than most others’.

Accountants normally respond to their clients’requests and needs. I go beyond that.”

Visit my Web page for a Free Consultation!

Web: www.ploskonka-cpa.com1149 Green Street

Iselin. New Jersey 08830E-mail: [email protected]

Phone (732) 283-0114 Fax: (732) 283-3329

Thomas M. Ploskonka Woodbridge Center

Shopping Spree Raffle

WOODBRIDGE -Mayor John E. McCormac, Woodbridge Community Charity Fund, and Woodbridge Center Mall have teamed up and purchased three gift cards in the amounts of $5000 (1st Prize), $2,500 (2nd Prize), and $1,000 (3rd Prize). Raffle tickets are $5 each to individuals through the May-or’s office at the Woodbridge Municipal Building. The Shopping Spree Raffle will be drawn on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 8 p.m., Center Court at Woodbridge Center Mall. Winner need not be present to win.

Get A Job!SOUTH AMBOY - Decem-ber 3 (11 a.m.) “Effective Job Search Techniques,” all pre-sented by Garret Gaga at the Dowdell Library Of South Amboy, 100 Harold G. Hoff-man Plaza, South Amboy. For more info call 721-721-6060 [email protected] Free! Sign-up to reserve a seat.

GIFT AUCTION/TRICKY TRAYSunday, November 23, 2014

St. John’s Church Hall404 Division Street, Perth Amboy

Great Prizes! Raffles! Door Prizes!Free Cake, Coffee and Tea

Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Drawings begin at 1:15 p.m.American and Ethnic Food

Eat In or Take OutTickets $5 in Advance, $7 at the DoorNo one under 18 years old admitted

No outside food allowedFor Tickets/Info Call Cindy 732-718-8084

LAW OFFICES OFERALIDES E. CABRERA Specializing In

• Civil Litigation• Matrimonial• Immigration• Bankruptcy• Real Estate

Offices Located At:708 Carson Ave., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 (732)826-5020

1201 E. Grand St., Unit 3A, Elizabeth, NJ 07201 (908)351-0957

Cookie WalkPERTH AMBOY - St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church lo-cated at 404 Division St., Perth Amboy is having a Cookie Walk on Saturday, December 20th. Gourmet items are hand-made – also ethnic food! For more info call 732-826-7067. (Please call between 9 a.m. – 1 .p.m.)

HSE (GED) Classes

PERTH AMBOY - Interested in obtaining your high school equivalency (HSE formerly known as GED) diploma while getting paid to learn? If so, please contact the Civ-ic Justice Corps program at (732)324-2114 Ext. 102or Ext. 100 or visit us at 149 Kearny Ave. Room 401 Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. CJC is a project of the Jewish Renaissance Foun-dation. We provide academic, leadership and career support to males between the ages of 18-25 years old. We also of-fer a modest stipend to all our participants.

Pizza Fundraiser

AVENEL – Tired of Turkey? Sick of stuffing? The solution is simple! The First Presbyte-rian Church of Avenel’s Youth Mission Group is holding a Restaurant Fundraiser at An-thony’s Coal Fired Pizza, 80 Parsonage Rd., Edison (in front of Target) on Monday, December 1st. 20% of all receipts for that day will be donated back to the Youth Mission Group. You do not need to bring in a flyer. Just mention our group to your waiter/waitress. Each summer for 1 week our group goes to an area in need and provides assistance repair-ing homes for those who can-not afford to do so themselves. This year we will be going to Sunbury, PA. The Cost for each work camper to go is $625. All of the money raised goes toward our trip expenses. Not only are you getting a great meal but you are help-ing us to help others. Our 2015 youth mission group would like to thank you for your sup-port.

Kidz Wii ClubSOUTH AMBOY - The Kidz Wii Club will meet every Monday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sadie Pope Dowdell Li-brary, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza,South Amboy. Ages 5 and under For more info call 732-721-6060.

7-Eleven Grand Opening, Perth Amboy 11/1/14 *Photos by Joe Bayona

Train ShowWOODBRIDGE - The Bar-ron Arts Center presents the 24th Annual Holiday Model Train Show. . A running layout of Lionel 027 Gauge Model Trains from the Collection of Michael Gelesky. On view from November 29 thru De-cember 28 (Closed 12/25) Ex-hibit Hours: Mon.- Fri. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission; Dona-tions welcome. Available for schools and groups. Reserve your group’s preferred time and date by calling the Barron Arts Center at 732-634-0143.

Benefit Concert

SOUTH AMBOY - Benefit Concert for Jaclyn and Baby Nicholas, Sat. Nov. 29 at 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 308 4th St., South Amboy. $25 minimum cash donation at the door. Free Buffet, Cash Bar, Raffles and 50/50. There will be perfor-mances by 9 different bands starting at 3:20 p.m. Jaclyn Suillace Olsen, daughter of Ron and Denise Morgan, is a 26 year old new mother to Nicholas. She was 5 months pregnant when she was di-agnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. All proceeds raised will be used for ongoing medi-cal expenses and other expens-es so that she can concentrate on winning this battle. Prayers and Positive Energy are much appreciated. Any questions please contact Denise Morgan at 732-525-9536. Sponsored by the Sayreville Education Association Pride & K of C Council 426.

Christmas Bake Sale

PERTH AMBOY - St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church located at 404 Division St., Perth Amboy is having a Christmas Bake Sale from De-cember 1st to December 5th – call 732-826-7067 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to place your order. All gourmet items are handmade. Cakes: Nut, poppy seed, apricot, raspberry and prune – Cost $11. Pickup dates are December 9th – 11th at the church hall.


Happy Thanksgiving!Thanksgiving Dinner Meal

PERTH AMBOY - The Knights of Columbus - San Salvador Council #299 Cor-dially Invites the Community for a Free Thanksgiving Din-ner Meal on Sunday, Novem-ber 23 at 228 High Street, Perth Amboy, NJ from 1 p.m. To 5 p.m. For more informa-tion contact John Jordan at (732) 442-2998.

Chair: Leslie Dominguez-RodriguezVice Chair: Martin ArroyoSecretary: Barbara SottilaroTreasurer: Linda LesterSgt. At Arms: Anthony BermudezSgt. At Arms: Milady TejedaDirector: Fernando GonzalezDeputy Chair: Victor ColladoDeputy Chair: Diane Crawford

Happy Thanksgiving!from the

Perth Amboy Democratic Party

Paid for by the Perth Amboy Democratic Party

Happy Thanksgiving From the Staff of the Amboy Guardian


Happy Thanksgiving!

Rainbow Loom Club

SOUTH AMBOY - Thurs-days in October at 4 p.m. at the Dowdell Library of South Amboy, 100 Harold G. Hoff-man Plaza, South Amboy. For more info call 732-721-6060. All Ages!

OLV Knights Of Columbus Blood Drive

PARLIN - Our Lady Of Victo-ry Knights of Columbus locat-ed at 775 Washington Road in the Parlin section of Sayreville will be holding a blood drive on December 7th from 8:30am till 1:30pm. Please give the gift of life this Christmas. The Council home phone number is 732-257-2061 if you need more info.


E-Book ClassesSOUTH AMBOY - There are free E-Book Classes on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Dowdell Li-brary, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy. For more info call 732-721-6060.

Learning with the RabbiWOODBRIDGE - Every Thursday, Rabbi Saks from Congregation Beth Mordecai, at 9 a.m. will be in the Wood-bridge Panera Bread across from Wegmans.

Ask the RabbiEDISON - On Thursdays, Rabbi Saks from Congrega-tion Beth Mordecai, Perth Amboy is available for any and all questions from every-one at 12:10 p.m. at the food court in Menlo Park Mall in Edison.

Vet’s Coffee House

PERTH AMBOY - Attention area vets of our Armed Forces. The Salvation Army Vet’s Cof-fee House meets once a month, every 2nd Thursday for cof-fee, donuts and conversation. Time is 19:00 - 21:00 located at the corner of Washington Street and State Street, Perth Amboy. We can be reached at the Salvation Army 732-826-2040. We look forward to meeting you.

Pasta NightSOUTH AMBOY - Come for Dinner, Stay for Music at Open Mic Night. Friday January 30, 2015 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. hosted by the Columibettes at the South Amboy Knights of Columbus, 308 4th St., South Amboy. Pasta Night - Spa-ghetti or Baked Ziti, Meatballs or Sausage, (1) beer, wine or soda, salad/bread/dessert and coffee - $10 per adult $7 per child - children under 5 yrs old free....Please call Maria for tickets 732-313-6483.

Tricky TraySOUTH AMBOY - Tricky Tray at Memorial Hall, 529 Washington Ave. South Am-boy (across from Sacred Heart Church) December 5. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets will be drawn beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission tickets are $20 per person and include (1) sheet of tickets, complimentary coffee and cake. For tickets contact Coach Chris @732-718-3460 or Coach Brenda 732-310-0101.

Loving Lifting and Liberating a Congregation for 31 Years

Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr., Celebrates 31st Pastoral Anniver-sary at Cathedral International

News Release 11/13/14 PERTH AMBOY – Love, Lift and Liberate were the three things the new 26 year old pastor did as he took his place as senior pastor at the Second Baptist Church in Perth Am-boy, NJ. “Loving, lifting and liberating was the care this congregation needed as they had just undergone a church split,” said Lead Pastor, Bish-op Donald Hilliard, Jr. That was the scene in 1983, the be-ginning of a pastoral journey that has encompassed more than he and the congregation could have imagined. This month, Bishop Hilliard celebrates 31 years at the helm of Cathedral International, the former Second Baptist Church, with locations in Perth Amboy, Asbury Park and Plainfield. The celebration begins on Fri-day, November 14, 7:30pm at Cathedral International with a night of worship and celebra-tion. On Friday, November 21, anniversary guest speaker is the Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple, Balti-more, MD. Rev. Dr. DeForest Soaries of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, NJ has been a close friend to Bishop Hilliard during the en-tire pastoring journey and will be guest speaker on Sunday,

November 23 at the 8:30 a.m. worship service. Both Soar-ies and Hilliard recently com-pleted three month sabbaticals from their churches. Rev. Dr. Jeffery Williams of King’s Ca-thedral, Providence, RI will speak at the 11 a.m. service. One of the many highlights of the 31 year journey occurred in 1995 when Bishop Hilliard was consecrated as Bishop. Today, he serves as the Pre-siding Bishop and Founder of the Covenant Ecumenical Fellowship and Cathedral As-semblies, Inc. In this role, he is the spiritual advisor and men-tor for pastors and churches across the United States and West Africa. Visit the follow-ing websites for a detailed re-port of the many accomplish-ments of the 31 year journey of Bishop Donald Hilliard, Jr.: www.CathedralInternational.org and www.DonaldHilliard-Jr.org. Everyone is invited to the 31st Anniversary services tak-ing place at Cathedral Inter-national, 277 Madison Ave., Perth Amboy, NJ. Photographs to accompany printing or electronic display are available by contacting Carole Dortch-Wright at [email protected].

PERTH AMBOY - 2nd Photo: Perth Amboy’s own State XC Champion Kerry Dyke signs with Rutgers University, flanked by MSMA Director Sister Lisa Gambacorto & Athletic Director Denise Materia. Kerry is a New Jersey Cross Country Champion with recent 1st place finishes at the Great Adventure Six Flags Invitational, Adidas Jersey Coaches Invitational, & the NJSIAA State Preps. 1st photo: Kerry takes the lead & wins the NJSIAA State Preps Championship for the 3rd year in a row. Kerry also holds the course record.

Kerry Dyke Recruited By Rutgers*Photos Submitted

Raritan Bay Cruisers Help Raise Funds For the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy

News Release – 10/12/14PERTH AMBOY - With the theme “Cruising for Kids,” this weekend’s classic car show at the Perth Amboy Wa-terfront was a success. The Raritan Bay Cruisers, a local classic car club, selected the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy as their charity of choice. The Cruisers and the Boy & Girls Club hosted the show that brought in over 60 cars, jeeps and bikes. Through their efforts and all the drivers who came out, the Raritan Bay Cruisers were able to raise and contribute $1,400 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy. All proceeds will be used will support programs that encour-age kids to stay in school and aid them to succeed academi-cally while reducing destruc-tive behaviors and fostering

character and leadership de-velopment. “Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders, and they need the support of every com-munity, business and elected official in order to succeed. It is because of partnerships and dedicated individuals and organizations like the Raritan Bay Cruisers and Santand-er Bank, our event sponsor, that we are able to keep our doors open and provide top notch services to the kids who need us most,” said Tashilee Vazquez, Chief Professional Officer of Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy would like to send a sincere and heartfelt thank you to all the members of the Raritan Bay Cruis-ers and to our event sponsors Santander Bank.

Christmas in the City

PERTH AMBOY - The Royal Garden Club by the Bay and The Proprietary House Asso-ciation are pleased to present the “It’s Christmas in the City” house tour! Sunday December 7th from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m.Proprietary House, 149 Kear-ny Avenue. Perth Amboy. This tour will showcase Perth Amboy’s most historic and prestigious homes at the most festive time of the year. Starting at the only original Royal Governors’ Mansion in the country, the tour is sure to delight history buffs and en-thusiasts of fine architecture alike. Tickets may be pur-chased in advance for $25 or at the door when the tour be-gins at the Proprietary House for $30. Please send all checks to 32 Gordon St. Perth Am-boy, NJ payable to: The Royal Garden Club, along with your phone number. For more information call Lisa Nanton: (732) 324-2361 or Betty Crews: (732) 442-3662

Final Pieces of Trolley Tracks Removed*Photos by R.J. Kawka

PERTH AMBOY - Rose Weikel and Ray Kawka Sr. stand on Da-vidson St. as the final pieces of the trolley tracks are removed. The photos were taken on Oct. 25, 2014. The final pieces were removed on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014.


Veterans Day and Bill of Rights Celebration - Perth Amboy 11/11/14/Woodbridge 11/9/14*Photos by Joe Bayona, Bob Ned & Paul W. Wang


Food PantrySEWAREN – The First Bap-tist Church of Woodbridge is offering a free food program for families in need of food assistance. To register, please complete the application form on the day of distribution and present one form of identifi-cation. Acceptable forms of ID are: Driver License, Non-Driver ID, Photo ID, Other ID. Food Pantry Hours: Wednes-day’s 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. For More Info Call: Deacon Jones 347-930-4764 or Trustee Jones 732-442-3629. The First Bap-tist Church of Woodbridge is located at 130 Sewaren Ave., Sewaren, Rev. Neva Lawson, Pastor www.firstbaptistwood-bridge.org. If you need – we feed.

Sayreville Police Auxiliary

Recruitment Drive

SOUTH AMBOY/SAYRE-VILLE - Attention South Am-boy/Sayreville Residents: The Sayreville Auxiliary Police are seeking new members to join its volunteer force. If you are interested in a future in law en-forcement and have a desire to serve your community, this is a great opportunity! Interested applicants must be 18 years of age or older, be able to pass a criminal background check and possess a valid New Jer-sey driver’s license. Interested applicants can download an application from: www.sayrevillepoliceaux.org or send a letter of interest to: Sayreville Police Depart-ment, Attn: Auxiliary Police, 1000 Main St., Sayreville, NJ 08872. Include your full legal name, address, phone number and a brief summary about yourself.

Military Assistance

CenterWOODBRIDGE - Sansone Auto Mall and Woodbridge Township are sponsoring a Military Assistance Center, 3rd Floor, Town Hall. Ronald G. Davie, Coordinator. 732-634-4500 ext. 2037. Email - [email protected]

St. Stan’s Annual Pierogi & Blintze Sale

SAYREVILLE - St Stan’s Ro-sary Altar Society will be sell-ing pierogies and blintzes. The pierogies are sold 12 per pack-age at $4.95 per package. You have your choice of cheese, (cottage cheese $5.50), potato, potato & cheddar cheese, po-tato & onion, sauerkraut and sauerkraut mushroom. The blintzes are sold 3 per pack-age at $5.50 per package. You have your choice of cheese, apricot, blueberry, cherry, and strawberry. You may call the following numbers for or-ders: Yvonne- 732-257-4634, Rose – 732-257-6728, or you can mail the order to St Stan’s Rosary Altar Society, 225 MacArthur Avenue, Sayre-ville, NJ 08872. Orders are due by December 7th. Pick up dates are Friday December 19th from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday December 20th from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon. Please use back door of school cafeteria for pick up.

Breakfast With Santa

SAYREVILLE - The Sayre-ville United Methodist Church will be having their annual ‘Breakfast with Santa’ on Sat-urday, December 13, 2014 from 9:00 am to 11 am at the Sayreville United Methodist Church, 406 Main St., Sayre-ville. Cost: Adults: $5.00, Children under 12: $3.00. Breakfast Includes: Pancakes, Sausages, Eggs, Coffee, Tea and Juice. Please join us for Fun, Fellowship, Food and Gifts. Bring the whole family. Please contract Winsome Mel-vin at (732)432-9072 for more information.

Charity Games for Needy Families

SOUTH AMBOY - On De-cember 20 the Friends of South Amboy will be sponsoring a night of charity basketball to help needy families in South Amboy The basketball games will feature teams from Cardi-nal McCarrick and South Am-boy high schools. The event begins at 4 p.m. with a boys’ JV game, followed by girls’ varsity at 5:30 p.m. and boys’ varsity at 8 p.m. All games will be played at South Amboy high school located at 200 Gov-ernors way in South Amboy. All proceeds from the games will go to the needy families. For tickets and information on donations please contact Tom Reilly at 732-721-0853.

Inaugural Charity Alumni Game Set for Nov. 26th at 6 p.m.

70 former football Perth Amboy Panthers and Carteret Ramblers to participate in football game as Boys & Girls Club fundraiserNews Release 11/12/14PERTH AMBOY (Novem-ber 12, 2014) – When Rod-ger Balton played Tight End and Safety at Perth Amboy from 1985-1987 Carteret was the team’s biggest rival. On Wednesday, November 26th, Rodger Balton and about 70 players will have an opportunity to meet up again in their first alumni game between the two foot-ball teams. Kickoff for the event will be at Waters Sta-dium and is set for 6 p.m. Players, who will take the field, graduated from one of the two high schools be-tween 1980 and 2010. The alumni game has a greater purpose than recre-ating the rivalry. Players, referees and coordinators will volunteer their efforts to support the Boys & Girls Club of Perth Amboy and Carteret. Funds will benefit numerous BGC programs including Diplomas to De-grees, a college readiness program, which provides a range of services to guide Club members as they work toward high school gradu-ation and prepare for post-secondary education and career success and Project Learn, which reinforces the academic enrichment and school engagement of young people during the time they spend at the Club. Stud-ies show that students do much better in school when they spend their non-school hours engaged in fun, but academically beneficial, ac-tivities. “It’s about two commu-nities coming together and rallying to ensure our youth have the opportunity in be-coming responsible and car-ing citizen,” said Tashilee Vazquez, Chief Professional Officer for the Boys and Girls Club. “Studies show that young people who en-gage in fun, but academical-ly beneficial activities and service afterschool they do much better in school, main-tain positive relationships with adults and avoid risky behaviors.” Perth Amboy Mayor, Wil-da Diaz, is excited for the game and the wager between

the communities, including community service in the winner’s city and a donation to their local food bank. “I have been a supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy since its inception eight years ago and I respect the work that they do with our students. They ensure our kids have a safe place to go, but more importantly this organization provides an environment that sur-rounds them with great lead-ers for brighter future,” said Mayor Diaz. “The BGC programs in Carteret have proven effec-tive in our community. We have teamed up with BGC to serve over 700 Carteret kids and families and look for-ward building our campaign that great futures start in our communities,” said Mayor Dan Rieman of Carteret. About Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy & Carteret For the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy & Carteret, there is one persistent dream – a world where every child is given the opportunity to succeed in life and experi-ence a brighter future. We serve with one purpose – to enable all young people es-pecially those who need us most, to reach their full po-tential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Estab-lished by the Jewish Renais-sance Foundation, one of New Jersey’s most estab-lished nonprofit corporations (www.jrfnj.org), the Boys & Girls Clubs of Perth Amboy & Carteret is a part of a uni-fied nationwide affiliation of more than 4,000 Clubs who in all 50 states (and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) serve over 4 million children and youth every day. We are part of a national move-ment with over 100 years of changing and saving so many young lives. In Perth Amboy and Carteret, over 700 children and youth, ages 6-18, of all races, ethnicities, and income levels are served by our clubs. For more in-formation visit http://www.bgcpa.us www.facebook.com/BGCPERTHAMBOY or www.twitter.com/BG-CofPERTHAMBOY

www.amboyguardian.com

Edison AARP Chapter 3446

EDISON - A package is being offered to Resorts casino in Atlantic City for their Holiday Branston Show on November 19. Call Mary Ann at 732-287-3659 for reservations. For reservations to the Decem-ber holiday luncheon, con-tact Adele at 732-985-0150. Canned food, metal can tabs, eyeglasses, as well as holiday gifts for the veterans home will be collected at the meet-ing. For additional informa-tion visit our website at www.edisonaarp.org.

Health Coverage

PERTH AMBOY - The Health Insurance Marketplace helps uninsured people enroll in health coverage. From No-vember 15, 2014 to Febru-ary 15, 2015, the Jewish Re-naissance Medical Center at 275 Hobart Street can help you apply for health cover-age through the Marketplace. Plans cover essential health benefits, pre-existing condi-tions, and preventive care. Our Patient Navigators are available to help. Call us at 732-376-9333.

Knitting CircleSOUTH AMBOY - There will be a Knitting Circle on the first and third Tuesday each month at 6 p.m. at the Dowdell Library, 100 Harold G. Hoff-man Plaza, South Amboy. For more info call 732-72 1-6060.

5K Run & Family Fun 1

Mile Run/WalkSOUTH AMBOY - We invite you to join us for this inspira-tional event on Saturday, No-vember 22, 11:00 a.m. at the Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy. All proceeds from the run will support the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program, a physical activity and wellness program for can-cer survivors. Pre-registration is $25 and race day registra-tion will be $30 beginning 10am. Visit our website www.ymcaofmewsa.org for more information on fundraising and 5K sponsorship opportu-nities. Any questions, call Lois Griffin 732-316-8219 or email [email protected]. Together we will accom-plish miles that matter.

Holiday Stroll on Main StreetWOODBRIDGE - In Celebra-tion of Small Business Satur-day on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. there will be a Holiday Stroll on Main Street. Attractions include: horse drawn carriage rides, holiday carolers, DJ, special perfor-mances, crafters, vendors and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Donate your canned foods and new toys to those in need!


LOOKING BACK

Senior SceneHappenings

Perth AmboyWED. Nov. 19 Simpson Seniors, 10 a.m., Williamson Hall, High St. • Holy Rosary Seniors, 12:30 p.m., Auditorium, Florida Grove Rd. • St. Stephen’s Seniors, 1 p.m., Cafeteria, State St. • Holy Trinity Seniors, 1 p.m., Church Hall, Lawrie & Johnstone St.THURS. Nov. 20 The Cathedral International Seniors, 9:30 a.m., Family Life Center, Madison Ave.MON. Nov. 24 St. James Golden Girls, 10 a.m., Fellowship Hall, Commerce St.TUES. Nov. 21 Holy Spirit Seniors, 12:30 p.m., Church Hall, Brace Ave. • Market Square Seniors, 1 p.m., Presbyterian Center, Market St.WED. Nov. 22 Simpson Seniors, 10 a.m., Williamson Hall, High St. • Holy Rosary Seniors, 12:30 p.m., Auditorium, Florida Grove Rd. • St. Stephen’s Seniors, 1 p.m., Cafeteria, State St.THURS. Nov. 23 The Cathedral International Seniors, 9:30 a.m., Family Life Center, Madison Ave.South AmboyMON. Nov. 24 Sacred Heart Seniors, 12 Noon Memorial Hall, Wash Ave.MON. Dec. 8 St. Mary’s Seniors, 12 Noon, Senior Center, S. Stevens Ave. WED. Dec. 10 South Amboy Seniors, 12 Noon, Senior Center, S. Stevens Ave.

Attn: If Your Club changes Your Schedule due to the Holidays or if you have

Community Events to SubmitPlease give us two weeks advanced notice!

732-896-4446 or [email protected]

AnswersFrom PuzzleOn Page 15

PERTH AMBOY - Art Show*Photo by Charles Cap

This Photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cul-tural and Heritage Commission

Novena to St. Rita

O holy protectress of those who art in greatest need, thou who shineth as a star of hope in the midst of dark-ness, blessed Saint Rita, bright mirror of God’s grace, in pa-tience and fortitude thou art a model of all the states in life. I unite my will with the will of God through the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ, and in particular through his pa-tient wearing of the crown of thorns, which with tender devotion thou didst daily con-template. Through the merits of the holy Virgin Mary and thine own graces and virtues, I ask thee to obtain my earnest petition, provided it be for the greater glory of God and my own sanctification. Guide and purify my intention, O holy protectress and advocate, so that I may obtain the pardon of all my sins and the grace to persevere daily, as thou didst in walking with courage, gen-erosity, and fidelity down the path of life. (Mention your re-quest.) Saint Rita, advocate of the im-possible, pray for us. Saint Rita, advocate of the helpless, pray for us. Recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be three times each. K.M. & C.M.

Stories From Perth AmboyPERTH AMBOY - Stories From Perth Amboy by Katherine Massopust is available at the Barge Restaurant, 201 Front St., Perth Amboy or in Fertig’s Department Store, 195 New Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboy For more info call Katherine at 732-261-2610 or call the Barge at 732-442-3000 - or Fer-tig’s at 732-646-8337 - A Great Gift!

Flu Shots Available

PERTH AMBOY - Don’t Let the Flu Be Your Costume. Get your vaccination at the JRMC. Schedule your ap-pointment today at one of our locations. Perth Amboy, 275 Hobart Street, (732) 376-9333 or email [email protected]. In Newark - 5 locations (973) 679-7709 or email [email protected]

St. Stan’s Christmas

Grave Blanket and Wreath Fundraiser

SAYREVILLE - The St. Stan’s Rosary Altar Society will be taking orders for grave blankets and wreaths. Ad-ditional bows will also be on sale. This sale will take place the weekend of November 22rd and 23th. Samples will be in the main lobby and the elevator lobby. Three sizes are available. Pick up date is Saturday, December 6th from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm in the parking lot behind the School, 225 MacArthur Ave, Sayre-ville. Payment due when order is placed. On your check on memo line please write “grave blankets.” Deadline for orders is Nov. 30, 2014. If you need more information please call: Bernadine - 732-257-3077; Alfreda - 732-257-4839; Ju-lie - 732-254-4908. Thank you for your support!

Atlantic City Bus Trip

PERTH AMBOY - Trip to Caesar’s Casino every first Thursday of the month. Bus leaves 12 Noon from Knights of Columbus, 228 High St., Perth Amboy. Cost $30 per person. Receive a $30 slot card. For more info call Joe at 732-826-0819.

Bingo NewsSamsung LED SMART

TV 40inch GiveawayPERTH AMBOY - The As-sumption Catholic School at 380 Meredith St, Perth Am-boy, NJ bingo committee is giving away 2 Samsung 40 inch Smart LED TV’s! Pur-chase an admission to Bingo and receive a FREE ticket, the more times you attend Bingo, the more tickets you get, the more tickets you get the bet-ter your chances to win!!! Free Tickets will be given out dur-ing Wednesday night and Fri-day night Bingos starting No-vember 12, 2014. Bingo starts at 7:30 p.m. Two drawings will take place, one on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 and one on Friday, December 19, 2014. Winner MUST be present and present ticket to win! For more info call 732-826-0767.


Tell Our AdvertisersYOU SAW IT IN

If you wish to publish a Novena in The Amboy Guardian, you may use this coupon.

Send check or money order (no cash), include your name andtelephone, to: THE AMBOY GUARDIAN,P.O. Box 127 • PERTH AMBOY • NJ 08862

How to Publish a Novena

A Petition to St. Joseph

A Petition to St. Jude

Cost $10. Pre-payment required.

Name ______________________

Address ____________________

Phone_(____)________________

Initials at end of prayer_________

Please circle one prayer, and return form with check or money order to:

The Amboy GuardianP.O. Box 127

Perth Amboy, NJ 08862

Dear St. Joseph, head of the most perfect household, foster father of Jesus and guardian of His mother Mary, I confi-dently place myself and all my concerns under your care and protection. I ask that, through your powerful intercession with God, you obtain for me all the help and graces that I need for my spiritual and temporal welfare and in particular, the special favor I now ask there mention or think of your home sale or any other petition, es-pecially family needs. Good St. Joseph, I know with confi-dence, that your prayers on my behalf will be heard by God and that He will grant my re-quest, if it be for His glory and my greater good. Thank you St. Joseph, for having responded to my call. Amen. G.T.A.

May the sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori-fied, loved and preserved throughout the world, now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. St. Jude, worker of Miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us.Say this prayer nine times a day for nine days. It has nev-er been known to fail. Pub-lication must be promised.

Thank you, St. Jude F.M.J.

Prayer To St. Claire

Prayer To Blessed Mother

Prayer To Blessed Virgin

St. Jude Novena

For Employment

Prayer To Holy Spirit

Thanksgiving Novena

Pray The Rosary

Prayer To St. Jude

Novena To St. Anthony

Novena To St. Joseph

OTHER ___________

To Place Your Classified:First 10 Words .... $6.50

5 Weeks for .... $30Each additional word over 10 words 30¢

Tel:

Classified’s

Music Sheet Music for Piano $1 - Music Books $5 732-442-1953

Show display cases - good condition - must sell $20 732-382-5096

Lionel 027 Train Set with Diecast Engine $75 732-727-8417

Sterling piano $75. Needs tuning. You arrange to pick up. 732-727-0913

Cement Mixer - Electric, 3 Cubic Feet, Good Work-ing Condition $50 or Of-fer 732-750-1340

Three Piece American Tourister Luggage with wheels $75 732-442-1642

Uprite Vacuum Hoover with Attachments $50 732-442-9454

Oak Armor with TV in-cluded. Can Send Picture $75 732-925-6542

Whirlpool Electric Dryer - Runs Great! Moving! - Must Sell - 732-417-9209 x

For SaleSharpening

Make dull stuff sharp “Cheap” - knives, scis-sors, garden tools - 732-442-3430

For SaleHousehold Items - Carpet Steamer - $45, lamp - $10 TV - $20 - 732-967-6587

Gas furnace 100,000 BTU can show working $75 - 732-566-2945

Refrigerator and Gas clothes dryer $25 each 732-925-1072

Desks, rolling carts, rock-ing chairs, swivel chairs, bookcases $30 each 845-398-0668 Super Blower Vacuum Toro Electric Model 51587 - 732-826-6324

13 Notre Dame Football Guides, Yearbooks 1970’s $25 - 908-561-9033

Aluminum Truck Cap 7ft.x5ft. - 6 windows locking tailgate hatch $30 - 732-750-1340

Blue house birdcage $20 732-277-0706

2 Sports Grip Tires 225/55 R16 95H $75 Each Great Condition 732-595-6334

Your Ad Can Go Here for

$11 a week

10 Week MinimumRequired

Your Ad Here

For Sale

2015 Commemorative Historic Perth Amboy Calendars

2015 Historic Perth Amboy Calendars are avail-able at the Barge Restaurant, 201 Front St., Perth Amboy 732-442-3000 or at Fertigs Dept. Store, 195 New Brunswick Ave., Perth Amboy 732-646-8337 or Call Paul or Katherine at 732-293-1090. This year, the Calendars feature full color paintings by Artist Francis McGinley from Donald Johnstone Peck’s book, “An American Journey of Hope.” Sponsored by the Kearny Cottage Historical Association and the Friends of Perth Amboy Free Public Library. Calendars are $15 Each.

www.amboyguardian.com

Chainsaw - gas 18” Homelite Mint Condi-tion $70 - 732-721-4477

Electric Leaf Blower, Sears, 2 Speed Suction Tube, Leaf Bag $20 732-750-1340

Pre-lit X-mas Tree 7 1/2 ft. 700 Lights - Excellent Cond. Pd. $150 - Sell $45 - 732-324-0964 - leave message

1950s Wood Sled, 50/60 Typewriter; Glass Clock; Sports; New Box Toys; Toy Guns. Asking 75.00 - 732-713-0536

Ads Sell!Call

Carolyn732-896-4446


$19 a week

10 Week Minimum RequiredCall 732-896-4446

Your Ad Here


The Amboy Guardian Classified’s Work!

Classified AdsSend to P.O. Box 127, Perth Amboy, NJ 08862

SERVICE DIRECTORYCall Carolyn @ 732-896-4446

Use this space for 10 words or less to sell your small house-hold items that are too inexpensive to advertise. The Am-boy Guardian will print your classified and help you sell those items. Merchandise must be used and not new items for sale items. Please send one ad per family per week.

FREE CLASSIFIED AD FOR ITEMS $75 & UNDER

Tel:

Send to: The Amboy Guardian, P.O. Box 127, Perth Amboy, NJ 08862

Need an Advertisement

Designed? Call 732-293-1090Newspaper, Photography,

Photo Restoration, etc. www.photosbythebay.com

Graphic Design

Heart Soul Mind BodyChristian Counseling720 King George Post Rd.

Ste. 307 FordsJames M. DeStefano,

L.C.S.W.732-887-1530

[email protected], Family &

Children14 yrs. exp. with depres-sion, anxiety, addictions

and more

Counseling

Now Hiring


$11 a week


Your Ad Here


$11 a week


Your Ad Here

KIMBERDRY CLEANING732-721-1915

• All Work Done On Premises• Same Day Cleaning

• Expert Tailoring& Alterations

106 S. Broadway, South Amboy

Dry CleaningAuto Repair/Service

Pest Control

Cash for Cars

Hall For Rent

Hall Available

Insurance


329 SMITH STREET • PERTH AMBOY(732) 442-1400 • (732) 442-1480 fax

FOR MORE OF OUR FEATURED LISTINGS, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE:WWW.PETRABESTREALTY.COM

Dedication, Vision and Results!The Real Estate Team With

IN THIS CHANGING MARKET, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WONDERED HOW MUCH YOUR PROPERTY IS WORTH?CALL FOR FREE MARKET ANALYSIS!

EDISON - Custom updated Brick Ranch featuring granite and stainless eat-in kitchen; fully tiled bath; central air; tiled family room and a phenomenal yard for out-door ac-tivities and cookouts; Great neighborhood; near schools, community college and public transportation. Don’t Miss This One - It Won’t Last!! $269,900

PERTH AMBOY - Many possibilities buyer is respon-sible for all due diligences. $55,000

PERTH AMBOY - NICE HOME, LARGE KITCHEN WITH ISLAND HAS DECK IN YARD AND SHED FOR STORAGE. QUIET AREA NEAR WASH PARK. BUYER RESPONSIBLE FOR C/O AND ALL INSPEC-TIONS. $80,000

PERTH AMBOY - Beautiful Brick Ranch, features large family room, hardwood floors, large finished basement, 3 bedrooms, nice patio, a must see. $244,900

PERTH AMBOY - Great Opportunity to own a 3 bed-room home with 2.5 baths, half bath is located in base-ment. Roof approx 6 years old. Upstairs full bathroom has access from main hallway or from the Master Bed-room. Must see this great opportunity. $165,000

PERTH AMBOY - Stunning Unit 2 bedroom 2 levels of glass facing Raritan Bay, 3 full baths, elevator, garage parking, free fitness and more. $200,000

PERTH AMBOY - NICE SIZE MULTI FAMILY, LIVE IN ONE & HAVE THE OTHER HELP WITH THE MORTGAGE. PRIVATE BACK YARD ACCESS FROM 1ST FLOOR APARTMENT. $219,900

PERTH AMBOY - HIGH TRAFFIC LOCATION. NICE OFFICE SPACE. 5 ZONE C/A, HVAC 3YRS OLD, 5 BATHS, KITCHEN, ROOF 6YRS OLD, 55 PARKING SPACES, SPRINKLER/ALARM STATE APPROVED. COULD BE USED AS DAY CARE. BUILDING CAN BE DIVIDED INTO 2-6000SQ FT UNITS, 2 GAS & 2 ELECTRIC METERS W/2 ENTRANCE/EXIT ON 2ND FLR & 5 ON THE 1ST FLR. USE 1 SPACE FOR YOUR BUSINESS & THE OTHER AS RENTAL. BUILD-ING IS VACANT BRING YOUR DREAMS TO LIFE. $1,600,000

PERTH AMBOY - CORNER LOCATION IN BUSY DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT BETWEEN 2 MAJOR ACCESS ROADS NEW BRUNSWICK AVE & FAYETTE ST. PLENTY OF VISIBILITY EXTRA 75x80 DIRT LOT INCLUDED. TENANT HAS TRIPLE NET LEASE $4,830 MONTHLY 8 YEARS LEFT. FORMER AAMCO, 4 CAR LIFTS AND 2 OFFICES WITH A TIRE REPAIR SHOP. NEAR ALL MAJOR HWYS. $879,000

Happy Thanksgiving!From

Petra Best Realty!

Documents

ADDITIONAL Page 3 Amboy Guardian€¦ · *Photo by Joe Bayona. ... ing permits vs. zoning appli-cations. ... I encourage all people to be attentive to what they are be-