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Summer Fun InsideWindsor Healthcare to Appear before South Amboy Planning Board 7 pm. Tonight N. Broadway

PERTH AMBOY - June 3,2011… Raritan Bay MedicalCenter Executive Assistant toPresident and CEO Michael R.D’Agnes, Cheryl Kurkowski,cHAP, of Bayonne, is the firstNew Jersey professional toearn the certified healthcareadministrative professional(cHAP) designation from theAssociation of Healthcare Ad-ministrative Professionals

(AHCAP). Administrative professionalswho receive the cHAP designa-tion have met stringent require-ments in education, direct pro-fessional experience and areasof professional developmentand successfully completed thecHAP examination, demon-strating comprehensive knowl-edge of substantive skills thatprovide value and distinction inan increasingly competitivemarketplace. In receiving thisdesignation, Kurkowski hasbeen recognized for beingamong the elite in the criticaland demanding field ofhealthcare administration.Healthcare consumers andmedical center staff, with loca-tions in Old Bridge and PerthAmboy, alike can be assuredthat cHAP designees subscribeto a strict code of ethics, haveaccess to the latest technologyand are specialists in vital com-petencies performed regularlyin practice.

A NJ state-designated pri-mary stroke center, RBMCis a recipient of the Ameri-can Stroke Association’s Getwith the GuidelinesSM -Stroke Silver PerformanceAchievement Award, recog-nizing the medical center’ssuccess in implementing ahigh standard of stroke careand the American Heart As-sociation Get with theGuidelinesSM – Heart Fail-ure Gold PerformanceAchievement Award recipi-ent, recognizing the optimalcare of patients in 24 con-secutive months. RBMC,with locations in Old Bridgeand Perth Amboy, is also oneof less than two percent ofhospitals nationally toachieve re-designation as aMagnet Hospital, recogniz-ing nursing excellence, andis a three time recipient ofthe NJ Horizon Blue CrossBlue Shield patient carequality award.

Licensed for 501 beds with amedical staff of more than500, RBMC provides medi-cal-surgical, maternity, pediat-ric, diagnostic imaging, labo-ratory and general and criticalcare, as well as adult behav-ioral health, emergency andinterventional cardiac andsame day surgery services. Aleader in cardiovascular care,RBMC is one of only ten NewJersey hospitals chosen to par-ticipate in a national JohnsHopkins University MedicalCenter demonstration projectstudying the benefits of pro-viding elective angioplasty inhospitals without onsite car-diac surgery. The hospital’snew Human Motion Instituteis devoted to providing supe-rior outcomes and patient sat-isfaction in all areas of mus-culoskeletal treatment and itsnewly launched Institute forWeight Loss at Old Bridgeprovides medical and surgical

weight loss options. The medi-cal center has several other spe-cialty services including theCenter for Wound Healing,Center for Sleep Medicine,Center for Women, Center forContinence and Pelvic Reha-bilitation, Pulmonary Rehabili-tation and Physical Therapyand Rehabilitation Programs.RBMC’s Medical Pavilion atWoodbridge provides urgentcare services without an ap-pointment 365 days a year, anobstetrics and gynecology phy-sician practice and outpatientphysical therapy services.RBMC is a major clinical af-filiate of UMDNJ-RobertWood Johnson Medical Schooland a member of the RobertWood Johnson Health Net-work. For more informationabout services, visitwww.rbmc.org. For a free phy-sician referral call 1-800-DOC-TORS.press releases from RaritanBay Medical Center

Raritan Bay Medical Cen-ter Executive Assistant toPresident and CEOMichael R. D’Agnes

Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation’s Annual Art Show Benefits Center for Women

Kurkowski of Bayonne First in New Jersey to Achieve cHAP Status

PERTH AMBOY - May 20,2011… Art aficionados andsupporters of Raritan BayMedical Center (RBMC) alikemade this year’s Raritan BayMedical Center Foundation –“Inspirations: A Celebration ofArt & Spring” art show recep-tion the most successful ever,raising more than $40,000 forthe medical center’s Center forWomen. Guests looking to en-joy an elegant night out en-joyed the chic event atRBMC’s Perth Amboy loca-tion, complete with live musicby the Victor Quezada Jazz

Trio, cocktails, hors d’oeuvresand wine tasting provided byJoe Canal’s Discount Liquor. Aspart of the evening, retired PerthAmboy High School PrincipalRozalia Czaban was honoredfor her commitment to thedistrict’s students, the commu-nity and the medical center.The works of local artists, in-cluding; the late Louis P. BoozIII, Paul Borkowski, EJ Davis,Dawn Drago, Darlene Foster,Cabbar Komek, John S. Masi,Michele Mastrangelo, PaulMoran, Glenn Murgacz, Mel-issa Pino, Susan Schaffer,

Margaret Smolarski,Rolando Talag, Gail Tanski,Joseph Tanski, PhyllisWilkinson, Amy Brooks,Connie Elek, and Lois Grif-fin are showcased along withworks from Woodbridge andPerth Amboy school districtart students. Select pieceswill be displayed on themedical center’s concourseand be available for purchaseuntil Monday, June 13. Formore information, or to makea donation, call 732-324-5374. “We are so happy tosupport our community

and honor Rozalia, a leader whohas given so much back to ourcommunity,” said ExecutiveVice President, Raritan BayMedical Center FoundationNancy Barone. The medicalcenter opened a new Center forWomen in its Perth Amboy hos-pital, as part of the new Outpa-tient and Imaging Suites in itsnewly renovated Blue Wing.The new center complementsthe medical center’slongstanding Old Bridge loca-tion. Both provide diagnosisand treatment for women’s

specific needs, but the PerthAmboy location is one of onlya few New Jersey sites provid-ing breast MRI imaging andMRI-guided biopsy in combi-nation. Additionally, women’shealthcare company Hologichas recognized RBMC as aPink Ribbon FacilityTM certi-fying that the medical centerprovides its patients the bestpossible imaging technologyfor the earliest possible detec-tion of breast cancer. To sched-ule an appointment, call 732-324-5270. For more informa-tion, visit www.rbmc.org.

PERTH AMBOY REPRESENTATIVES APPEAR BEFORE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD Results of bonding for payments owed to Chevron awaited at tonight’s City Council Meeting

PERTH AMBOY -This morn-ing at approximately 11amBusiness Administrator GregFehrenbach, CFO/Controller,The Bond Counselor and Fi-nancial Advice were scheduleto meet with the local FinanceBoard to map out a schedule for

Perth Amboy to receive Bond-ing to pay Chevron Corporationa refund of $7,900,000. At theMay11,2011 Council MeetingMr. Fehrenbach gave differentscenarios how repaymentschedules are structured if PerthAmboy is approved for

Bonding..It all boils down toPerth Amboy’s Bond Rating.One example had To do withQuality Bond and InvestmentGrade Bonds. The terms ofthose Bonds could be for therepayment schedule to bebetween a 3-5 year standard

although it could be more. IfChevron continued to pay taxeseven during the appeal process.At tonight’s 7 p.m. CouncilMeeting (City Hall, High St)Mr. Fehrenbach is expected togive a fully detailed explanationof the Finance Boards Decision

and then The City Of PerthAmboy can proceed from there.

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JulyBRIDGEWATER - DavidRosado passed away 6 yearsago, at the age of 9. Born witha congenital heart disease,David was later diagnosedwith cancer at the age of 8. Inhis short years here on earth,he endured obstacles thatmany of us never face in a life-time; undergoing multipleopen-heart surgeries and aheart transplant. Through itall, he was blessed with a lovefor life and a great spirit. Theownership of the SomersetPatriots Baseball Team is will-ing to assist the David’s TouchFoundation on Friday, July 29,2011 at 7:05 p.m. The foun-dation is in need of sponsors.Tickets are $10 each with yourtoy donation. Come to the“Christmas in July” Event atthe TD Bank Ballpark,Bridgewater, NJ. For moreinformation contact 732-896-0656.

Puerto RicanFestival

PERTH AMBOY — The15th annual Hall AvenuePuerto Rican Festival, whichwill feature a concert by LatinGrammy winner Tito Nievesand music by Latin DJ AlexSensation, will be conductedthis weekend on Hall Avenue.The festival will be from 5 to11 p.m. Friday, June 10, 11a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, June11 and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Sunday, June 12 on Hall Av-enue between State andCortland streets. There will bea concert which will featuredancers and special lighting .Tito Nieves will perform atwo-hour concert startingabout 5:30 p.m. Sunday. AlexSensation, a DJ on radio sta-tion La Mega 97.9 also isscheduled to appear Sunday.The festival will kick off 5p.m. Friday with DJs on ev-ery corner, rides for the chil-dren and food from a varietyof cultures. The Trobadores,freestyle performers who playguitar and talk about the sto-ries from their life or town,also will perform over theweekend, along with Trio, agroup that performs old-timeLatin music from the 1940s,1950s and 1960s. There alsowill be bomba and plena mu-sic, which has an African in-fluence and is considered typi-cal Puerto Rico music, andsalsa. Dancers from all overthe state are expected to par-ticipate.

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Book SalePERTH AMBOY - There isan ongoing book sale at thePerth Amboy Free PublicLibrary, 196 Jefferson St.,Perth Amboy. Fill a bag for$5. Book Dealers Welcome.For more information call732-826-2600. Come outand support your public li-brary.

VolunteersNeeded

PARLIN — The LadiesAuxiliary of VFW Post 4699is looking for knitters andcrocheters to knit or crochetscarves for American soldiersoverseas who are fighting topreserve our liberty.

To participate or for moreinformation, call (609) 448-2587.

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join the Woodbridge JuniorGarden Club which is work-ing with the Woodbridge Gar-den Club on projects through-out Woodbridge Township.Learn about all the differenttypes of gardening while do-ing fun projects . Work onbutterfly garden Sewaren Li-brary to attract more butter-flies. Meetings are on the 2ndMonday of the Month from 6p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at theSewaren Free Library, 546West Ave., Sewaren. Formore information please con-tact 732-713-8853 or [email protected]

HousingAuthority

Board VacancyPERTH AMBOY - Individu-als interested in the volun-teer position on the HousingAuthority Board shall com-plete and submit the CitizenService Applications to theCity Clerk’s Office by Thurs-day, June 30, 2011. Thankyou. If you have questionsregarding this volunteer po-sition, please contact theCity Clerk’s Office at: (732)-826-0290.

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FORDS — The AmericanCancer Society’s MiddlesexCounty Unit, Main Street, isseeking volunteers to trans-port cancer patients for life-saving treatments.

For more information, call(732) 738-6800.

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ApplicationsPERTH AMBOY - The Boys& Girls Club Office at 149Kearny Ave., 3rd Floor, PerthAmboy has applications for2011 Summer Camp until June17. Camp Dates : July 11 -August 5 at St. Mary’s Gym-nasium, 370 Mechanic St.,Perth Amboy. Space is limited. . . First come - first serve!After care is now available -please contact B&GC office toinquire. For more informationcontact 732-324-2114 ext. 120.


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LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Perth AmboyLibrary Support

I want to thank you, first of allfor continuing to publish as TheAmboy Guardian. Secondly lwant to thank you for your edi-torial on April 27, “My Senti-ments Exactly” where you sug-gest that “the Imperial Construc-tion Company contribute tofunding part to the reconstruc-tion of the library, preferably theroof”. We need and will acceptall the funding we can get. As you know, the city is in deepfinancial trouble, but the prob-lems of the deterioration of thelibrary remain. Besides the roof,it is not ADA accessible, doesnot have the space to meet theneeds of today’s and future pa-trons or staff and there are nopublic lavatories, to mention a

few of the problems. Thebuilding committee has hiredan architect who has devel-oped a plan which was ap-proved by all of the trusteesand the director, Pat Gandy. However, the price tag ishigh. The building committeemet with the business admin-istrator and he mentioned theneed for an “angel investor”. Awhile ago, someone men-tioned Mike Shevell of NJTransit, could he be an “an-gel”?. There are many peoplefrom Perth Amboy who havegone on to become wealthyand/or famous including JonBon Jovi. Thursday, I sent aletter to Bon Jovi’s foundationasking him to consider sup-porting the Perth Amboy Li-brary. If anyone out thereknows of an possible “angelinvestor” please let me know. On another note, The

Celebrate Perth Amboy/SaveOur Carnegie Library hasconducted fund raisers andunder this umbrella,Katherine Massopust and Ihave put out receptaclesaround town to raise moneyfor the library. We haveraised almost $350 and wewould like to thank all thosewho have contributed andwill in the future. There arecontainers at Fertigs, Fink’s,Pizzareli Restaurant, The Su-perior Diner, Mario’s Pizze-ria, The Diamond Buffet andGarden State Liquor. Please continue your gener-osity. It’s a start. Barbara Sottilaro, PresidentPerth Amboy Free Public Li-brary Board of Trustees andLiaison to Perth AmboyFriends of the Library.

In Memory ofRosemaryMazzeo

It was 1993. The ProprietaryHouse had a house tour andserved lunch at Nate and NormaWitkins’ bucolic backyard.When I stopped there for lunch,an exuberant Rose Mazzeo ap-proached me and said, “We’restarting a garden club – there area lot of designated garden ar-eas around Perth Amboy thathave been neglected. We cando something to improve thecity.” I replied that I didn’tknow a thing about gardeningbut I was willing to trade my la-bor for knowledge. Rosemarywas so optimistic; her enthusi-asm was infectious: and so theRoyal Garden Club by the Baywas formed.The Royal Garden Club by theBay began as an adjunct of theProprietary House Associationin April 1993, and affiliated withthe Garden Club of New Jerseyin October 1993. The two objec-tives of the club were to createperiod gardens around the RoyalGovernor’s Mansion/ Propri-etary House and to beautifyPerth Amboy by creating publicgardens in the city. RosemaryMazzeo was the founder andfirst president of the Royal Gar-den Club by the Bay.We began with the tennis courtarea. The area in front of the ten-nis building had already beendesigned for formal gardens buthad been neglected. We plantedRudbeckia, Marigolds and Day-lilies, with Russian Sage insertedfor contrast. We deemed it the”Sunshine Garden”, not only

because it was in full sun, butbecause it appeared to be a seaof yellow. It became so lush,that it needed little weeding,and became practically main-tenance free. It won manyawards along with annual cer-tificates of appreciation fromthe City. Rosemary docu-mented everything throughpictures and books of evi-dence, which were needed forstate and national award com-petitions.We then decided to each adopta site and design it. We usu-ally picked what was closestto our house. I adoptedBayview Park. We designedthe hill to spell 1683 / PerthAmboy. The Perth AmboyHigh School woodshop builtthe letter and number forms,and inside them were plantedred tulips in the spring and redand white impatiens in thesummer. It was bordered byHolly, Rug Juniper andIberius. Around the bandstandwe planted Naturalized Lilies,Daylilies, Hostas and multi-colored Impatiens. Rosemarysystematically photographedand documented a book of evi-dence. The Butterfly Garden, the tri-angle at the foot of High Street,was adopted and designed byDonna Pemberton, with plantsspecifically chosen to attractbutterflies. The first fiveyears, it looked like a weddingcake. There was Black NightButterfly bushes in the center,the middle layer wasEchinacea, ( purple Cone-flower), with pink Sedumsurrounding the border.. Threesolid layers of spectacular

color. In its 6th year, we suf-fered a bad winter and thespray of salt from the truckscaused serious damage. Ithas struggled ever since, butwe are beginning to see signsof life returning. Thanks toRosemary, we have picturesand books of evidence, andour “Butterfly Garden” hasremained the highest awardwinner.The late Jackie Anderson,worked at what is now theJankowski Center on OliveStreet. She inspired and en-couraged the seniors to getinvolved and plant the areain the back, and arranged tohave a donated gazeboerected. When she passedaway, her garden earned themoniker of “ Jackie’s Gar-den”, which now BettyCrews lovingly maintains.Thank you, Rosemary, fordocumenting through photosand books of evidence.Dolores Schanley designedand maintained the gardensbehind Kearny Cottage andthe Tennis building until shemoved to Arizona.We planted and designedArneson Square, five Cor-ners and Fink Park in our firstfive years. When Arnesonand five Corners were rede-signed, the City took over theplanting and maintenance.Fink Park had no watersource and became too diffi-cult for us to maintain. It wasan exhausting lesson. Youcannot have a garden withoutwater and sun. Thanks toRosemary, we have picturesand documentation

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Remember June 14 is Flag DaySummer is here although thecalendar says not officiallyuntil June 21, 2011. With thelazy hazy days of summer uponus, I decided to lighten up onmy editorial. There are manyinteresting sites and memori-als to see honoring our service-men and women. One of myfavorites happens to be on theBoardwalk in Atlantic Citynear Bali’s Casino. It is dedi-cated to those who served inthe Korean Conflict. There isan impressive 12 foot called,“THE MOURNING SOL-DIER” holding dog tags. Onthe wall behind that statueshows 6 soldiers under firecoming from under a waterfall.The street side shows anotherdramatic sculptor depicting 2soldiers aiding a wounded sol-dier between them. There isalso a short video presentationgiving details about the war.Also etched into the wall areheadshots of some of the he-roes who showed great cour-age during the Korean Con-flict. There are over 800 namesdisplayed on the back wall ofthe memorial of NewJerseyans that were killed ormissing in action. Manypeople automatically think ofAtlantic City as a haven forgamblers but trust me - I’veseen many families with theiryoung children walking on theBoardwalk. You can also goswimming (without paying afee). Another hidden treasurein Atlantic City is their small(free) museum. Althoughsmall, it is jammed packedwith interesting artifacts aboutthe glory days of this resorttown. Donations are gladlyaccepted and you can easilyspend an hour just looking atthe history of Atlantic City.When you get tired of theBoardwalk, you can go intotown to the many outlet storesor hop the jitney to theaquarium by the arena. Thereis an entrance fee

for the aquarium where youcan walk around the marinaand pop into one of the res-taurants in the area for aquick bite or a leisurely meal.Another favorite activity todo (if you can call it that) isto just sit and do nothing. Gointo the pier mall and take theescalator, elevator or stairs tothe top level. Every hourthere is a FANTASTICDANCING WATER SHOW(anther freebee). Make sureyou have good reading ma-terial, a nice cool drink, anda light snack or perhaps halfa sub sandwich. You willfind low beach chair com-plete with sand in this insidebeach setting. The view isrelaxing as you find yourselfup high looking down at theocean and beach. The onlyproblem you may have is get-ting up to leave. There wasa nasty rumor a couple ofyears ago that Donald Trumpbought the Stell Pier amuse-ment park to tear it down andbuild condos. I believe thatdeal fell apart - thank God.Seeing adults clutching a bigstuffed animal that they wonat one of the games theyplayed always amuses me.They probably spent $10 towin a $3 prize. But whatmatters is that they won. Thebottom line is please, try tofind at least one day a monthTO UNWIND, BE SILLY,HAVE FUN, BUT BESAFE. You never know whattomorrow may bring. HappySummer.

C.M.


Perth AmboyTODAY Jun. 8 Municipal Court, 1:30 p.m., Court House,

New Brunswick Ave.City Council, Regular, 7 p.m.,

City Hall, High St.THURS. Jun 9 Municipal Court, 6 p.m.,

Court House, New Brunswick Ave.TUES., Jun 14 Municipal Court, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.,

Court House, New Brunswick Ave. UEZ/BID 6 p.m.,

City Hall, High St.WED., Jun 15 Municipal Court, 1:30 p.m., Court House,

New Brunswick Ave.THURS., Jun16 Municipal Court, 6 p.m.,

Court House, New Brunswick Ave.Board of Education 7 p.m.

Perth Amboy High School, Eagle Ave.MON. Jun 20, City Council, Caucuss 4:30 p.m.

City Hall, High St.

South AmboyMON., Jun 13 Council Business Meeting 6 p.m.

City Hall, N. Broadway.MON., Jun 27 Council Business Meeting 6 p.m.

City Hall, N. Broadway.WED., Jun 29 City Council, 7 p.m.,

City Hall, N. Broadway.

TeaRoomOpenPERTH AMBOY — The TeaRoom at the historic Propri-etary House, Kearny Avenue,is open on Wednesdays from1 to 4 p.m.

For $7 per person, visitorscan enjoy assorted teas and de-licious homemade dessertsserved by hostesses Helen,Dorothy and Kathy. Take a tourof the only remaining RoyalGovernor’s Mansion in theU.S.

The Proprietary House,which was built between 1762and 1764, and is on the Stateand National Registers of His-toric Places, is owned by theState of New Jersey, Depart-ment of Environmental Protec-tion (DEP), Division of Parks& Forestry.

For more information orgroup reservations, call (732)826-5527.

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HIV SupportPERTH AMBOY — RaritanBay Medica l Center i ssponsoring an HIV supportgroup meeting on Monday,June 13, at 6 p.m.

Anyone diagnosed with orcaring for someone infectedwith HIV is welcome to at-tend.

Meetings are held at thehospital’s Perth Amboy Di-vision, New Brunswick Av-enue.

To register or for more in-formation, call (732) 324-5022.

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PINE AVE.SOUTHPINE LIQUORS ..................................................................... 467 S. PINE AVE.IN PARLIN:DAD’S ROYAL BAKERY ..................................................... 3290 WASHINGTON RD.IN PERTH AMBOY: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.ANITA’S CORNER STORE ......................................................... 664 BRACE AVE.BANCO POPULAR ......................................................................... 633 STATE ST.BANK OF AMERICA ............................................................................... 211 SMITH 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.EASTSIDE DRY CLEANERS ................................................................... 87 SMITH ST.ELIZABETH CORNER ................................................................. 175 HALL AVE.FINK’S DEPT. STORE ................................................................... 139 SMITH ST.FLOWERS ‘N THINGS .............................................................................. 69 SMITH ST.FU LIN ............................................................................................. 79 SMITH ST.IDEAL SUPERMARKET .............................................................. 639 CATHERINE 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 ................................................................... 475 BRACE AVE.LUIGI’S RISTORANTE ................................................................... 93 SMITH ST.MARGARITA’S DELI .............................................. 591 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.MITRUSKA CHIROPRACTIC .................................................. 788 CONVERY BLVD.PETRA BEST REALTY................................................................... 329 SMITH ST.PHO ZONE .................................................................................. 182A 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 SHOP ...................................................................................... 436 AMBOY AVE.RARITAN BAY AREA Y.M.C.A. .................................. 365 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER .......................... 530 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.SANTIBANA TRAVEL ................................................................... 362 STATE ST.7-ELEVEN ............................................................................................. 553 SAYRE AVE.SHOP-RITE .................................................................................. 365 CONVERY BLVD.SIPOS BAKERY ............................................................................. 365 SMITH ST.SOVEREIGN BANK ....................................................................... 210 SMITH ST.SOVEREIGN BANK ........................................................... 365 CONVERY BLVD.STELLA PIZZA ........................................................... 232 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE.SUPERIOR DINER ................................................................................... 464 SMITH ST.SUPREMO SUPERMARKET ................................................................... 270 KING ST.TOWN DRUGS & SURGICAL ....................................................... 238 SMITH ST.UNITECH AUTOBODY ...................................................... 284 BERTRAND AVE.UR KIDZ DESTINEE ..................................................................... 339 MADISON AVE.WACHOVIA ................................................................................... 214 SMITH ST.IN SAYREVILLE:BOROUGH HALL ............................................................................ 167 MAIN ST.CHINESE DELITE ............................................................................. 59 MAIN ST.COUNTRY KITCHEN ...................................................................... 365 MAIN ST.F&J DELI & PIZZA .......................................................................... 563 MAIN ST.SENIOR CENTER ............................................................................ 423 MAIN ST.SUNNYSIDE RESTAURANT ........................................................... 111 MAIN ST.TOSCANA RISTORANTE ................................................................ 309 MAIN ST.VENICE PIZZERIA .......................................................................... 881 MAIN ST.IN SEWAREN:MOBY DICK’S ........................................................................................ 351 WEST AVE.PUBLIC LIBRARY ................................................................................. 546 WEST AVE.SEWAREN CORNER DELI ................................................................... 514 WEST AVE.IN SOUTH AMBOY:AMBOY NATIONAL BANK ......................................................... 100 N. BROADWAYBROADWAY BAGELS ................................................................... 105 S. BROADWAYCENTER DELI ........................................................................... 250 N. STEVENS AVE.CITY HALL ..................................................................................... 140 N. BROADWAYCOLLEEN’S KITCHEN ................................................................ 132 S. PINE ST.COMMUNITY CENTER ....................................................... 200 O’LEARY BLVD.FOODTOWN ......................................................................... 611 BORDENTOWN AVE.KRAUSZER’S ................................................................................. 200 N. BROADWAYKRAUSZER’S ....................................................................... 717 BORDENTOWN AVE.NEW DELUXE DELI ................................................................... 528 RIDGEWAY AVE.PUBLIC LIBRARY .................................................................... 100 HOFFMAN PLAZASCIORTINO’S HARBOR LIGHTS ................................................ 132 S. BROADWAYSOUTH AMBOY MEDICAL CENTER ............................. 540 BORDENTOWN AVE.WELLS FARGO BANK ................................................................... 116 N. BROADWAYZACK’S BROADWAY DINER ...................................................... 126 N. BROADWAYIN WOODBRIDGE:CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ..................................................................... 52 MAIN ST.MAIN ST. FARM ........................................................................................ 107 MAIN ST.NEWS & TREATS .............................................................................. 99 MAIN ST.114 MAIN BAGELS ......................................................................... 114 MAIN ST.REO DINER ......................................................................................... 392 AMBOY AVE.ST. JOSEPH’S SENIORS RESIDENCE ................................. 1 ST. JOSEPH’S TERR.WOODBRIDGE VETERINARY GROUP ........................................ 424 AMBOY AVE.

Where To Find Us...

ReadingSkills Classes

WOODBRIDGE - RutgersContinuing Studies is offeringin Cranford and WoodbridgeReading Skills and SpeedReading Programs for Childrenand Adults. Classes are taughtby professional instructorsfrom the Institute of ReadingDevelopment. All programsmeet once each week. Formore information or to regis-ter please contact 1-800-978-9596 Mon - Thurs 8 a.m. to 10p.m., Fri 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Healthy FeetLecture

PERTH AMBOY - The Di-vision of Integrative Medicinepresents FREE Journey toHealth Education Series dis-cussing a variety of Integrativeapproaches to good health andwellness at the Raritan BayArea YMCA, 365 NewBrunswick Ave., Perth Amboyon Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m.Stephen Skokan, M.D. pre-sents, “Healthy Feet: A Step inthe Right Direction” Regis-tration is required. For moreinformation contact 732-442-3700 ext. 5861 or [email protected].

Festa di SanAntonio

HOPELAWN - There willbe a Festa di San Antonio atGambino Hall at Our Lady ofthe Most Holy RosaryChurch, 625 Florida GroveRd. Hopelawn on Saturday,June 11 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.There will be Italian Food andDeserts (Eat In /Take Out),Raffles to win Yankees Tick-ets and much more. Alsothere will be Child Finger-printing from the PerthAmboy Police Dept from 12noon to 3 p.m., Dara TheClown from 4 p.m. to 6:30p.m. (featuring face paintingand balloon art) and a RockClimbing Tower in the park-ing lot courtesy of the PerthAmboy Raritan Bay AreaYMCA. Please bring a non-perishable food item whichwill be donated to the localfood pantry. For more infor-mation call 732-826-2771.

Trip to Renault

Winery and

SmithvilleSAYREVILLE - There

will be a trip to Renault Win-ery and Smithville onWednesday, June 22 run bythe Sayreville AARP Chap-ter #4853. Package includesbus transportation, wine test-ing with lunch, visiting thetown to Smithville. Esti-mated price is $50 per per-son not including tip. Fullpayment is due A.S.A.P. Formore information call 732-721-1572 or 732-238-8049.

Indoor/Outdoor

Flea MarketSOUTH AMBOY - Therewill be an Indoor/OutdoorFlea Market on, Saturday,June 11, at the Cafeteria(Star of the Sea Hall)StevensAvenue & Second StreetAnd Inner Parking Lot OffAugusta Street from 7:30 amto 1 p.m. It is that time ofyear to clean out your attics,basements, closets, and ga-rages. Turn those unwantedtreasures into cash by takinga table at St. Mary of SouthAmboy’s Flea Market.Tables indoors are $ 20.00and outdoor space (bringyour own table) is $ 10.00.Indoor and outdoor spacemust be booked in advanceso that we may accommo-date everyone. Vendor set-up will start at & 7:00amsharp. (Rain or Shine) Atable will be setup to help St.Mary’s Food Pantry, pleasebring non-perishable items(please check expirationdates). Also, we will be ac-cepting any used clothing,accessories, stuffed animals,and linens (towels, sheets,comforters) for our clothingdrive. Refreshments will beon sale in the cafeteria. Formore information contact732-501-5133.

Smoke

Detectors

ProvidedPERTH AMBOY—

Mayor Wilda Diaz and thePerth Amboy Fire Departmentare pleased to announce thatthe New Jersey Division ofFire Safety supplied the Cityof Perth Amboy with smokedetectors for public distribu-tion. The Perth Amboy FireDepartment will be installingthe detectors upon requestfrom residents who qualify.Smoke alarms are to be re-placed every 10 years, musthave batteries changed on an-nual basis and tested everymonth. To request the instal-lation of a smoke detector,residents may contact Lieu-tenant Arroyo, Perth AmboyFire Department at: 732-324-3505 or for additional infor-mation about the City of PerthAmboy or fire preventionsafety, please visit:www.ci.perthamboy.nj.us.

LiveConcert

WOODBRIDGE - Therewill be a live concert fea-turing Dave Mason atParker Press Park, 400Rahway Ave., Woodbridgeon Saturday, July 9, at 7:30p.m. Tickets are $30 in ad-vance, $35 at the door. Ad-vanced tickets are availableonline atwww.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.com.For more informationplease call 732-602-6015.Sponsored by the Renais-sance Woodbridge Hotel.

of our labor there.Then, Rosemary had the ideato create a “Hummingbird Gar-den” at the foot of High Streetat the Gazebo, which we ini-tially called the miracle garden.The City was to rototil , butwhen we arrived to plant, wediscovered they had just spreadan inch of new soil on the sur-face over solid clay. For hourswe labored with our pitchforksto turn over the “soil” in prepa-ration for planting. In all of ourhistory, that was the day fromhell. We had our doubts any-thing would grow. Much to ouramazement and joy, the gardenflourished. We planted a border hedge ofCoreopsis along with Roses,Trumpet vine, Morning Glo-ries, Columbine and annuals.The design by Rosemary andDonna Tkacs was intended toattract, of course, Humming-birds. Then, over the winter, thesand came. We asked for asnow fence but that never ar-rived. The coreopsis becamediseased and died. We spent thespring shoveling sand out ofour garden. Then a tree wasdonated in someone’s memoryand the parks dept. planted itright next to our garden, so oneside lost the sun. No onethought to consult us. The rea-son we chose the sight initiallywas because of the sun – that’swhy the gazebo was there in thefirst place, to provide shadefrom the sun. Rosemary rede-signed the sight to accommo-date the general indifference tothe garden. We planted grassesto hold the sand back. Rose-mary never got to see her newdesign. It was around this timethat her health started to fail.We also maintain the FragranceGarden, in front of the Sur-veyor General’s office, de-signed by Donna Pemberton,Market Square, designed byme, the Earl of Perth andKearny Cottage, designed byDonna Tkacs, the PatrioticGarden, designed by JaniceJenson, the Rose Garden de-signed by Jeannette Miller, theYouth Garden at Perth AmboyHigh School, designed byMichele Liska, and the FerrySlip garden designed by NicoleEngel.We planted and designed anadjunct garden on the slope atCaledonia Park in the shape ofa butterfly. That garden wasremoved when the city rede-signed the park. Our BayviewPark garden was removedwhen the city redesigned thatpark.Last year we planted MarketSquare Garden twice, andtwice we watched it die due to

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malfunctioning irrigation sys-tems. The award winning Sun-shine Garden was destroyedwhen the safe haven programmoved into the tennis building.We replanted three times andthree times we saw it destroyed.The fire at the tennis buildingtook out our Rose Garden. Wehave had our Daylilies, Hydran-geas and ornamental grassesweed-wacked.All along, this club has facedchallenges, from sheer frustra-tion to shouldering insults.We had a rose garden at onepoint and we hope we willagain. We may lose the Patri-otic Garden due to constructionof the new tennis building.Thanks to Rosemary’s exampleand inspiration, we have be-come one tenacious group. Ourclub’s motto is “Bloom whereyou’re planted.” We are plant-ing for our 18th year, whichmeans I am 18 years older. Wecould use some young bloodand muscle. The only require-ments are love for Perth Amboyand to believe, as we do, thatwe all deserve a beautiful placeto live.Plans have been formulated fortwo new raised gardens with acentral walk leading to a pergolawith bench and space forwheelchairs at the tennis courts.We intend for that to be namedin Rosemary’s honor. I hopedshe would have lived to see itcome to fruition. Rest in peace, Dear Rosemary,and thank you for all you did forPerth Amboy. Your spirit liveson through your vision and gar-dens.

Lisa Nanton, PresidentThe Royal Garden Club

Rosemary Mazzeo

Rosemary Mazzeo (neeLuchicchia/Lughes), 81 of PerthAmboy, died Saturday May 28,2011 at Home. She was born inPerth Amboy and was a lifelongresident. She was a Communi-cant of Our Lady of the MostHoly Rosary R.C.Church. Shegraduated Perth Amboy HighSchool in 1947, The New Jer-sey State Teacher’s College in1951 and received a Master ofArt Degree from Columbia Uni-versity in 1967. She retired in1991 as the Administrator of theGifted & Talented Program withthe Woodbridge TownshipBoard of Education for over 40years. She married JosephMazzeo July 4, 1953. She lovedher family, home, gardening,cooking her holiday dinners forfamily and friends and her sum-mer vacations at Tremezzo onLake Como in Italy, Germanyand Bressanone in the South

Tyrol, a 36 year love affair.Rose was a very civic mindedwoman as one of the foundersof the Royal Garden Club ByThe Bay, a member of the Pro-prietary House Association,the Middlesex County Cul-tural & Heritage Alliance andvarious educational associa-tions. She was the recipient ofthe 1999 Civic Leader of theYear Award front the City ofPerth Amboy, The “Gifted andTalented Student Award”, pre-sented by the P.T.O. in 1992,and the Alpha Delta Kappaoutstanding Retired Educatorof Woodbridge Township. Shewas truly the Butterfly, whowhen she fluttered her wings,caused a hurricane in anotherpart of the world.

Gold StarMothers

There has been a good-faithmistake printed in the abovenewspaper dated June 1, 2011concerning the nature of GoldStar Mothers that suffered agreat loss during WWII. Spe-cifically, I did not state thatGold Star mothers were themothers of servicemen inWorld War II. What I said wasthat Gold Star Mothers werethe mothers of servicemenkilled in during the war.When a mother’s sons ordaughters went to war, shewould get a small banner con-taining blue stars to hang inher window. To this day I re-member seeing them in win-dows even though the war hadended years before. If a ser-vicemen or woman was killedwhile serving in the war, ablue star was replaced with agold star. It was considered asign of respect for our wardead.

Jack M. Dudas

One-On-OneComputerTraining

SOUTH AMBOY - Therewill be One-On-One Com-puter Training from May upuntil August on Mondays at6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 10a.m. and 11 a.m. at the SadiePope Dowdell Library, 100Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy.$15 per session. Please callin advance and reserve yourseat! 732-721-6060



The PerthAmboy Arts

Sceneby Tracy JordanPERTH AMBOY - The ArtsCouncil of Perth Amboy had itsthird meeting on May 31st andbelow is a draft of their sum-mer events calendar:June 25th - The arts commu-nity of Perth Amboy will par-ticipate in the Raritan Bay Fes-tival at the Conferene HousePark in Staten Island.July 16th - At the Perth AmboyGallery for the Arts, there willbe an Open House/Group Art-ist Exhibit. Details to be forth-coming.Aug. 6th - There will be art allalong the waterfront prom-enade as part of Family Day,plus a sand sculpture event.Details to be forthcoming.A Spoken Word Open Mic isto start on Thursday eveningscommencing July 14th, as wellas an open jazz jam session andopen painting session, both tobe on Saturdays, all to be heldat the Gallery.If you wish to receive Art Newsby email, join the Council orbe placed in the Perth AmboyArtists Registry, contact LisMery Ramirez [email protected].

PERTH AMBOY - The PerthAmboy High School BaseballTeam put up a valiant effortagainst Westfield in theNJSIAA Baseball Tournament,Final Round, North Jersey,Section 2, Group 4. During thegame, the Perth Amboy Pan-thers fell behind several times,each time fighting back butWestfield rallied in the top ofthe 7th inning. Perth Amboyrallied back in the bottom ofthe 7th with a 2 run home runby Abner Rodriguez and hadthe tying run at the plate butWestfield held on to win.Emilio Calderon (11-2) pitched

the entire game for PerthAmboy and finished his senioryear at PAHS with 153strikeouts. Rudyk Park waspacked with cheering specta-tors including Mayor WildaDiaz and members of the CityCouncil and the Board of Edu-cation. Although the team lostthe state tournament, the PAHSBaseball Team has played out-standing all season long andfinished with a record of 22wins and 5 loses. The Guard-ian congratulates the PerthAmboy High School BaseballTeam on its winning season.

by Katherine Massopust

A Valiant Effort

Perth Amboy’s Yonjerry Perez bats

The crowd at Rudyk Parkphotos by Katherine Massopust

Professor Montemayor speaks to a crowd

Professor Montemayor explains Hispanic demographicsin New Jersey

photos by Katherine Massopust

Lecture on HispanicDemographics

PERTH AMBOY - ProfessorRobert Montemayor made apresentation to a group of busi-ness owners, community lead-ers and others interested inknowing more of the popula-tion growth of Latinos in NewJersey on Thursday, June 2,2011. According to Prof. Rob-ert Montemayor, “PerthAmboy currently has a Latinopopulation of 78. 1 percent, asrecorded in the 2010 Census.It’s important to understandand know how to reach out tothe rapidly changing demo-graphics in our city and state.”Montemayor is a veteran mar-keting executive, consultant,author and Pulitzer Prize

winning journalist who is pro-viding more than 35 years ofmedia experience to RutgersUniversity. He is currently Di-rector of the Latino Informa-tion Network at Rutgers Uni-versity (LIN@R) and a lecturerof media, journalism and his-tory in the School of Commu-nication and Information. In2004, Montemayor was the pri-mary author of the book,“Right Before Our Eyes:Latinos Past, Present and Fu-ture,” a 160-page treatment fo-cusing on the economic, politi-cal and social impact of thelargest and fastest growing eth-nic group in the United States.

WEDCOSeminar

WOODBRIDGE - Looking todevelop or redevelop? Need astrategic location for your busi-ness? Woodbridge is the placefor you. Plan to attend the fifthin a series of conferences andseminars geared to update thecorporate and business com-munity on the status of devel-opment - redevelopment op-portunities in WoodbridgeTownship, Middlesex County,New Jersey. There will be aWEDCO seminar on Monday,June 13. at the RenaissanceWoodbridge Hotel, 515 Route1 South, Iselin, NJ. Registra-tion begins at 8:30 a.m. Lec-ture 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. FeaturedSpeaker: U.S. Senator RobertMenendez, Tracye McDaniel,CEO, Choose New Jersey.Hosted by Mayor JohnMcCormac, WoodbridgeTownship. Sponsored byWEDCO. Cost $50 per person.

Exhibit:“Greenable

Art”WOODBRIDGE - There willbe an art display of artist LisaBagwell and Friends,“Greenable Art” at the BarronArts Center, 582 Rahway Ave,Woodbridge, NJ from June 16- to July 8. There will be a LisaBagwell Artist Workshop onSaturday, June 18 from 12 pmto 3pm. Create art from re-cycled materials. Promote ahealthy environment by explor-ing the possibilities of usingitems meant for the landfill forcreative endeavors. For moreinformation, please call (732)634-0413

OutdoorConcert

WOODBRIDGE - There willbe an outdoor concert of themusic of Rock ‘n Roll Musicof “Wiser Time” on Thursday,July 14 at 8 p.m. at the BarronArts Center, 582 Rahway Ave,Woodbridge, NJ SuggestedDonation $5.00 In case of rain,outdoor concerts will be heldindoors and seating will be ona first-come, first-serve basisFor more information call(732) 634-0413

Art Classes forKids andAdults

WOODBRIDGE - For all ex-perience levels who wish tolearn or improve their skillsKids—Drawing Program - $75per 8-week session Saturdaymornings from 10 a.m.-11 a.m.at the Barron Arts Center, 582Rahway Ave, Woodbridge, NJ.Painting Program - $85 per 8-week session Saturday morn-ings from 11a.m. - Noon.Adults—Drawing Program -$115 per 8-week session Paint-ing Program - $115 per 8-weeksession. Saturday morningsfrom 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Classesare held all year round! Formore information about theclasses or to register, pleasee m a i [email protected]

Parade &Festival

FORDS - Fords Fire CompanyPresents: 100th AnniversaryParade & Festival Festivities at11:30 a.m.. Parade at 1 p.m..on June 11 at 667 King GeorgeRoad, Fords. Call: 732-372-8972 for details.

Live Music &Family Fun

WOODBRIDGE - Three willbe a FREE concert at 7:30 p.m.on Wednesday, June 22 atParker Press Park, 400 RahwayAve., Woodbridge featuring theIrish Folk music of Girsa.Bring a Lawn Chair and Relaxin the Park!

Wine Tasting& Dinner

AVENEL - There will be aWolfpack Special HockeyUnited Spinal Rangers HockeyWine Tasting & Dinner atDominic’s Restaurant at June24 at 6 p.m., 453 Avenel St.,Avenel. For more informationcall 732-548-9808.

City WideYard Sale

SOUTH AMBOY - Therewill be a city wide yard saleon Saturday, June 25. Formore information call 732-727-4600.




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Mayor’sSummer

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PoetsWednesday

WOODBRIDGE - Poet’sWednesday featuring EdwinTorres will be on Wednesday,June 8 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.at the Barron Arts Center,582 Rahway Ave,Woodbridge, NJ. There is aWorkshop at 7 p.m. Formore information, pleasecontact (908) 272-314. E-mail: [email protected] e b s i t e :www.poetswednesday.cjb.net

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Summer at the HookSANDY HOOK - Sandy Hook /Highlands History: Originallydiscovered by the famous SeaCaptain Henry Hudson in the early1600’s, Sandy Hook remains abeautiful, 1,665-acre barrier pen-insula within view of the Manhat-tan skyline. It is recommendedthat those who would like to spendsome time in Sandy Hook stay inHighlands, which is located on thehill across the bay.Beach Info - The 7 mile stretchof spectacular ocean and baybeaches are excellent for surf cast-ing, swimming, and relaxing onthe sand. Nature lovers will revelin the 300 – plus species of mi-gratory birds, as well as the pris-tine holly forest. Be Warned! Park-ing lots fill up early on weekendsin the summer, causing the gatesto close. 2011 Season- MemorialDay through Labor Day - Al-though there is no entrance feeto Sandy Hook, there is a $10per car parking fee. A $50 Sea-sonal Beach Pass is also avail-able. Golden Access and GoldenAge Passport holders receive a50 percent discount. Passes foroversized vehicles (over 20 feet)are $25. Gateway National Parkat Sandy Hook is a ‘dog friendly’beach on the Inlet side of the Hookbut your dogs must be leashed atall times. Please note that there areno amenities (i.e. life guards, restrooms, food or beverages) avail-able on the Inlet side (westernshore) of the Park. Dogs are notallowed at any time on the easternor Atlantic shore of the Park.New York Beach Ferry - Spenda day relaxing on the beach, swim-ming, sun tanning, bird watching,fishing (check with local laws), orsightseeing in Sandy Hook andAtlantic Highlands, New Jersey.Ferries will depart from Pier 11,www.newyorkbeachferry.com.SeaStreak Ferry - SeaStreakAmerica, Inc. is a leader in revi-talizing fast passenger ferry ser-vices in the New York metropoli-tan area. Visit their website at http://www.seastreak.com.Big Mohawk Party Boat - TheBig Mohawk NJ Party Boat, lo-cated in the Jersey Shore town ofBelmar, Services also provided arePrivate Charters and Burials atSea.Sea Devil Party Boat - The SeaDevil NJ Party Boat, located in theJersey Shore town of Point Pleas-ant Beach, offers New JerseyBlue Fishing and Offshore NJTuna Fishing trips. Other servicesalso provided are Inland RiverCruises and Burials at Sea.Bike Trails - Rails-to-Trails Con-servancy (RTC) is an organizationdedicated to assisting local com-munities in the acquisition of aban-doned railroad corridors and theconversion of these corridors intotrails that are used for biking,walking and running. Most trailsare limited to a 3 percent inclinebecause this is the default charac-teristic of a railroad track. Thegentle slope of a railroad trail isideally suited for various forms ofexercise: rollerblading, biking,jogging and leisurely strolls alloccur on these different trails.Henry Hudson Trail - JerseyShore Location: Aberdeen toAtlantic Highlands Activities:Walking, Horseback Riding, Bik-ing, Cross Country Skiing, In-lineSkating, Wheelchair Accessible

Length: 9 milesSandy Hook All Women Life-guard Tournament - The SandyHook All Women Lifeguard Tour-nament is held every July and in-clude women’s teams from as faraway as Cape Cod, Massachusettsand Nags Head, North Carolina.The lifeguards of the sandy HookAll Women Lifeguard Tournamentare competitors for the honor ofthe towns they represent and as agroup are responsible for savingdozens of lives each summer.Lighthouse Keeper’s QuartersArt Exhibit Schedule - Visit thefront room of the LighthouseKeeper’s Quarters for an enjoy-able experience viewing artworkand photographs from local artists.2011 Exhibit ScheduleMay 7 – Jun 25 - Judy Stach andStudents - Judy Stach and her stu-dents present Life on Sandy Hook.Jun 25 – Jul 30 - RobertHillmann - Robert Hillmann is alocal photographer who capturesthe treasure of Sandy Hook andFort Hancock through thephotographer’s eye. July 30 – Sep 3 - Deborah Red-den - A lifetime resident of theJersey Shore and avid sailor, paintson location.Sep 3 – Oct 29 - Robert Grunkeand Vicky Culver - Explore thesplendor of Monmouth County, aswell as environs beyond.NJ Audubon Society’s SandyHook Bird Observatory - 732-872-2500 Tuesday-Saturday 10a.m.to 5 p.m. Sunday 10 am.m to3 p.m. Closed MondaysSandy Hook Bird ObservatoryCalendar Field Trips - By cara-van with naturalists to seasonallyproductive birding or nature areas.To facilitate sending directionsplease include your e-mail addresswith your check or when you reg-ister, otherwise please includeyour mailing address. Single trips:$15 members, $20 nonmembers,and SHBO volunteers $10, with nocancellations or refunds. Trips goin any weather, usually tomidafternoon. Bring lunch,weather-appropriate gear, binocu-lars, and scopes when appropriate.Upon receipt of check, directionswith instructions will be e-mailedor sent, usually one week in ad-vance. Trips include:Thu, Jun 9 - Meet at 8:00 a.m.-The second of three trips toLakehurst for grassland specialtiesSun, June 12 - Meet at 8:15 a.m.-A new birding location,Perrineville Lake Park in Mill-stone.Wed, Jun 15 - Meet at 8:15 a.m.- A weekday adventure to OldMine Road at Delaware WatergapFri, Jun 17 to Monday, June 20- Annual Adirondacks van trip forgreat northern specialtiesSat, Jun 18 - Meet at 7:00 a.m. -The Elk Township Trail inGloucester for a 5 mile hikeThu, Jun 23 - Meet at 8:00 a.m.- The third of three visits to thebase at Lakehurst for grasslandspecialtiesSat, Jun 25 - Meet at 8:15 a.m. -A day of great passerine birdingalong the Old Mine Road in Sus-sex County, meeting at DelawareWatergap.Sun, Jun 26 - Meet at 7:15 a.m.

- A birding adventure in the High-lands, visiting Mahlon DickersonReservation.Thu, Jun 30 - Meet at 8:15 a.m.-A last chance for warblers this sea-son on Old Mine Road at DelawareWatergapSat, Jul 9 - Meet at 7:00 a.m.-Lloyd Shaw will guide you at NewBrooklyn Park and Winslow WMASun, Jul 10 - Meet at 8:15a.m. -Associate naturalist will lead youat the Sourland Mountains. Sat, Jul 23 - Meet at 8:45 a.m. -The first of Pete’s trips to Forsythe(Brigantine).Sat, Aug 6 - Meet at 8:45 a.m. -Join Pete for the second of his tripsto Brig (Forsythe NWR) in searchof interesting shorebirds.Fri, Aug 12, and Sat, Aug 13 -Annual 2-day adventure to BombayHook in DelSun Aug 21 - Meet at 8:30 a.m.Associate naturalists will guide youat BrigantineSat, Aug 27 - Meet at 8:15 a.m .-Search of passerines at SandyHook.Sun, Aug 28 - Meet at 7 a.m. -Accompany Tom Boyle on an earlymorning adventure for passerinesand surprises at Sandy Hook.BIRDING FOR BEGINNERSWITH PATRICK BELARDO -Sun, Jun 26 - 8 a.m. to 12 noon -Meet at the Bayberry (B) lot. Freeto the public, but please preregis-ter by calling 732-872-2500.16th ANNUAL BOMBAYHOOK WEEKEND - Fri andSat, Aug 12 and 13 - Anchored inDover, Del. this trip explores oneof the East Coast’s top shorebirdingsites over two days. The trip offersan excellent opportunity to study awide variety of shorebirds. Meet at9:30 a.m. on Fri and Sat. Cost forone day: $40 members, $50 non-members. Cost for both days: $75members, 85 nonmembers. Costdoes not include transportation,food, or lodging.ONGOING EVENTSSandy Hook Visitor Center - Theformer Spermaceti Cove Life-Sav-ing Service Station contains exhib-its and a bookstore. The VisitorCenter is open daily 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Call 732-872-5970 for moreinformation. Trace the history ofthe U.S. Lifesaving Service, andcheck out the nature exhibits, aswell as have any Sandy Hook re-lated questions answered by theRanger on duty.Sandy Hook Lighthouse - Toursare given daily from 1 p.m.to 4:30p.m. Sandy Hook LighthouseTours are first-come, first-served.Visitors must be at least 48 inchestall to climb the tower. Groups needreservations in advance for a Light-house tour. Contact the park Visi-tor Center at 732-872-5970.Sandy Hook Lighthouse KeepersQuarters - The Lighthouse Keep-ers Quarters has exhibits on NewJersey Lighthouses. WeekdaysApril through October, 1 p.m. to 5p.m. Weekends 1 p.m. to 5p.m.History House - This 1898lieutenant’s residence along “Offic-ers Row” is furnished to the 1940’s.Open Weekends 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.Step back in time to the 1940’s atHistory House, where visitors canhelp make WWII recipes, cultivatethe Victory Garden, and spend time

with living historians learningabout the era.Battery Potter - Tour SandyHook’s oldest gun battery. Openson weekends in 2011 starting May1 through October 30 from 1 p.m.to 4:30 p.m. Visit the nation’s old-est concrete gun emplacement, anddecide for yourself whether it wasa technological marvel or militarymistake.Battery Gunnison - Weekends 1p.m. - 5 p.m. - Visit and chat withliving historians fromthe ArmyGround Forces Association to findout why the 6" guns here were firedsix times between the fall of 1943and spring of 1944.Fort Hancock Museum - Theformer post guardhouse containsexhibits on Fort Hancock. Cur-rently closed for renovations. Didyou know that Fort Hancock hadan integrated unit in World War II?The 1225th Army Service Unit hadAfrican-American soldiersand in1943 received a group from theWomen’s Army Corps.Canoe the Bay - 9:30 a.m. - 12:00p.m. - Mondays, Wednesdays, andFridays Starts June 20. Meet at theSandy Hook Visitor Center. Ex-plore Sandy Hook Bay from anideal vantage point- the water itself!Rangers guide you on a two hourpaddle of the bayside waters andSkeleton Hill Island. Free, but res-ervations required. Call 732-872-5970.Crustacean of the Day - 1 p.m. to4 p.m. - Tuesdays, Thursdays, andFridays Starts June 21, Beach AreaE. Rangers will share fun facts andclose-up looks at marine life withbeachgoers of all ages.From French Fries to Fuel:Biodiesel at the Beach - Wednes-days Starts June 22, 2011 - 1:00p.m. - 3:00 PM North Beach Pa-vilion - Explore with rangers theprocess of turning French Frygrease into fuel at this hands-ondemonstration.Seining at Horseshoe Cove - 10a.m. to 12 noon Mondays, Wednes-days, and Fridays Starts June 27 -Join our interpretive staff for someseining to explore hands-on whatmarine creatures are lurking just be-neath the surface of the bay.Nike Missile Radar Site - Sunday,June 5 & 26, Saturday, June 18, 12p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Parking Area L -Tour the site where radar guidedsupersonic Nike Missiles guardedNew York during the Cold War.Monmouth County AudubonSociety Bird Walk - Thursday,June 9 - 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Meet at theSandy Hook Visitor Center Park-ing Lot. Join us for an evening walkalong the bayside and the sunsetfrom the migration watch platformoverlooking the dunes and NewYork City.Sand Castle Building Day - Sat-urday, June 11- 10 a.m. to 12 noon.Horseshoe CoveThe Sandy Hook Child Care Cen-ter invites families to bring childrenfor a fun day at the beach buildingsand castles with family andfriends. Free, all buckets and shov-els will be supplied by SHCCC.Night Prowl - Saturday, June 11 -8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Meet at theSandy Hook Visitor Center ExploreSandy Hook’s Holly Forest on thissensory walk led by a ranger. Free.

Bunker to Bunker - Tues,June14 - 6 :30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Meet at the Sandy Hook VisitorCenter Parking Lot - Visit aWWII gun battery at FortHancock then car caravan toHartshorne Woods County Parkin Highlands, NJ to visit twoother WWII gun batteries. Bringflashlights. Free, but reserva-tions required. Call 732-872-5970.Beach Concert - Rip Tide(Classic & Jam Rock) -Wednesday, June 15- 6 p.m.Beach E. Free Night Hike - Thurs, June 16 -6:30 p.m. - 8:p.m. Meet atBeach Parking Lot C - Explorevarious parts of Sandy Hook’secosystem and history with thissummer’s series of night hikes.This hike will feature baysideexploration during the high sea-son for horseshoe crab sightings.Don’t forget to wear good sand/walking shoes and bring bug re-pellent. Free, but reservationsrequired. Call 732-872-5970.Summer Solstice Walk onSandy Hook - Tues, Jun 21- 8pm. to 10 p.m. Meet at Guard-ian Park - Take a two mile strollon the hook on the longest dayof the year. You can also bring adinner, sit on the Society’s frontporch and enjoy the sunset be-forehand. A special tour inside agun battery may be included.Free, but reservations required.Call 732-291-0055.Junior Ranger Program -Splishy, Splashy, Squishy;Let’s Go Seining! (ages 2-4,parent must be present) Wed, Jun22 - 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Meet atHorseshoe Cove. Reservationrequired: 732-872-5970Beach Concert - The Shots(Party Rock with a CelticFlair) - Wed, Jun 22 6 p.m.Beach E. FreeJunior Ranger Program -Treasure Hunter (ages 7-11)Tues, Jun 28 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.Meet at the History House. Res-ervation required: 732-872-5970Going Bunkers! Tues, Jun 28 -6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Meet at theTheater Parking Lot. Exploresome of Sandy Hook’s hiddengun batteries with Park HistorianTom Hoffman. Ranger Tom willexplain the batteries functions,and how they adapted throughtime. For the first time in manyyears, the inner tunnels of theMortar Battery are available forexploration. Hear about theyears it served as the intelligencecommand post for all of NYHarbor. Free, but reservationsrequired. Call 732-872-5970.Junior Ranger Program -Holly Safari - (ages 2-4, par-ent must be present) - Wed, Jun29 - 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Hike andlearn in the Holly Forest. Meetat the Visitor Center Reserva-tion required: 732-872-5970Junior Ranger Program -Horseshoe Crab - (ages 7-11)Wed, Jun 29 - 1:30 p.m.- 3:30p.m. Meet at Horseshoe Cove -Reservation required: 732-872-5970Beach Concert - TimMcLoone & The Shirleys(Rock/Americana) - Wed, Jun29 - 6 p.m. Beach E. Free


Sayreville Recreation Dept Summer Activities

June 11 - Community Flea Market - Borough Hall Soccer FieldJune 18 - 9:15 p.m. - Movies in the Park - Kennedy Park - Iron Man 2July 2 - 4 p.m.- Independence Day Celebration - Rain Date July 3 - KennedyPark - Free Rides, Music, Entertainment & Food available - 7 p.m. - GlenBrtnik & Friends (Summer of Love Experience) will perform Woodstock EraMusic

Call 732-390-7092 or 732-390-7096 for further event information


Summer Concerts at PNC Bank Arts Center

Exit 116, Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel, NJ 07733

732-335-8698Wed, June 8 - 7:30 p.m. - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Fri, June 10 - 7:30 p.m. - Deep Purple

Tues, July 5 - 7 p.m. - Yes & Styx

Sat, July 9 - 7 p.m. - O.A.R.

Tues, July 12 - 7 p.m. - Kid Rock with Sheryl Crow

Wed, July 13 - 7:30 p.m. - Def Leppard

Fri, July 15 - 4 p.m. - Brad Paisley w/Blake Shelton & Jerrod Niemann

Sun, July 17 - 7 p.m. - Motley Crue

Thurs, July 12 - 7 p.m. - Unity Tour, 311 & Sublime with Rome

Fri, July 22 - 7 p.m. - Goo Goo Dolls

Sat, July 23 - 6 p.m. - Miranda Cosgrove w/Cody Simpson & Greyson Chance

Sun, July 24 - 7 p.m. - Furthur featuring Phil Lesh & Bob Weir

Wed, July 27 - 2:15 p.m. - Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival

July 28 - 7 p.m. - The Flaming Lips and Weezer

Fri, July 29 - 7 p.m. - Tim McGraw w/Luke Bryan & The Band Perry

Sat, July 30 - 7 p.m. - Aretha Franklin

Sun, July 31 - 8 p.m. - Tiffany & Deborah Gibson

Sat, August 6 - 9 p.m. - Janet Jackson

Fri, August 12 - 8 p.m. - Chelsea Handler

Sun, August 14 - 8 p.m. - Identity Tour

Wed, August 17 - 7 p.m. - Kings of Leon

Fri, August 19 - 7:30 p.m. - Ke$ha Presents The Get $leazy Tour

Sat, August 20 - 7 p.m. - Selena Gomez

Sun, August 20 - 7 p.m. - Lynyrd Skynyrd & the Doobie Brothers

Tues, August 23 - 5 p.m. - Whitesnake w/Tesla, Sebastian Bach, Lita Ford &

Firehouse

Wed, August 24 - 7 p.m. - Journey

Fri August 26 - 7 p.m. - Maroon 5 & Train with Gavin Degraw

Sun August 28 - 7:30 pm. - B.B. King Rib Fest Featuring J. Geils Band

Fri, Sep 2 - 7:30 p.m. - Toby Keith w/Eric Church

Keyport SummerConcert Series

Saturday - July 2 - Kagero - Espresso Joe’s, 50West Front St Keyport, NJThursday, July 14 - 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. - ErynShewell w/ Outside The BoxFriday, August 19 · 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. - KarisaNowak 50 West Front Street, Keyport, NJ

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’Memorial Foundation

Vietnam Era Museum & EducationalCenter

Calendar of EventsHOLMDEL - March through September - The History of POW/MIAAwareness Exhibit - A collection of POW/MIA memorabilia will be ondisplay to highlight the history of support for POW/MIA awareness dur-ing the Vietnam War. Regular admission to the Vietnam Era Museum &Educational Center applies to view this exhibit.March through Sept 2011 -Vietnam: Then & Now Photography Ex-hibit - Christine Cuthbertson of Cranford, NJ captured thousands of im-ages during a trip to Vietnam in 2009. Her photographs will be comparedto her brother’s photographs from his tour of duty, showing how Vietnamhas changed. This exhibit is on display within the Testimony Theater inthe Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center. Regular admission ap-plies to view this exhibit.June - Saturday, June 25 - 1 p.m. - The Home Front During the War inVietnam - An analysis of the news media coverage and the actual pictureby journalist Charles Wiley of NJ.July - Saturday, July 23, 1 p.m. - A POW’s Story. Discussion with FormerPOW David Drummond from Manalapan, NJ. who was taken prisoner bythe North Vietnamese in December 1972 until Operation Homecoming inMarch 1973. Regular admission applies to attend this event. Teachers canreceive professional credit hours for attending. Please RSVP to (732) 335-0033.17th Annual Golf Outing - July 25 - Old York Country Club, Ches-terfield, NJAugust - Saturday, August 20, 11 a.m. -3 p.m. - 2nd Annual Family Day:Salute a Soldier - Families are invited to participate in activities for allages to show patriotism and appreciation to veterans and active militarypersonnel. Regular admission applies to attend this event. Please RSVP to(732) 335-0033. August 22, 23, 24, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Introducing the 2011 Academy Leadership Boot Camp Experience -The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is happy to re-port the partnership with Academy Leadership iscontinuing with the Leadership Boot Camp Experience scheduled forAugust 22-24. Head to the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Centerlocated adjacent to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial for anintensive three-day leadership training program from Academy Leader-ship. Academy Leadership’s Boot Camp Experience is led by JosephBarkley, U.S. Military Academy graduate who brings the leadership prin-ciples learned at West Point and honed by deep experience in the militaryand the corporate world. To learn more about this exciting opportunityand to register please go to http://www.academyleadership.com/bootcamp/. Enter code BARKLEY 11 at the end of the registration pro-cess for discount. Academy Leadership is a registered educational pro-vider and part of the Project Management Institute.

Sandy Hook Beach Concerts

Wednesday Nights 6:00 P.M. Beach E

June 15 - Rip Tide (Classic & Jam Rock)

June 22 - The Shots (Party Rock with a Celtic Flair)June 29 - Tim McLoone & The Shirleys (Rock/Americana)July 6 - Pat Guadagno & the Candle Brothers (Folk Rock)July 13 - Brian Kirk & The Jirks (Rock & Roll)July 20 - BethAnne Clayton ( Country Rock)July 27 - British Invasion TributeAugust 3 - Tim McLoone & The Shirley’s (Rock/Americana)August 10 - Quincy Mumford (Rock n’ Reggae)August 17 - Rain DateAugust 24 - JoBonano and the Godsons of Soul (Rock & Roll)

All Concerts are FREE!

Brought to you by the Sandy Hook FoundationWWW.SANDYHOOKFOUNDATIONNJ.ORG

In case of rain, decision to cancel made after 2:00 p.m. on day of concert

Call 732-291-7733 for recording or check website


Parents NightOut at theYMCA?!?

SOUTH AMBOY - Childrenwill enjoy a pizza dinner,games, arts & crafts, swim-ming (optional) and watch amovie Friday evenings (June17 and July 8) for members andnon-members 6:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m. at the South AmboyYMCA, 200 John T. O’LearyBlvd. Pre-registration required- online or at welcome desk bythe Thursday before PNO toensure your spot. Members$15 for first child and $5 foreach additional child. Non-members $20 each child and$10 each additional child. Call732-553-9622 for more infor-mation.

Car ShowWOODBRIDGE - RaritanBay Cruisers will have theircar show every Tuesday atPizza Hut, Route 9,Woodbridge during themonths of June, July, andAugust. For more informa-tion call 732-442-2034.

Annie Wednesday, Jun 22through Saturday, July 2NoSundays | 8:30 pm

Hairspray Wednesday, Jul 13through Saturday, Jul 23NoSundays | 8:30 pm

Godspell Wednesday, Aug 3through Saturday, Aug 13NoSundays | 8:30 pm

3 little pigs in a blanket Our19th Annual IndoorChildren’s Musical Sat Oct 8,Sun Oct 9, Sat Oct 15, SunOct 16, Sat Oct 22 at 12 & 3p.m.

Joseph 2011 Mon, Dec 26 at2 p.m. Mon, Dec 26 at 8p.m.Tues, Dec 27 at 8p.m.Wed, Dec 28 at 8 p.m.

All Summer Performances Begin at 8:30 p.m. NoPerformances on SundayAdults - $7.00, Senior Citizens -

$5.00, Children 12 and Under FreeShows play every night of the week at 8:30, except for Sun-

days. Plays-in-the-Park is located 1 block south of the MenloPark Mall off of Route 1, in Edison, N.J. The turn off is calledGrandview Avenue. At the top of the short hill make your firstright on to Pine Drive and the Park Rangers will guide you to aparking spot.Fax:732-548-1484 • Phone: 732-548-2884Thisprogram is funded in part by the Middlesex County Board ofChosen Freeholders, the Middlesex County Cultural and Heri-tage Commission with assistance thru a grant provided by NewJersey State Council on the Arts/Dept of State.

Plays in the Park



PERTH AMBOY YMCA


KearnyCottage Open

PERTH AMBOY - Comevisit the historic home ofCommodore LawrenceKearny. The Cottage is lo-cated at 63 Catalpa Ave,Perth Amboy, and is open onMondays and Thursdaysfrom 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and thelast Sunday of the monthfrom 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Any-one interested in joining theKearny Cottage HistoricalSociety please contact 732-675-8826.

ComputerWorkshop

SOUTH AMBOY - TheDowdell Library andMiddlesex County Collegeare partnering to offer a se-ries of Free Computer Work-shops for South Amboy JobSeekers at the Dowdell Li-brary, 100 Hoffman Plaza,South Amboy. Workshopswill be held on Tuesday andThursday evenings from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. Class size islimited. Registration re-quired. A $20 reservation feeis mandatory and will be re-funded only upon completionof each class. Using E-mail:June 14 & 16. For more in-formation call (732) 721-6060.

SeniorVendorsWanted

PERTH AMBOY - The City ofPerth Amboy Office on Agingwill be having a Flea Marketat 9 a.m. on Friday’s and islooking for Senior Vendorsduring the summer months atthe Alexander F. JankowskiCommunity Center, One OliveSt., Perth Amboy. For moreinformation call 732-826-1690ext. 4307 or 4326.

SundaySwim Club

PERTH AMBOY — TheCity of Perth Amboy, in part-nership with Alianza and theRaritan Bay Area YMCA, in-vites children with specialneeds and their families toSunday Swim Club on Sun-day, June 12, from noon to 4p.m. at the ‘Y,’ NewBrunswick Avenue.

Enjoy a leisurely Sundayafternoon of fun and creativeplay in an accessible recre-ation aquatic center specifi-cally-designed to accommo-date a wide spectrum of abili-ties.

For more information, call(732) 442-3632.

The Greek Festival - St. Demetrious Church - June 3, 4, 5, 2011photos by Paul W. Wang

Rev. Angelo Michael with Evelyn Mariolis

Working in the kitchen Alex Vosinas and son, George help out at the festival

Gary Earl Rumpf, Joey Diaz and friends enjoy lunch

Rev. Angelo Michael cutting meat for the festival

A crowd at the Greek Festival

Enjoying a great meal

Kids enjoy the boat rides

Seniors enjoying lunch

Greek dancers entertain the crowd


LiveConcert

WOODBRIDGE - Therewill be a live concert featur-ing Nils Lofgren at ParkerPress Park, 400 RahwayAve., Woodbridge on Mon-day, July 4, at 6:30 p.m. Tick-ets are $25 in advance, $30at the door. Advanced tick-ets are available online atwww.WoodbridgeArtsNJ.com.For more information pleasecall 732-602-6015. Spon-sored by the RenaissanceWoodbridge Hotel.

STOREBLOWOUT SALE!

DRASTICALLYREDUCED PRICES!

MEN’S, WOMEN’SAND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING!

“RECESSION SPECIALS!!!”

Located at 5 Paddock Street, Avenel, NJ 07001

(Next to Woodbridge Child Diagnostic & Treatment Center)

732-855-1400, Ext. 242

OPEN FRIDAY 8AM TO 3PMVISA, MC, AMEX and DISCOVER

WOW!BARGAIN

WAREHOUSE

A.A.R.P.Meeting

SAYREVILLE - TheSayreville Chapter #4853 ofA.A.R.P Meetings are held atthe Sayreville Senior Center(Main St.) on the 3rd Thurs-day of each month starting at12 NOON. There are differ-ent informative speakers ateach meeting. Food and cof-fee are offered at reasonableprices. Membership is $5 peryear. New members are wel-comed at every meeting.Come and make some newfriends.

GreatAmericanBake Sale

WOODBRIDGE - The GreatAmerican Bake Sale comes toWoodbridge on Sunday, June12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. atSaint George Crossing AtRoute 1 & St. George Avenue(Shop Rite Shopping Center)FIGHT TO END CHILD-HOOD HUNGER! Organizedby the MOMS Club ofWoodbridge Great AmericanBake Sale sponsored by TheFood Network and FamilyCircle.

FlukeTournament

WOODBRIDGE - MayorJohn E. McCormac’s FlukeTournament will be on June 18at the Sewaren Boat Launchfrom 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is$125.00 per person. Prizes(based on 40 boats)1st Place..........$1,000.002nd Place..........$500.003rd Place.........$250.004th Place..........$150.00Junior Angler..........$100.00Mandatory captains meeting atthe Woodbridge Elks on June18 at 7 p.m. For more informa-tion call the recreation depart-ment at 732-596-4048. All pro-ceeds will go to medical billsincurred by the McQuade fam-ily. Joseph McQuade was di-agnosed on October 27, 2010with a Diffuse Intrinsic PontineGlioma (DIPG), a rare inoper-able brain tumor that rapidlydiminishes the ability to walk,talk and use his hands whileleaving thinking intact. He un-derwent extensive radiationtreatment and experimentalchemotherapy which had manyhorrible side effects. He was avery good student that lovedmath. He enjoyed basketball,soccer and Boy Scouts. He be-longed to troop 523 and aspiredto be an eagle scout. His favor-ite team was the Mets. Hiscondition deteriorated and hepassed away on April 12,2011just 5 1/2 months after his di-agnosis. Joseph’s family isgrateful to all who are helpingto put their lives back together,but they realize that their liveswill be forever changed by thisunbelievably cruel disease.Mayor John E. McCormac VitoCimilluca, Recreation Director

FlukeTournament

PERTH AMBOY - There willbe a charity Fluke Tournamenton Saturday, July 16 at theRaritan Bay Anglers Club -Perth Amboy For more infor-mation call 732-322-2456.

Linda Blomquist as Elizabeth Franklin, Kurt Epps as WilliamFranklin and Gene Hoyas as Colonel Nathaniel Heard re-enactthe Arrest of Royal Governor William Franklin at the Propri-etary House, Sunday June 5, 2011

photos by Paul W. Wang

Colonel Heard and his men.


ENTERTAINMENTMovie Review: Kung Fu Panda 2

In “Kung Fu Panda 2” thehero, a roly-poly panda namedPo, voiced by the irrepressibleJack Black, undergoes an iden-tity crisis. Raised by a doting,dithering, noodle-shop-own-ing goose, Po experiencesflashbacks to a traumatic in-fancy, including hazy recollec-tions of his parents that looksketched by hand, in contrastto the computer-polished, 3-Dimages that dominate themovie. As Po tries to work outhis issues, “Kung Fu Panda 2,”directed by Jennifer YuhNelson from a screenplay byJonathan Aibel and GlennBerger, succumbs to its owncrippling confusion. The first“Kung Fu Panda,” released in2008, was a rambunctious,whimsical blend of action,jokiness and sentiment, liftedabove the kiddie-cartoon meanby its shiny, playful look andMr. Black’s endlessly adapt-able charm. The movie wasalso a big enough hit to makeit unthinkable thatDreamWorks Animation,which ran poor Shrek into theground, would let it standalone. So the studio worked upthis sequel, which accom-plishes the depressingly famil-iar mathematical trick of

being both more and less thanits predecessor.The upside of the “more” is thatthere is, once again, quite a lotof nice stuff to look at, an ex-panded palette of clever andsometimes beautiful visual ef-fects. Like the first “Panda” pic-ture — and like the intermit-tently sublime “How to TrainYour Dragon” — “Kung FuPanda 2” uses 3-D technologywith flair and restraint, addingpop to the action sequences anddepth to the landscapes, whichevoke an ancient China spunout of candy.The palaces and villages, themountains and bamboo forests,to say nothing of the beasts whopopulate this confectionaryrealm, are evidence of an affec-tionate, irreverent interest inChinese artistic traditions.(Hans Zimmer’s score is a wittypastiche that includes somechoice ’70s-style chopsockyriffs as well as more statelypseudo classical swatches.) Themovie is an obvious parody ofsword- and martial-arts wuxiamovies, but it also serves as aninvitation to young audiences,who may find that Po’s anticshave sparked an appetite for themore grown-up pleasures ofmovies like “Crouching Tiger,

Hidden Dragon” or “Curse ofthe Golden Flower.”Vengeance and bloodshed fig-ure prominently in many ofthose movies, and also, some-what disconcertingly, in “KungFu Panda 2.” The villain, a pea-cock named Shen (with the re-liably sinister voice of GaryOldman), has not only usurpedthe imperial throne, aided bysome nasty, armor-platedwolves. He has also conducteda campaign of genocide againstpandas, an atrocity that figuresin Po’s half-repressed memo-ries. Apparently Po is the onlysurviving member of his spe-cies, which makes him both thetarget of Shen’s violence andan agent of righteous ven-geance. I say “apparently” be-cause an unexplained bit of re-visionism at the end of themovie reveals that Shen’spanda slaughter was not as ex-tensive as previously believed.Have I spoiled anything? If youare 7, maybe. If not, I havespared you some uncomfort-able explaining, and allowedyou to reassure panicky chil-dren in your company that ev-erything will be O.K. Every-thing always is in this kind ofmovie, but this one plays withsome unusually dark and upset-ting material.

Its escalationof evil messesup the high-spirited sweet-ness that wasthe most win-ning feature ofthe first movie.Po’s clumsy,goofy eager-ness no longerseems quite asamusing nowthat he is a psy-chologicallydamaged war-rior. And hisaction-team en-tourage, drawnfrom variousspecies of

animal and movie star — pray-ing mantis, tiger, monkey, etc;Seth Rogen, Angelina Jolie,Jackie Chan, etc. — do more tocrowd the picture than to en-liven it. On the other hand, anelderly soothsayer voiced byMichelle Yeoh steals everyscene she’s in.So all in all, “Kung Fu Panda2” is about what you would ex-pect, and its audience is likelyto settle for it in the absence ofa compelling alternative. (“I’veseen hundreds of movies thatwere better than this one,”

Early on, Po’s teacher, speak-ing in the gravelly tones ofDustin Hoffman and doing acool trick with a drop of wa-ter, advises his disciple to seek“inner peace.” “Inner piece ofwhat?” Po asks. Of the box of-fice grosses for “Kung FuPanda” 3 and 4, I’d guess.byPaul W. Wang

WILLOW POND PARKAn oasis on the outskirts of our cityA paradise that wasn’t known to me

A bird perched on a treeEmperor Dragonflies zing-zagging by

The zoom of a beeA big yellow butterfly floating to the bird’s harmonious melody

Herons on the pond wading miraculouslyAfter so many years of not contemplating on nature’s beauty

I am grateful for all the people who worked hard to save this parkAn Eden preserved for posterity

Each day I’m amazed at the different birds and insects that I seeWishing I was a heron, kingfisher or a lark

Staying late and enjoying this magnificent wetland after darkLoving the beautiful ecosystem of Perth Amboy’s Willow Park

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Willow Pond Park

PERTH AMBOY— Mayor WildaDiaz and the Office of Recreationinvite all students and children toattend the stocking of WillowPond and to help transport the fishto the water on Saturday, June 11,at 11:00 a.m. Willow Pond, 500Dorothy Ave (Behind Wendy’s onConvery Blvd.) A representativefrom Musky Trout Hatchery willteach attendees about fish habitat,feeding and spawning habits, andfishing tips. The pond will bestocked with Largemouth Bass,Bluegill Sun Fish, Channel Cat-fish, and Fathead Minnows.

Willow Pond Stocking and Info SessionThe native fish species addedto the pond also for fishing andhelps control the mosquitopopulation in the area. Fishingis not permitted on the sameday of the stocking. Individu-als 16 years of age and oldermust have a Fresh-Water fish-ing license. Those fishing areNOT allowed to take any fish.It is required that individualscatch and release the fish. Formore information call 732-826-1690 ext. 4305.


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St.• Holy Rosary Seniors, 12:30 p.m., Auditorium,

Florida Grove Rd.• St. Stephen’s Seniors, 1 p.m., Cafeteria, State St.

THURS., Jun 9 Second Baptist Seniors, 9:30 a.m., Family LifeCenter, Madison Ave.

MON., Jun 13 St. James Golden Girls, 10 a.m., Fellowship Hall,Commerce St.

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• Holy Rosary Seniors, 12:30 p.m., Auditorium,Florida Grove Rd.Holy Trinity Seniors, 1 p.m., Church Hall, Lawrie& Johnstone Sts.St. Stephen’s Seniors, 1 p.m., Cafeteria, State St.

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2011 MAPSDay Camp

PERTH AMBOY - Therewill be a MAPS Day Campstarting July 5 until August 12,Monday through Friday 9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MAPS Sum-mer camp offers Arts & Crafts,Bowling, Indoor/outdoor ac-tivities, Swimming & FieldTrips. Summer is more thanjust sunny days - it’s a chanceto make friends, have fun anddiscover new things. CampFees for Perth Amboy Resi-dents (proof of residency re-quired) - $300 per child. Non-Perth Amboy Residents - $375per child. For more Informa-tion Contact the Perth AmboyOffice of Recreation, 1 OliveSt., Perth Amboy, 732-826-1690 ext. 4325 [email protected]

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Amboy Fire Department: Vol-unteer Division needs mem-bers. Accepting men andwomen ages 18 years or older.Volunteers must be a PerthAmboy resident. For more in-formation please contact 732-442-3430.

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Senior CitizenArt Contest

EDISON - The MiddlesexCounty Department of SeniorServices will be having a Se-nior Citizen Art Contest fromJuly 18 to August 12 at the Stu-dio Art Gallery, MiddlesexCounty College, PerformingArts Center, 2600 WoodbridgeAve., Edison. To enter, partici-pants must be ages 60 yrs orover and currently reside inMiddlesex County. One entryper person in past 3 years.Categories are: Professionaland Non-Professional. Acrylic,Craft, Computer Imagery,Drawing, Mixed Media, Oil,Pastel, Photography, Print,Sculpture and Watercolor. Allworks must be “show ready.”Call 732-745-4305 for com-plete guidelines. Please regis-ter by June 17.

Raritan BayFestival

STATEN ISLAND - TheRaritan Bay Festival will beheld at Conference HousePark, on Saturday, June 25.Come celebrate the Waterfrontfrom 12 Noon to 5 p.m. Therewill be kayaking, craft and artexhibits and demonstrations,live music, historic Confer-ence House Tours, Fishing,Oyster Farm, food, and muchmore. Sponsored by the Cityof New York Parks and Rec-reation, Kayak Staten Islandand the Conference House As-sociation.

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PERTH AMBOY - Katherine Massopust (age 16) with her mother, Marcella Massopustmarching in the Perth Amboy Tercentennial Parade, June 4, 1983 in traditional Ukrai-nian Costumes. Photo by George Schneck

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datePERTH AMBOY - The Land-ings Project Update Meetingof the Perth Amboy Water-front Homeowners Coalitionwill meet on Monday, June 13at 7 p.m. at the Knights ofColumbus Hall at the HighStreet Circle, 288 High St.The speaker is Helga VanEckert, Director of the PerthAmboy RedevelopmentAgency. This is an importantopportunity to hear the currentstatus of the Landings Projectand ask questions. Thisgrassroots group meetsmonthly and was formed byDyana Olesak about 10months ago for all who live inPerth Amboy. To be put on heremail notice list contact her [email protected].

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SalePARLIN - The Friends of theSayreville Public Librarywill hold their summer booksale on Sunday, June 12 from1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at thelibrary located on Washing-ton Road in Parlin. The salewill be held in the libraryconference room. Fill a bagwith books for only $8.00.Choose from a great selec-tion of titles with somethingfor all ages. Bags will be sup-plies by the Friends’ group.For information contact Teriat 732-727-7639.


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Royal Garden Club is look-ing for members or individu-als to simply to help maintainthe City’s gardens. TheRoyal Garden Club worksevery Saturday morning start-ing in May and design, plantand maintain 11 gardens inthe City. The Garden Clubmeetings are the firstWednesday of the month at StPeter’s Parish House on Rec-tor Street at 7pm. The Gar-dens maintained by the RGCare: 1. Butterfly 2. Humming-bird (foot of High Street bythe Gazebo) 3. Kearny Cot-tage 4. Jackie’s Garden - Ol-ive Street (Jankowski com-munity center) 5. Ferry Slip6. Patriotic Garden (byKearny Cottage) 7.MarketSquare 8. Rose Garden (byKearny cottage) 9.FragranceGarden (City Hall) 10. YouthGarden (Perth Amboy HighSchool) 11. Veteran’s Memo-rial. For more informationcall 732-324-2361.

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TheaterProduction

SOUTH AMBOY - MeccaEntertainment, LLC (FormerlyTriple H Productions) & TheStudio™, in collaboration withthe City of South Amboy De-partment of Recreation, areproud to announce auditionsfor the central NJ premier of“Disney’s Camp Rock – TheMusical” at the South AmboyMiddle-High School Theatre.Performances will take placeJuly 22-24. Auditions are byappointment only and areopen to all students in Grades5-12. All roles are open and thestaff is seeking diverse, triple-threat performers from acrossthe region to take part in thisonce in a lifetime opportunity.Auditions will be held at theSouth Amboy YMCA (200John T. O’Leary Blvd.) Stu-dents & Parents can call theStudio offices at (732) 910-7006 for more information andregister for an audition ap-pointment by visiting the “AU-DITIONS” page atw w w . m e c c a -entertainment.com - studentsand parents are also encour-aged to follow the group onFacebook & Twitter for themost detailed and up to dateinformation.

DVD DriveSOUTH AMBOY -

Please donate your un-wanted DVD’s, Blu-Ray,CD’s, and Video Games ingood condition. Your con-tributions will benefit theDowdell Library and helpenhance its collection. Col-lection boxes are located at- the Dowdell Library, theSouth Amboy YMCA, andthe South Amboy City Halland other locations aroundSouth Amboy. Thank youfor your support. Sponsoredby the Dowdell LibraryFoundation. For more infor-mation please contact 732-721-6060.

OutdoorConcert

WOODBRIDGE - There willbe a concert of Mark Miklosand the Ramblers on Thursday,June 9, at 8 p.m. at the BarronArts Center, 582 Rahway Av-enue, Woodbridge New Jersey.Admission is free. There is a$5 suggested donation. In caseof rain, outdoor concerts willbe held indoors and seatingwill be first-come, first-seatedbasis. For more informationcall 732-634-0413. Sponsoredby the Woodbridge TownshipCultural Arts Commission andthe Woodbridge TownshipArts Council with the supportof Mayor John McCormac.Funding has been made pos-sible in part by the MiddlesexCounty Cultural and HeritageCommission through a grantprovided by the NJ StateCouncil on the Arts/Dept. ofState partner agency of theNational Endowments for theArts.

Live Music &Family Fun

WOODBRIDGE - Three willbe a FREE concert at 7:30 p.m.on Wednesday, June 8 at ParkerPress Park, 400 Rahway Ave.,Woodbridge featuring the Blue-grass/Americana music of RedMolly. Bring a Lawn Chair andRelax in the Park!

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