Perth Amboy High News

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Perth Amboy student burned in science experiment  MyCentralJersey.com

A civil lawsuit has been filed against Perth Amboy Public Schools, the Board of Education, Perth Amboy High School and a chemistry teacher in connection with ...

NJ football: Rivera scores four touchdowns as Perth Amboy rolls to victory  MyCentralJersey.com

Erick Rivera rushed for 134 yards and three scores and also returned a fumble for a touchdown as the Perth Amboy High School football team rolled to a 48-28 ...

Thanksgiving 2018: Give thanks and help others by cooking meals, running in turkey trots  MyCentralJersey.com

Thanksgiving Day is almost here, a time to reflect and give thanks for the blessings in your life.

Perth Amboy cold case: Who beat 92-year-old philanthropist Ruth Jacobson to death with her cane?  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - Barry Rosengarten chooses to remember his aunt Ruth Jacobson for the way she lived — as a loving, generous woman — rather than the ...

Dominican-driven Perth Amboy baseball team succeeding on field, in classroom during historic run  MyCentralJersey.com

As one of nearly two dozen players on the Perth Amboy High School baseball team's roster who were born in the Dominican Republic or are of Dominican ...

Walking guide to Perth Amboy's Colonial, Revolutionary War history  MyCentralJersey.com

One of New Jersey's oldest cities, Perth Amboy boasts rich Colonial & Revolutionary War history. Here is a walking guide that will help you enjoy it!

Immigration Stories: Trial, Error, & Success For Perth Amboy's Dominicans  New Jersey Monthly

Seventy-eight percent of Perth Amboy's population of about 53000 is Latino. Dominicans are the largest subgroup, and work hard to give back to their ...

Perth Amboy High School 2017 football preview  MyCentralJersey.com

Junior Tahjmere O'Neal returns for a third season as the Perth Amboy High School football team's starting quarterback, only this year he will have the added ...

Buy, rent, sell, retire with Perth Amboy investment property  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY – Many have done it; you can too. Looking for an investment property? You can live in or rent out this solidly built brick two-family home on a ...

Perth Amboy High School 2016 graduation (PHOTOS)  NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY -- Don't forget who you are -- that was the message Perth Amboy High School senior heard from their own at their graduation ceremony ...

NJ Teachers of the Year named in Middlesex, Union counties  MyCentralJersey.com

TRENTON - A girls soccer coach in Perth Amboy and a dance teacher in Linden have been named Teachers of the Year in Middlesex and Union counties.

Perth Amboy announces plan to build new $234M high school  NJ.com

The school project is the largest to be undertaken by the state Schools Development Authority.

Maxwell Football Club announces 2018 Mini Max High School Award winners  South Jersey Local News

Maxwell Football Club President, Mark Dianno, announced the 2018 Mini Max High School Award winners for the state of New Jersey. The sixty-two players ...

Tears flow for father, son who died in Perth Amboy fire  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - Sitting in the front row of the church for the funeral *service*, a woman kept her left arm around the back of Yoanny Vasquez, the wife of Ruddy ...

Perth Amboy High School Class of 2016  MyCentralJersey.com

Perth Amboy High School held graduation for its Class of 2016 on Friday.

Perth Amboy High School students attend film invitational  MyCentralJersey.com

Lessons in teamwork, stress management learned by students invited to attend film competition.

Perth Amboy, N.J.: Historic Buildings and Affordable Housing  The New York Times

More budget-conscious buyers are looking to Perth Amboy, drawn by the relatively low-priced homes, the waterfront and the easy transit connections.

Parlin woman's body found floating in Perth Amboy  MyCentralJersey.com

The body of a 65-year-old woman was recovered from the water off Second Street on Monday.

Perth Amboy High School prom 2015 (PHOTOS)  NJ.com

Perth Amboy High School students celebrated their 2015 prom on Saturday, arriving first at the high school to pose for photos.

Fundraising campaign for Perth Amboy fire victims  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - More than $1,000 of a $20,000 goal sought has been raised in the first hours of a GoFundMe.com page set up to assist the family of a father ...

Student burned after chemistry lab experiment explodes in Perth Amboy, NJ  WABC-TV

A high school student was rushed to the hospital after he was injured in an explosion during a chemistry experiment in New Jersey Wednesday.

The 10,000 NJ Teachers Who Make $98K Or More In 2018  Point Pleasant, NJ Patch

Top 10000 NJ Teachers Salaries - Point Pleasant, NJ - Here are the 10000 top-paid N.J. public school teachers, a growing club earning $100K-plus a year.

Perth Amboy High School graduation 2015 (PHOTOS)  NJ.com

Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz, Principal Nestor Collazo and Interim Superintendent of Schools Vivian Rodriguez were among the honored speakers at this ...

NJ Today: Central Jersey Daily Rundown, Wednesday, June 6  MyCentralJersey.com

East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen and East Brunswick Board of Education member Liwu Hong will join Marlboro representatives Terry Lau and Connie Mo as ...

Perth Amboy High Class of 1965 holds reunion  MyCentralJersey.com

Classmates from throughout the United States as well as Canada attended.

NJ football: All of Friday's Week 6 GMC game stories  MyCentralJersey.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: We'll provide readers with stories from all of Friday night's Greater Middlesex Conference Week 6 action right here. This page will be updated ...

Perth Amboy student-misbehavior policy under review  MyCentralJersey.com

District may look to address the root cause of misbehavior.

Baseball: South Plainfield Tigers Win First Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament Championship in Program History After 12-Inning Marathon Against Perth Amboy HS  TAPinto.net

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ- South Plainfield High School senior Connor Adams had already begun stealing second base when a groundout was recorded and ...

Perth Amboy High School substitute teacher charged with sexually assaulting student  Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY — A substitute teacher at Perth Amboy High School has been charged with sexually assaulting a female student over a 16-month period, ...

High school student burned by 'rocket experiment'  News 12 New Jersey

A Perth Amboy High School student was hospitalized after he suffered facial burns from chemicals used during science class.

Failed school science experiment leaves student's face chemically burned  NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY -- An explosion from a failed classroom science experiment at Perth Amboy High School on Wednesday was the reason a student was left with ...

Perth Amboy High School juniors celebrate prom night, 2014  NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY – Scenes from “The Great Gatsby” were on the minds of more than 200 students who gathered for the Perth Amboy High School Junior Prom.

GMC Baseball 2018 Red Division Preview Package  MyCentralJersey.com

Our Greater Middlesex Conference high school baseball previews for the 2018 season continue today with an in-depth look at the Red Division.

I-Team: High School Vice Principals Defend Teacher Who Allegedly Had Sex with Student  NBC New York

An outraged mother is blasting Perth Amboy High School in New Jersey after two vice principals authored letters in support of a substitute teacher who allegedly ...

Perth Amboy legend Giordano retires after 35 seasons  MyCentralJersey.com

In the late 1990s, some Perth Amboy High School wrestlers were fans of the professional variety, particularly the NWO group that included Hulk Hogan.

Perth Amboy unofficially qualifies for NJSIAA football playoffs for first time in school history  MyCentralJersey.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: A complete list of projected NJSIAA playoff pairings for every section involving Greater Middlesex Conference schools can be found at the ...

Perth Amboy's Danya Reynoso voted Home News Tribune Athlete of the Week  MyCentralJersey.com

Perth Amboy girls soccer goalie Danya Reynoso was voted the Home News Tribune Athlete of the Week.

Former Perth Amboy superintendent on dismal graduation rate: 'We saw this coming'  Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY - With a graduation rate of only 58.97 percent, Perth Amboy High School's rate wasn't just the lowest in Middlesex County, it was one of the ...

El Salvador man charged in Perth Amboy murder  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - An El Salvador man living in Massachusetts has been charged in the murder last month of a Perth Amboy man. Francisco Carlos Ramires ...

Perth Amboy to swear in first career female firefighter  NJ.com

The city will swear in its first career female firefighter next week.

Perth Amboy baseball star accepts full scholarship offer  MyCentralJersey.com

Perth Amboy High School baseball star Darius Diaz, who established himself as one of the state's best catchers, has accepted a full scholarship offer from a ...

Allegations of corporal punishment at Perth Amboy school  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY – The principal and a vice principal at William C. McGinnis School have been placed on administrative leave following allegations of corporal ...

Weapons Found In These 578 NJ Schools During 2016-17 Year  Middletown, NJ Patch

NJ Schools With Weapons - Middletown, NJ - NJ compiled a list of schools where weapons were found during 2016-17. They include knives, pepper spray and, ...

Fla. transfer gives Perth Amboy baseball a dynamic duo  MyCentralJersey.com

With the Outerbridge Crossing as backdrop, the Perth Amboy High School baseball field has a unique environment augmented by an enthusiastic home crowd.

Middlesex County schools honor unsung heroes, heroines  MyCentralJersey.com

Sixty-eight students accomplishments were celebrated at the annual Student Recognition Program, honoring the Middlesex County “unsung heroes and ...

Glimpse of History: A sweet lover's paradise in Perth Amboy  NJ.com

Perth Amboy had more than enough places to satisfy a sweet tooth.

Lights out at Perth Amboy Board of Education meeting  MyCentralJersey.com

Parents and the mayor gathered with Perth Amboy educators in calling on the Board of Education to bargain a fair contract with the union representing the ...

Throwback Thursday: Cuban refugee baseball star's amazing journey to Perth Amboy  MyCentralJersey.com

Following is the sixth in a series of newspaper articles that will appear online as part of our weekly GMC Baseball Throwback Thursday segment. This story was ...

Perth Amboy promotes, hires 21 police officers  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - The Perth Amboy Police Department has started the new year with several new faces as the result of the hiring of 13 new officers, as well as ...

Bomb threat forces early closure of Perth Amboy High School  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

A written message containing the word “bomb” was found in a second-floor bathroom, officials said.

Perth Amboy-Carteret alumni to play gridiron charity game  MyCentralJersey.com

Back in the 1980s when Roger Dalton played tight end and safety on the Perth Amboy High School football team, there was no bigger rivalry than the ...

NJ graduation rates: What's behind urban districts' remarkable improvement?  MyCentralJersey.com

Perth Amboy, Roselle, Plainfield officials explain success.

Middlesex County Guidance Council presents Caring Awards  NJ.com

MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- Last month, the Middlesex County Guidance Council honored the winners of the annual Caring Awards at a breakfast reception held at ...

GMC Scholar-Athlete banquet honors best and brightest  MyCentralJersey.com

Most of those honored during Monday's annual Jay H. Dakelman Greater Middlesex Conference Scholar-Athlete Banquet are known more for their exploits on ...

NJGSA Forum slated for Saturday in Perth Amboy  MyCentralJersey.com

The forum brings together New Jersey's LGBT youth and their supporters, who will celebrate themselves and each other.

Richard D. Johnson, 69, retired music teacher | Obituaries  The Philadelphia Tribune

Richard D. Johnson, a retired music teacher, died on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Sunrise Senior Living of Layfette Hill. He was 69.

Consultant to give report on new Perth Amboy H.S. site  MyCentralJersey.com

The Delaney Homes site on Route 35 is the state's preferred location for the high school.

Perth Amboy hires first career woman firefighter  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - Arielle Bonilla is joining other family members as part of the city's workforce, with a historic distinction as the city's first woman career firefighter.

Perth Amboy High School student killed in car crash  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

A Perth Amboy High School junior was killed in a car accident Friday night on Perth Amboy's High Street, authorities said today. Rodney Martinez, 17, was in the ...

Kourtney Brodniak joins J.J. Elek Realty in Woodbridge  MyCentralJersey.com

WOODBRIDGE – James J. Elek, President of J.J. Elek Realty at 117 Main St., has announced the appointment of Kourtney Brodniak, Realtor Associate. to his ...

Perth Amboy substitute teacher gets 3 years in prison for having sex with female student  Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

NEW BRUNSWICK — A former substitute teacher at Perth Amboy High School was sentenced today to three years in prison for having a sexual relationship with ...

Former Perth Amboy High School robotics teacher loses appeal, will not have contract renewed  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Following a rare public hearing regarding personnel matters, the Perth Amboy Board of Education voted to not renew the contract of former robotics teacher ...

Summit Sailing Team Qualifies For Championship  Summit, NJ Patch

Summit Sailing Team Qualifies For Championship - Summit, NJ - Team to compete in MASSA Silver Fleet Championship in Toms River Oct. 20.

Student news: Linden ROTC cadets pass muster with commander  MyCentralJersey.com

Student and school news from Middlesex and Union counties and beyond.

Report: Letters supporting teacher accused of having sex with student cause uproar  Hunterdon County Democrat

A local woman is blasting the Perth Amboy school district amid reports that letters supporting the former substitute teacher accused of having a sexual ...

Trenton Ninth Grade Academy cleans up failed charter school's mess  The Trentonian

TRENTON — Trenton Ninth Grade Academy staff entered the failed $17 million charter school building on Perry Street earlier this summer and discovered an ...

Police Blotter: Police promotions in Perth Amboy  MyCentralJersey.com

POLICE PROMOTIONS, Dec. 13. Mayor Wilda Diaz and the Perth Amboy Police Department held a swearing-In ceremony at the City Hall Council Chamber for ...

Pallone honors top district students for education and arts achievements  MyCentralJersey.com

The recipients of the Congressional Award, this year's U.S. *Service* Academy nominees and the winners of the 2018 Sixth Congressional District High School ...

President Obama to recognize Perth Amboy high school science teacher  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY — A teacher in Perth Amboy is scheduled to be recognized nationally for her years of work in teaching students about science, ...

Summit HS Sailing Team To Take Part In SailFest Regatta  Summit, NJ Patch

Summit Sailing Team To Take Part In SailFest - Summit, NJ - The Summit High School sailing team begins its fall 2018 season this weekend.

Funeral for Perth Amboy shooting victim to be held Friday  MyCentralJersey.com

Richard A. Pryce use to always tell his mother "don't worry, everything will be OK." Those are words Unice Prince will now hold tight to as she tries to cope with ...

Perth Amboy principal remembered with 'Soul Time' play, May 8-9 at Raritan Bay Area YMCA Theater  MyCentralJersey.com

Original musical dedicated to late Wilentz School Principal Roland Hayes Jenkins Jr.

Perth Amboy salutes fallen fire chief  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - A sea of blue uniforms filled Barclay Street as the hearse carrying Fire Chief Abraham Pitre pulled up in front of Novak Funeral Home on ...

Perth Amboy Parents Lose Appeal to Change Graduation Time  New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

An administrative law judge has rejected a request by some parents to change Perth Amboy High School's graduation back to the evening. Perth Amboy High.

Perth Amboy fire chief fondly remembered as 'community firefighter'  MyCentralJersey.com

The funeral viewing for Perth Amboy Fire Chief Abraham Pitre, who died Saturday, will be held Wednesday at Novak Funeral Home.

Community mourns Perth Amboy man gunned down outside nightclub; suspect still at-large  NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY — Richard Pryce wanted to mentor kids. In the weeks and months before he was gunned down outside a Perth Amboy nightclub last week, the ...

Greatest baseball lineup in Middlesex County history  MyCentralJersey.com

Players had to reach major leagues and have participated on Middlesex County high school baseball team to be considered.

Student news: Middlesex County College, Georgian Court sign transfer agreement  MyCentralJersey.com

News about the accomplishments of students of all ages from Middlesex and Union counties and beyond.

New book seeks to cast light on shadow of Jewish presence in Perth Amboy's past  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

"Perth Amboy's Jewish Community: History, Memories, Tribute" is to be published in early December.

Middlesex County's Top 30 greatest athletes  MyCentralJersey.com

A list of the Top 30 athletes that Middlesex County high schools have produced.

Leader in Perth Amboy arts community remembered  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY Artist Thomas Ward left his mark all over the city. Throughout Perth Amboy, there are murals he's painted on the walls and fences at private ...

Fugitive suspect in murder of Perth Amboy youth activist has lengthy criminal record  NJ.com

The man accused of killing a aspiring Perth Amboy community activist has a lengthy criminal history, documents show.

New Jersey SAT Scores Released: Every High School Ranked  Toms River, NJ Patch

New Jersey SAT Scores Released: Every HS Ranked - Toms River, NJ - We have the list of each NJ high school's average 2017 scores that were recently ...

Perth Amboy Fire Chief died of self-inflicted gunshot  NJ TODAY

When Abraham G. “Abe” Pitre Jr., 44 of Perth Amboy, died on Saturday, June 17, 2017, reports described his death as “sudden” but it has been disclosed that ...

New officers, promotions for Perth Amboy police  MyCentralJersey.com

The Perth Amboy Police Department welcomed new additions, as well as celebrated various promotions, including the promotion of its first Hispanic female to ...

Football fans to honor Edison teen burned by high-voltage line  MyCentralJersey.com

Spectators at Friday's J.P. Stevens football game against Perth Amboy are asked to wear blue to honor a student injured by high-voltage lines.

Mother Seton sophomore competing in International Youth Awareness Congress contest  MyCentralJersey.com

Jessenia Maldonado, a sophomore at Mother Seton Regional High School in Clark, is the first-place winner in New Jersey of the Moose International Youth ...

Derek Jess honored for school business acumen  MyCentralJersey.com

Perth Amboy Public Schools Business Administrator /Board Secretary and Somerville resident Derek Jess recently was named School Business Administrator ...

Top 221 NJ Schools That Send Students To Elite Universities  Point Pleasant, NJ Patch

Top 221 NJ Schools That Send Students To Elite - Point Pleasant, NJ - A new website ranks high schools based on how many students they send to Harvard, ...

Wind at Their Backs, Summit H.S. Sailing Team Sets Course for Continued Success  TAPinto.net

SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit High School Sailing Team, with a roster of 17 sailors, will take to the water led by six seniors -- Mia Chmelar, Liz Colao, Malcolm ...

Biographies of all 2017 GMC scholar-athletes  MyCentralJersey.com

Most of those honored during Monday's annual Jay H. Dakelman Greater Middlesex Conference Scholar-Athlete Banquet are known more for their exploits on ...

Central Jersey Daily Rundown, Thursday, Nov. 8  MyCentralJersey.com

The Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, in cooperation with the Somerset County Business Partnership, sponsored its fourth annual “Show us ...

Former Perth Amboy official is sentenced for misusing city funds  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

PERTH AMBOY — Two aides to former Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, who is awaiting trial on corruption charges, were sentenced today in New Brunswick for ...

Perth Amboy man keeps kids focused, on right track  MyCentralJersey.com

Despite his past incarceration, Perth Amboy's Edison Jaquez opted to turn his life around by transforming the lives of local teens.

Student news: Berkeley College alumnus from Perth Amboy shares his inspirational journey  MyCentralJersey.com

Community activist and author Edison Jaquez addresses Berkeley College online book club.

GMC football players honored at 47th annual Bill Denny awards luncheon  MyCentralJersey.com

The Greater Middlesex Conference's top high school football players were honored for their achievements on the gridiron, in the classroom and in the ...

Student News: Monroe H.S. Green Team gets education grant  MyCentralJersey.com

Student achiever news from: Albright College, Linden School No. 1, Middlesex Community College, Monroe Township High School, Davenport University, Kent ...

Summit Hilltoppers Head To Superbowl On Sunday  Patch.com

Summit Hilltoppers Head To 'Superbowl' On Sunday - Summit, NJ - This is the first time the Summit Hilltoppers youth football team have made it to the ...

Student News: Speaking series at Perth Amboy Catholic school seeks to empower 'young ladies'  MyCentralJersey.com

Guests were invited to the school to speak to students in fifth to eighth grades about goals, education, self worth and faith.

Summit H.S. Sailing Team Solid in Toms River Regattas  TAPinto.net

TOMS RIVER, NJ - The Summit High School varsity sailing team, despite struggling in the morning's light winds, delivered three top finishers to finish in ninth ...

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