Perth Amboy High News

Plans for new Perth Amboy High School moving forward  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - Plans are advancing for the new public high school in the city. The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA) is currently preparing ...

NJ student news: Linden Public Schools named among Best Communities for Music Education in America  MyCentralJersey.com

Linden Public Schools has been named among the Best Communities for Music Education in America for the fifth year in a row. Linden is one of just 623 districts ...

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 ...

Perth Amboy High School football 2018 preview  MyCentralJersey.com

After qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in school history a year ago, the Perth Amboy High School football team faces an uphill battle this season as they ...

Perth Amboy seeks football coach following Bishop's resignation  MyCentralJersey.com

After rebuilding the Perth Amboy High School football program, head coach Brad Bishop has resigned to spend more time with the home team. “Football will ...

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 ...

Perth Amboy classrooms plagued by cold temperatures  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - City public school students have sat bundled in winter coats and hats at their desks in cold classrooms in recent weeks, according to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throwback Thursday: After wrestler cut shoulder-length hair before the match, Perth Amboy stunned South Plainfield in 2008 dual meet  MyCentralJersey.com

Editor's note: The story below was originally published Jan. 4, 2008 in the Home News Tribune. Jimmy Martinez always tucks his shoulder-length hair inside a ...

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

Ruth Jacobson's frail bloody body was found on the floor of the master bedroom in her High Street home, after apparently being strangled and beaten to death ...

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!

Perth Amboy's Chris Brito is the Home News Tribune's 2018 Baseball Player of the Year  MyCentralJersey.com

Opposing hurlers often attempted to pitch around Chris Brito, one of the state's most feared sluggers. The philosophy resulted in Brito drawing 23 walks or in him ...

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 ...

Comedy superstars, Perth Amboy locals helping Kyle Grooms with brain tumor battle  Asbury Park Press

Comedian Kyle Grooms of Perth Amboy has brought the joy of laughter to countless thousands. Now, fans, friends and celebs are repaying the favor. Comedian ...

State approves sale of land for Perth Amboy's new high school  MyCentralJersey.com

PERTH AMBOY - The city's students may be attending a new high school in the next several years now that the sale of land was approved by the state ...

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 Class of 2016  MyCentralJersey.com

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

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 ...

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 High Class of 1965 holds reunion  MyCentralJersey.com

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

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.

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.

Baseball: Perth Amboy advances to GMC semifinal as Cabrera goes the distance, Brito smacks home run  MyCentralJersey.com

WOODBRIDGE - So maybe Virgilio Cabrera gave up a run in the top of the first inning against Woodbridge. The Perth Amboy junior knows not to panic, ...

Perth Amboy High School Class of 2015  MyCentralJersey.com

Graduation exercises for the Class of 2015 at Perth Amboy High School were conducted on Wednesday, June 24. The class valedictorian is Jaden Morales, and ...

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.

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 schools didn't report crimes to cops, put kids in danger, prosecutor said  NJ.com

This is Perth Amboy High School. Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey sent a letter to Perth Amboy school officials admonishing them for failing to report ...

Reunions: Perth Amboy High's Class of 66 celebrating 50th reunion Oct. 1  NJ.com

jjxkreun0123.jpg. The Perth Amboy High School Class of 66 will be celebrating their 50th reunion on Oct. 1. (EJA/Star-Ledger Photo). The Perth Amboy High ...

South Plainfield posts narrow football victory over Perth Amboy  MyCentralJersey.com

The Perth Amboy High School football team fell short in its bid to upset South Plainfield for a second consecutive season as the Panthers dropped an 8-6 ...

NJ boys hoops: Wall wins first sectional title since 1973  Asbury Park Press

Find out all the important details of the 2019 Central Group III Final featuring Wall and Burlington.

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.

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 wrestling team rallies for dramatic 37-36 win over Edison  MyCentralJersey.com

With his team down two points entering the final bout, Perth Amboy High School head coach Rob Morales didn't exactly have any words of wisdom for Nelson ...

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

PERTH AMBOY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A high school student was rushed to the hospital after he was injured in an explosion during a chemistry experiment in ...

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 football looks to have exciting season  MyCentralJersey.com

The Perth Amboy High School football team hopes to have explosive team led by linebacker/running back Deonte Freeman.

Livestream of GMC wrestling tournament semifinals with Mike Giordano  MyCentralJersey.com

Former Perth Amboy High School head coach Mike Giordano, a member of the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame, will call live ...

Fighting tremendous odds, No. 11 Haddonfield completes a comeback for the ages (PHOTOS)  NJ.com

It was a comeback for the ages, one that will go down in the history books. Haddonfield trailed by 11 with less than two minutes to play. Camden had given all it ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

5 underrated foodie towns in NJ  MyCentralJersey.com

Now that several of NJ's towns have emerged as real dining destinations — such as Jersey City, Morristown and Asbury Park — as a food writer, my real hunt ...

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 ...

J.P. Stevens seniors putting everything into last boys' basketball season  centraljersey.com

John P. Stevens High School has all the hallmarks of a senior laden boys' basketball team. The Hawks practice harder than they play, execute strong team ...

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 ...

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 ...

Student suffers 'severe chemical burn' at high school, official says  NJ.com

UPDATE: Failed science experiment leaves student's face burned · PERTH AMBOY -- A student suffered a "severe chemical burn" at Perth Amboy High School ...

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.

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 ...

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

PERTH AMBOY – A bomb threat forced the early dismissal and cancelation of after-school activities at Perth Amboy High School on Friday, an official said.

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 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 ...

Richard D. Johnson, 69, retired music teacher  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.

Perth Amboy is a historically rich city at the head of Raritan Bay  NJ.com

Perth Amboy recently completed the redevelopment of Bayview Park on the Raritan Bay waterfront. The city used Green Acres funding to restore an access ...

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 ...

2015 Perth Amboy High School football preview  MyCentralJersey.com

After snapping an 11-game losing streak with an upset of South Plainfield, the Perth Amboy High School football team won two of its next three games to close ...

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 ...

New Jersey high school sports have 'inherent risk' that tackles lawsuits  MyCentralJersey.com

Though high school athletes suffer injuries, their lawsuits are not easy to win.

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 ...

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

Perth Amboy, Roselle, Plainfield officials explain success.

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.

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.

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 ...

Perth Amboy baseball star Chris Brito accepts full scholarship from Rutgers  MyCentralJersey.com

Junior infielder Chris Brito, who over the past two seasons was the most consistent hitter in the Greater Middlesex Conference, has made a nonbinding ...

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

perth-amboy-hs2.JPG File photo A teacher in Perth Amboy is scheduled to be recognized nationally for her years of work in teaching students about science, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 to swear in first career female firefighter  NJ.com

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

Every NJ School Graded In Newly Released State Report: Your Rank?  Toms River, NJ Patch

Every NJ School Graded In Newly Released Report - Toms River, NJ - UPDATE: NJ released its controversial system that grades every school on a 0-100 scale.

Race to Replace Five-Term Freeholder Sets Up Convention Showdown  New Brunswick Today

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Two political candidates, one from New Brunswick and the other from Perth Amboy, are competing to secure the best possible path to ...

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 ...

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.

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 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.

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 ...

Middlesex County's Top 30 greatest athletes  MyCentralJersey.com

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

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.

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 ...

Catholic diocese bans sex-ed class in leased Perth Amboy school  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Last summer, Perth Amboy High School officials helped solve a classroom space problem by leasing an empty Catholic school six blocks away. It seemed a ...

Rapper Juelz Santana gets 2 years in prison for trying to bring a gun on an airplane  NJ.com

A federal judge has sentenced Passaic County rapper LaRon James to more than two years in prison for trying to bring a loaded handgun on a plane at Newark ...

12 Shore Conference football players selected for Mini Max Awards  shoresportsnetwork.com

Twelve Shore Conference football players have been selected as 2018 Mini Max High School award winners. On Thursday, the Maxwell Football Club ...

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 ...

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 ...

Roy, McCabe dominate as Manasquan cruises to CJ 2 championship  NJ.com

Ben Roy kept making all the right decisions. Brad McCabe kept making 3-pointers. It was that kind of night for top-seeded Manasquan as it won 78-42 against ...

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.

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 ...

Longtime Vo-Tech Superintendent, William Hoey, Passes Away  Jersey Shore Online

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Vocational Technical School lost its longtime superintendent. William P. Hoey died Tuesday. Details as to the cause were not ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 five finishes in the ...

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.

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 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 ...

Perth Amboy school officials set to work despite not actually having jobs  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

School board members on Thursday failed to pass a resolution reappointing 43 principals and supervisors, including 12 who are nontenured.

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