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Perth Amboy was formed by Royal charter on August 4, 1718, within various townships and again by the New Jersey Legislature on December 21, 1784, within Perth Amboy Township and from part of Woodbridge Township. Perth Amboy Township was formed on October 31, 1693, and was enlarged during the 1720s to encompass Perth Amboy city.
When the city was incorporated in 1683, settlers began to call the land "Ambo" or "Amboy Point", and finally "Amboy." The name means "place resembling a bowl." [1] In 1686, when the settlement became the capital of East Jersey, Perth was added to the name in honor of one of the Proprietors under the Royal grant, the James Drummond, 1st Duke of ...
Perth Amboy features a historic waterfront, which has gone through significant revitalization. [1] Perth Amboy's waterfront is where the city was first settled and one of the few places left in New Jersey that has a historic and marina culture surrounded by water. Local attractions include two small museums, an art gallery, a yacht club, and a ...
PERTH AMBOY – An ordinance that would allow plans by Kushner Companies to build 602 apartments in five buildings along the city's waterfront to move forward will remain tabled while the city ...
Census figures show Perth Amboy's population has grown by nearly 4,000 in the last 10 years,which some attribute to the increase in unsafe and overcrowded housing conditions, alongwith increased ...
PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city's first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal ...
Anyone with video footage of the fire is asked to contact the Perth Amboy Fire Investigation Unit at 732-324-3500 or the Perth Amboy Police Department at 732-324-3800. Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
Construction of the building began in 1714 and was completed in 1717. It served as the local courthouse and jail, and was also used by the Provincial Assembly until 1775. . The building has twice been rebuilt after being badly damaged by fire; first in 1731, rebuilt until 1745, and again around 1765 following an arson attack believed to have been committed by a former inmate who was imprisoned ...