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Perth Amboy is a city in northeastern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436. [11] [12] Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to its location adjoining Raritan Bay. [1] [22]
City Hall in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, is a historic building built in the early 18th century. It is now the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States.
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 ...
Mayor Helmin Caba, who also serves as chair of the Perth Amboy Democratic Organization, is being challenged by former longtime City Councilman William Petrick, who is running as an independent ...
PERTH AMBOY – The downtown park at Smith Street and Madison Avenue, formerly known as Fink Park, is about to undergo an upgrade as part of an effort to curate more green spaces throughout city ...
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 ...
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 ...
This appears to be James Parker I (1725–1797). Perth Amboy was incorporated as a city on December 21, 1784. James Parker was the first Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey after incorporation. James Parker Sr. (1725–1797) was the father and James Parker Sr. (1776–1868) was the son. The father may have served the first term and the son the ...