Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 248, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 21, 2013. "South Amboy township is located on Raritan bay at the mouth of Raritan river and has a population of 4,525. This is the termination of the Camden and Amboy division of the Pennsylvania railroad. There is near this village a superior quality of clay from which stoneware is extensively manufactured."
Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1979, p. 236. Accessed April 20, 2020. "John H. Froude. Dem.. South River - Assemblyman Froude was born in South Amboy Feb. 1, 1930."
Coyote Ugly, Cinema Review. Accessed July 24, 2020. "Filming commenced in New Jersey and in the meat district on Manhattan's lower West Side. The cast and crew spent the first month on location in Manhattan and in several other small towns in New Jersey including South Amboy and Sea Bright."
"Weiss, Theodore S. (1927-1992)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 21, 2020. "Weiss, Theodore S., a Representative from New York; born in Gava, Hungary, September 17, 1927; attended the primary schools of Hungary until 1938 when he emigrated to the United States and settled in South Amboy, N.J.; continued his education in the public schools of South Amboy; graduated from Hoffman High School, 1946"
Durett, Jacqueline. "Applegate takes place on South Amboy council: Residents raise concerns about beach, other issues", Sayreville Suburban, July 29, 2010. Accessed May 26, 2011. "There is a new face on the South Amboy City Council. Donald Applegate, a First Ward resident, was joined by his family as he took the oath at the start of the July 21 council meeting. Mayor John O'Leary conducted the swearing-in. Applegate replaces Councilman Russell Stillwagon, who died at age 78 on June 29."
Biography, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Frank Pallone, Jr., was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he grew up and still resides."
"Elmer Stout Obituary", Asbury Park Press, September 24, 2013. Accessed October 6, 2015. "Born in South Amboy, he had resided in South River until his retirement from the former Goodkind & O'Dea Consulting Engineers for whom he worked his entire career."
Board of County Commissioners, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. "The residents of Middlesex County's 25 municipalities elect seven persons to serve as members of the Board of County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large to staggered three-year terms in the November general election. In January of each year, the Board reorganizes, selecting one Commissioner to be County Commissioner Director and another to be County Commissioner Deputy Director."
Preserving Rail Rights of Way in Middlesex County, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Accessed December 3, 2019. "On this basis the following rail lines may merit future investigation on their feasibility for accommodating a light rail and/or busway type of passenger service. Raritan River Railroad. South Amboy, Sayreville, South River, East Brunswick, Milltown, North Brunswick, New Brunswick - This corridor could address some of the east-west travel needs in the central area of the County providing a transit way that would link the City of South Amboy and the City of New Brunswick. This could also provide a viable commuter travel alternative to the heavily used Route 18 Corridor."
Loyer, Susan. "Sacred Heart School in South Amboy is closing", Courier News, April 15, 2016. Accessed December 25, 2019. "Sacred Heart Elementary School, a staple in the community for more than 100 years, is the latest school in the Diocese of Metuchen to be closing its doors.... The Pre-K to Grade 8 school has 191 registered students this academic year but only 80 registered for the 2016-2017 academic year, according to the diocese.... The decision to close McCarrick followed a 2013 decision to create the Raritan Bay Catholic Preparatory School, an umbrella organization for the high school and Sacred Heart Elementary School."
Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Middlesex County has two stand-alone career academies for high-achieving students: the Academy for Science, Math and Engineering Technology, located on the campus of Middlesex County College in Edison, and the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge. How to apply: Students must attend a mandatory information session and submit an application by November of their 8th grade year."
Milo, Paul. "McCarrick High School in South Amboy closing in June, report says", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 19, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2015. "The Diocese of Metuchen announced that Cardinal McCarrick St. Mary's High School will close due to a cash shortfall, News 12 New Jersey reported Tuesday.... Parents interviewed by the station expressed surprise when they learned the school had been grappling with financial problems for 5 years and now faces a $1.8 million deficit."
Warren, Michael Sol. "N.J. city aims for new NYC ferry as project gets $5M boost from feds", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 21, 2020. Accessed July 21, 2020. "On Monday, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-6th Dist., announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will grant $5.3 million to South Amboy for a ferry service between the Raritan Bay city and downtown Manhattan. The money, which comes from the DOT’s Passenger Ferry Grant program, will be used to help build a new ferry terminal in South Amboy."
Nutt, Amy Ellis. "Sandy causes N.J. supermarket to close up shop after 84 years", The Star-Ledger, November 25, 2012, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed July 24, 2020. "They include the white Colonial house he grew up in; a miniature Frank’s Meat Market, complete with a nearly microscopic potato-weighing scale; even the old Raritan Diner where Woody Allen’s 1985 movie Purple Rose of Cairo was shot."
Ursillo, Jen. "South Amboy passenger ferry soon to become a reality, WKXW. November 19, 2018. Accessed July 21, 2020. "The ferry will start at the Radford Ferry Overpass and it's expected the transit from South Amboy to Manhattan will be 40 minutes, with stops at Wall Street and Midtown. Eight hundred parking spaces will be available to start, Skarzynski said. If the ferry proves to be successful and more spaces are needed, then there will be plans for expansion."
Foreman, Jonathan. "It’s No Joke, Ugly Is Not A Pretty Picture", New York Post, August 4, 2000. Accessed July 24, 2020. "Violet hails from South Amboy, N.J., which the filmmakers conceive of as a desert island without TV, movies, libraries or magazines."
Thomas Jr., Robert McG."Monroe Green, 92, Times Advertising Director", The New York Times, December 8, 1986. Accessed September 12, 2019. "The only child of the operator of a small clothing store in South Amboy, N.J., Mr. Green, whose father died when he was 10, worked his way through the University of Pennsylvania, went to work for Macy's after his graduation in 1927, and five years later, at the age of 27, was the store's advertising manager."
Stations of the Raritan River Railroad, Tom's Raritan River Railroad Page. Accessed December 25, 2019. "The line ran from South Amboy to New Brunswick, via Sayreville, Parlin, South River, East Brunswick, and North Brunswick."
Schools, South Amboy Public Schools. Accessed November 25, 2022.
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Raley, Dan. "Déjà two: A half-century apart, twins light up Seattle courts", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 8, 2003. Accessed June 19, 2007. "The O'Briens grew up in South Amboy, N.J., mainly as baseball players. They were cut from the basketball team as sophomores and juniors at St. Mary's High School for one reason: Too darn short.... The O'Briens never made it to the NBA. They were drafted by the old Milwaukee Hawks, but turned to pro baseball instead, as infielders and part-time pitchers. Each accepted a $25,000 signing bonus from the Pittsburgh Pirates and went straight to the majors, becoming the first set of twins to play together on the same big-league team, if not appear together on the same trading card."
Burkard, Tom. "Movies/Films In South Amboy/Sayreville", South Amboy-Sayreville Times, January 26, 2022. Accessed May 27, 2024. "In 1985, Director/Actor Woody Allen brought his movie Purple Rose of Cairo to South Amboy, and shooting took place at the legendary Raritan Diner on Bordentown Ave.... Back in September 1999, Coyote Ugly had scenes shot in South Amboy, and on July 12, 2000, the movie crew returned to town to shoot final scenes for the movie, at the South Amboy Knights of Columbus Council #426 on Fourth St. and North Stevens Ave."
Charles Willson Peale - Charles Pettit, 1792, Worcester Art Museum. Accessed October 6, 2015. "Pettit moved from Burlington to South Amboy with Franklin, but their relationship was severed when the governor decided to maintain his support of British authority and Pettit sided with the Whigs."
