Its interesting to look at how our neighborhood is promoted. Zillow rates neighborhoods with 3 scores. Perth Amboy has a very walkable score, a good transit score and a somewhat bikeable score. If we invested our money into our Bike Plan that has been developed but never implemented, and also connected to the Middlesex Greenway, we could increase our Bike Score and improve the quality of life for residents of our City. Also we could attract people to visit and call Perth Amboy home that want communities that have bike options for recreation and transportation. Once the $43 million train station renovation is completed, will our Transit Score increase? Hopefully.

Implementing the Bike Plan can help Perth Amboy address the parking crisis, reduce traffic, improve public safety and improve the environment and public health.

Community leaders and public officials met at Proprietary House to discuss the United States Semiquincentennial, July 4, 2026  250th anniversary of America’s independence. Proprietary House has received $3 million from the State in preparation for the festivities. The Proprietary House hosted Heritage Tourism consultant Cheryl Hargrove to discuss with the community their ideas about Proprietary House. Read More

During the flu outbreak in December 2022, drug store shelves were stripped of cold medicine and doctors offices were full. Sometimes doctors were not taking appointments because symptoms could have been covid. Instead of going to urgent care, Telehealth was a great option, to immediately get access to a doctor online to meet with you and determine your care and explore treatment options.

We tried Convenient Care– The Hackensack Meridian Health 24/7 TeleMedicine option. This telemedicine care is for things like colds, the flu, allergy treatment, pink eye, urinary tract infections, and determining need for COVID-19 testing. Middlesex County Government has a coupon “Middlesex” that makes the visit $15.

The meeting with the doctor was like a zoom call on your phone or computer. The doctor needs to know your symptoms so its important to prepare to tell the doctor what you are experiencing since they cant examine you in person. For example, if you have ear pain and think you might have an ear infection, list your symptoms like pain, clogged ear, and when it started, etc. The doctor will review your symptoms and will give you a prescription, if necessary, sent to your pharmacy, for antibiotics in the case of a possible ear infection.

After you create an account for the telehealth and login, you can set up an appointment and immediately be scheduled to see a doctor online.

It is a great immediate option for certain illnesses that they outline on the site.

Read more about Telehealth in Middlesex County.