Women’s Club Holding Debate

(Reprinted from Amboy Beacon, Oct. 13, 2010)


SOUTH AMBOY — What may be the only Candidates’ Debate for candidates for

Mayor and City Council in the Nov. 2 election will be held on Friday, Oct.

22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Victory Hall at Sacred Heart Church, Washington Avenue.

The Debate will be hosted by the South Amboy Women’s Club, a new

organization headed by former Councilwoman Beverly Samuelson, which has been formed to

conduct charitable, civic, educational and cultural activities that help

revitalize the local business climate and quality-of-life in South Amboy.

“The Debate will be moderated by the N.J. League of Women Voters and

conducted in a professional manner about the issues only, without

personal-attacks,” Samuelson said in a prepared statement.

Sponsors include Amboy National Bank, the Amboy Beacon and other businesses

and individuals.

“The Debate’s purpose is to give residents and business-owners a chance to

hear for themselves the views of each candidate and their plans for the

future of South Amboy,” Samuelson said. “The League’s moderators are

professionals who’ll choose the questions asked about issues that pertain to this

city, based-upon careful research.

“The Debate is intended to give voters a clear understanding of where each

candidate stands on issues, and how they intend to resolve problems and move

South Amboy in the right direction in the future,” she said.

There are nine candidates running for Mayor and Council in South Amboy this

year, and Samuelson said that “all participants will have a fair chance to

express their views pertaining to local issues.

“The South Amboy Women’s Club, which is just starting-out, feels that this

community event is important for all residents and business owners alike,”

she said. “In the future, we’ll be organizing lectures, health-screenings

and other events.”