LINDEN, NJ — Fifth-graders at School No. 8 in Linden planted flowers to beautify a small park near the school for Earth Day. The project was sponsored by Linden City Councilman Barry Javick, and the flowers were donated by the Home Depot in Linden. The students were joined by their teachers, Angela Paternostro and Gianna […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden High School is celebrating its 20th year as part of the International Baccalaureate program, an open-enrollment course of study that prepares students for college and life after graduation with rigorous class work alongside community service. IB is open to all juniors and seniors, and allows students to earn up to a […]
LINDEN, NJ — After Nancy Koblics, Linden’s health officer, retired on Monday, Feb. 1, Mayor Derek Armstead reached out to Gov. Phil Murphy’s office on Wednesday, March 17, to request that the state grant the Linden City Council full authority to run Linden’s Health Department. After a conversation, a letter to the governor’s office and […]
LINDEN, NJ — For the first time in its 93-year history, the Linden Public Library has its own official logo. This announcement was made by library Director Dennis Purves. “Recently,” he said, “the library had an online contest to reach out to members of the community to design an official logo for the library. Nearly […]
LINDEN, NJ — Even in a virtual world, Linden’s music education program is the real thing. Linden Public Schools have been recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for the seventh year in a row as a “best community” for music education. Linden is one of 686 districts across the country to be […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On April 19, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines in water treatment at its Raritan–Millstone and Canal Road water treatment plants. These plants serve NJAW customers in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties. In mid-January, as part of an annual routine maintenance program for its water […]
RAHWAY / LINDEN, NJ — The Linden and Rahway communities were heartbroken to learn on April 3 that Rahway resident Brian Gooney, a paraprofessional at Joseph E. Soehl Middle School in Linden, was found dead on the bank of the Rahway River near Essex Street in Rahway. The teacher had been missing since March 9, […]
LINDEN / RAHWAY, NJ — Rahway resident Brian Gooney, a paraprofessional at Joseph E. Soehl Middle School in Linden, has been missing since Tuesday, March 9. More than 100 members of the Linden community came together for a “Bring Brian Home” rally at Tiger Stadium at Cooper Field on Friday, March 19, along with school […]
LINDEN, NJ — It was the day after Christmas 2020, and Keyon Harrold just wanted to go to breakfast with his 14-year-old son. But as they were walking through their hotel lobby in New York City, Harrold’s son was falsely accused by a young woman of having stolen her phone. The incident escalated into a […]
LINDEN, NJ — Poet and writer Gary Turchin, a former longtime resident of Linden who graduated from Linden High School in 1970, now lives in California, but Linden still figures in his life, as it is the location where his novel, “Through a Broken Window,” is set. The novel brought home a first-place 2020 Best […]