Linden super has ‘Eye of the Tiger’

Superintendent dances with students in flash mob to kick off 2015-16 school year

LINDEN, NJ  — For the first time ever, all staff members of the Linden Public School system gathered in the same building on Friday, Sept. 4, to celebrate the beginning of the school year and the district’s vision for the future. Teachers, aides, secretaries, custodians, administrators and others crowded into the bleachers of the Linden […]

Mobile document shredder coming to Linden

LINDEN, NJ — The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces that its next mobile paper-shredding program for personal documents will be available Thursday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine at the Recycling Center in Linden, 2 Donaldson Place. NEXCUT Shredding of Elizabeth will be shredding and the event will […]

Linden ESL learners building confidence all summer long

LINDEN, NJ — For those students who are English language learners, the summer months can be long and intimidating, said Alphonsina Paternostro, the Supervisor of World Language and ESL programs in Linden. These students might not practice reading, writing or speaking English at home, and in some cases, they can’t complete their summer reading projects […]

Two men charged in Linden homicide

LINDEN, NJ — Authorities investigating the shooting of Linden resident James Garner on Thursday, June 25, have charged Aziz Howard, 35, of Carteret, and James Gilford 20, of Elizabeth with first degree murder and weapons offenses, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced last week. According to Park, at approximately 11:20 p.m. on that […]

Visiting City Hall

LINDEN, NJ  — Linden School No. 6 third-graders recently took a class trip to Linden City Hall. The entire third grade met with Mayor Derek Armstead to learn about municipal government. The mayor took the time to answer many questions. The students also had an opportunity to learn about the Linden Police Department from Officer Birch […]

Linden Police record second Narcan save in two weeks

LINDEN, NJ — On May 25, at 1:35 p.m., police responded to a residence on the 10 block of West Edgar Road on a report of an unconscious female who possibly overdosed. Officers say they found a 27-year-old Linden woman who was unresponsive and barely breathing. Linden Officers Dan Turon and John Vasquez administered Narcan […]

Plainfield man federally charged with robbing one bank and attempting to rob another in Linden

NEWARK — A Union County man who allegedly robbed one bank and attempted to rob another at gunpoint has been charged federally, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced. Marlon Peek, 39, of Plainfield, has been charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery, one count of attempted bank robbery, and one count of using and brandishing a firearm […]

Furry friends

RAHWAY, NJ — The Blue and Gold Club at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway recently made a special visit to the temperary Linden Animal Shelter on Range Road in Linden. Volunteers from the club made dog biscuits and then went to the shelter to visit and spend some time with the animals. They were able to […]

Linden fire update; woman charged in aftermath of today’s apartment fire

LINDEN — Tiffany Alicia Concepcion, the woman suspected of causing an arson earlier today at an apartment building in Linden, has been charged with the following: aggravated arson (3 counts), aggravated assault (domestic violence), unlawful possession of a knife (domestic violence) and possession of a knife for unlawful purpose (domestic violence). The domestic violence charges stem […]

Early morning fire in Linden contained quickly by LFD

LINDEN — At approximately, 4:25 a.m. today, Linden dispatch received a call for a structure fire at the 600 block of Zeigler Ave. The Linden Fire Department quickly contained the single room content fire and the fire was under control by 4:55 a.m. Two residents along with two Linden Police Officers were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation, one resident to […]

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