By editor on ELIZABETH, HEADLINE NEWS, LINDEN
ELIZABETH — A Linden man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run automobile crash that took place during the weekend on the New Jersey Turnpike in Elizabeth, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes jointly announced on Monday. William Espinal-Mejia, 35, is charged with a single count […]
By editor on HEADLINE NEWS, LINDEN
LINDEN, NJ — At approximately 11 a.m. this morning the Linden Fire Department responded to a fire at White Castle located on the 2000 Block of E. Edgar Rd. Upon arrival fire crews found a fire in the fryer area of the kitchen and workers and patrons had evacuated the building. The engine companies quickly knocked down the fire containing it […]
By editor on HEADLINE NEWS, LINDEN
LINDEN, NJ — An owner of Bayway Lumber, a Linden company that sold commercial and industrial products to numerous public and private entities, admitted his role Thursday, Feb. 18, in a scheme to defraud customers out of $708,386, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Robert R. Dattilo, 61, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter […]
LINDEN, NJ — At 7:23 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 15, the Linden Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 317 Helen St. Upon their arrival, the first responding fire companies found heavy smoke coming from the second floor and attic. The occupants and pets were exiting the structure and reported that everyone was out. […]
By Peter Fiorilla on LINDEN
Intra-school mail program teaches Linden students responsibilty, leadership and more
LINDEN, NJ — Fifth-graders at Linden School No. 5 are getting a taste of what it’s like to be classroom leaders, and post office employees, through this year’s Wee Deliver system, a novel take on what it means to be a role model in school. Students who act responsibly, in and out of the classroom, […]
By Peter Fiorilla on LINDEN
LINDEN, NJ — At her desk, Malia Small, a first-grader at Linden School No. 5, counts the $2 in plastic money she’s recently earned. In class, Small has been regularly receiving nickels, dimes and quarters from the teacher for completing homework — “I love homework,” she says, “especially doing math” — as well as taking the […]
By Peter Fiorilla on LINDEN
LINDEN, NJ — An independent review of the Linden Police Department’s handling of veteran officer Pedro Abad, a repeat DUI offender now in court for his role in a fatal accident last March, resulted in the Union County Prosecutor’s Office taking oversight of the internal affairs department in Linden. “This review revealed that there is […]
By Peter Fiorilla on LINDEN
LINDEN, NJ — More than 1,700 students at Linden High School were unexpectedly sent home before lunch on Thursday, Dec. 17, and the 11 a.m. dismissal wasn’t an early Christmas gift from the district. Nineteen cafeteria employees reported feeling ill at around 10 a.m., which school officials later said was probably caused by pepper spray […]
By Peter Fiorilla on LINDEN
LINDEN, NJ — After 19 years of putting out fires as the Athletic Director for Linden Public Schools, and 37 straight years of service in the district, longtime Linden coach, teacher and administrator Stephen Yesinko can count the number of days until retirement on both hands. “I won’t miss the aggravation,” joked Yesinko, who began […]
By Peter Fiorilla on LINDEN
Terrorist attack hits home as exchange students share memories
LINDEN, NJ — Speak with some of the Linden High School students who are set to travel to France next spring, as part of a two-way foreign exchange program, and you’ll find a common thread beyond a desire to climb the Eiffel Tower or appreciate a different way of life: They all remember what they […]