LINDEN — At the Nov. 25 Linden Board of Education meeting, Matthew Tohon was recognized and honored for his achievements as the 2014 USA Paralympics All American Track and Field in the 400 meters, 800 meters, and 1500 meters. It has been five years since Matthew began his sports career, participating in multiple national and […]
LINDEN — Elroy Delgado, center, a teacher at Linden High School, is teaching on Kean University’s China campus in the Elite English Program. This program is designed to immerse and help improve the English skills of the students in a short amount of time. The students learn vocabulary in context, create authentic conversations based on […]
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LINDEN — Registration for Linden Public Library summer reading club, “Fizz, Boom, Read,” has started. Sign up in the Children’s Room at the library. For the club, children read books, write down the titles and are able to win prizes. If a child does not know how to read, they can win prizes when an […]
UNION — Blink Fitness, the affordable, fast and convenient fitness alternative, recently opened its 27th Club and 5th in New Jersey at 2698b Route 22 East in Union. Executive Vice President and General Manager Todd Magazine and Vice President Dos Condon were club dignitaries attending the Grand Opening in Union. Club Manager Stephanie Spann was among those in the attached […]
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LINDEN – The three-way primary race for mayor has been anything but calm, but last week Councilman Derek Armstead, the True Democrats For Change Candidate running for mayor in the primary June 3, upped the ante by distributing a flier his opponents claim is nothing but lies. Armstead claimed in the flier that when candidates […]
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LINDEN — On May 3, at 1:13 a.m., police officers Javier Perez and Michael Olbrys observed a Nissan Altima travelling on Grier Avenue with heavily tinted windows. After the vehicle was stopped by the officers, the driver got out and started to walk away from the car. The officers ordered him to stop and return […]
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FLORHAM PARK — On April 4, the Florham Park Police Dept., assisted by numerous law enforcement partners, culminated a two month investigation into the theft of auto parts –on multiple dates — from new vehicles parked at Royal Cadillac, located at 334 Columbia Tpke. in Florham Park. On Jan. 26, Jan. 27, and Feb. 2, Royal Cadillac […]
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LINDEN — A Linden man has been arrested and charged with exposing himself to no fewer than three children during the course of five months, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced. Franklin Parin, 69, is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and three counts of fourth-degree lewdness. Bail for Parin was set […]
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UNION COUNTY — Twenty people have been arrested and significant quantities of cash and multiple types of drugs have been seized as the result of a nearly yearlong investigation into a multi-tiered narcotics distribution ring operating throughout parts of North Jersey, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park and Linden Police Chief James Schulhafer announced. Starting […]
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LINDEN — On Saturday April 12, the Linden Crisis Intervention Team hosted its third annual Easter Egg Hunt for developmentally disabled children in pre-K through fourth grade, held at Tiger Stadium. The event was attended by 40 children from Linden Schools and their parents. The children were treated to pictures with the Easter Bunny, popcorn, pictures […]