LINDEN — South Jersey Industries, along with its partners Captona and RNG Energy Solutions, broke ground on Tuesday, April 16, on the Linden Renewable Energy project, soon to be one of the nation’s largest food waste-to-renewable natural gas facilities. The project will convert organic waste into biomethane using proven anaerobic digestion technology in the New […]
U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., who was the current representative in Congress for parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties, has died. He was 65 years old and had served in Congress since 2012. Payne had been hospitalized since he suffered a cardiac episode earlier this month. Gov. Phil Murphy announced his death on […]
LINDEN, NJ — The city has announced that Capt. Carl J. Tattoli Jr. of the Linden Fire Department has been named the 2024 New Jersey State Fire Investigator of the Year. Tattoli, a 15-year veteran of the LFD and deputy director of the Union County Fire Investigation Task Force, received the award on Thursday, Feb. […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden Public Schools celebrated the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, by turning this natural phenomenon into a unique learning experience to support student achievement, a primary goal of the district. Lesson plans were crafted to educate students about the science behind solar eclipses. Class activities were chosen to teach about the […]
LINDEN, NJ — During 1967, 1910 Fruitgum Company’s first hit single, “Simon Says,” reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other singles followed, including “1, 2, 3, Red Light,” “Goody, Goody Gumdrops” and “Indian Giver” — which was later covered by both Joan Jett and The Ramones. And Talking Heads covered “1, […]
LINDEN, NJ — At the AristaCare facility, there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Bayway Industrial Complex Community Advisory Panel donation of a new bingo machine. Former AristaCare resident and Linden senior Jane Kosa championed the new bingo machine cause. Kosa said, “A bingo machine is a very important, fun activity that the residents […]
LINDEN, NJ — For the year 2024, the Bayway Complex Community Advisory Panel is offering high school seniors who are residents of Linden, Rahway, Elizabeth and Staten Island the opportunity to be awarded a CAP scholarship. Several one-year scholarships will be awarded in the amount of $1,000 each to students in these four municipalities represented […]
LINDEN, NJ — Rosa and Ramiro Rodriguez, of Linden, have been married for 60 years. While Rosa, at 81, is still strong, Ramiro’s health is failing. Fortunately, thanks to the states’ Medicaid programs such as New Jersey’s Personal Assistance Service Program, Ramiro can receive hospice care at home, surrounded by his wife and loved ones […]
LINDEN — On July 19, 2020, the son of Judge Esther Salas, Daniel Anderl, was shot and killed in their family home in North Brunswick by Roy Den Hollander. Den Hollander, a Manhattan lawyer and self-described antifeminist, had argued a civil rights suit before Salas in court. Motivated by hate, he found the judge’s personal […]
UNION, NJ — Union College student Precious Opaola from Linden has been named Kaplan Leadership Program scholars for the 2023/2023 Academic Year. Established in 2006, the Kaplan Leadership Program helps high-potential, low-income and historically underrepresented community college students complete their associate’s degree and successfully transfer and go on to earn a four-year bachelor’s degree at […]