TAPinto Linden Weekly Recap: County Vaccine Registration, Linden School District Updates, and More

TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey will expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility later this month to millions more people including teachers, the homeless and clergy, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday.

Educators have been among the groups lobbying for higher prioritization. As of March 15, K-12 educators and school support staff will qualify for shots. Exactly how the state will allocate proper doses is ...

LINDEN, NJ — Fast winds could blow around unsecured objects, knock down tree limbs and cause power outages Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph are anticipated to gust at up to 50 mph, the Weather Service said in a wind advisory in effect 4 p.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday.

With the ground soggy from rain and melting snow, ...

LINDEN, NJ - The Linden Police Department is seeking the public's assistance locating a suspect who has allegedly stolen money from an elderly woman in the city.

According to officials, the suspect reportedly used fraudulent documents to make a $6,000 withdrawal at the Unity Bank located 628 N. Wood Ave in Linden on November 17, 2020.

The suspect may have also been involved in similar ...

LINDEN, NJ - Another Linden teacher has been chosen as Exemplary Educator by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE).

Walter Schweikardt, a third-grade teacher at School No. 9, is just one of 93 teachers across the state who has been chosen to receive the distinction for 2021.

Another Linden educator, Amy Maloney, was chosen by the NJDOE back in December 2020.

Linden Public ...

UNION COUNTY, NJ--A February 26th press release from the Union County Prosecutor's Office requests the public's assistance in providing information related to the unsolved 2016 fatal shooting of 21-year-old Rahway business owner Jamal Gaines. Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Rahway Police Chief John Rodger made the join announcement on Friday to coincide with the five-year ...

NEW JERSEY—Traditionally, a very cold January would have dampened prospectors looking for New Jersey homes, but according to New Jersey Realtors January market data, it seems like nothing can stop the pandemic push for properties.

Inventory, while customarily on the lower end during the winter, is the lowest it’s been in months. Only 23,011 single family homes, townhomes and condominiums, and ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Howard Wingard recalls that when he was in college, he was given a list of white American authors and their books to choose from for a term paper.

That didn’t sit right with him, so he asked his professor if he could instead write about Richard Wright or James Baldwin. Why weren’t they on the list of great American writers?

This Black History Month, Wingard shared the memory ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Trinitas Regional Medical Center received a $3,719,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Mental Health Services to support their behavioral health and psychiatry program, which has grown into one of the largest hospital-based mental health centers in New Jersey over the past 50 years.

The purpose of this grant is to award funds to ...

LINDEN, NJ - A small dog has been found in Linden on Friday and city officials are trying to locate the owner.

According to a post on Mayor Derek Armstead's Facebook page, two Linden residents discovered the dog at about 10:30 a.m. weaving in and out of traffic on Wood Avenue.

He can be identified as a brown and black Yorkshire Terrier.

Anyone with information or who may know the owners ...

LINDEN, NJ - The Linden High School varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's conference game against Roselle Catholic 72-35.

Bryan Bowser scored 13 points, had three rebounds and a steal for the Tigers (1-10). Nigel Merville had three rebounds.

Roselle Catholic Senior Kunga Tsering joined the 1,000 point club while leading the Lions (10-3) to victory.

Linden next plays Union on Friday, ...