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By LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
January 23, 2025
LINDEN, NJ -- In the days leading up to MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 20, students in School 2’s Aftercare Program embraced the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with creativity and reflection. Through heartfelt poems and vibrant watercolor art, they learned about the challenges Dr. King faced and ...
Linden, NJ-The City of Linden and the Linden Police Department announced that they have been awarded a year-long, federally-funded grant focused on improving pedestrian safety. The $20,000 grant, administered through the New Jersey Department of Highway Transportation & Safety, supplements and ...
Linden, NJ -The Greater Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce (Linden Chamber Division)will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the John T. Gregorio Center, 330 Helen St, Linden, NJ. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am.Please register at ...
NEWARK - Chants of “a people united will never be defeated,” “dare to struggle, dare to win,” and “MLK, live like him” echoed down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during the MLK March of Resistance on Saturday, Jan. 18.Standing before the Martin Luther King statue, under the engraving ...
Linden, NJ-Centenary University President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D., has announced the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester.Linden resident Kayla Lima has been named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s list. To achieve this honor, full-time students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.8 or above and ...
NEW JERSEY – In today’s digital age, social media and online platforms are integral to our children’s lives. However, they also present risks, including exposure to human traffickers who exploit these platforms to lure and manipulate vulnerable users. Suzanne Spernal, DNP, APN-BC, senior vice ...
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Has your pooch been missing Echo Lake Dog Park? You should be able to bring Fido once again starting Jan. 31, county officials estimate.The dog park has been closed to the public since August as improvements, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, took place.The improvements ...
LINDEN, NJ -- Students from McManus Middle School’s Tiger News team, known for their live broadcasts every Friday morning, embarked on a memorable field trip to Univision, one of the nation’s top Spanish-language media networks.Guided by their faculty advisor and technology teacher, Howard Schulz, ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - A packed congregation brought praise and worship to life Wednesday night as A Better Life Ministry hosted a special church service to remember, celebrate, and, most importantly, renew, the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reverend Daryl M Griffin, Sr. of Monumental Baptist ...
𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍, 𝐍𝐉 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐌𝐋𝐬) 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Linden High School 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬.According to 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, the event aimed to equip parents and ...
Linden, NJ - The Linden Public Library is pleased to announce our lineup of adult programs for February.2/5 at 6:30 pm, Book ClubJoin us for a book club to discuss Where they last saw her by Marcie Rendon.2/5 at 7 pm, Meet the Artist: Linsey Beverly- 7 pmCome meet local artist Linsey Beverly and ...
NEW JERSEY – Got the sniffles and chills? Phlegm making you queasy?That's no surprise to the federal Centers of Disease Control (CDC), which says acute respiratory cases of influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are on the rise in the Garden State and at nationwide elevated ...
Linden, NJ - Message from The Linden Police Department : A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for our area. Heavy rains are expected to begin late tonight into Saturday. Snowfall is expected to begin Sunday, with possible snow accumulations of 4-6" expected. Heavy winds, with gusts of up to 50mph, ...
NEW JERSEY - Nearly 14,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, costing an estimated 4,360 women their lives. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which puts new emphasis on the need for regular screening and vaccination to reduce these numbers.While cervical cancer can ...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — A Linden High School alumnus has been nominated for a prestigious national award.Maurice Jenkins and classmates at Montclair State University have been nominated for the Television Academy Foundation's 44th College Television Awards. Jenkins worked as a director, producer and ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Judge Esther Salas, who led the charge to safeguard judges’ personal information following a 2020 home attack that resulted in the death of her son, is among the new class of Rutgers University Hall of Distinguished Alumni.Salas, the first Hispanic woman appointed to the position of ...
Union County, NJ - The Union County Board of Commissioners has issued a Code Blue Alert for sheltering due to predicted severe weather conditions from January 15th–January 20th. Any individual or family that is seeking shelter MUST go to the Union County Division of Social Services for Code Blue ...
TRENTON, NJ - With Governor Phil Murphy's annual State of the State Address over, legislative leaders gathered and shared statements outlining their views on the speech, and the agenda that was laid out for the final year of the current administration. Republican Senator Leader Anthony Bucco ...
ELIZABETH, NJ — Union County is spending more money to house its inmates in other counties.The Union County Board of County Commissioners recently approved a $1.726 million spending increase that covered the cost of relocating Union County inmates to the Essex County Correctional Facility in ...
LINDEN, NJ — Linden's Board of Education has approved the dates of the work session and regular meetings for 2025. All meetings will be held at School #1, located at 728 N. Wood Ave. at 6 pm. The December meetings will both be held on the 3rd Tuesday due to Christmas. The regular meeting will begin ...
LINDEN, NJ – Seventeen days into her tenure as the new principal of School No. 1, Dr. Petra A. Liz-Morrell stood in the school gymnasium, addressing a small but attentive group of parents. Far from a perfunctory introduction, this meeting served as a rallying cry. Dr. Liz-Morrell laid out her ...
TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy gave his annual State of the State Address on Tuesday afternoon, speaking to several cornerstones of his Administration's work over the past seven years, including housing affordability, public safety, and economic improvement.“Eight years ago, I ran ...
LINDEN, NJ — The Linden Tigers (7-3) thrilled their home crowd with a dramatic 64-63 overtime victory against Newark Collegiate Academy (9-1) on Saturday night (Jan. 11). The win, which handed Newark its first loss of the season, also marked the Tigers’ much-anticipated return to their newly ...
NEW JERSEY – A popular cold medicine sold at CostCo superstores is being recalled due to the potential for the presence of a foreign contaminant.The recall applied to Kirkland brand of Severe Cold and Flu medicine that was sold between October 30, 2024 and November 30, 2024. According to LNK ...
JERSEY CITY - The cost of riding the PATH train will rise this weekend for the first time in a decade. Prices for a single trip on PATH will increase from $2.75 to $3.00 starting Sunday, Jan. 12. A 10-trip card will increase from $26.00 to $28.50. A 30-day pass will increase from $110.25 to ...
CLARK, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced on Friday, January 10 that Salvatore Bonaccorso, the mayor of Clark Township, has pleaded guilty to two third-degree charges related to “his use of Clark employees ...
SUMMIT, NJ – I remember as a little boy growing up and when the weather turned frosty, my grandmother saying, “There’s nothing quite like a bowl of warm, creamy soup to chase away the chill of winter.” Grammy Bertha grew up in the Black Forest in Germany, so she knew a thing or two about cold ...
LOUISIANA-Louisiana authorities have confirmed today (Monday 1/6/25) the first human death in the United States caused by highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1. The patient, a man over 65 with underlying health conditions, was hospitalized before succumbing to the illness after exposure ...
Linden, NJ - A Linden man was injured in a motor vehicle crash on W. Elizabeth Ave last night. Just after 10:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2025, Linden Police Officers responded to the 500 block of W. Elizabeth Ave on reports of a motor vehicle crash. According to preliminary reports, the victim, ...