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Historic times

Linden High School students view photographs taken by the famous Depression-era photojournalist Dorot… Continue

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A race to the finish

Members of Patriot’s Path Council Den 3, Pack 30 from St. John the Apostle School in Linden show off the ca… Continue

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BOWLING FOR JACI

On Jan. 12, Linden middle school students participated in a bowl-a-thon fundraiser at Linden Lanes in honor of Ja… Continue

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Linden student wins local geography bee

The second annual McManus Middle School Geography Bee took place on Jan. 15. Fifteen students competed in the… Continue

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Bon appétit!

After finishing the theme on ‘Traditions,’ Linden High School French honors students showed their… Continue

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SHADOWS AND LIGHT

The preschool students at Linden School 10 created their own groundhogs and learn… Continue

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Linden City Council President Robert Bunk formally announced his candidacy for mayor of Linden on Jan. 28. Bunk’s announcement took place at the Knights of Columbus in Linden. Bunk a lifelong resident of the city. Previously, he was elected 3rd Ward councilman. Professionally, Bunk retired from the Linden Police Department in 1992 with the rank of detective. He has been married to his wife Lorraine for 50 years and they have four adult children. In announcing his candidacy, Bunk gave the followi… Continue

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Linden man faces theft, forgery charges

Last week, a former Linden resident was arrested and charged with 13 separate counts after an investigation revealed that he used another man’s identity to secure $270,000 in loans, said Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow. John Melchionna, 42, faces charges of theft by deception, identity theft and forgery Romankow said. The charges were filed following an investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office and Linden Police Department Detective Mark Case. According to the complaints, Melchionna allegedly use… Continue

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‘Critters’ need care in winter

By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer In the dead of winter, when most peop… Continue

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Council to vote on PurGen plan

By Paul Greulich , Staff Writer LINDEN — Local officials are preparing to vote on a settlement agreement ending litigation surrounding the site of a proposed coal-fueled, electric-generating facility known as the “PurGen” plant. If approved, the settlement would allow the developer, the Massachusetts-based SCS Energy LLC., 60 months to obtain approval for the project. A similar agreement was voted down by the City Council in October, but according to the new deal, the property owner, chem… Continue

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EXPERIMENTING WITH FUN

Students enjoy the recent Family Science Nights at School 6 in… Continue

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The view from the top

The Linden High School Cheerleading squad performs a daring, ac… Continue

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HOT SOUP, COOL GAMES

The Saldanha family, Paul, Celia, third grade student Jasmine and… Continue

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Linden girls' basketball dominates Scotch Plains behind balanced scoring attack; Tigers improve to 5-3 overall and 3-0 in Union County Conference-Watchung Division

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Linden seeks dredging

By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer LINDEN — City officials are in the early stages of forming a consortium they hope will attract federal funding needed to deepen the Arthur Kill, allowing companies to more efficiently ship cargo into the city’s docks. Linden Mayor Richard Gerbounka said he and the city council are in favor of the project. “It would be a tremendous benefit to the city of Linden and undeveloped brownfields we have,” Gerbounka said. Due to the Arthur Kill’s 35-foot depth, many… Continue

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Linden mayor helps police nab shoplifting suspect

By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer LINDEN — Mayor Richard Gerbounka was able to re-live his years spent on the city’s police force on Dec. 29 when a fleeing shoplifting suspect made the mistake of crossing paths with the 64-year-old former police captain, who tackled and subdued the man near the Rosedale Cemetery. Police Lt. James Sarnecki reported that the chase began at the Sears Essentials store on West Edgar Road where a shoplifting team comprised of Camilo Arguelles Quintero, 22, and Mar… Continue

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ST. MICHAEL’S SCHOOL ANNOUNCES 2010 OPEN HOUSE EVENTS

Cranford, New Jersey – St. Michael’s School will conduct a series of Open House events as part of its upcoming Catholic Schools Week activities. Parents and prospective preschool through grade 8 students are invited to visit during three sessions: Thursday, January 28th at 7pm; Sunday, January 31st from 10:30am to 1:30pm; and Wednesday, February 3rd from 1 to 2pm. The school is located at 100 Alden Street, Cranford. Parents and students will have the opportunity to tour the school, and enjoy co… Continue

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Tigers' 4-0 start is team effort; Linden boys' basketball has tough road games at Westfield Tuesday, at Plainfield Saturday

By JR Parachini Union County Sports Editor While there are always high expectations when it comes to the fortunes of the Linden boys' basketball team, the difference this season might be that the pressure to win is lessened just a bit. That might just allow the Tigers to achieve the lofty goals they always set for themselves. "This is a much different team than in the past," said head coach Phil Colicchio, now in his 13th season at the helm. The first decade of this century was a good on… Continue

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Donelson joins Linden BOE

By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer LINDEN — The local Board of Education was brought back to full strength last week with the swearing in of new member Manuel Donelson. Donel… Continue

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Linden boys' basketball off to stellar early start; Tigers win first 3 heading into holiday tournament final

By JR Parachini Union County Sports Editor The Linden boys’ basketball team, coming off a 14-13 season in which many of this year’s players gained valuable experience, is off to an impressive 3-0 start after downing Newark Tech, Nottingham and Bayonne. Boys’ Basketball Linden’s latest win was a 67-53 triumph Monday over Bayonne in the semifinals of the Buc Holiday Classic at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver. Quadeer Lewis paced the Tigers with a stellar performance that i… Continue

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