Linden is acity in southeasternUnion County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey. It is part of theNew York metropolitan area, located about 13 miles (21 km) southwest ofManhattan and borderingStaten Island, a borough of New York City, across theArthur Kill. As of the2020 United States census, the city's population was 43,738,[8][9] an increase of 3,239 (+8.0%) from the2010 census count of 40,499,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,105 (+2.8%) from the 39,394 counted in the2000 census.[20] In 2015, Linden was listed as the most polluted community in New Jersey, based on the volume of toxic chemicals released into the local environment by facilities in the city.[21]
Linden was originally formed as atownship on March 4, 1861, from portions ofElizabeth,Rahway andUnion Township. Portions of the township were taken to formCranford (March 14, 1871), Linden Borough (March 30, 1882) andRoselle (December 20, 1894). Linden was incorporated as a city by an act of theNew Jersey Legislature on January 1, 1925, replacing both Linden Township and Linden Borough, based on the results of a referendum held on November 8, 1923.[22] The city's name derives fromlinden trees brought from Germany.[23]
Linden lies west of the Arthur Kill and north of the Rahway River
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 11.42 square miles (29.56 km2), including 10.69 square miles (27.68 km2) of land and 0.73 square miles (1.88 km2) of water (6.37%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Bayway, Grasselli, Morses Mill, Tremley, Sunnyside, Vreeland Mills, Warners and Wheatsheaf.[24]
As a regional hub of Polish immigration, Linden is known for itsPolish cuisine such aspierogis
Linden is a regional hub ofPolish immigration and features a significant number of establishments featuring the food and culture ofPoland. 13.1% of residents are of Polish origin and 15.6% of its residents five years old and above in the center of the city of Linden primarily speak thePolish language at home.[28] The Skulski Art Gallery of the Polish Cultural Foundation of neighboringClark has exhibited Linden-based artists.
Polish-American grocery specialty shop Pulaski Meats takes up nearly a city block.[29] Polish language services are held at two Roman Catholic churches, including at the heavily Polish parish St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic Church, established in the 1920s.[30]
Linden holds an annual Polish Heritage Day Festival to showcase local Polish cuisine, pottery, dance, traditional fashion and other Polish arts for visitors.[31]In 2021, the mayor of Linden hosted a state visit by Poland’s presidentAndrzej Duda and first ladyAgata Kornhauser-Duda to the Polish community in Linden.[32]
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Linden, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
The2010 United States census counted 40,499 people, 14,909 households, and 10,272 families in the city. Thepopulation density was 3,793.8 per square mile (1,464.8/km2). There were 15,872 housing units at an average density of 1,486.8 per square mile (574.1/km2). The racial makeup was 59.15% (23,957)White, 26.88% (10,888)Black or African American, 0.29% (118)Native American, 2.71% (1,099)Asian, 0.02% (8)Pacific Islander, 7.57% (3,066) fromother races, and 3.37% (1,363) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.93% (10,095) of the population.[18]
Of the 14,909 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18; 45.1% were married couples living together; 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.1% were non-families. Of all households, 26.2% were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.27.[18]
21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.7 males.[18]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey shows that (in 2010inflation-adjusted dollars)median household income was $55,859 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,529) and the median family income was $64,439 (+/− $4,027). Males had a median income of $45,890 (+/− $3,397) versus $39,288 (+/− $2,842) for females. Theper capita income for the borough was $27,011 (+/− $1,161). About 5.9% of families and 7.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.[48]
As of the2000 United States census[15] there were 39,394 people, 15,052 households, and 10,084 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,645.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,407.5/km2). There were 15,567 housing units at an average density of 1,440.6 per square mile (556.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 66.08%White, 22.80%African American, 0.14%Native American, 2.35%Asian, 0.04%Pacific Islander, 4.88% fromother races, and 3.71% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 14.40% of the population.[41][42]
There were 15,052 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.21.[41][42]
In the city the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.[41][42]
The median income for a household in the city was $46,345, and the median income for a family was $54,903. Males had a median income of $39,457 versus $30,395 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,314. About 5.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.[41][42]
Together withElizabeth, Linden is home to theBayway Refinery, aPhillips 66 refining facility that helps supply petroleum-based products to the New York/New Jersey area, producing approximately 230,000 barrels per day (37,000 m3/d), making it the second-largest on theEast Coast of the United States and one of the country's 25 largest facilities.[49]
From 1937 to 2005, Linden was home toLinden Assembly, aGeneral Motors manufacturing plant that producedOldsmobile,Pontiac,Buick and other GM automobiles, but also produced planes duringWorld War II.[50] By early 2008 most of the plant has been torn down for redevelopment byDuke Realty Corporation, which purchased the 100 acres (40 ha) site for $76.5 million.[51]
Linden, together with Rahway, is home toMerck & Co., one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. In 2003, the pharmaceutical company celebrated 100 years in Rahway and Linden.[52]
Sunnyside section of Linden and the Jewish community
The residential area of Linden west of St. Georges Avenue is known as Sunnyside, named for the former Sunnyfield Golf Club located in that area.[53] It borders onClark,Cranford andWinfield on the west andRoselle on the east.
Like the rest of Linden, Sunnyside is a diverse neighborhood featuring residents of many different backgrounds.[54] Congregation Anshe Chesed is aModern Orthodox synagogue in the Sunnyside section that was founded in 1914.[55][56][57] It has a large modern building on St. Georges Avenue and its former synagogue building on Blancke Street was converted for use for community athletics.[58]
Among the parks in the Sunnyside section is Sunnyside Park, at the corner of Summit Terrace and Edgewood Road, dubbed the “Shabbos park” by the area's Modern Orthodox community as a place where families meet on Saturday afternoons.[54]
Following the move in 2017 of members of theKoson congregation to the Sunnyside section of Linden,[62] otherHasidic communities have grown in Linden, includingBobov,Rachmastrivka,Pupa, andSatmar communities, with 700 families living in the area in 2025.[63][64]
In addition to rules greatly expanding the minimum lot size for houses of worship, the city enacted zoning restrictions in 2025 limiting use of basements for a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, as well as requiring driveways, which were perceived to have a disproportionate impact on the growing number of largeHaredi families in the area.[65]
Union News Daily. A news outlet covering Union County news, it has a dedicated Linden section.[66] It is part of LocalSource and published by Worrall Community Newspapers of Union.
TAPinto Linden is a local digital news site covering Linden news exclusively, part of theTAPinto network of news in Central and Northern New Jersey.[67]
Life in Linden is published by Renna Media, located on Walnut Street in Cranford, NJ.[68]
LindenTV is the city's own channel, and is available to cable and Verizon FiOS television subscribers.[69]
The City of Linden shares news and events via its official website.[70]
John Russell Wheeler Park is home to the Linden Skatepark for skateboarders at Winans Avenue and West Edgar Road near whereMorses Creek winds through the park. an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) spray park opened in 2019, replacing a pool that dated back to 1931.[74]
Peach Orchard Park sits at Dill Avenue, Hussa Street and Cranford Avenue, behind School #4. It is home to Peach Orchard Brook, a tributary of Morses Creek.
Warinanco Park's Park Drive entrance connects the park to Linden.
Linden is governed under theCity form of government. The city is one of 15 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this traditional form of municipal government.[75] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and an 11-member City Council. The mayor and council president are electedat-large to four-year terms of office, while the other 10 members are elected fromwards to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or four of the ward seats up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[5][76][77]
In June 2022, Christine Ann Hudak was appointed to fill the 10th Ward seat that had become vacant following the resignation of Gretchen M. Hickey. Hudak served on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election when she was elected to serve the remainder of the term of office.[95][82]
The 8th Ward seat expiring in December 2020 became vacant in January 2019 when Michele Yamakaitis took office as Council President. The Democratic municipal committee chose Paul Coates to fill the vacancy, but Mayor Derek Armstead sought to keep the seat vacant until the November 2019 general election. After a legal battle waged by the Linden Democratic municipal committee and its chairmanNicholas Scutari, a Superior Court judge ruled in May 2019 that Coates should be immediately seated to the council to serve until the November general election.[96] In the November 2019 voting, Garret Blaine was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[97]
In November 2015, the City Council selected Ralph Strano from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Seventh Ward seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Mike Minarchenko until his resignation from office the previous month; Strano served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election,[98] when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[99]
John T. Gregorio, served as mayor of Linden for 30, non-consecutive years until December 31, 2006, and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which forced him from office for two terms. Gregorio returned as mayor following his conviction.[100]
Rhashonna Cosby-Hurling became the first African American female elected to the City Council when she took office in 2011 to represent the Fifth Ward.[101]
Union County is governed by aBoard of County Commissioners, whose nine members are electedat-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis with three seats coming up for election each year, with an appointed County Manager overseeing the day-to-day operations of the county. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members.[111] As of 2025[update], Union County's County Commissioners are:
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are:Clerk Joanne Rajoppi (D, Union Township, 2025),[122][123]Sheriff Peter Corvelli (D,Kenilworth, 2026)[124][125] andSurrogate Christopher E. Hudak (D,Clark, 2027).[126][127]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 21,494 registered voters in Linden, of which 11,831 (55.0% vs. 41.8% countywide) were registered asDemocrats, 1,319 (6.1% vs. 15.3%) were registered asRepublicans and 8,339 (38.8% vs. 42.9%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were 5 voters registered asLibertarians orGreens.[128] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 53.1% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 67.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).[128][129]
United States presidential election results for Linden[130]
In the2012 presidential election, DemocratBarack Obama received 11,213 votes (73.3% vs. 66.0% countywide), ahead of RepublicanMitt Romney with 3,814 votes (24.9% vs. 32.3%) and other candidates with 135 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,303 ballots cast by the city's 22,753 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.3% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).[131][132] In the2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 10,728 votes (66.5% vs. 63.1% countywide), ahead of RepublicanJohn McCain with 5,037 votes (31.2% vs. 35.2%) and other candidates with 162 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 16,142 ballots cast by the city's 22,266 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.5% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).[133] In the2004 presidential election, DemocratJohn Kerry received 9,222 votes (64.0% vs. 58.3% countywide), ahead of RepublicanGeorge W. Bush with 4,966 votes (34.4% vs. 40.3%) and other candidates with 116 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 14,419 ballots cast by the city's 20,596 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.0% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).[134]
United States Gubernatorial election results for Linden[135]
In the2017 gubernatorial election, DemocratPhil Murphy received 5,665 votes (72.0% vs. 65.2% countywide), ahead of RepublicanKim Guadagno with 2,021 votes (25.7% vs. 32.6%), and other candidates with 180 votes (2.3% vs. 2.1%), among the 8,195 ballots cast by the city's 24,699 registered voters, for a turnout of 33.2%.[136][137] In the2013 gubernatorial election, DemocratBarbara Buono received 54.6% of the vote (4,255 cast), ahead of RepublicanChris Christie with 43.9% (3,420 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (123 votes), among the 8,158 ballots cast by the city's 22,416 registered voters (360 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.4%.[138][139] In the2009 gubernatorial election, DemocratJon Corzine received 5,429 ballots cast (57.8% vs. 50.6% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 3,272 votes (34.8% vs. 41.7%), IndependentChris Daggett with 452 votes (4.8% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 98 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 9,390 ballots cast by the city's 21,742 registered voters, yielding a 43.2% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).[140]
United States Senate election results for Linden1[141]
Sinai Christian Academy serves grades Pre-K through 12th grade.[162]
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy was aCatholic school serving students in Pre-K through 8th grade that operated under the auspices of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark until its closure at the end of the 2013–2014 school year due to declining enrollment.[163]
As of May 2010[update], the city had a total of 109.72 miles (176.58 km) of roadways, of which 87.01 miles (140.03 km) were maintained by the municipality, 13.53 miles (21.77 km) by Union County, 6.19 miles (9.96 km) by theNew Jersey Department of Transportation and 2.99 miles (4.81 km) by theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority.[164]
Linden Airport is a smallgeneral aviation facility andreliever airport located on the eastern side of the city alongU.S. Route 1/9. The airport was constructed for the United States Navy in 1942 for use in development and testing of theGrumman F4F Wildcat and was taken over by the city of Linden after World War II.[172] The airport served as a road racing course in June 1954 for a race in the then-NASCAR Grand National Division (now known as the Monster EnergyNASCAR Cup Series), withAl Keller winning the 50-lap race over a 2 miles (3.2 km) course.[173]
Raymond Wood Bauer Promenade is the home of outdoor concerts and other performing arts in Linden. Live bands play R&B, funk and jazz at several live performance venues, and late R&B and jazz vocalistLinda Hayes, who played with the well-knownPlatters (of which her brother was lead singer) was from Linden.[174]
Catholic-born artistThomas Lanigan-Schmidt grew up in poverty in 1950s and 1960s Linden. Openly gay, he recently had a career retrospective on his exploration of "gay sexuality, class struggle, and religion" in his art atMoMA PS1, and is also known for being photographed as a youth at theStonewall Riots. Lanigan-Schmidt worked as a 1960s Linden youth doing "odd jobs to help support his family and was bullied by high school thugs," moving to New York City as a young man.[175] As a child in 1950s Linden, afterLanigan-Schmidt was assigned to decorate the school bulletin board in his Catholic elementary school, he built a detailed model of a church altar. The impressive model was featured in a local paper while Lanigan-Schmidt was a student at St. Elizabeth School at 170 Hussa Street. The school closed in 2014; it is a part of the campus of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church in Linden.[176]
One of the artists from New Jersey hardcore (now LA-based) punk hip-hop groupHo99o9 (pronounced "Horror"), theOGM, has Linden roots.[177]
De Luxe Records (later DeLuxe Records) was a record company and label formed in 1944 in Linden, New Jersey, and is known for its famed R&B and early rock recordings.
In the mid-20th century, Linden was the headquarters for theRegal Records, as well as the budget record label Springboard International Records later in the century. Transco, before acquisition by Apollo, made sound recording industryacetate discs (also called acetate blanks, dubplates or lacquers) out of Linden.[179]
The Linden Cultural and Heritage Committee exists to bring entertainment events to area residents such as craft bazaars, street fairs, concerts, and plays, and the Linden Society for Historic Preservation works to preserve the history of the city.
Linden was chosen as the primary filming location for Volume 2 of thestreetball video series,AND1 Mixtapes.[180] One of the original five streetballers to sign withAND1,Waliyy Dixon, a Linden native who also goes by the nickname "Main Event," helped host a night of basketball at 4th Ward Park that claimed attendance by[180] 2,000 spectators.[180]
Hal Linden, the stage and screen actor, television director and musician best known as the star of the ABC TV seriesBarney Miller, chose hisstage name after seeing the word "Linden" on a water tower while heading from Philadelphia to perform in New York City.[182]
Joseph Suliga (1958–2005), former member of theNew Jersey Senate who was the youngest person ever elected to the Linden Public Schools Board of Education, at the age of 19[212]
^DiMaio, Shane."Report: Linden most toxic city in New Jersey for 2013",Staten Island Advance, November 2, 2015. Accessed May 5, 2025. "In 2013, 10.9 million pounds of toxic chemicals were released by 383 New Jersey facilities required to report them under the 'right-to-know law,' according to a report by NJSpotlight.com. In the report, Linden, N.J., is listed as the number-one town where facilities with the state's largest on-site toxic releases are located."
^"Polish President Andrzej Duda and first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda caused quite a stir when they visited Linden’s Polish community, following Mayor Derek Armstead’s invitation." Union News Daily.https://unionnewsdaily.com/news/linden/57345
^Hopkins, Jamie Smith."GM to lay off about 950 at plant in Linden, N.J.; SUV decision comes 13 days after news of Baltimore closure",The Baltimore Sun, December 1, 2004. Accessed May 17, 2017. "General Motors Corp. said yesterday that it will lay off almost all of its 1,000 workers at an assembly plant in New Jersey early next year, news that comes on the heels of its announcement that it will close its van plant in Baltimore. The Linden, N.J., plant was the only one that produced the Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Jimmy, sport utility vehicles that GM introduced almost a decade ago and does not plan to continue making."
^Friedman, Alexi."Former GM plant is razed for Linden 'renaissance'",The Star-Ledger, August 31, 2008. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Demolition crews have finished clearing the massive site on the former General Motors assembly plant in Linden, making way for a planned industrial and retail park that Linden officials hope will play a key role in the city's renaissance.... After Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. purchased the property from GM for $76.5 million, crews from the demolition firm Testa Corp. began dismantling the site in February. Razing the 2.7 million-square-foot automotive plant that encompassed 100 acres along Routes 1&9 -- and across from Linden Airport -- was supposed to take a year, but was completed earlier this month, far ahead of schedule."
^To Merck & Co., Inc. for 100 years of community investment and redevelopment., New Jersey Future, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Merck & Co., Inc. is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its research and manufacturing facility in the cities of Rahway and Linden, where it has grown considerably with the support of its civic partners.In the summer of 1903, a small manufacturing operation began on 150 acres of land 20 miles southwest of New York City in Rahway, New Jersey."
^Staff."Linden shul enters second century",New Jersey Jewish News, July 13, 2016. Accessed February 10, 2022. "Congregation Anshe Chesed of Linden celebrated 102 years of service to the Orthodox Jewish community on June 8 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston.... Their forebears started a tiny shul in 1914 in Linden, with Rabbi Morris Baicofsky, a recent immigrant from Poland, serving as the congregation’s first religious leader and for many years also as cantor and shohet, fulfilling all three categories at the same time. The group built a large synagogue, known as the Blancke St. Shul, which still stands and serves Linden as a home for its PAL activities."
^Linden Eruv, Congregation Anshe Chesed. Accessed February 10, 2022. "Linden's Eruv is approximately two and a half square miles with the shul at the center. The eruv extends into Cranford on the west side (and incorporates the Homewood Suites by Hilton), proceeds up until the Linden NJ Transit rail line on the east side, and connects with the Elizabeth-Hillside eruv to the north, enabling full carrying across communities."
^"Linden Orthodox congregation formalizes resolution with Cranford", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, January 29, 2010, updated April 1, 2019. Accessed February 10, 2022. "Rabbi Joshua Hess, spiritual leader of Congregation Anshe Chesed in Linden, presented a plaque with a one dollar bill to Mayor Mark Smith of the Township of Cranford, to formalize the resolution adopted by the township last month, authorizing the Linden Jewish Community to 'rent' the township of Cranford for religious purposes, to be used as part of their Eruv."
^Glazer, Harry."Linden Women Set to Celebrate Anshe Chesed Mikvah",Jewish Link, July 26, 2023. "One of the surest signs of a resurgence of observant Jewish life in a community is increased use of the community mikvah. This key indicator tells an observer not only that there are more young families in the area but also that those families, and especially the wives, are serious about their yiddishkeit. The Ziga Roshanski Mikvah at Anshe Chesed was completed in 2015, following more than a decade of planning, fundraising and construction, all under the leadership of the prior rabbi and rebbetzin of the shul, Rabbi Joshua and Naava Hess. Since then, the mikvah has become widely recognized as an essential pillar of the community."
^Krausz, Yossi (March 24, 2021). "On the Trail to New Communities".Ami Magazine (511):305–306.
^Landa, Yitzchok."Squeezed Out; Is the town of Linden, New Jersey, out to make life intolerable for its Orthodox Jewish residents?",Mishpacha, April 22, 2025. Accessed May 6, 2025. "In 2017, after extensive research, and with the location for a beis medrash already identified, the Rebbe of Kosson moved to Linden with a community of followers. Over the ensuing seven and a half years, the Orthodox Jewish community in Linden and surrounding Union County has grown quickly. Today, it numbers approximately 700 families, mostly chassidim affiliated with kehillos such as Kosson, Bobov, Rachmistrivka, Skulen, Satmar, Belz, and others."
^Russell, Suzanne."Linden rethinks zoning ordinances after pushback from Orthodox Jewish community",Courier News, April 18, 2025. Accessed May 6, 2025. "According to Hasidic community members, the original ordinances proposed zoning changes that unfairly target and restrict the growth of the Orthodox Jewish population in the city, Yeshiva World News reported. One ordinance prohibited the use of basements for any purpose, including bathrooms or kitchens, and the other required all homes to have garages and a single, narrow driveway, according to city documents, which would complicate the construction of homes for large families with multiple bedrooms."
^"Union County Opens Wheeler Park Spray Park in Linden",Union County, New Jersey, press release dated May 28, 2019. Accessed June 30, 2022. "The spray park replaces the former pool, which had been built in 1931 and witnessed a physical decline over the past two decades. The spray park encompasses 11,000 square feet of the total 49,000 square foot area, and also contains picnic tables, ample space for lounging, gazebos for shade, artificial turf areas, and plenty of free-play space."
^Wildstein, David."Linden Councilwoman Is Daughter Of Ex-Mayor, Assemblyman", New Jersey Globe, June 22, 2022. Accessed June 27, 2022. "Christine Ann Hudak, whose late father served as an assemblyman and mayor, has been named to fill a vacant 10th Ward seat on the Linden City Council. She will replace Gretchen Hickey, who resigned this month after serving eight years in local office.... Hudak will need to run in a special election in November for the remainder of Hickey’s term, which expires in 2023."
^Wildstein, David."Judge rules Linden councilman must be seated immediately; Armstead loses court battle to Scutari-backed candidate", New Jersey Globe, May 14, 2019. Accessed January 24, 2020. "A Superior Court judge ruled that Linden must immediately seat Paul Coates as a city councilman, ending a four-month legal battle that began when mayor Derek Armstead refused to allow the choice of the local Democratic Party to fill a vacancy.... Coates, who takes office immediately, faces Garnett Blaine in the Democratic primary to run in a November special election to fill the unexpired term. Michele Yamakaitis, who left her 8th ward seat on January 1 to become the new council president."
^Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the 2015 Council of the City of Linden, held Tuesday, November 10, 2015Archived August 19, 2016, at theWayback Machine, City of Linden. Accessed August 4, 2016. "WHEREAS, Mike Minarchenko, a duly elected member of the City Council of the City of Linden, has resigned from his office effective October 21, 2015; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Vacancy Law, specifically N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11, the municipal committee of the Democratic Party, of which Mr. Minarchenko is a member, has put forward three nominations to fill the vacancy, including the name Ralph Strano. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Linden, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that Ralph Strano is hereby appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mike Minarchenko in accordance with the law and that Ralph Strano shall replace Mr. Minarchenko in all committees he is a part of."
^Russell, Suzanne C."New Linden council member proud to be first black woman in post",Courier News, January 17, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2014. "Rhashonna Cosby-Hurling gets goose bumps when she thinks of the history mark she is setting as the city's first African-American woman to serve on the Linden City Council."
^District Policy 010 - Identification, Linden Public Schools. Accessed October 27, 2024. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Linden School District. Composition The Linden Public Schools District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Linden."
^Clark, Adam."9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
^About Us, Sinai Christian Academy. Accessed October 23, 2025.
^Haggerty, Neil."NJ Catholic schools fight to keep doors open as future dims",The Star-Ledger, July 7, 2014. Accessed December 10, 2016. "Goodness said the four schools closed this year — St. Agnes School in Clark, Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy in Linden, Blessed Pope John XXIII Academy in West Orange and Most Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Wallington — were not financially sound and could not keep their enrollment up for the archdiocese's new 'Lighting the Way' program, implemented this month."
^Josephs, Brian."Jersey Rap-Punks Ho99o9 Aim to Reclaim Black Rage",Spin, May 25, 2017. Accessed June 3, 2020. "Rather, the molding of Ho99o9 can be traced back to Eaddy's hometown of Newark, as well as theOGM's time growing up in Elizabeth and Linden—both cities consistently rank among New Jersey's most dangerous."
^Voger, Mark."1910 Fruitgum Company: From Linden to the Top 10", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, February 28, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed November 25, 2019. "Jeckell's fellow founding members were Mark Gutkowski (lead vocals, keyboards), Pat Karwan (guitar), Steve Mortkowitz (bass), and Floyd Marcus (drums).... And so five young men from Linden with aspirations to be the next Vanilla Fudge scored a Top 10 hit ... with a bubblegum song."
^Lowerison, Jean."Hal Linden coming to Welk San Diego", SDGLN.com, February 12, 2014. Accessed September 21, 2016. "Born Harold Lipschitz in New York City, he wanted to be a bandleader and studied classical clarinet, playing with symphony orchestras from the age of 15.... He chose his stage name on the way from Philadelphia to an acting job in New York, when he saw the water tower in Linden, New Jersey."
^Kolton, Tara."Actor with Wanaque roots takes the Broadway stage inNewsies the Musical",Suburban Trends, September 6, 2012. Accessed January 27, 2015. "Now a resident of Linden, Carolan grew up in Wanaque and attended the St. Francis of Assisi School before graduating from Neumann Prep in Wayne."
^"Jerome A Cohen To Study Abroad",Linden Observer, June 21, 1951. Accessed May 19, 2021. "Jerome Alan Cohen, of 623 North Wood avenue, was awarded the degree of bachelor of arts at the 230th commencement of Yale University.... He is a graduate of Linden High School."
^Pezzano, Chuck."Bohn, Dorin-Ballard Reap More Accolades",The Record, February 24, 2002. Accessed May 13, 2007. "Parker Bohn III of Jackson and Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Linden were named honorary captains of the recently announced All-America teams in polls conducted by the American Bowling Congress and Women's International Bowling Congress."
^Caballero, Paula."Inside Bowling; Sisters have historic meeting in LPBT finals",Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 23, 1997. Accessed May 13, 2007." Cathy Dorin of Linden, N.J., outdueled sister Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of North Richland Hills, 245-203, Thursday in the first stepladder match of the $65,000 Sam's Town Tunica Mid South Classic in Memphis, Tenn."
^Calvin Duncan. The Draft Review. 2009. Accessed September 15, 2009.
^Berman, Zach."VCU success story Calvin Duncan has Jersey roots",The Star-Ledger, March 31, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed May 17, 2020. "Calvin Duncan was 18 in 1979 with a budding basketball career, a laughable transcript and no parents. The aunt who raised him in Linden remained bedridden from a stroke. Needing improved test scores and a new environment, Duncan transferred from Linden High School to Oak Hill Academy in rural Virginia — as removed from Linden as he figured he could go."
^Khavkine, Richard."John T. Gregorio, the Lion of Linden, dies at 87", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, October 23, 2013, updated March 30, 2019. Accessed June 3, 2020. "John T. Gregorio, a Democratic icon who served eight terms as a charismatic and colorful mayor of Linden, died today. He was 87."
^Eagle, Bob L.; and LeBlanc, Eric S.Blues: A Regional Experience, p. 265.ABC-CLIO, 2013.ISBN9780313344244. Accessed November 24, 2014. "Linda Hayes (Bertha Lulu Williams) (v) (Linden, Union County, December 10, 1923—[Bertha L. Roberson] Atlanta, Georgia, May 26, 1998)."
^Russell, Suzanne C."George Hudak Dies; 'Too Nice' For Politics",The Central Jersey Home News, November 6, 1996. Accessed July 12, 2020. "Mr. Hudak was a lifelong resident of Linden."
^Wielgus, Jennifer."Villanova product Nardi ready to hold court",Bucks County Courier Times, July 6, 2008. Accessed July 23, 2012. "His team bused all over Italy to play, with trips taking up to six hours through mountains and countryside - a far cry from Nardi's urban hometown of Linden, N.J."
^Staff.U.S. ambassador returns to Linden (Obsitnik '59),United States Naval Academy, May 6, 2009. Accessed July 23, 2011. "Obsitnik shared his story of being born in Slovakia and moving to Linden as a child. He listed his addresses in Linden: his first house, at 308 East Elm St.; the house at 714 Roselle St. that his parents rented; and 308 East Curtis St., which his father built. From there, Obsitnik attended the Naval Academy and worked as an executive for IBM, Unisys and Litton Corp. Obsitnik graduated from Linden High School in 1955, and he recalled a few differences between the 1950s and today. Uniforms were one."
^Staff."Feds indict reputed mob boss",The Washington Times, July 15, 1992. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Giovanni Riggi, 67, of Linden, N.J., is the fifth alleged mob boss whom federal grand juries in Brooklyn have indicted in the last 18 months."
^Iati, Marisa."'Hamilton' star talks Broadway and his N.J. roots", NJ Advance Media forNJ.com, July 13, 2016. Accessed August 29, 2017. "Rua chatted with a full house in Elizabeth last week about how his childhood in Union County inspires and shapes his push to create theater, music and dance that strike audience members at their core. Rua, now 32, was born in Elizabeth and grew up in Linden."
^Model, Eric."Danny Stiles: The 'Vicar of Vintage' endures even after his passing"Archived 2013-01-06 at theWayback Machine, NewJerseyNewsroom.com, June 20, 2011. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Danny Stiles was born in 1923 and grew up in Newark and Linden during the Great Depression. After graduating from high school in 1941, he enlisted for the Navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After being honorably discharged due to an injured hip, Stiles went to college and held several jobs before starting his radio career."
^Becker, Arielle, Levin."Ex-senator mourned in Linden",Home News Tribune, February 20, 2005. Accessed July 23, 2011. "Union County Democratic Chairwoman Charlotte DeFilippo recalled the day 27 years ago when the 19-year-old Suliga walked into her office, wearing a suit and looking younger than his 19 years, and announced that he was running for the Linden school board."
^Staff."Chester Weidenburner Dies; Ex-Judge and U.S. Attorney",The New York Times, December 11, 1985. Accessed June 3, 2020. "Chester Weidenburner, a former New Jersey Superior Court judge and United States Attorney, died Sunday at the Elizabeth (N.J.) General Medical Center. He was 72 years old and lived in Linden, N.J."
^Russell, Suzanne C."Unsolved killings probed",Asbury Park Press, August 19, 1999. Accessed April 22, 2011. "Law enforcement officials today will resume their search of a Linden home owned by Robert Zarinsky, the man serving a life sentence for the 1969 killing of a 17-year-old Atlantic Highlands girl whose body was never found."
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