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Linden Public Schools

Linden, NJ
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Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown
Fake Video Blaming Linden Teacher For Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death Triggers Lockdown Public schools in Linden have been forced to shelter in place after being targeted for threats over an erroneous post about the Charlie Kirk assassination, officials announced Thursday, Sept. 11. The firestorm began after numerous posts showed a video of a woman, believed to be a second-grade teacher in Linden, celebrating Kirk's death, Linden police said. The information is incorrect, Linden police stressed.  "The individual referred to is not, nor has ever been, an employee of Linden Public Schools, Linden New Jersey," police said. The school district has been flooded with threats o…

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by Sam Barron
Elizabeth, NJ
Obituaries
Death Of Councilman's Son, World Salsa Champ Devastates Union County Town Death Of Councilman's Son, World Salsa Champ Devastates Union County Town Death Of Councilman's Son, World Salsa Champ Devastates Union County Town
Death Of Councilman's Son, World Salsa Champ Devastates Union County Town The sudden death of a 10-year-old world Salsa dancing champion whose father is an elected official and mother is a Board of Education member has devastated the Linden community. Ariel Rivas Rosado died in what local officials are calling a "tragic accident" on Friday, Feb. 10.  His mother is BOE member Dayanara Rosado Quezada, and his father is 5th Ward Councilman Carlos Rivas. Funeral Arrangements For 10 year old, Ariel Rivas - Visitation will be this Friday, February 17, 2023, 5:00-9:00pm, at... Posted by Derek Armstead Mayor of Linden on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 A fifth grader a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River
Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River The body of a Linden public schools employee who has been missing for weeks was recovered from the Rahway River Saturday morning, authorities said. Rahway police officers responded to the river near Essex Street Saturday morning on reports of a body in the river, where Det. Anthony Tilton positively identified the body as that of 55-year-old Brian Gooney, authorities said. Gooney was last seen leaving his Main Street apartment around 9 p.m. on March 9.  Since then, officers from the Rahway Police Department and the Union County Police Department have conducted several extensive searches o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River
Body Of Missing Linden Schools Employee Recovered From Rahway River The body of a Linden public schools employee who has been missing for weeks was recovered from the Rahway River Saturday morning, authorities said. Rahway police officers responded to the river near Essex Street Saturday morning on reports of a body in the river, where Det. Anthony Tilton positively identified the body as that of 55-year-old Brian Gooney, authorities said. Gooney was last seen leaving his Main Street apartment around 9 p.m. on March 9.  Since then, officers from the Rahway Police Department and the Union County Police Department have conducted several extensive search…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Linden Schools COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Linden Schools COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Linden Schools
Covid-19 Outbreak Closes Linden Schools Linden Public Schools switched to remote learning on March 12 due to an increased infection rate, school officials said. The district's infection rate had returned to the "red zone," shutting the schools until at least March 19, Superintendent Dr. Marnie Hazleton said. The temporary decision was made in conjunction with the local health department.

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
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Linden School Installs Memorial To 5-Year-Old Student Sofia Thomas Linden School Installs Memorial To 5-Year-Old Student Sofia Thomas Linden School Installs Memorial To 5-Year-Old Student Sofia Thomas
Linden School Installs Memorial To 5-Year-Old Student Sofia Thomas Students, faculty, staff and other members of the School No. 4 community in Linden were devastated last year when Sofia K. Thomas lost her life in a vehicle crash in Chester Nov. 8. The 5-year-old died alongside her grandmother, Mariamma Thomas, 73, “her best friend,” family members said. This week, the school held a ceremony to unveil a tribute to the student remembered as a “happy, outgoing and intelligent girl,” as she was described by attendees quoted in a release from the Linden Public Schools. A GoFundMe campaign was launched shortly after Sofia’s death to raise money for an electron…

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by Paul Milo