🌱 Want to see how Linden surprised its 2025 standout educators?

What's up Linden! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Want to see how Linden surprised its 2025 standout educators?
• Which new rivals await Linden in the 2026–27 football realignment?

Also on today's calendar: Comfort & Joy presented by the Woodbridge Community Choir and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; windy, colder, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 27.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 40 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙀𝙓𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀: 𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙉 𝙋𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙄𝘾 𝙎𝘾𝙃𝙊𝙊𝙇𝙎' 2025 𝙀𝘿𝙐𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙊𝙍𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍 (tapinto.net) — Linden Public Schools is spotlighting its 2025 Teachers of the Year and Educational Services Professionals of the Year in a new districtwide film that captures surprise celebrations inside local schools. From classroom drop-ins to full assemblies, the video highlights the pride, joy, and community support surrounding Linden educators and underscores how honoring staff strengthens the wider Linden community.
   

• Big Central Conference releases 2026-27 football division alignments (mycentraljersey.com) — Linden High School’s football team will compete in the Liberty Gold division alongside Colonia, Plainfield, Rahway, and Woodbridge in the Big Central Conference’s newly released 2026–27 alignments. The shakeup mostly affects smaller and mid-sized schools, but it confirms where Linden will line up against some familiar regional rivals over the next two seasons.
   

📸 Around Linden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Linden

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Comfort & Joy presented by the Woodbridge Community Choir
  St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church, 244 Avenel St, Woodbridge Township
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Winter Registration: Majorettes, Cheer & Sorority
  Virtual Information Provided,
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Abraham Clark High School Winter Concert - 6:30PM
  Abraham Clark High School , 122 E 6th Ave , Roselle
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Grace Wilday Junior High School Winter Concert - 6PM
  Grace Wilday Junior High School , 400 Brooklawn Ave , Roselle
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Leonard V. Moore Middle School Band & Chorus Winter Concert - 6PM
  Leonard V. Moore Middle School , 720 Locust St , Roselle
  6:00 pm

📣 Linden Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Fords--Tots & Two's Rhyme Time
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  10:30 am
• Main - ESL
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  10:30 am
• Iselin - Tots & Twos Rhyme Time
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  10:30 am
• Main--Tots & Twos & Playgroup
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  10:30 am
• Iselin - Playgroup
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  11:00 am
• Fords - Playgroup
  Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
  11:30 am
• Rahway Golden Age Towers Blood Pressure Screening
  Rahway, NJ Calendar , 200 E Milton Ave , Rahway
  2:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV (Rescheduled to 12-08-25) vs. Hillsborough High School Athletics (Away)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:00 pm
• Bowling: Varsity vs. Roselle Park (Home)
  Westfield High School , 550 Dorian Road , Westfield
  4:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• School Bus Monitors
  We Are Looking for Team Members!!!... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MISSING CAT IN CLARK!!!
  Her name is Azula and she is everything to me, she’s been gone since December 6th in the Clark Commons area. If you or anyone you know have seen… (Nextdoor Linden)
• Car overheating and coolant is leaking :/..
  anyone have a decent mechanic nearby that isn’t crazy expensive? (Nextdoor Linden)

• TGG Accounting posted a job opening for Assistant Plant Manager in Linden. Apply here.
• Doherty Enterprises posted a job opening for Bar Back in Linden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Linden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roselle

• Millburn tri-op defeats Johnson tri-op - Boys ice hockey recap (nj.com)

Rahway

• FDA conditionally approves topical drug for NWS, fever tick (agproud.com)
• Rahway's Local Losers are Back With 3rd Film Premiere (tapinto.net)
• 8th Grade Science Team at the Academy Shares Gratitude Tradition with Rahway Students (tapinto.net)

Elizabeth

Ok Linden! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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