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New Jersey Property Tax Relief Programs

The New Jersey Division of Taxation and the Department of Law & Public Safety Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are offering New Jersey Property Tax Relief Programs.

Click here to view and/or download the informational flyer for the New Jersey Property Tax Relief Filing Event in Linden.

  • Who: For Homeowners and Renters.
  • What: The New Jersey Division of Taxation and the Department of Law & Public Safety Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are offering New Jersey Property Tax Relief Programs administered by the Department of the Treasury and Division of Taxation. The Department of the Treasury and the Division of Taxation will provide an overview of three programs that can help put real dollars in your pocket:
    • The Anchor Program
    • The Property Tax Reimbursement (Senior Freeze) Program
    • The Stay NJ Program
  • Where: Virtual Zoom.
  • When: March 18, 2026, from 12:30pm until 2pm.
  • How: Click here to register to receive the Zoom link.
    • Property tax relief is not just for property owners. Renters as well as mobile homeowners may be eligible if they meet other requirements.
    • Senior citizens may qualify for mare than one property tax relief program, depending on other criteria.
    • People receiving disability benefit payments may be eligible for the Senior Freeze program, even if they are not senior citizens, subject to additional terms.

Notice regarding Compliance with new Requirements for Online Public Notices Changes Effective as of January 1, 2026

The City of Linden website is in compliance with changes regarding the publication requirements for official public notices specified in P.L. 2025, c. 72.

Starting on January 1, 2026, local governments (municipalities, counties, boards of education, and special districts) must publish public notices twice a month through December 31, 2026. The public notice must include the link to the municipality’s webpage for official notices. The notice must include complete text that each legal notice of the local government may be obtained or viewed on the public entity’s official website and provide the hyperlink.

The local City of Linden link to the official public notices page is linden-nj.gov/notices. This same message is also in the City of Linden official Notices page, and will reappear every two weeks in the Notices page throughout 2026, as per the requirements specified in P.L. 2025, c. 72.

The notices must also include a hyperlink to the Secretary of State’s public notice webpage. Currently that hyperlink is not available as the Secretary of State has until March 1, 2026, to establish the website. The new law took into account that the State’s webpage may not be available by January 1 and includes language that until the Secretary of State’s legal notices webpage is available a local government will be deemed to satisfy this new requirement as long as they published a notice with the local government link.

The City of Linden will continue to monitor the status of the Secretary of State’s public notice webpage and will provide the link once it is available.

Starting on March 1, 2026, local governments must publish their legal notices on their official websites. This, however, does not prohibit local governments from using print publications in addition to publishing notices on their official websites. A municipality may publish legal notices in a print or online newspaper if they choose, but they still must publish them on their municipal website. If a local unit uses an online news publication, it must prominently display a hyperlink on its website to the online news publication. Online newspapers must publish any legal notices they receive within 24 hours of receipt.

When the City of Linden publishes notices in print publications, that publication will also include the official City of Linden notices link, which is linden-nj.gov/notices.

The local government’s official website must be accessible, free of charge, with the items conspicuously placed on the website. Notices must be displayed for at least one week, or other time period as required by law, before transferring the notice to the archive. The notices must be archived for at least one year. The archive is not subject to the records retention schedule established by the State Records Committee or the Destruction of Public Records law. 

As per P.L. 2025, c. 72, notices published will always remain active for at least one week or other time period as required by law before transferring the notice to the archive. Archives will be saved for at least one full year.

2026 Linden Summer Day Camp Program

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2026 Linden Summer Day Camp Program!

  • Who: Open to all children entering kindergarten through eighth grade. Participants must be a Linden resident.
  • What: Seven (7) week program; Linden Summer Day Camp.
  • When: Camp begins June 29, 2026, and ends August 14, 2026.
    • General Camp: Monday through Friday from 8am until 5pm.
    • Teen Camp: Monday through Friday from 9am until 4pm.
  • How: Registration deadline is May 15, 2026. Limited spots available.
    • Click here to view and/or download the 2026 Linden Summer Day Camp flyer with pricing and registration details.
    • Click here to view and/or download the Day Camp Trips flyer (entering K through 2) with pricing and registration details.
    • Click here to view and/or download the Day Camp Trips flyer (entering 3 through 8) with pricing and registration details.

2026 Linden Special Needs Day Camp

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2026 Linden Special Needs Day Camp!

  • Who: Open to all children entering kindergarten through sixth grade.
  • What: Seven (7) week program; Linden Special Needs Day Camp.
  • When: Camp begins June 29, 2026, and ends August 14, 2026.
    • Monday through Friday from 8am until 5pm.
  • Where: McGillvray Park – 8th Ward (Bedle Place off of Park Avenue). Rain site: 8th Ward Park Recreation Building.
  • How: Registration deadline is May 15, 2026.
    • Click here to view and/or download the 2026 Linden Special Needs Day Camp flyer with pricing and registration details.
    • Click here to view and/or download the Day Camp Trips (entering K through 2) flyer with pricing and registration details.
    • Click here to view and/or download the Day Camp Trips (entering 3 through 8) flyer with pricing and registration details.

2026 Summer Seasonal Employment

Summer Day Camp and Playground Counselors are needed for Summer 2026! Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have completed high school.

  • Click here to view and/or download the 2026 Summer Seasonal Employment flyer with more information.
  • Click here to download an application.
  • Applications will be accepted until all posts are filled.
  • With questions, please call 908-474-8639 or 908-474-8600.

Street Cleaning Update

The Department of Public Works will resume their normal street cleaning schedule beginning on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Sweepers will be instructed to sweep the No Parking side as well as any visible debris on the other side or the middle of the street. Of course, they will not be able to approach the curb in all instances but they will do their best to get rid of the unsightly debris.

Notice RE Special Conference Meeting of the Linden City Council on Thursday, March 12, 2026

A Special Conference meeting of the City Council of the City of Linden has been scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:30pm, at 301 North Wood Ave, Council Conference Room, Linden, NJ. The meeting will be conducted in person. Official action will be taken and portions of the meeting may be held in executive session. Click here to view and/or obtain the complete text for each introduced ordinance. Click on Introduced Ordinances. Click here to view the complete Notice with items in consideration.

2026 Public Notice for the Request for Qualifications of Professional Service Contracts Beginning March 1, 2026 for Opioid Lead Prevention

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN for the request for qualifications of professional service contracts beginning March 1, 2026.

All solicitations may ONLY be obtained on the City of Linden’s eProcurement portal at 

https://app.munivendor.com

  • Sealed offers shall be submitted via the City of Linden’s eProcurement portal https://app.munivendor.com up to and until Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. (prevailing time). The City’s eProcurement portal will not enable any submissions for these solicitations after Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M.
  • Only offers submitted through the MuniVendor eProcurement portal at https://app.munivendor.com will be accepted. No physical, manual, paper, nor any other type of electronic response type will be accepted.

Offerors (respondents) are required to comply with N.J.S.A. 10:5-31, et seq., P.L. 1975, c. 127, N.J.A.C. 17:27-1 et seq., and all other applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances concerning affirmative action goals and equal employment opportunity.

The City of Linden reserves the right to reject any and all proposals in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4, 40A:11-13.2 and 40A:11-23.2, and waive minor informalities not considered material defects under N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1, et seq.

The City of Linden will conduct and broadcast the bid opening in real time at Linden City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue in the Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor of Linden City Hall. Offerors and the public have the option of remotely viewing the offer opening through a Google Meet conference with visual and audio capability. Offerors may join the virtual bid opening on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. by going to https://meet.google.com/aei-fiva-dps 

All legal notices published by the City of Linden may be obtained or viewed on the City of Linden’s official website at https://linden-nj.gov/notices

Contact Information

  • With questions regarding the opening process, please contact the City of Linden’s Purchasing Department by email at purchasing@linden-nj.gov. 
  • With technical support with the MuniVendor platform, please contact MuniVendor directly by email at vendorsupport@munivendor.com, or by phone at 732-354-1215 from 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time.

Request for Qualifications List

Below is a list of the requests for qualifications of professional service contracts that are available beginning March 1, 2026. 

  1. Linden Opioid Abatement and Substance Abuse Eradication and Re-Direction Program-LEAD CONSULTANTS
  2. Linden Opioid Abatement and Substance Abuse Eradication and Re-Direction Program-PREVENTION CONSULTANTS

Jessica Slawinski, QPA
Purchasing Department
City of Linden

Black History Month Celebration

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Linden Cultural & Heritage Committee are pleased to invite the Linden community to join us in recognizing the accomplishments of African Americans in the City of Linden.

Click here to view and/or download the informational flyer for this event.

  • Who: Linden community (children and adults).
  • What: Black History Month Celebration. We invite our Linden community to join us in recognizing the accomplishments of African Americans in the city of Linden. Discover the history of HBCUs, history of the Divine 9 black greek lettered organizations, step show/stroll finale (stroll), and light refreshments. Performance by violinist Bri Black and Cultural strategist, musician, and filmmaker Amari Johnson, PHD.
  • When: Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 2pm until 5pm.
  • Where: Linden Multi Purpose Center, which is located at 1025 John Street.
  • How: For more information, call the Linden Department of Parks & Recreation at (908) 474-8600 or email here.

Free Tax Help!

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers free tax help to people who generally make $67,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. The United Way of Greater Union County program offers free, IRS-certified tax preparation to anyone, with a special focus on taxpayers who are 60 or older or who have low to moderate income.

The IRS provides a Find a Location for Free Tax Help page. The NJ 2-1-1 Partnership maintains a NJ Free Tax Assistance Locations page. South Jersey residents in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May and Cumberland Counties, as well as residents in Philadelphia and Montgomery County, can get tax preparation help from the non-profit Campaign for Working Families. Due to COVID-19, many tax preparation sites may be closed for an undetermined period.

Non-profits, advocacy groups and government agencies can participate in outreach efforts by promoting the NJ EITC Page and the NJ EITC Marketing Toolkit. Groups interested in conducting an outreach campaign or promoting EITC on social media should also visit the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Tax Credit Outreach Kit.

Employers are encouraged to distribute copies of “Have You Told Your Employees About the Earned Income Credit (EIC)?”, IRS Notice 1015. New Jersey employers must give written notice to employees. The New Jersey Division of Taxation also publishes a statement for employees.

Smartphone users can download IRS2Go, an official IRS mobile app. You can use it to check your tax refund status, find free tax preparation services, or even send a payment to Uncle Sam.

To schedule your appointment call (201) 201-0278 or email here. If there are any questions about the Free Tax Help, then please visit the John T Gregorio Recreation Center (JTG), located at 330 Helen Street during the operating hours of 9am until 3pm on February 23, February 25, and February 27 or call (908) 474-8600.