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Message from Mayor Armstead

Annual Citywide Easter Goody Bag Grab & Go

Mayor Derek Armstead, the Mayor’s Youth Commission and the Department of Parks & Recreation proudly host this year’s annual Citywide Easter Goody Bag Grab & Go, with prizes courtesy of Phillips 66.

For more information, please call 908-474-8600.

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

Missing Dog @ City Hall – Please Contact City Clerk’s Office!

At about 10:30am this morning, two heroic Linden residents saved the life of this beautiful Yorkshire Terrier when they saw him weaving in and out of traffic on Wood Avenue. They brought him to City Hall, where he is currently being taken care of by our City Clerk’s office.

Please contact the City Clerk’s office at (908) 474-8452 as soon as possible if you are the dog’s owner, or if you know how we can get in touch with the owner(s)!

I kindly request that when you see this post to please spread the word so that the dog’s owner(s) are notified. Thank you for your help!

– Mayor Derek Armstead

Cooking With Your Child Challenge!

Dear Linden Residents,

Has staying home tested the limits of your cooking skills? Limit yourself no more and join Mayor Armstead in the cooking with your child challenge! No bars held; the kitchen holds no limitations. Expand your imagination with your child and create history in the kitchen.

There’s no time like bonding time. So why not join the fun? You’ve been challenged!

Submission Deadline: Friday, March 19, 2021

Cooking With Your Child Challenge

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    Community Solar Program – Endorsed by the City of Linden

    The City of Linden is bringing Community Solar to local residents! It’s easy to join, and easy to save. The average customer saves $176 annually. Click here to sign up!

    Save 10% on your electric bill just by signing up – no cost to participate! Our local community solar farm will be built at the old Linden landfill. Limited availability – sign up today to reserve your spot!

    It’s Smart.

    • Subscribe to clean, solar energy here in our very own Linden community solar array. Nothing to install and no upkeep required.

    It Saves.

    • Save on every monthly electric bill – guaranteed. Credits are applied directly to your utility bill. Together we can help save the planet.

    It’s Flexible.

    • Convenient risk-free subscription. No cost to subscribe to this city-sponsored program!

    RooflessSolar™

    • Our local array is being developed by Navisun and managed by Community Solar Platform, the makers of RooflessSolar™, the most trusted name in community solar – they’ve been serving happy customers for more than 10 years.

    2020 Holiday Home Decoration Contest

    Win a gift card to Amici’s and Abigail’s Restaurants!

    How to Enter

    • Post your outside home decoration on C21 Alliance Realty’s Facebook page (click here) and briefly share what inspired your decoration.

    Contest Rules

    • Must be a Linden Resident.
    • Decoration post must be submitted by December 30, 2020.
    • C21 Alliance Realty judging will take place on January 4, 2021.
    • Two decorated homes will be chosen as winners and will receive prizes.

    Contest Prizes

    • Gift card to Amici’s Restaurant.
    • Gift card to Abigail’s Restaurant.

    For More Information

    Photos With Santa!

    Mayor Derek Armstead and Council President Michele Yamakaitis invite Linden families to take photos with Santa. Children are welcome to come see Santa and take a picture with Santa while he sits in the window. Please make sure to wear face masks and to socially distance.

    When

    • Friday, December 18, 2020
    • Saturday, December 19, 2020
    • From 5pm – 8pm

    Where

    Uptown Linden Office – 403 North Wood Avenue

    Please click here to view and/or download the informational flyer about this event.

    Linden’s 2020 Santa Drive-By

    Important Update: Due to weather, Santa’s schedule for Saturday December 12th has been moved to Sunday, December 13th.

    Mayor Derek Armstead, The Mayor’s Youth Commission, Linden FMBA Locals 34 and 234 and the Linden Police Department invite Linden families to wave during Linden’s 2020 Santa Drive-By! Santa will be waving to Linden residents as he drives through the streets of Linden on Sunday, December 6th and Sunday December 13th at 11am. 

    Routes were designed to maximize viewership while considering residents’ safety. Please remember to wear your mask and to adhere to social distancing practice while watching Santa pass your area. 

    Santa’s Schedule Was Designed to Maximize Viewership