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Uptown Linden

Hometown Heroes – 2025

Mission

Honor and recognize City of Linden servicemen and women and their families who have served or given their lives to our country in the United States Armed Forces.

Application Requirements

In order to be considered for a banner, the nominee must meet the following requirements:

  • Lived in the City of Linden at some point in their lifetime.
  • Served in one of the following branches: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine.
  • Meet one of the following criteria: honorably discharged Veteran, died in the line of duty

Banner Design, Time Frame & Location

Banners are approximately 29”x 55”, vinyl material and feature a photo of the Veteran, with their name, rank, branch of service, and dates of active service. Banners will be displayed on poles along Wood Avenue for a designated period of time. Banner locations will be selected randomly and specific display locations cannot be requested. A branch of service circular logo will adorn the banner over the veteran’s image. The banners will contain the logos of Linden Special Improvement District, the Linden Board of Education, the City of Linden, The Linden Society for Historic Preservation, and the Linden Public Library.

Banner Photograph (Required)

Please secure a photograph of the veteran you would like to use on the banner, and submit the photograph with the application. The better quality photograph, the better the reproduction on the banner. We will accept a digital photograph, preferably a service portrait.

Contact & Questions

For questions or more information on the Banner Program, please call the Linden SID – Uptown Linden office at (908) 718-5831 or by email here.

Hometown Heroes Application

Nominators may either download a fillable PDF application by clicking here, or they can fill out the digital application below.

Hometown Heroes

Nominee Information

Full Name(Required)
Your full name must match name and rank as it appears on DD-214 form) No nicknames will be on the banner or plaque.
Accepted file types: jpg, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Please secure the photograph you would like to use on the banner, and submit the photograph with the application. Only .jpg images are able to be uploaded.
Accepted file types: jpg, Max. file size: 20 MB.
Please upload a copy of the Veteran’s Military Verification Form (Military ID, etc.}. Only .jpg images are able to be uploaded.

Nominator Information

Contact Name(Required)
Email(Required)
Address
Photo Release(Required)

Uptown Linden Presents an Evening of Entertainment on September 15th

Please see the attached flyer for information about the performances to be given by Julian & Dominique and Lour Bernardi. RSVP to the Recreation Department at 908-474-8600. Social distancing will limit seats to 100, or you can stand in the Promenade, but you must call to reserve your spot. Masks are a must! In the event of rain, call 908-474-8604 after 4:00pm. Additional seating available for lawn chairs as space permits.

2024 Latin Festival Vendor Information – Food

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, Uptown Linden Inc. and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to host 2024 Latin Festival. See the food vendor information below. The vendor registration deadline for the 2024 Latin Festival is September 9, 2024.

2024 Vendor Information – Food

  • Complete the form below or click here to view and/or download the Latin Festival Event Food Vendor Application.

Backpack Giveaway 2024

Parent or Legal Guardian(Required)
Address(Required)
Only Linden residents are eligible for this event.
Parent or Legal Guardian Email(Required)
Student Name(Required)
Student Name
If you have multiple children at this event, please enter the additional children name here.
Student Name
If you have multiple children at this event, please enter the additional children name here.
Student Name
If you have multiple children at this event, please enter the additional children name here.

2024 Latin Festival Vendor Information – Non Food

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, Uptown Linden Inc. and the Department of Parks & Recreation are pleased to host 2024 Latin Festival. See the non-food vendor information below. The vendor registration deadline for the 2024 Latin Festival is September 9, 2024.

2024 Vendor Information – Non Food

  • Complete the form below, or click here to view and/or download the Latin Festival Event Non-Food Vendor Application.

OPRA Request Form

  • Requestor Information

  • How would you like to view and/or receive your documents?
  • MM slash DD slash YYYY

  • Payment Information

  • Fees: Letter size pages – $0.05 per page Legal size pages – $0.07 per page Other materials (CD, DVD, etc) – actual cost of material. Delivery: Delivery / postage fees additional depending upon delivery type. Extras: Special service charge dependent upon request.
  • Select payment method.
  • DEPOSITS: The custodian may require a deposit against costs for reproducing documents whenever the custodian anticipates that the documents requested will cost in excess of $5 to reproduce. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(f). Where a special service charge is warranted under OPRA, that amount will be communicated to you as required under the statute. You have the opportunity to review and object to the charge prior to it being incurred. If, however, you approve of the fact and amount of the special service charge, you may be required to pay a deposit or pay in full prior to reproduction of the documents.

  • Record Request Information

  • Please be as specific as possible in describing the records being requested. Also, please note that your preferred method of delivery will only be accommodated if the custodian has the technological means and the integrity of the records will not be jeopardized by such method of delivery. Note: If you confirmed above that the records sought are in connection with a legal proceeding, identification of that proceeding is required below.
  • If, in addition to requesting records under OPRA, you are also requesting the government records under the common law, please check the box below. A public record under the common law is one required by law to be kept, or necessary to be kept in the discharge of a duty imposed by law, or directed by law to serve as a memorial and evidence of something written, said, or done, or a written memorial made by a public officer authorized to perform that function, or a writing filed in a public office. The elements essential to constitute a public record are that it be a written memorial, that it be made by a public officer, and that the officer be authorized by law to make it.
  • Note that any challenge to a denial of a request for records under the common law cannot be made to the Government Records Council, as the Government Records Council only has jurisdiction to adjudicate challenges to denials of OPRA requests. A challenge to the denial of access under the common law can be made by filing an action in Superior Court.

SID Advantage Card – Uptown Linden Incorporated

Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, and Uptown Linden present the SID Advantage Card. Receive a 20% discount at participating establishments. Click here to view and/or download the informational flyer for the SID Advantage Card and participating establishments.

Call Uptown Linden Incorporated at 908-718-5831 for more information.

Participating establishments: