🌱 How will Linden’s new food-waste gas plant change daily life here?
Linden, New Jersey Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Linden? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Linden’s new food-waste gas plant change daily life here?
- How many Linden homes lost water as bills and rates climbed?
- Why a Linden man’s T-shirt sparked a standoff on a United flight
Also on today's calendar: CFHK Chapter Meet up Teen Volunteering and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, windy and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 73.
- Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• One of the nation's largest food-waste gas plants nears launch in NJ (mycentraljersey.com) — A massive food waste-to-natural gas plant in Linden is nearing completion, having logged over 1 million construction hours without a serious injury. The facility will process up to 850 tons of organic waste daily, feeding renewable gas into the Elizabethtown system and helping cut regional emissions. Developers say it will also reduce long-distance waste hauling and create useful soil products from digested solids. 
• NJ utility seeks rate hike as water shutoffs and bills soar (wpst.com) — Linden households face rising water costs as New Jersey American Water seeks a 12% rate hike and reports more than 500 local shutoffs last year. The increase would add about $10 to the average monthly bill to fund infrastructure upgrades and lead line removal. Advocates are pushing regulators to protect low-income customers as affordability concerns and shutoffs surge statewide.
• NJ Man Nearly Removed From United Flight Over Gaza Shirt (newser.com) — A Linden resident says he was briefly removed from a United Airlines flight after staff objected to his T-shirt reading “Bombing kids is not self defense,” and he changed shirts to continue his trip. He has since filed a complaint with federal regulators and is consulting attorneys, arguing the message is a peaceful statement about protecting children in war zones. United cites its policy against clothing deemed offensive but hasn’t detailed why this shirt qualified.
📸 Around Linden
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★ Featured events ★
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CFHK Chapter Meet up Teen Volunteering →
Linden Free Public Library, 31 E Henry St, Linden
3:30 pm
Friday July 17
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Other local events
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Regular Meeting of the Linden Board of Education
Linden Public School District School 1, 728 N Wood Ave, Linden, NJ, 07036
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CFHK Chapter Meet up Teen Volunteering →
Linden Free Public Library, 31 E Henry St, Linden
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Terrific Toddlers →
Linden Free Public Library, 31 E Henry St, Linden
10:30 am
Thursday July 23
Friday July 24
Wednesday July 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Main - Middlesex County Surrogate's Office →
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
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Inman- Preschool Storytime →
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Fords - Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5) →
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Iselin - Preschool Storytime →
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Main - Preschool Storytime & Playgroup →
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
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Iselin - Playgroup →
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Inman- playgroup →
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Fords - Playgroup →
Woodbridge Township, NJ Calendar
11:30 am
Wednesday July 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Saludos!
Estoy buscando una persona que quiera un trabajo de medio tiempo para instalar luces exteriores en domicilios y negocios (Govee Lights). … (Nextdoor Linden)
- Merck posted a job opening for Associate Director, Quality Systems & Compliance (Design Controls) in Rahway. Apply here.
- Amazon posted a job opening for Area Manager 2026 - NJ, NY (Recent and Upcoming Graduates) in Carteret. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Linden here.
🗞 Nearby News
Roselle
- Television, Rugs Among 1,200 Pounds Of Trash Pulled From Union County Waterways (patch.com)
- Flood Control Project Delayed By Administrative Error In Cranford (patch.com)
- Senior Lab Systems Support Engineer (Pharma) (cognizant.com)
Rahway
- Book Review: To Be Real (blogspot.com)
Cranford
- Flood Control Project Delayed By Administrative Error In Cranford (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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