🌱 Can Linden stay perfect in Friday’s showdown with unbeaten Rahway?

Coffee in hand, Linden? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Linden stay perfect in Friday's showdown with unbeaten Rahway?
• Linden nonprofit leader steps into a major statewide education role.
• How Linden's AI data center ban could reshape future development.

Also on today's calendar: Caregiver Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunshine with low humidity, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Turnarounds, big numbers & more. 25 takeaways from N.J. football's Week 2 play, Sept. 10-12 (nj.com subscription) — Linden High's football team is 2-0 and preparing to host undefeated Rahway in a Liberty Gold Division matchup Friday at 7 p.m. in Linden. The Tigers, led by quarterback Aidan Waheed and playmakers Joe Boyd and Zion Francis, edged Rahway 28-20 last season. The statewide roundup also highlights other standout performances and turnarounds across New Jersey high school football.
   

• Berkeley College Foundation Names Nico Caraballo as Executive Director (tapinto.net) — A Linden resident, nonprofit leader Nico Caraballo, has been named executive director of the Berkeley College Foundation while continuing to serve on the Linden Economic Development Corporation's executive board. His new role expands his work in fundraising and community partnerships, and his local board service supports business growth in Linden. The foundation has awarded substantial scholarships to New Jersey students.
   

• Linden Set to Vote on Citywide AI Data Center Ban, Joining Statewide Push (communitynews.org) — Linden officials are set to vote tonight on a citywide ban on AI data centers in every zoning district, citing concerns about energy use, water demand, noise, and limited jobs. The 7 p.m. City Hall meeting follows months of review and aligns Linden with dozens of New Jersey towns restricting such facilities. Residents can contact the Mayor's Office with questions.
   

📸 Around Linden

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Linden

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 15
• Caregiver Open House →
  JCC of Central New Jersey, 1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Spencer Savings Bank Hosts Pet Adoption Day →
  680 River Dr, Elmwood Park
  11:00 am
• Designer Handbag BINGO and Tricky Tray →
  Assumption Catholic School, 380 Meredith St, Perth Amboy
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Adult Craft Club: Colonial Print Making →
  The Linden Free Public Library, 31 East Henry St, Linden
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Morning Makers Craft Club: Colonial Print Making →
  The Linden Free Public Library, 31 East Henry St, Linden
  10:00 am
• Regular Meeting of the Linden Board of Education
  School 1, 728 N Wood Ave, Linden
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• FOLL Vendor Fair →
  The Linden Free Public Library, 31 East Henry St, Linden
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Board Meeting →
  LRSA Headquarters, 5005 South Wood Avenue, Linden
  12:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Balance and Fall Prevention →
  John T. Gregorio Center, 330 Helen Street, Linden
  10:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Wellpoint New Jersey Sponsors "Latif Rivers Day" in Elizabeth →
  Erxleben Recreation Center 513 Richmond Street Elizabeth, NJ 07202
  10:00 am
• Fearless, The Taylor Swift Experience at the Fall Festival →
  Raymond Wood Bauer Promenade, 400 North Wood Avenue, Linden
  2:00 pm
• "Fearless, The Taylor Swift Experience" at the Fall Festival →
  Raymond Wood Bauer Promenade, 400 North Wood Avenue, Linden
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can anyone suggest a family doctor around the linden area.
  I need a new doctor. Either cranford, linden, Westfield. Thanks (Nextdoor Sunny Side)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Linden. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep (04517) - 1044 Clinton Ave. in Irvington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Linden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Roselle

• Roselle to Hold Bond Referendum Vote on Tuesday, September 15 (tapinto.net)

Rahway

• Rahway Football Honors 9/11 (tapinto.net)
• Rahway's St. Thomas the Apostle Church to Hold 39th Annual Slavonic Festival, Oct. 2-4 (tapinto.net)

Elizabeth

• New Jersey, 9/14/26: Port Elizabeth 4 Trial Begins (wibailoutpeople.org)
• Red Bank Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Deadly Lakewood Crash That Killed Woman and 11-Year-Old Girl (lakewoodalerts.com)
• Public Info – Page 647 – County of Union, New Jersey (ucnj.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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