Union County's Teacher Of The Year Is...

Linden, NJ – Monica Goncalves is representing his home county well this month.

The social studies teacher at Linden High School in the Linden School District has been named by the New Jersey Education Association as one of its 21 county teachers of the year for 2016-17.

“NJEA is proud to join with students, school employees, parents, and others in congratulating the 2016-17 New Jersey County Teachers of the Year,” the organization said in a statement. “They are an impressive group of educators; we applaud their achievements inside and outside the classroom and we thank them for making their careers in public education.”