Notice is hereby given that the listed City owned property, described below, will be taken up for final consideration by open public sale at auction to the highest bidder. The sale shall take place in the Planning Board Room 3rd floor at the City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden NJ 07036 on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 10am, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached. Click here to view and/or download a hardcopy of this notice.
Such sale is subject to term and conditions established by resolution, by the City of Linden and printed below.
Street
Number
Block
Lot
Approximate Dimensions
Minimum Price
Zone
Dill Avenue
1011
95
2
82.86 ft x 54.63 ft
$200,000
R2-B
THE LAND IS BEING SOLD “AS IS”.
THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE APPLICABLE ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF LINDEN. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SAME, TO OBTAIN ANY AND ALL NECESSARY PERMITS OR APPROVAL AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF LINDEN RELATING TO THE PROPERTY.
THE CITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO ANY PROPERTY BEING BUILDABLE. IF VARIANCES ARE REQUIRED BY A BIDDER TO DEVELOP ANY PROPERTY, BIDDER MUST APPLY FOR SAME AND COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCES AND THE MUNICIPAL LAND USE LAW N.J.S.A. 40A:55D-1 ET SEQ.
A special meeting of the Linden Rent Leveling Board has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 7pm to be held at 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ, Planning Board Room, 3rd Floor. The purpose of the meeting is as follows:
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NW Financial Group, LLC.
The Special Meeting was called pursuant to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. Notice of this meeting was sent via email to the Local Source, The Star Ledger and the Home News Tribune on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. In addition, copies of this notice were posted on the bulletin board in City Hall and the Municipal Website.
Submission Due Date: Friday, October 13, 2023 at 10am, prevailing time.
The RFP is on file at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, City Hall, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ, 07036, or by request via email from the Purchasing Department.
RFPs must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, and bearing the name and address of the proposer on outside; addressed to the Purchasing Agent, Jessica Slawinski, City of Linden, City Hall, 301 North Wood Ave., Linden, NJ 07036.
Once completed all applications must be returned via email or mailed to City of Linden City Clerks’ Office, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036. Applications that are mailed must be postmarked by the application deadline or they will be returned to the applicant. Please be advised that all employment applications must be completed at the time of submission. Please include copies of resumes, proof of qualifications or any additional documents you wish to submit with your application.
Once completed all applications must be returned via email or mailed to City of Linden City Clerks’ Office, 301 North Wood Avenue, Linden, NJ 07036. Applications that are mailed must be postmarked by the application deadline or they will be returned to the applicant. Please be advised that all employment applications must be completed at the time of submission. Please include copies of resumes, proof of qualifications or any additional documents you wish to submit with your application.
Submission Deadline is October 6th, 2023 at 4:30pm.
One full time Purchasing Assistant position, in the Purchasing Office.
As you may know, many business and residential utility customers are targeted daily by impersonation scams. Scammers impersonate the utility company through in-person, phone, and online tactics, claim the utility bill is past due, and threaten to disconnect services unless a payment is made immediately. Customers are pressured to make payments via prepaid debit cards (such as Green Dot, MoneyPak, or Vanilla), wire transfers, cash apps (such as Venmo or Zelle), gift cards, or cryptocurrency (such as Bitcoin). Additionally, scammers may claim that the regular payment portal for the utility company is currently offline, but the target can submit payment through another portal via a link or QR code. This fraudulent payment portal creates a false sense of legitimacy by using spoofed domains, impersonation, and stolen branding. Phishing and smishing tactics attempt to convince the target to immediately take action, such as responding or calling a fraudulent phone number, disclosing sensitive information, or making payment.
In Person
Scammers may visit the target’s home or place of business in person, claim to be a utility company collector, present fraudulent identification, and ask for personal information, including account number or Social Security number. However, legitimate employees wear a uniform, visibly display a company ID badge, drive a company car with the utility company’s logo, and visit during a pre-scheduled appointment with the customer.
Calls
Additionally, if customers receive an urgent call from their utility company’s trusted customer service number claiming termination of services for non-payment and that someone will arrive in 15 minutes to disconnect service, slow down the conversation before making any quick decisions and verify the information through official sources, as the phone number may be spoofed (faked)!
Web Searches
Hackers are targeting customers who use search engines to contact their utility companies. The search engine results may contain fraudulent websites with fake phone numbers that, if called, will put unsuspecting customers at risk for threat actors to collect personal and financial information. Furthermore, service disconnections are not immediate; there is a multi-step process, including payment arrangement options and multiple notifications to the customer, typically by mail and noted on their regular monthly bill.
QR Codes
Traditional attack techniques of malicious links or attachments are often detected by email security, forcing threat actors to pivot to QR codes as the primary attack method in various schemes. QR codes, sent through unsolicited communications or posted in publicly accessible locations, may appear to be associated with a reputable brand or organization and could direct targets to phishing websites, fraudulent payment portals, and unsuspecting malware downloads. In one campaign, the threat actors persuade their victims to withdraw money from their financial accounts and transfer it to them using a QR code and cryptocurrency ATM to avoid service disconnection. Once the funds are deposited into the ATM to purchase cryptocurrency, the QR code with the embedded address is scanned, and the money is transferred to the scammers.
Please make sure to be vigilant of these and similar impersonation scams. Refrain from answering unsolicited or unexpected communications, especially those containing QR codes. Additionally, do not provide personal or financial information or transfer money, especially in cryptocurrency, to unverified entities. If you need help with this or another type of scam, please call my office at (908) 474 8493 so that I can help.
Linden, N.J. – AUG. 2, 2023 – New Jersey American Water will install approximately 700 feet of new water main in Linden starting this week. The company will install the new 8- and 24-inch ductile iron main along Stiles Street, from Lynn Court to West Linden Avenue, and West Linden Avenue, from Stiles Street to Coolidge Street.
The project also includes installing one fire hydrant and 20 utility-owned service lines along the pipeline route. Additionally, New Jersey American Water will replace any customer-owned service line that has been identified as lead or galvanized. This $700,000 investment will continue to advance water service reliability and increase water flows for household consumption and fire protection in this community. “I am always grateful when utility companies see the tremendous evolution in Linden and recognize that certain infrastructure and support services need to be enhanced or increased” said Mayor Derek Armstead.
New Jersey American Water’s local, qualified contractor, Montana Construction, will begin work this week and expects to be completed within approximately three weeks, weather permitting. Work hours will be from 7 am until 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Some overnight work may be required to maintain project schedule. Final street restorations will be completed in spring 2024.
Project timelines are subject to change due to a variety of factors including weather and availability of supplies. For the public’s and workers’ safety, traffic restrictions and/or alternating traffic patterns are likely to occur during work hours. All emergency vehicles and local traffic will be allowed access during construction. New Jersey American Water values the safety of its workers and advises drivers and pedestrians to take caution in the vicinity of work sites.
