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Meet the Candidates Forum

The Rahway Branch of NAACP hosted a Meet the Candidates Forum on Thursday at Rahway Public Library, featuring this year’s Democrat and Republican candidates for City Council as well as Board of Education.

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Average $195 tax hike estimated in city budget

The average home in Rahway, assessed at $133,000, is expected to see an increase of about $195 in the municipal portion of tax bills, under a city budget adopted last month.

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Micro self-storage facility proposed for East Inman Avenue lot

An East Inman Avenue lot owned by the Redevelopment Agency could become the site of a five-story micro self-storage facility with an adjacent office component.

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Poll: What’s your favorite pizza in Rahway?

If there’s one reader poll that has stood the test of time, it’s an oldie but a goodie.

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Senior housing plan ‘squeezes in’ parking space

A proposal that gained Planning Board approval last month, contingent on securing one more parking space to meet the minimum requirement, has been revised to add one more space to the original parking lot.

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21 properties hit with $7K in cleanup liens

More than $7,000 in liens were levied against almost two dozen properties — almost half repeat offenders — to recover costs of cleanup by the city for various nuisances.

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