Existing land uses downtown are diverse, with a mix of commercial, mixed-use, industrial, parking and public uses.
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Category Archives: Rahway
Poll: What’s your favorite sandwich in Rahway?
There’s something about a sandwich that’s just satisfying. You don’t need a fork and knife and there’s so many ingredients to choose from, not just what’s inside but even the bread that let’s you hold it without getting everything all over your hands.
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Poll results: Favorite coffee in Rahway
It was a gusher of a reader poll in March, with a record-setting total of tallies for What’s your favorite coffee in Rahway?
Downtown strategic plan: What’s missing?
Rahway has a lot to offer yet other than going to restaurants, there is not much to do downtown, according to a survey, but the overwhelming response to what amenities are missing downtown is that there is no grocery store.
Downtown strategic plan: Community input
Shopping (“Too few stores that interest me”) and parking (“Not enough”) are what’s missing most downtown, according to a survey of local residents and stakeholders.
Liens against properties for cleanup costs
Fourteen disparate properties throughout Rahway were hit with liens for cleanup costs totaling almost $7,500 associated with code enforcement violations, including at least five properties that have been cited previously.
State of the City 2022
The reconstruction of East Cherry Street that will include a pocket park and a pedestrian-friendly boulevard on the southern gateway to downtown are among the improvement projects for 2022 that Mayor Ray Giacobbe, Jr. announced during his annual State of the City address.
Design contract awarded for trestle improvements
City Council awarded another contract related to improvements of three dilapidated train trestles downtown that are owned by Amtrak.
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