City Council approved a new six-year contract through 2023 with Patrolman’s Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 31, representing officers in the Rahway Police Department.
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Category Archives: Rahway
St. Mark’s Church building demolished
Demolition of the vacant St. Mark’s Church on Hamilton Street restarted recently, with much of the church building razed this week. The adjacent rectory building still remained as of Tuesday.
Overall crime rate continues to fall
Reported incidents of crime continue to fall in Rahway and surrounding areas, down almost 19 percent in the city last year and 10 percent countywide.
State of the City 2019
Mayor Raymond Giacobbe, Jr. delivered his first State of the City since winning a full, four-year term in November, announcing a new city administrator, a possible bike share with neighboring towns, and welcoming almost 400 new downtown residential units by the end of the year.
East Emerson Avenue lot gets zoning approval
An East Emerson Avenue property where a three-family home was razed last year, got approval to be subdivided into two lots for a single-family and two-family home.
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Designated bikeways approved
With no comment from the public and a lone comment from one of its members, City Council unanimously approved a pair of ordinances that will designate more than 3.5 miles of bikeways within Rahway.
Parking Authority moves forward on Mangos
The Parking Authority in December approved contracts for further environmental work and scope of services for demolition of the former Mangos property on Fulton Street, which some might remember as the former Fulton Hotel restaurant.
City studies parking needs
In one of its final acts before being dissolved, the Parking Authority authorized a parking assessment to address short- and long-term parking needs, including potentially identifying a location for a second downtown parking deck.