This episode reviews the most popular posts of August:
- Reader poll results: What’s your favorite restaurant?
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City launches public input survey: The city is looking for feedback as part of a downtown strategic plan that’s in the works.
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Three properties win tax appeals: The three properties were 195 W. Main St. and two of the Riverwalk townhomes.
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Second phase of The Mint-North tweaked again. The Planning Board approved changes, adding one residential unit and four parking spaces in the six-story building planned at Poplar and Main streets.
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2020 Crime data: The Uniform Crime Report showed that reported crime in Rahway was up about 28% — from about 190 incidents in 2019 to 224 in 2020 — one of six towns in Union County to report an increase. Access crime data going back to 1999 by becoming a Patron of RahwayRising.
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SID transition continues: City Council held its first meeting at the new Downtown Management Corporation, including a report from the new SID director.
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Taxi rates going up: City Council approved a $1 increase in taxi cab rates, the first hike in eight years.
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Reader poll open: What’s your favorite summer outdoor event?
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