Category Archives: Downtown

Pizza, juice and more

Catching up on a few openings in recent weeks…

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Archdiocese in negotiations on St. Mark’s

St. Mark’s Church is in the process of being demolished in preparation for the sale of the Hamilton Street property by the Archdiocese of Newark.

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Demolition begins on St. Mark’s Church

St. Mark’s Church on Hamilton Street finally met the wrecking ball on Wednesday, eight years after the parish merged with nearby St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church.

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Office space in library building goes up for sale

An office condominium that’s part of the Rahway Public Library’s downtown building is up for sale, almost 10 years after the last time the property changed hands.

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City Council adopts municipal, SID budgets

City Council unanimously passed a nearly $55-million municipal budget — which includes an average tax hike of $82 for the average homeowner — and the annual $140,000 Special Improvement District (SID) budget, during its meeting Monday night, with no comments from the public and only a couple of clarifying questions from council members.

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SID & municipal budgets up for adoption

City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposed 2018 municipal budget and the annual Special Improvement District (SID) budget during a special meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m.

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Reva breaks ground at former Center Circle

Construction began last week on Reva Rahway, a five-story, 219-unit development, just months after demolition of the former Center Circle on Main Street.

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Council moves forward on traffic measures

City Council moved ahead with a number of traffic measures during its regular meeting Monday night, including authorization of a traffic calming toolkit and final approval to create a four-way, flashing stop sign at West Lake and Madison avenues.

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