Category Archives: Downtown

Poll: What’s your favorite BYO restaurant?

It’s nearing the end of summer so let’s try to have more fun with some reader polls before we get back in the swing of things. For instance, the all important question of: What’s your favorite BYO restaurant in Rahway?

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Arts Guild to leave downtown building

After almost 20 years at its current location at Irving Street and Seminary Avenue, Arts Guild New Jersey suddenly closed and must leave the city-owned building by the end of the month.

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Poll results: Favorite Rahway pizza

For the third year in a row, Nancy’s Towne House has won our favorite pizza poll. The Main Street institution has never finished worse than second.

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New concept plan for Center Circle site

The third version of a concept plan for the Center Circle site on Main Street would feature 219 rental units within a five-story complex.

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Potential redevelopment areas to be examined

The Redevelopment Agency will formally ask the Planning Board to study potential areas of the city that could be designated in need of redevelopment in the future.

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Agency extends closing on gas building sale

The Redevelopment Agency extended the closing date on the sale of the former Elizabethtown Gas building, which has been approved for a 58-unit affordable housing development for artists.

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Pizza poll: What’s your favorite in Rahway?

Who doesn’t love pizza, right? It’s the summertime so why not bring out the annual favorite pizza poll and find out your favorites.
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Music shop to close, Rail House rebrands

A longtime music shop will close its doors this month while a downtown restaurant has a new look and name.

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