Applications began being accepted last week for The Willows at Rahway, a 58-unit affordable housing complex with a preference for artists, with occupancy aimed for the spring.
The passive park created as a result of Blue Acres demolitions along a stretch of New Church Street will dedicated to a former councilman and Vietnam veteran.
Closing on the Center Circle property could come as early as this month, eventually making way for a five-story development on the Main Street site that received approval early this year.
There were no local election races in this year beyond school board but at the top of the ticket, Rahway voters backed the Democratic candidate at higher rates than state- and county-wide voters.
