Rahway Bands & Brews moved to Sunday

Due to a forecaRahway Bands and Brews.300x250st of a 70-percent chance of rain this afternoon, with a chance of thunder and rain by 4 p.m., Rahway Bands and Brews, presented by The Rail House, will be Sunday (Sept. 14) — same time, same place: 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Train Station Plaza.

Sunday’s forecast looks much better: low 70s, sunny to partly cloudy but no rain.

A benefit for the Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway Bands & Brews will feature 10 independent rock bands and craft beers, sponsored by Lagunitas, Smuttynose, Abita and Founders, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Train Station Plaza.

Rahway hosts Downtown NJ conference Friday

For the second time in six years, Rahway will host Downtown New Jersey’s (DNJ) annual conference.

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Mayor overhauls Redevelopment Agency

Call it the Labor Day Massacre: In a span of 24 hours, Interim Mayor Samson Steinman almost completely overhauled the Redevelopment Agency.

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Would you invest $10 for a public mural?

On vacation this week, blogging from our Sag Harbor, N.Y. bureau…

Would you give $10 to get a funky mural painted on the putrid-looking KC Jazz property?

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Metro Rahway aims for October opening

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The view from Campbell Street and Elm Avenue

Metro Rahway will be the next development in Rahway to begin leasing. The 116-unit rental development on Campbell Street is shooting for an Oct. 1 opening — “at the latest” — but possibly by mid-September, according to Clay Bonny of East Hanover-based Heartstone Development.

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Java Shop opens on Irving

In the works for months, The Java Shop opened downtown this week.

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Center Circle proposal hangs on site’s cleanup

Unexpected environmental cleanup likely will push back negotiations for The Center Circle property into next year, ultimately delaying a proposal to build nearly 250 units on the site.

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Tenant activity pushing library to new limits

Hailed as an historic public-private partnership when it was built 10 years ago, Rahway’s three-story public library facility finally has tenants for its long-vacant office space. All the new activity is creating new issues at the complex.

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