RAHWAY, NJ — Building on the success of Rahway CARES Forgivable Loan Program, in which $250,000 in forgivable loans were provided to small businesses, Rahway and the Rahway Arts and Business Partnership again have joined forces to help small businesses financially during the economic downturn due to the extension of the COVID-19 restrictions. Mayor Raymond […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Students in the Blue and Gold Club at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway made 45 cards and dropped them off at Macy’s to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Through the Macy’s Believe campaign, Macy’s donates $1 to the charity for every letter received. The Franklin students were thrilled to be able to help […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Multitalented actor Brett Azar is hard to miss. Standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, this muscled actor has been a contestant on Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” and has undertaken numerous television roles. He was a body double for Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Terminator Genisys” and “Terminator: Dark […]
RAHWAY, NJ — “And for our next honoree that makes you say, ‘Wow! They’re from Rahway?’” explained Patricia Volino-Reinoso, principal of Madison School and a founding member of the Rahway’s Own program, “Tomi Jenkins! From the musical group Cameo!” The annual Rahway’s Own celebration is usually an in-person event at Rahway High School. Due to […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Efforts to abate flooding from the East Branch of the Rahway River are back on, following a Dec. 8 vote from Congress that approved funding for a renewal of the Rahway River flood abatement study. The bill, S1811, also called the “Water Resources Development Act of 2020,” contains provisions for several […]
RAHWAY, NJ — The first phase of the Brownstones redevelopment project in Rahway came to a close on Monday, Dec. 21, when Mayor Raymond Giacobbe and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson cut the ribbon at the factory-turned–apartment complex. “Anyone from this city knows what this site used to look like,” Giacobbe said […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Several students at Franklin Elementary School in Rahway were awarded prizes in recognition of their completed reading logs. To support and foster a love of reading, Principal Aleya Shoieb made surprise socially distant visits to the students’ homes to deliver the prizes, which ranged from stickers to medals. Shoieb would love to […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — On Nov. 18, Gov. Phil Murphy announced $161.25 million in municipal aid grants, with 543 cities and towns across the state receiving funds to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements, demonstrating the state Department of Transportation’s commitment to communities. The competitive municipal aid grant program attracted 635 applications from 549 […]
RAHWAY, NJ — COVID-19 has pushed many meetings to online platforms to ensure social distancing. For the most part, these forums have run smoothly. A troubling incident did occur, however, during a Rahway Board of Education forum on Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 8, where the only black candidate running for a seat on the board […]
RAHWAY, NJ — Union County Freeholder Chairperson Alexander Mirabella and Freeholders Sergio Granados, Chris Hudak and Rebecca L. Williams recently joined Mayor Raymond A. Giacobbe Jr., members of Rahway City Council and Board of Education, students, parents and members of the Rahway Youth Soccer Association in cutting the ribbon on two multiuse fields at Madison […]