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The Woodbridge Township Board of Education unanimously approved a $409.5 million budget on Thursday. School taxes will rise $197 a year for the average homeowner, driven by higher cleaning costs, security, and health insurance.
Financial records show Rahway paid at least $200,000 exploring a water utility sale, funded through ratepayer accounts with little public disclosure. The mayor says it’s not over.
The Rahway High School PTO is reviving Project Graduation after an eight-year absence. Two first-year officers are racing to pull off an all-night lock-in celebration for seniors who lost their sixth-grade milestone to COVID.
The 23rd annual Hot Rods and Harleys festival in downtown Rahway has been called off for 2026 after organizers cited heavy rain forecasts and mass withdrawals from preregistered participants. The Rahway Elks Lodge Community Day will still take place Saturday.
Karla Timmons was unanimously selected to represent Rahway’s 3rd Ward after Vannie Parson resigned in April. Parson was the first Black woman elected to the Rahway Municipal Council.
The Woodbridge Township Board of Education unveiled a $375.8 million budget Thursday that would raise the average homeowner’s school tax bill by $197. Rising custodial, security, benefits, and tuition costs are the primary drivers.
The human cost of the district’s budget cuts came into sharp focus Tuesday night when a father and educator described the impact of his pregnant wife’s non-renewal notice on their family.
Council President Joseph Coyle said he’s holding up the 2026 municipal budget while seeking unspecified cuts, as seniors made a spirited case for more indoor pickleball courts.
The council approved an eminent domain action on a Main Street property, signed off on nearly $1 million for a high school parking overhaul, expanded its surveillance camera program, noted a major new health center at Metro Park, and locked in a roughly $2.2 million energy deal with PSE&G — among other items.
About two dozen Rahway Department of Public Works employees attended Monday’s city council meeting to demand action on a contract that has gone unsigned for 14 months, with some workers earning as little as $18 an hour.