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Attorneys Trade Arguments In Rahway Mayoral Ballot Lawsuit

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 by Christopher
Rahway City Hall in June 2026

Lawyers for Hope Moran and challenger Robert Rachlin filed dueling briefs ahead of a Monday hearing that will decide whether the independent Rahway mayoral candidate gets on the November ballot.

Categories News Tags Election 2026, Rahway, Union County

Rahway NAACP Hosts Juneteenth 2026 at Merchants and Drovers Tavern

June 20, 2026 by Christopher
Juneteenth celebration in Rahway June 20 2026 1 scaled

The Rahway NAACP hosted a Juneteenth celebration at the Merchants and Drovers Tavern on June 20, 2026, featuring $500 scholarships for high school graduates and remarks from Mayor Giacobbe, congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett, and Union County Commissioner James E. Baker Jr.

Categories Community Tags Community & Events, Rahway, Union County

Graduating Rahway Seniors Pull an All-Nighter at Project Graduation

June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 by Christopher
Students in sumo wrestling suits at Project Graduation 2026 in Rahway.

The Rahway High School Class of 2026 marked graduation night with an all-night lock-in at the Rahway Rec Center, reviving a tradition that had been dormant since 2017.

Categories Community Tags Community & Events, Education & Schools, Rahway, Union County

Rahway Police Are Investigating a String of Burglaries

June 18, 2026 by Christopher
Boarded-up front door of EZ Check convenience store on St. Georges Avenue in Rahway, New Jersey, following an overnight burglary on June 17, 2026.

Burglars smashed through front doors at a string of Rahway businesses between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. No arrests have been made.

Categories News Tags Public Safety & Crime, Rahway, Union County

Rahway Independent Mayoral Candidate Sues to Get on the Ballot

June 19, 2026June 17, 2026 by Christopher
Rahway City Hall in June 2026

Hope Moran, an independent candidate for Rahway mayor, filed suit after a Democratic Party official challenged her nominating petition signatures and got her disqualified from the November ballot.

Categories News Tags Election 2026, Rahway, Union County

Free Community Wellness Program at Rahway Recreation Center

June 16, 2026 by Christopher
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The KOP Your Story, Your Power Experience™ launches July 11 in partnership with the City of Rahway

Categories Community Tags Community & Events, Rahway, Union County

New High Speed Internet Providers Are Moving Into Central Jersey

June 23, 2026June 15, 2026 by Christopher
Telephone Pole Wires Crossed Landscape

Woodbridge, Rahway, and Edison have each approved agreements over the past month allowing fiber internet providers to install equipment in their public streets, opening the door to competition with the cable companies that have long dominated local broadband.

Categories News Tags Edison, Infrastructure, Local Government & Policy, Middlesex County, Rahway, Union County, Woodbridge

Rahway Approves Construction Contract for East Cherry Street Park

June 13, 2026 by Christopher
East Cherry Street Park in Rahway, NJ, is activated for summer programming with temporary seating and open space ahead of fall construction

Rahway hired USA Architects to design East Cherry Street Park, a downtown pocket park the city expects to build this fall using federal grant funding.

Categories News Tags Public Parks & Recreation, Rahway, Union County

The Central Jerseyan America 250 Fireworks and Drone Show Guide

June 29, 2026June 11, 2026 by Christopher
Springfield NJ July 4 2025 Fireworks Landscape scaled

Fireworks and drone shows across Central Jersey from July 2 to July 4, 2026. Events in Perth Amboy, Woodbridge, Highland Park, Rahway, Carteret, New Brunswick, Edison, East Brunswick, and Piscataway.

Categories Community Tags Community & Events, Edison, Middlesex County, Rahway, Union County, Woodbridge

Rahway DPW Contract Talks Hang Over City Council Meeting

June 9, 2026 by Christopher
Rahway DPW contract protesters outside of Rahway City Hall

A small rally outside Rahway City Hall and a surprise statement at the public mic put the city’s 15-month public works contract stalemate in the spotlight at Monday’s council meeting.

Categories News Tags Local Government & Policy, Rahway, Union County
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