As of June 15, the City of Rahway has opened seven outdoor shared public spaces throughout the downtown, as part of their Small BusinessRecovery Strategy, to proactively maximize outdoor space for businesses and provide safe areas for customers to dine and socialize. An official ribbon cutting ceremony will take place
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Rahway’s Annual Taste of Spring event is eagerly anticipated by New Jerseys foodies! Due to COVID-19 and the inability to gather together, the Rahway Arts and Business Partnership hosted a Taste of Rahway photo contest through social media. Starting on the original date of the Taste of Spring, April 24
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Story by: Rob Kinch Photo by: David Brighouse “It’s doing the little things that makes you a success,” offers retired RHS Social Studies teacher John Odin. “Be a part of something bigger, leave the world a better place, and you will earn the title of hero.” Mr. Odin’s
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This Year’s Culture Crawl was one you did not want to miss! As you strolled about on this gorgeous September day, there was something for everyone at this arts and music festival! Artists, dancers, impersonators, musicians, magicians and more, tantalized festival goers with their talents! The Queer Space, sponsored by
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Rahway’s Arts and Music Festival is an explosion of arts all throughout the downtown, this year on Saturday September 21 from 1-6pm. With so much going on at this rain or shine festival, here are 5 areas you do not want to miss! Earl’s Cuts and Curls: Opening up the
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Wings have been popping up all over downtown Rahway, including a new Yarn Art exhibit on East Cherry Street created by artist, Linda Grant. Grant has created several pieces for Rahway beginning in 2017 with large-scope projects adorning City Hall Plaza and The Train Station Plaza. In 2018, on the
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Rahway, NJ is home to creativity and innovation and has quite a Hall of Fame to show; from Astronomer and Cosmologist, Carl Sagan, and Nobel Prize winning Economist, Milton Friedman, to burgeoning Actress Shanice Williams. Nikola Tesla, the world-renowned physicist, even made Rahway his home for a period of time.
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On the evening of April 12th, the Rahway Recreation Center was transformed into, perhaps, the largest tasting event in the state. Tickets, which sold out a week in advance, became a “hot commodity” to Rahway’s Taste of Spring, an event co-produced by Rahway Arts + Business Partnership, Witty’s Fine Wines
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On April 12th, Rahway’s Taste of Spring is ready to “Reuse, Reduce and Recycle”! This annual event features over 70 stations of food, wine, boutique beer, aperitifs and desserts. “We have seen the event grow every year and while we enjoy the growth, it also means it generates more refuse.”
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Story by: Rob Kinch “Don’t let anyone put a ceiling on you,” warns Joe Giacobbe, Strength and Conditioning Coach for the NFL’s NY Jets, and one of five inductees into the 2018 class of “Rahway’s Own”. “Being tough,” he advises the students, “is important in chasing a dream.” He
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