RAHWAY — The Move Your Money project, a nationwide campaign, came to Rahway to encourage people to divest from the largest Wall Street banks and invest in local financial institutions and chided the city government for ‘sleeping with the enemy’…
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Most crimes remain unsolved by Rahway police
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RAHWAY — City police solved fewer than one out of four reported crimes in the city last year, according to current State Police data but that shoddy record is not stopping interim Mayor Samson Steinman from using taxpayer money to boast that violent…
Mayoral Melee!
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UNION COUNTY — Democrats in Linden and Rahway will have competitive races in the June 3 primary election, as Democrats for Change reformers again pose challenges to the regular political organization. Three mayoral candidates are vying for support in Linden,…
Ex-school board president guilty in free lunch scandal
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ELIZABETH — Jurors found Marie Munn, the former president of the Elizabeth school board, guilty of of theft by deception and tampering with public records for stealing from the district’s federal free lunch program. The panel found 49-year-old Munn understated her household income,…
Democrat Devine running for mayor in Rahway primary
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RAHWAY — Residents will have a choice between Hillside township administrator Samson Steinman and Rahway Democrat James J. Devine in the upcoming mayoral primary election, scheduled for Tuesday, June 3. Devine, a strategist who managed all of former Rahway Mayor Jim…
Devine applauds Scutari’s goal to legalize marijuana
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RAHWAY — Although James J. Devine applauded Senator Nick Scutari’s courage for sponsoring controversial legislation, the liberal Democrat questioned his method of trying to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in New Jersey. “Alcohol prohibition did not work and marijuana…
POLITICS AS USUAL: Hillside Mayor Hires Rahway Mayor
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UNION COUNTY — Hillside Township Mayor Angela Garretson appointed interim Rahway Mayor Samson Steinman as her municipality’s business administrator on a temporary basis. Sources say Steinman is negotiating a compensation package well above the $25,000 annual salary set for the…
Taste of Spring Returns to Rahway
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Rahway’s Taste of Spring, one of the top annual restaurant and gourmet food marketing events in the metropolitan area, will be held on Friday, April 11, from 5:30-9 p.m. Extensive damage to the Rahway Recreation Center caused by Superstorm Sandy…
Number of Children Without Health Insurance Declines, Census Bureau Reports
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NATIONAL — The number of children under age 19 without health insurance declined in 1,171 counties and rose in 17, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. “These statistics are an indicator that Obamacare is good for America,”…
Supreme Court punts on affordable housing for New Jersey
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STATE — The Supreme Court’s ruling on affordable housing will allow the Republican administration in Trenton to continue ignoring a host of laws and prior court orders, instead of imposing tough sanctions on public officials who failed to do their jobs.…
