The Rahway Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 277, Rahway, NJ 07065
info@rahwaychamberofcommerce.com
Bob Markey, President: 732-388-1765
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PO Box 277, Rahway, NJ 07065
info@rahwaychamberofcommerce.com
Bob Markey, President: 732-388-1765
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!Rahway Arts District
Rahway Arts District is a vibrant downtown neighborhood where arts, culture, creativity and diversity play an important role in the framework of the community. With top-notch dining, world-class live music, impressive performances, and contemporary art, Rahway is quickly becoming the most exciting regional cultural hub in New Jersey.
Union County Performing Arts Center
The Union County Performing Arts Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation operating in the historic Rahway Theatre. Enjoying a prime location in Union County, UC PAC is dedicated to making this landmark theatre your choice for the performing arts - for education, inspiration and entertainment. With over 1,300 seats, the UC PAC is one of the largest theatres in Union County.
Union County Performing Arts Center is housed in the restored Rahway Theater, conveniently located in downtown Rahway, in close proximity to a NJ Transit train station. This historic landmark is the cornerstone of the Rahway Arts District. Union County Performing Arts Center has played a vital role in the revitalization and cultural renaissance of the community.
Part of the magic of the Union County Performing Arts Center is experiencing live performances in a vintage 1928 vaudeville and silent movie palace of just over 1300 seats. Lovingly restored to its golden age grandeur, the Performing Arts Center is a monument to an age gone by. One of the special features of the Union County Performing Arts Center is its original Wurlitzer organ. The UC PAC’s organ, a modest Wurlitzer of seven ranks (500 pipes, plus percussives), was the catalyst for the preservation effort from which the Performing Arts Center emerged. Since the 1960s, when it was first restored, the organ has been played regularly, and frequently recorded by celebrity organists and Arts Center volunteers. Because of its enormous sound, though small size, it has become known as the “Biggest Little Wurlitzer.”
The Union County Performing Arts Center is a living landmark. The theater is listed on both the National and State Registers of Historic Places and is now operating as a multi-purpose venue for the performing arts. Union County PAC is also listed on PreservationDirectory.com, an online directory and resource center for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management. The UC PAC is a qualified organization of the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
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City & County Parks
Rahway River Park (Union County)
St. Georges Avenue and Parkway Drive
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The largest and most utilized park in the city, with a 1 mile walking path, baseball fields, picnic areas, a lake, pool and tennis courts. You can also see a lot of wildlife, including many hawks and other birds. Click to view a great blog with some really nice photos of the park.
Milton Lake Park (Union County)
Midwood Drive and Madison Avenue
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A beautiful neighborhood park. There are no public facilities, but people fish and kayak there. The lake is home to many different types of wildlife and there is a nice waterfall.
Tully Field (Rahway)
Grove Street and Russell Avenue
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A great neighborhood park with a basketball court, playground equipment and some open space.
Stein Field (Rahway)
Jefferson Avenue and Murray Street
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Similar to Tully Field.
Berzinec Park (Rahway)
St. Georges and Central Avenues
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The park features five regulation tennis courts, playground equipment and parking for approximately 50 vehicles.
Madison Avenue/Greenfield Park (Union County)
Madison and Westfield Avenues
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A county park, refurbished a few years ago with the construction of a fieldhouse. There's a soccer field and playground also.
Bezega Park (Union County)
Allen and Union Streets
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The park is named for United States Army Staff Sgt. Michael S. Bezega, who was killed in combat in Vietnam in June 1970. The park features two ponds, wildflowers, walking trails made with crushed stone, benches and wildlife blinds to allow residents of all ages to the wildlife that make the Rahway River their home. Volunteers planted more than 7,000 perennial wildflowers and aquatic plants including Blue-flag Iris, Swamp Milkweed, New York Aster, Cardinal Flower; 5,000 shrubs including Red Chokeberry, Red-osier Dogwood, Winterberry, Arrowwood Viburnum and shrubs and more than 100 trees including Red Maple, River Birch, American Sycamore and Swamp White Oak.
Brennan Field (Rahway)
Regina Avenue and Ferndale Place
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Off New Brunswick Avenue. The park sports a ballfield and basketball court.
Flanagan Field (Rahway)
Wall Street and East Milton Avenue
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A small neighborhood park located in a residential area with a playground and ballfield.
Hart Street Park (Rahway)
Hart Street
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Not in the most pituresque area, however it hosts quite a few community picnics and events.
Howard Field (Rahway)
Stockton Street
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Apleasent neighborhood park with playground equipment, ballfield and picnic tables.
Rahway Riverfront Park (Union County)
Lawrence Street near East Hazelwood Avenue
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This 10 acre park replete with an elevated nature trail, picnic tables, gazebo and nature observation areas hugging the shores of the Rahway River was little known and little used until recently. With a generous grant by Merck and Company, the RRA teamed with children of the John F/ Kennedy Community Center to build a butterfly garden composed native flowers and shrubs that attract hummingbirds, butterflies and beneficial insects.
The trees, shrubs and marshy plants attract a remarkable diversity of migrating birds. Sandpipers, warblers, vireos, sparrows and many other species visit the park in search of food and a brief shelter. The highlight of the summer of 2008 will be a family of Ospreys feeding and diving for fish for several weeks in August, 2008.
Today, the Rahway Riverfront Park is a magnet for children from the JFK Community Center who with RRA Executive Director Dennis Miranda are conducting bird watching walks every week.
Access via Lawrence Street. Follow the boardwalk along the river.
Ross Park (Rahway)
Essex and Johnson Streets
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Ross park opened in May of 2009 as an extention of the greenway along the Rahway River. Located near Golden Age Towers, the exercise stations seem geared toward seniors.
Skarrow Field (Rahway)
Montgomery and Washington Streets
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There's a playground and field behind Cleveland School, which fronts East Milton Avenue.
Kiwanis Park (Rahway)
St. Georges and Central Avenues
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Across St. Georges from Berzenic Park, it comprises a small section along the Rahway River.
Madden Field (Rahway)
Capobianco Plaza
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Many youth athletic leagues play here.
Wheatena Park (Union County)
West Grand and Elizabeth Avenues
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A nice stretch located along the Rahway River.
Rahway Rising
Rahway Rising is an informative, reliable, unbiased source for a varity of information, including updates on re-development projects, new businesses and restaurants.
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The Rahway Public Library
The Rahway Public Library
at 2 City Hall Plaza is open Monday 12-8, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 9-5, Wednesday and Thursday 9-8.
Rahway residents can obtain a library card by bringing a current NJ driver's license or two recent pieces of mail with a Rahway address to the library. A library card provides access to all that the library has to offer. Come to an entertaining and educational program, use a computer to communicate with friends and family or do personal research. Enjoy the beautiful riverfront setting or take books, music and movies home to enjoy.
Come in and find out! For more information call 732-340-1551.
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The Friends of the Rahway Public Library is a volunteer, non-profit (501(3)(c)) organization that supports the library through fund-raising and volunteer activities. We're always looking for new members; individual rates are $15, $20 for families, and $5 for seniors (over 55 years) and students (under 18 years). We meet on the second Thursday of every month. Look for the Friends of the Rahway Public Library on Facebook.
The Rahway Recreation Center
Construction for the
Rahway Recreation Center
began shortly after the official ground breaking on April 7, 1998. The facility was completed a little more than a year later and dedicated in September of 1999. Locate on 1.2 acres adjacent from City Hall, the building is approximately 30,000 square feet. It features a full gymnasium that can be divided into three smaller basketball and/or volleyball courts with seating for 900, a drop-down batting/golf cage, art room, three exercise/multi-purpose rooms, Fitness Center with locker rooms and showers and a full-service kitchen.
The Department of Parks and Recreation offers a variety of activities for all ages in athletics, fitness and exercise, arts and crafts as well as early childhood programs, plus seasonal events such as the Black History Month presentation, the Annual Talent Showcase, the Mayor’s Summer Concert Series and the Tree Lighting ceremony. Additionally, the Recreation Center is host to a variety of community events including the Annual Egg Hunt, Taste of Spring, Mayor’s Trophy 5K Road Race, Annual Health Fair, Trunk or Treat and the Holiday Craft Market.
The Recreation Center is open Monday through Friday from 7am to 9pm and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm. For more information, please contact us at
732-669-3600.
Arts Guild New Jersey
Arts Guild New Jersey
1670 Irving Street
Rahway, NJ 07065
732-381-7511
Arts Guild New Jersey is a non-profit arts center located in the Rahway Arts District. Committed to the presentation of high-level arts programs for the benefit of residents in Central and Northern New Jersey, Arts Guild New Jersey presents an annual series of fine art exhibitions, as well as an art education program for adults, teens and children, and a variety of secondary art and cultural events, such as concerts, lectures, film screenings and seminars.
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Rahway Houses of Worship
Agape Family Worship Center
441 E Hazelwood Ave
Brookdale Baptist Church
Rahway, NJ 07065
Divine Mercy Parish
232 Central Avenue
Ebenezer Ame Church
235 Central Ave
First Baptist Church of Rahway
177 Elm Ave
First Presbyterian Church
1731 Church St
Friendship Baptist Church
809 E Hazelwood Ave
Holy Comforter Episcopal Church
739 Seminary Ave
Holy Mountain Church of God In Christ
220 E Grand Ave
Holy Trinity Eastern Orthodox Church
830 Jefferson Ave
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witness
2110 Barnett St
Rahway, NJ 07065
Korean Union United Methodist Church
466 W Grand Ave
Rahway, NJ 07065
New Gathering
530 New Brunswick Ave
N J Korean Seventh Day Adventists Church
1365 Bryant St
Oasis Christian Centre
2052 Saint Georges Ave
Progressive Baptist Church
1085 Main St
Second Baptist Church
378 E Milton Ave
Second Presbyterian Church
1221 New Brunswick Ave
St John The Baptist Russian Orthodox Church
211 W Grand Ave
St Pauls Episcopal Church
80 Elm Ave
St Thomas The Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church
1410 Church St
Trinity United Methodist Church
1428 Main St
Zion Lutheran Church
215 Elm Ave
Light Sound Space
LIGHTSOUNDSPACE
brings the world's elite musicians together with tiny and intimate audiences. Musicians work out their latest project that will appear on some of the world's most famous stages of concert performance. Carnegie Hall. Lincoln Center. Village Vanguard. Bimhaus. Umbria Jazz and many others.
Visit us at lightsoundspace.com for more information on our spring 2012 concert series in the heart of the new Rahway Arts District in the shadow of Newark Airport and New York City.
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