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  Rahway River - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
The river drains part of the suburban and urbanized area of New Jersey near New York City.
The mouth of the river is opposite Port Mobil on Staten Island.
The river is stocked with approximately 6300 trout annually.
www.music.us /education/R/Rahway-River.htm   (356 words)

  
  Rahway - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
RAHWAY, a city of Union county, New Jersey, U.S.A., in the north-eastern part of the state, on the Rahway river and about 20 m.
Rahway is served by the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad, and is connected with neighbouring cities by electric lines.
Rahway was first settled in 1720, and was named in honour of the Indian chief Rahwack, whose tribe owned the site and the surrounding territory; it was chartered as a city in 1858.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Rahway   (217 words)

  
 Rahway River Information
The river drains part of the suburban and urbanized area of New Jersey west of New York City.
The river's mouth is at Arthur Kill between Carteret (on the south) and Linden (on the north) and opposite Port Mobil on Staten Island.
The river is the source of drinking water for the City of Rahway and is stocked with approximately 6,300 trout annually.
www.bookrags.com /Rahway_River   (241 words)

  
 Rahway River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Rahway River is a river, approximately 30 mi (48 km long), in northeastern New Jersey in the United States.
The mouth of the river is opposite Port Mobil on Staten Island.
The river is stocked with approximately 6300 trout annually.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/r/ra/rahway_river.html   (196 words)

  
 Rahway River Fact Sheet
The Rahway River is 24 miles long and drains a land area of 41 square miles of Essex, Middlesex and Union counties.
In Rahway, the confluence of the Robinson’s and the South Branches of the river occurs.
The Rahway River is home to four anadromous fish species (fish that spawn in freshwater and live in saltwater) and one species of catadromous fish species (fish that spawn in salt water and live in freshwater).
www.rahwayriver.org /current_events/fact_sheet.htm   (439 words)

  
 Rahway River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The river drains part of the suburban and urbanized area of New Jersey west of New York City.
The river's mouth is at Arthur Kill between Carteret (on the south) and Linden (on the north) and opposite Port Mobil on Staten Island.
The river is the source of drinking water for the City of Rahway.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rahway_River   (278 words)

  
 NJDEP-News Release 01/107 - DEP Grants $147,500 for Wetlands Restoration Along Rahway River; Project Will Improve Water ...
RAHWAY --Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Shinn today awarded $147,500 for restorations along the Rahway River in the city's Union and Allen street area, once a chronically flooded neighborhood.
The Rahway River is part of the Arthur Kill Watershed Management Area 7 in the Raritan Watershed Region.
The City of Rahway had secured $750,000 in DEP Green Acres funding and funds from FEMA through the NJ State Police, Emergency Management, to purchase and demolish several homes located along this section of the river that had been frequently damaged by flooding.
www.state.nj.us /dep/newsrel/releases/01_0107.htm   (670 words)

  
 Penn Central Railroad Online
The New Jersey Railroad was soon acquired by the growing Pennsylvania Railroad several years later and the railroad giant soon added trains from Rahway to the hundreds of destinations throughout the country served by the mighty Pennsy.
As of 2001, Rahway train station was serving an average of 2,644 passengers each day and is conveniently located along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.
Both New York Penn Station and Trenton are only 35 minutes away by train from Rahway, and with the growth in passenger rail in New Jersey and throughout the nation, Rahway station may return as an important regional transportation hub.
pc.smellycat.com /docs/passenger/rahway.html   (560 words)

  
 Rahway - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and 42 Revolutionary soldiers are buried in the Rahway cemetery.
Rahway, N.J., Hospital to Merge with University Hospital.
Tainted wells to be circumvented: The EPA will pay to connect 50 households in the Rahway section to public water.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-rahway.html   (274 words)

  
 Rahway, New Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rahway and the surrounding area were once the home of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, and tradition states that the city was named after Rahwack, a local tribal chief.
Rahway is bordered to the Northwest by Clark, to the Northeast by Linden and to the South by Woodbridge in Middlesex County.
Rahway is served by U.S. Route 1/9 and Route 27.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rahway,_New_Jersey   (1847 words)

  
 Greenways Link Parks
The Rahway Valley Greenway "is envisioned as a bridge connecting the isolated western portion of the county," the Passaic River Greenway, and the "remainder of the county park system." The corridor runs along the former Rahway Valley Rail Line in Summit and follows the past east into Springfield.
The Rahway River North Branch Greenway is made up of a series of parks around the northern branch of the Rahway River, with parkland in the corridor extending into Clark, Cranford, Springfield, Union and Rahway.
The Robinson Branch of the Rahway River Greenway traverses Union County's southern boundary with Middlesex County.
home.att.net /~briantpark/greenway_plan.htm   (729 words)

  
 About the Guide Stephen G Gracey (Gordy)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Rahway River was the nearest fish inhabited water, it ran through a section of “woods” approximately ¼ of a mile from our house.
The Rahway River in colonial times was a very lovely trout stream but by the time I arrived on this earth, urban sprawl and major industrial effluent reduced the Rahway River to what by any standard would be considered at best a large ditch.
There was a resident population of Creek Chubs (minnows), Carp and Killy’s (a specie of darter) in the Rahway R. but every April the NJ dept of fish and game would stock the river with trout (several times).
www.forks-web.com /3rs/about.html   (642 words)

  
 Rahway New Jersey History
Although Rahway had hosted a number of industries from the days of its earliest settlement, manufacturing enterprises grew substantially during this period.
By mid-century Rahway touted itself as “The Carriage City of the World.” Rahway boasted no less than thirty-five carriage-related factories, which shipped their products to Europe and the southern states.
Rahway’s economic success led to its incorporation as a city in 1858.
www.cityofrahway.com /history3.htm   (360 words)

  
 River Place Rahway Apartment Ratings, Reviews, Map, Rents, and other Rahway apartments for rent from ...
I have been one of River Places original tenants and although there are the occasional issues in the building, nothing has even been as bad as other reviews are saying.
To begin with, everyone is supplementing the buildings operating expense by paying for the buildings water usage; very illegal and I see a great class action law suit in their future.
The following apartment communities are located nearby: Rahway Plaza Apartments (0.3 miles), Woodbridge Gardens (1.3 miles), and Woodbridge Village (1.3 miles).
www.apartmentratings.com /rate/NJ-Rahway-River-Place-Rahway.html   (260 words)

  
 NJDEP-News Release 05/109 - DEP Directs General Electric and Atlantic Metals to Conduct Cleanup Along Rahway River
In 1989, the City of Rahway detected the common cleaning solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) in the Rahway River at the intake of the city's drinking water supply at levels up to 10.5 parts per billion.
The City of Rahway maintains a sampling program for the surface water intake from the Rahway River.
Monthly sampling data since January 2005 revealed that TCE remains in the Rahway River at the intake for the City's drinking water supply at levels up to 4.8 parts per billion.
www.nj.gov /dep/newsrel/2005/05_0109.htm   (972 words)

  
 A Day In The Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A river runs through it, bisecting this town like a child's birthday cake, still bearing the icing of the remnants of the mid-winter snowstorm.
As it was in the 18th century, Rahway is a crossroads today, with more than 2,400 passengers rushing through its new train station.
What we discovered -- from the early morning glory of the river and the peace of Rahway River Park to the lifting of the fog in the cemetery to the boundless energy of the town folk throughout the day -- we bring you in the following pages.
www.injersey.com /day/story/0,2379,355121,00.html   (452 words)

  
 NY/NJ Baykeeper: Protecting The Hudson-Raritan Estuary
The mouth of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers on Newark Bay is occupied by Ports Newark and Elizabeth in Essex and Union counties, NJ, and serves regional and national shipping.
The river is tidal from Dundee Dam southward.
The Saddle River was the site of a deadly chemical spill in which Baykeeper played a significant role as an NGO observer and participant.
www.nynjbaykeeper.org /geography/geography_nbc.php   (1144 words)

  
 Rahway - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Rahway, city, Union County, northeastern New Jersey, on the Rahway River; incorporated as a city 1858.
Cranford, residential township, Union County, northeastern New Jersey, on the Rahway River, near the Watchung Mountains; settled early 18th century,...
Linden (city, New Jersey), industrial city, Union County, northeastern New Jersey, on Arthur Kill, at the mouth of the Rahway River, adjoining...
encarta.msn.com /Rahway.html   (93 words)

  
 Rahway, New Jersey (NJ) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
Back to Rahway, NJ housing info, Union County, New Jersey big cities, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.
The ratio of number of residents in Rahway to the number of sex offenders is 5505 to 1.
Back to Rahway, NJ housing info, Union County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities.
www.city-data.com /city/Rahway-New-Jersey.html   (2066 words)

  
 Rahway — FactMonster.com
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 Forum focuses on future uses of the Rahway River
Tony Hall, a lifelong resident of Rahway remembers the river during World War II when the waterway was an “open sewer.” If you happened to be standing nearby when the wind blew the wrong way, “you really got a snootful,” he said.
Within the last several decades, the river, which he calls an “artery” running through the city, has seen vast improvements in terms of water quality.
Dennis Miranda, executive director of the Rahway River Association, told the group that, within the last several years, the quality of water in the Rahway River has greatly improved and is more acceptable today for recreational use.
www.localsource.com /articles/2005/09/21/rahway_progress/news/local/doc4331910b8a9ba730367141.txt   (657 words)

  
 Rahway approves plan for Main St. redevelopment Real Estate Weekly - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The City of Rahway has approved the site plan for Dornoch Rahway I LLC, an upscale mixed-use property proposed by the designated redeveloper at 1551 Main St. in Rahway's Central Business District.
In addition, the City recently designated Dornoch Rahway II as redeveloper of a second group of properties on Main Street, which span an entire city block.
Located directly across the street from Rahway I on Main Street, Rahway II includes a total of 12 buildings slated for redevelopment.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3601/is_33_52/ai_n16130206   (607 words)

  
 Rahway News - Topix
First the state pension system sought the return of $331,027 in benefits paid to Rahway Business Administrator Peter H. Pelissier, claiming he had not really retired.
THE 2007 TEEN ARTS Traveling Exhibit is on display through Oct. 26 at the Rahway Arts District at the Edge Art Gallery, 1571 Irving St., Rahway.
Rahway, New Jersey is located in Union County and is part of the New York Metro Area.
www.topix.net /city/rahway-nj   (757 words)

  
 Restore Rahway River, South Orange NJ
The goals of proposed project are to improve the ecological, recreational and aesthetic value of the presently neglected East Branch of the Rahway River and its adjacent lands, and to establish the River as an educational resource for the adjacent Middle School.
River Clean Up 2002 on Saturday June 8th was a big success, click here to read the press release and look at photos
Walk the East Branch of the Rahway River in South Orange NJ with stream restoration specialist Wendi Goldsmith, President and Founder, of The Bioengineering Group, Inc. of Salem, Massachusetts (www.bioengineering.com) - Tuesday, July 10th, 6:30pm.
cimic.rutgers.edu /~kbarrett/rahway   (672 words)

  
 Introduction to Lenape Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
river as it passes through Rahway River Park in Rahway.
The Rahway River, the north branch of which begins in
Rahway River to preserve this public resource and its natural history for future generations.
hometown.aol.com /lenapepark1/intro.html   (1203 words)

  
 NJWATERS.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Measured from the headwaters to the City of Rahway, the Rahway River drains an area of 41 square miles, which includes parts of Middlesex, Union and Essex Counties.
This is a densely populated area, with the centers of population being Rahway, Woodbridge, Clark, Springfield, Cranford, Westfield and Kenilworth.
Known sources of nonpoint pollution in the Rahway River include construction activities, storm sewers, urban surfaces, roads, and combined sewer overflows; all of these have contributed to high stream temperatures, sediment and nutrient loadings, periodic low dissolved oxygen levels and fishkills.
www.njpirg.org /njwaters/wma/07.htm   (374 words)

  
 AmeriScan: August 19, 2005
In 1989, the City of Rahway detected the common cleaning solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) in the Rahway River at the intake of the city's drinking water supply at levels up to 10.5 parts per billion.
DEP is planning a Rahway River initiative to identify sites that need increased oversight of responsible parties to complete immediate and long-term, permanent cleanups.
During joint EPA and Gila River Indian Community inspections in February 2002, August 2002 and April 2003, inspectors discovered that Romic failed to properly operate, inspect, monitor and maintain records for the air emission control device, the closed-vent system and the hazardous waste storage tanks.
www.ens-newswire.com /ens/aug2005/2005-08-19-09.asp   (2968 words)

  
 HO Scale Layout
The Rahway River Railroad (RR) is a short line that operates on an as needed basis.
The third interchange on the HDandO is in Summit where the railroad interchanges with the Rahway River Railroad.
The third railroad, the Rahway River, is a shortline that simulates the operation of the now out-of-service Rahway Valley, which used to operate near the Club.
www.tmrci.com /HO.html   (1215 words)

  
 River Cleanup June 8 2002: Scores Turn Out   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Enviroscape watershed model), complete with roads, houses, construction site and a river, to demonstrate how pollutants such as pesticides, oil and sediment wash off land and roads during storms into rivers.
Aita also sampled the river bottom, with the help of cleanup participants, to collect insects, worms and other organisms.
The cleanup is part of a larger project to restore the aesthetic, recreational and ecological value of the River in South Orange.
www.csam.montclair.edu /~barrettki/rahway/river-cleanup-press-release-2002.htm   (461 words)

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