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2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Sussex County Commissioner indicted in stolen valor scandal

July 15, 2025 12:46 pmJuly 15, 2025 2:32 pm

Sussex County Commissioner Bill Hayden, whose stolen valor scandal prompted demands for his resignation from officials of both parties, was indicted for filing fraudulent tax returns claiming a veteran’s exemption he wasn’t entitled to. “Our tax system relies on everyone...

Carney, Henderson win commissioner primary in Sussex

June 4, 2024 10:26 pm

In a five-way Republican primary for Sussex County Commissioner, incumbent Chris Carney and his running mate, Lafayette Mayor Alan Henderson, have defeated interim Commissioner Earl Schick and two others, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 10:22 p.m., Carney has...

Official in Stolen Valor Scandal returned $100 contribution after donor sued him

May 5, 2024 3:03 pmMay 5, 2024 3:06 pm

Embattled Sussex County Commissioner Bill Hayden will refund a $100 campaign contribution after a donor sued him for allegedly lying about his military service record. Gail Just-Cornelius, the first woman to serve as a New Jersey State Trooper, filed a...

Stolen Valor Scandal: Sherrill calls for Hayden’s resignation

March 5, 2024 8:28 pmSeptember 8, 2025 11:56 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), a former Navy helicopter pilot and Annapolis graduate, wants Sussex County Commissioner Bill Hayden to resign after getting caught lying about his military service in a Stolen Valor Scandal. “Lying about military service to advance one’s...

Sussex Republicans: ‘We will not bow to intimidation’

March 3, 2024 2:24 pmMarch 4, 2024 12:07 pm

OPINION This Committee refutes the combined effort of William Winkler, of Baseline Consulting in Pennsylvania, known to many as the progenitor of “Sussex Watchdog” and “Jersey Conservative” and who we believe to be his agent, disgraced politician William Hayden, and...

Stolen Valor Scandal: Altman smacks Hayden, tells him to resign

March 1, 2024 11:19 amMarch 1, 2024 3:21 pm

Democratic congressional candidate Sue Altman is slamming Sussex County Commissioner Bill Hayden for allegedly lying about his military record and is calling on him to resign. “It’s sad but not surprising that a MAGA politician who has draped himself in...