Charles Haight Archives - New Jersey Globe

Five N.J. veterans you should know about

November 11, 2024 12:01 amNovember 11, 2024 1:12 pm

One New Jersey war veteran whose legacy remains intact after more than a century was Major General George Washington Goethals, the namesake of the Goethals Bridge. Goethals graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1880 and was...

Five N.J. veterans you should know about

May 27, 2024 12:09 amMay 28, 2024 9:24 am

One New Jersey war veteran whose legacy remains intact after more than a century was Major General George Washington Goethals, the namesake of the Goethals Bridge. Goethals graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1880 and was...

Veteran: Charles Haight

May 29, 2023 12:03 amMay 28, 2023 4:59 pm

Charles Haight (D-Colts Neck) was serving as Assembly Speaker in 1861 when he was commissioned as a brigadier general of the New Jersey Militia. He held the speakership in 1862, even though he would spend the next 2 ½ years...

Veteran: Charles Haight

May 30, 2022 12:00 amMay 29, 2022 6:39 pm

Charles Haight (D-Colts Neck) was serving as Assembly Speaker in 1861 when he was commissioned as a brigadier general of the New Jersey Militia. He held the speakership in 1862, even though he would spend the next 2 ½ years...

Veteran: Charles Haight

May 31, 2021 12:01 amMay 30, 2021 10:56 pm

Charles Haight (D-Colts Neck) was serving as Assembly Speaker in 1861 when he was commissioned as a brigadier general of the New Jersey Militia. He held the speakership in 1862, even though he would spend the next 2 ½ years...

Veteran: Charles Haight

May 25, 2020 12:03 amMay 24, 2020 9:27 pm

Charles Haight (D-Colts Neck) was serving as Assembly Speaker in 1861 when he was commissioned as a brigadier general of the New Jersey Militia. He held the speakership in 1862, even though he would spend the next 2 ½ years...

Greenland Watch: Frelinghuysen voted yes on Alaska sale

August 26, 2019 9:45 pmAugust 27, 2019 12:13 pm

Since there’s so much discussion about President Donald Trump’s craving to purchase Greenland from Denmark, here’s a quick primer on how the New Jersey congressional delegation voted on the purchase of Alaska from Russia. It took the United States Senate...