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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...

Murphy launches final nominations push as time dwindles

December 12, 2025 1:05 pmJanuary 29, 2026 4:10 pm

On Monday, the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee will meet and conduct its part of a time-honored tradition: the last-minute slew of nominations from an outgoing governor. Governors-elect, hoping to keep open as many options as possible, resent the notion that...

Two Middlesex County women charged with voter fraud

November 1, 2024 5:36 pm

Middlesex County’s prosecutor charged two women in unrelated cases of voter fraud, according to a Friday press release. Lori Mulligan, a 58-year-old from Parlin, and Katherine Fokas, a 57-year-old from Monroe, were both charged with attempting to vote in the...

Suspect arrested for murder of Sayreville councilwoman

May 30, 2023 4:00 pmMay 31, 2023 1:24 am

A 28-year-old man connected to the Champions Royal Assembly Church was arrested today for the murder of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was gunned down outside her home on February 1, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Rashid Ali Bynum...

Campaign staffer charged with bribery in Perth Amboy council race

October 26, 2022 10:02 amNovember 8, 2022 5:10 pm

Ana Camilo, a campaign staffer working with Perth Amboy City Council candidate Jeanette Rios, has been arrested on bribery charges for offering gift cards to voters in exchange for votes. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced charges of third-degree bribery...

Subpoenas dropped in Edison probe of adult cricket fields paid for Board of Education

May 20, 2022 11:28 amMay 20, 2022 2:27 pm

A grand jury empaneled to probe the construction an adult cricket field at a public school has subpoenaed records from the Edison Board of Education that appear to center around political allies of controversial Edison Democratic Municipal Chairman Mahesh Bhagia....

Candidate’s uncle charged with stealing opponent’s lawn sign

October 25, 2021 7:06 pmOctober 25, 2021 10:03 pm

Editor’s note: the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office erroneously issued a press release today stating that Rajendra Joshi had been arrested. He was not. A spokesman for the prosecutor, Conner J.E. Ouellette, acknowledged the mistake but did not explain how an...