The Jersey Vindicator

09/22/2025

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli debated tax policy, energy and electricity costs, immigration, and how to make New Jersey affordable at at Rider University Sunday night.

The first of two debates took place on Sunday night at Rider University.

09/22/2025

The two candidates for governor answered questions for 90 minutes Sunday night at Rider University. New Jersey and Virginia are the only states holding gubernatorial elections this November.

The candidates answered questions for 90 minutes. New Jersey and Virginia are the only states holding gubernatorial elections this November.

09/18/2025

A veteran federal prosecutor with decades of corruption-hunting experience has been tapped to run the state’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability following the recent departure of the unit’s former boss. New OPIA Executive Director Eric Gibson spent nearly two decades with the U.S. Department of Justice working on a “variety of complicated, sensitive public corruption investigations” involving racketeering, fraud, money laundering, and extortion allegations in New York and Pennsylvania, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement....

A veteran federal prosecutor with decades of corruption-hunting experience has been tapped to run the state’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability following the recent departure of the uni…

09/17/2025

NJ officials silent as watchdog warns of covert takeover of public health insurance

The two main candidates running for governor ignored repeated calls and emails seeking comment on the issue last week.

09/17/2025

A Bergen County corrections officer who was arrested in July after an alleged drunken accident also left his service weapon in the car as it was towed away, leading to a late-night confrontation with local police

The incident led to a late-night confrontation with local police.

09/16/2025

Behind Trenton’s recreation boom — questions about no-bid contracts, rising overtime costs, and unusual spending practices.

The Jersey Vindicator analyzed 20,000 pages of documents, including payroll data, contracts, invoices, vendor payments, audits, memorandums of understanding, resolutions, internal memos, and emails…

09/16/2025

Behind Trenton's recreational plans are no-bid contracts, spiraling overtime, and city purchases on personal credit cards

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https://jerseyvindicator.org/2025/08/28/behind-trentons-recreation-boom-no-bid-contracts-runaway-overtime-government-purchases-on-personal-credit-cards/

09/10/2025

A private company has effectively taken over health insurance funds that serve hundreds of NJ towns and school boards, the state comptroller says.

A private company has effectively taken over health insurance funds that serve hundreds of NJ towns and school boards, the state comptroller says.

09/09/2025

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has approved more than $2.6 million in public matching funds for the two major-party nominees in this year’s gubernatorial contest, pushing the total distributed so far to nearly $13.8 million. The payments, authorized under the state’s Gubernatorial Public Financing Program, went to Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli, the only candidates to qualify for public funding ahead of the Sept. 2 deadline. Sherrill received $1.6 million in the latest round, bringing her cumulative total to just over $7 million. Ciattarelli was awarded $1 million, raising his overall share to about $6.8 million....

The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has approved more than $2.6 million in public matching funds for the two major-party nominees in this year’s gubernatorial contest, pushing the to…

09/09/2025

The story behind Donald Trump’s viral U.S. Open photo⁠
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A photograph of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Open swallowing a tablet has gone viral, sparking a wave of speculation and commentary online. The photo has been circulated widely across social media platforms, generating debates about what the object might..⁠

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09/09/2025

Jersey Vindicator contributor Andres Kudacki captured a photo of Donald Trump on Sunday that went viral.

U.S. President Donald Trump puts a tablet in his mouth as he watches the U.S. Open men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, Sept. 7, in New York. Photo by Andres Kudacki for …

09/02/2025

Portraits of New Jersey: Jorge, 45, from Union City.

Housing – What’s Good
“What I like about it is that we are close to New York and there’s more than one thing we can do. We can always go to New York, and New Yorkers can come into New Jersey. I like the view as well—seeing the skyline of New York.”

Entertainment
“We have the American Dream Mall, one of the world’s biggest malls. Inside it’s sort of like a Disney World, but smaller, in a mall. There’s Legoland, all types of pools, and a waterpark inside.

Union City – Community and Safety
“I live in Union City. It’s a big Latino community. People from all over come to Union City because they feel safe there. The politicians there embrace you—they don’t make you feel rejected. You’re integrated. They’re not going to discriminate against you or try to kick you out.”

Portraits of New Jersey is an ongoing Jersey Vindicator series by photojournalist Andres Kudacki, who speaks with residents about what they love — and what frustrates them — about life in the Garden State. He pairs each conversation with a photograph.

Read more: https://jerseyvindicator.org/2025/08/28/jorge-45/