Ariel Pincay and his partner, Jamilet Macías, had carved out a life together in the Garden State with the help of an aunt.

Six members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the GEO Group

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The CEO of PJM earned a base salary of $1.2 million last year, records show.

PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are not just an environmental hazard. They are an urgent public health issue threatening communities across New Jersey. Known as “forever chemicals” because they resist breakdown in the environment and accumulate in our bodies over time, PFAS have been used for more than 70 years in everything from firefighting foam to nonstick cookware. Their durability and resistance to water, heat and oil have made them domestic and industrial staples — but those same properties now haunt us.

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

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

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

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.

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 The Jersey Vindicator 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 image, taken by veteran photojournalist and Jersey Vindicator contributor Andres Kudacki, shows Trump placing a small blue tablet to his mouth while seated in the stands at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

"it was New Jersey that launched the nation."

After 30 years in Princeton, a father was taken in an ICE raid, leaving his wife and daughters to navigate life without him.

The Garden State now has only 5.1 journalists per 100,000 people. Only Nevada fares worse.

The judge has stayed the ruling pending an appeal from the Trump administration. 

Media outlets using AI to generate content without a disclaimer would be fined $10,000 for the first offense under a bill sponsored by three NJ Dems.

Power grid opertor PJM will explore options for adding large loads to the power grid without threatening reliability.

The case challenging U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s authority will go before Pennsylvania District Court Judge Matthew Brann this Friday.

The funding from ELEC bring each candidate’s total public financing for the NJ governor's race to just over $4 million.

A Q&A with Don Tornio, longtime president of the Bergen County Audubon Society

The longtime leader of the New Jersey NAACP called Thursday for an independent monitor to preside over a key unit of the state Attorney General's Office.

The State of New Jersey has pursued legal action against a farm owner for housing a deer in her barn.