Newark Mayor Ras Baraka released Friday night after arrest outside ICE Detention Center
Baraka was arrested after he tried to participate in an oversight tour of the ICE facility with three members of Congress.
Krystal Knapp
Krystal Knapp is the founder of The Jersey Vindicator and the hyperlocal news website Planet Princeton. Previously she was a reporter at The Trenton Times for a decade. Prior to becoming a journalist she worked for Centurion, a Princeton-based nonprofit that works to free the innocent from prison. A graduate of Smith College, she earned her master's of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and her master's certificate in entrepreneurial journalism from The Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY.
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Platkin files lawsuit to permanently bar Menendez from holding public office in New Jersey
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Monday that his office…
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Jersey City officials muzzle press at event, ban recording, social posts, police photos
The event, a flag-raising ceremony in honor of Israel, was organized by Jersey City and the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs to celebrate 77 years of Israel’s independence.
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N.J. Republican candidates for governor clash in explosive, chaotic first debate
The candidates repeatedly talked over each other during the almost two-hour debate.
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2025 N.J. governor’s race: Democrats face off in first debate
The six Democrats vying to be the next governor of New Jersey squared off Sunday night at Rider University in the first debate of the primary election cycle.
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N.J. Attorney General unveils anti-corruption commission: What it means for government transparency
A day after former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison, N.J. Attorney General Matthew Platkin has announced a new initiative to promote transparency and find ways to further his office’s mission to eliminate corruption.
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How sentencing reform could offer seniors a second chance and save N.J. millions
During his 30 years in prison, Edwin Ortiz witnessed many…
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Driving with impunity: Courtesy cards and connections a free pass with troopers, N.J. Comptroller investigation finds
It’s not always how you drive that determines whether you get ticketed by New Jersey State Police troopers. Sometimes, it’s who you know.
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State Comptoller investigation uncovers fraud, waste and abuse at “New Jersey’s worst nursing home”
South Jersey Extended Care lacked sufficient qualified staff every day of the 75 days the Office of the State Comptroller reviewed.
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What you need to know about the final N.J. ballot design hearing
The New Jersey Assembly Select Committee on Ballot Design will…
