The Jersey Vindicator’s best photos of 2025
We pair strong reporting with quality photography. A look back at our best photos of the year.
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Photos: Mikie Sherrill’s inaugural ball at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey
About 2,000 people attended the ball at the mall.
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Mikie Sherrill takes office as New Jersey governor, announces moves to control utility costs
The new governor signed two executive orders during her inauguration speech.
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Murphy restores jury service eligibility for people with past convictions in New Jersey
Executive order lifts jury exclusions for residents who’ve completed sentences, broadening jury pools, renewing calls for a permanent legislative change
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Fatal shooting in Minneapolis by ICE agent sparks protests and vigils in New Jersey
Three bills protecting immigrants in New Jersey were also approved by legislative committees on Thursday.
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Photos: Reenactors brave snow and cold to commemorate the Battle of Trenton
The reenactment takes place the last weekend in December each year regardless of the weather.
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Death of Delaney Hall detainee fuels calls to close Newark ICE facility
Jean Wilson Brutus was detained the day before he died.
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Sen. Andy Kim renews call to close Delaney Hall as advocates decry worsening conditions and lack of heated shelter for visitors
Visitors to the facility waited outside in the snow Sunday.
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With her husband detained, a New Brunswick mother cares for her medically fragile son alone
Néstor Josias is 8 and is fed via a feeding tube.
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From an ordinary Sunday morning to detention: How an ICE raid upended a young New Jersey couple’s life together
They were getting ready to go to church when federal agents showed up.
