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Jeff Pillets

@jeffpillets22f.bsky.social
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Investigative journalist and Pulitzer finalist who has covered New Jersey issues for 25 years

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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
jerseyvindicator.org/2025/06/05/h... Steve Fulop gives no-bid millions to unknown out of state covid vaccine firm. Other Hudson pols: WTF?
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How a COVID vaccine startup with no track record landed $36.5 million from Jersey City • The Jersey Vindicator
Bespoke-run program spent more than 11 times the amount per shot that Hudson County’s Regional Health Commission paid for its vaccine program.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Who gets to park at the New Jersey Capitol? Proposal would exclude public from State House parking garage • The Jersey Vindicator
The garage, built with taxpayer funds, was opened in 1994.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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Researchers sue New Jersey over access to Lindbergh kidnapping records • The Jersey Vindicator
For the past 13 months, streams of researchers from around the country have been locked out of the archive.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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Five minutes with Steve Meserve, among the last of the great shad men • The Jersey Vindicator
Steve Meserve is the fourth generation of his family to trawl for shad from Lambertville's Lewis Island.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Trenton skipped bidding rules for $1.7M in parks and recreation contracts • The Jersey Vindicator
The city of Trenton, which skirted state contracting laws to pay for an ill-fated Delaware River park beautification project, used the same tactic to favor
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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A community left behind: PFAS environmental crisis unfolds on Lambertville’s Connaught Hill • The Jersey Vindicator
How a neighborhood along the Delaware River became a dumping ground for toxic chemicals. Now residents can't drink their water and some are getting sick.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
jerseyvindicator.org/2025/03/30/i... No Bids. No Budget. No Permits. Hey, this is Trenton: A worthy public project jumps the rails.
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'It got away from us': Trenton mayor says of flawed no-bid park contract • The Jersey Vindicator
City broke project into smaller payments, hired caterer-turned-contractor
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The Jersey Vindicator @jerseyvindicator.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
The Jersey Vindicator has a mascot now. Meet Emmy the watchdog. She just turned two yesterday! Journalists @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social and @eliseyoung.bsky.social are Emmy’s humans. 🐕🎈🎉
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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Lilo H. Stainton @lilohstainton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Meet the federal officials who are implementing the policy changes that will shape our lives in the years to come. Classic @bhulac.bsky.social Updates to follow @njspotlightnews.bsky.social www.njspotlightnews.org/special-repo...
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How Trump’s officials can impact New Jersey - NJ Spotlight News
President Trump’s advisers and the department heads in his Cabinet are ultimately the people who implement his directions.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... How does a US Sen end up with $500K in cash and gold bars. Hear the gnarly details from Nancy Solomon
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The New Yorker Radio Hour
News Commentary Podcast · 150 Episodes · Updated Semiweekly
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The Jersey Vindicator @jerseyvindicator.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Backroom deals and billion-dollar contracts: NJ Turnpike E-ZPass agreement with Singapore-owned firm shrouded in secrecy. The latest Vindicator story by investigative reporter@jeffpillets22f.bsky.social.
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NJ Turnpike E-ZPass Deal: Secrecy and Legal Challenges
Explore the controversy surrounding the NJ Turnpike E-ZPass contract and its implications for transparency and fairness.
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The Jersey Vindicator @jerseyvindicator.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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. Our story and photos: jerseyvindicator.org/2025/02/03/2...
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2025 N.J. governor’s race: Democrats face off in first debate • The Jersey Vindicator
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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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Corruption isn’t victimless—it hurts real people and erodes trust in government. That’s why I launched the TRUST Commission to strengthen transparency, accountability, and integrity in NJ. Learn more here: www.njoag.gov/trustcommiss... www.northjersey.com/story/opinio...
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NJ deserves government we can see and understand. We must build new trust | Opinion
The people of New Jersey deserve a government that they can trust—one they can see and understand, one that protects and serves all.
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Micah Rasmussen @newjerseypolitics.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Welcome Debaters and Debate Fans! Please keep in mind that the theater is filled to capacity. If your name is not already registered, you will need to watch on the livestream, available at On NJ and NJ Globe. Will also be rebroadcast on CSPAN.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Bleak. The USAID website has gone dark.
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Elise Young @eliseondeadline.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
At Victim EY, via EliseYoung.substack.com. No paywall for horsey posts. Who doesn't want to read about horses all day?
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Box by box, the Nicaraguans who milk the cows and clean the pens on Wisconsin's dairy farms, who wash dishes at its restaurants and fill lines on its factory floors, are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for the impact of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations.
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How One Immigrant Community Is Coping With the Threat of Deportation
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but wh...
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
jerseyvindicator.org/2025/01/30/n... Two days after Gov Murphy hobnobs with George Norcross, his Attorney General sends a signal about decency and integrity in government.
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N.J. Attorney General unveils anti-corruption commission: What it means for government transparency • The Jersey Vindicator
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...
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Indicted Dem power broker George Norcross is feted by New Jersey bigwigs newjerseymonitor.com/2025/01/28/i...
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Indicted Dem power broker George Norcross is feted by New Jersey bigwigs • New Jersey Monitor
Gov. Phil Murphy, whose administration indicted George Norcross last year, was among those honoring Norcross at an event in Camden Tuesday.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
jerseyvindicator.org/2024/12/17/t... Study documents years of failure, neglect at water agency serving 200,000 in Mercer County
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Trenton Water crisis: Study highlights financial chaos, billing delays, outdated equipment, worker shortages • The Jersey Vindicator
The 52-page report was submitted to the city Sept. 9 and was distributed to mayors of surrounding townships served by the water utility on Dec. 10.
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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
jerseyvindicator.org/2024/12/13/s... So how does the state send more than $30 million to a company that has been banned in 2 other states?
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State Comptoller investigation uncovers fraud, waste and abuse at “New Jersey’s worst nursing home” • The Jersey Vindicator
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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Jeff Pillets @jeffpillets22f.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
jerseyvindicator.org/2024/12/13/c... More trouble for Trenton Water. In the balance: safety of drinking water for 200,000 people.
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Chlorine byproducts and dead-end pipes: Trenton Water remains in violation of NJ Safe Water Drinking Act • The Jersey Vindicator
Trenton's water utility, already under scrutiny for treatment failures and fraud in its water sampling program, notified customers in Mercer County this week
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The Jersey Vindicator @jerseyvindicator.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
More bad news for Trenton’s water crisis. After criminal charges in Newark, feds turn their attention to massive lead pipe replacement project in Mercer County #Trenton #lead #NJ jerseyvindicator.org/2024/12/04/t...
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Trenton lead pipe replacement program under scrutiny after contractor charged in Newark scheme •
More bad news for Trenton's water crisis.  After criminal charges in Newark, feds turn their attention to massive lead pipe replacement project in Mercer County.
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