Rick has proudly been a part of the newsroom at New Jersey 101.5 since March 2022, reporting on all things Jersey. He was born in Princeton, has lived in the Garden State nearly his entire life, and got his start in radio news covering Lower Bucks County in Pennsylvania. When he isn't working on a story, Rick is probably playing too loud on the electric bass or listening to Tool.
Rick Rickman
The top 30 best performing schools in New Jersey
The latest performance reports for New Jersey schools for the 2022-2023 school year are out, revealing how good of a job they do at serving their students.
New NJ Turnpike scam targets all of New Jersey — Don’t fall for it
Scammers are trying a new ploy using fake texts from "NJ Turnpike toll services" to separate New Jersey residents from their money.
NJ school kids find rifle on residential street. Did cop leave it there?
Police are investigating after a rifle was found abandoned along a residential street in Camden County.
No accessible bathrooms for disabilities convention at NJ hotel, state says
The Crowne Plaza Edison hotel failed to provide wheelchair-accessible bathrooms for a conference for people with disabilities, the NJ Attorney General's Office says.
NJ cat rapist pleads guilty to sadistic torture, killing of pet
An Asbury Park man has confessed to the appalling torture of his pet cat that ended with him throwing the animal's corpse out a window in March 2023.
Divorces, civil trials resume in New Jersey but huge problems remain
Divorces and civil trials are resuming in Passaic County, marking the first time in more than a year that such cases are being handled in all of NJ's counties.
NJ driver was high in violent 100-mph crash that injured 4, prosecutors say
A Middlesex County man is facing charges for a high-speed rolling crash that injured himself and three passengers earlier this year, according to authorities.
NJ police chief to resign after ‘drunk’ incident caught on video goes public
Bradley Beach police Chief Leonard Guida is resigning after video of his tense confrontation with a sergeant was published in media reports last week.
New Jersey property taxes soar to an all-time high: Check your town
The average New Jersey homeowner paid $313 more in property taxes in 2023 compared to the year before.
WATCH: Cops forced to restrain ‘drunk’ NJ police chief at tense crash scene
The police chief of Bradley Beach is on paid leave after he showed up at a crash drunk and got physical with a sergeant, according to a published report.
Pregnant woman injured in Newark, NJ daytime robbery
A pregnant woman is in stable condition at the hospital after being the victim of a daytime robbery.
Double shooting at Airbnb party kills 14-year-old NJ teen, report says
One teenager is dead and another is recovering from a gunshot wound after a shooting in Atlantic City on Friday evening.