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
New video clears NJ school principal charged with assault, attorney claims
A New Jersey school principal faces years in prison if convicted of assaulting a Black female student his defense attorney claims the evidence is stacked in his favor.
NJ toll collector says ‘premonition’ saved her before garbage truck plowed into plaza
A New Jersey woman who works as a toll collector at the Barnegat Toll Plaza on the Garden State Parkway claims she avoided serious injury thanks to a strong "gut feeling".
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.
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 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.
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.
3 NJ men charged, 1 unknown in double shooting near Rutgers U.
Investigators are looking for a fourth suspect after filing charges against three men in connection to a double shooting near Rutgers University campus.
NJ public health benefits costs could see another massive increase
Health benefits costs for state workers and teachers could jump by double digits for the second time in recent years, state treasury officials said recently.
This is just how successful scammers were in New Jersey last year, FBI says
The FBI says scammers defrauded New Jersey residents out of $441.2 million in 2023, a staggering 55% increase from the year before.