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.
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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.
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 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 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.
NJ principal failed to report child abuse to authorities, prosecutors say
The principal of Atlantic City High School is charged with official misconduct for failing to report child abuse, according to prosecutors.
NJ man charged with crime spree against women in Ocean County
Quamel Benton is charged with attempted kidnapping for a crime spree through Lakewood and Toms River on Thursday, authorities say.
Smell or see smoke today? Could be NJ plan to control-burn 25,000 acres
The New Jersey State Forest Fire Service plans to treat 25,000 acres of land with prescribed burns in 2024 after the most active wildfire season in decades.