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
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.
NJ councilwoman won’t resign, denies calling her neighbor a ‘Jew’
Residents and the mayor are calling on a Point Pleasant Beach councilwoman to resign in response to a video that appears to show her calling her neighbor a Jew.
Botched surgery: NJ man now suffers ‘extreme pain’ when intimate, lawsuit says
A New Jersey man can no longer get intimate with his wife without terrible pain thanks to a botched prostate surgery, according to a stomach-churning lawsuit.
5 men charged with murder in stabbing at New Jersey bar
A fugitive is being sought and four men have been arrested for a fatal stabbing outside JoJos bar in Garfield, according to authorities.
First grade NJ teacher killed by 94-year-old driver in hit-run, cops say
A 94-year-old North Jersey man is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash that killed a beloved Englewood elementary school teacher.
Family mourns baby boy killed in terrible NJ pit bull attack
A Middlesex County mother and father have said their final goodbyes to their infant son Daymon Balbuena after he was attacked by the family pit bull.
UPDATE: NJ family dog euthanized after killing infant
A baby was killed by the family dog during an attack at their Woodbridge home on Saturday morning.
These 20 towns in NJ have the most expensive property taxes
Living in one of these 20 New Jersey towns means you have, on average, the highest property taxes in the entire state.
These NJ residents get $400 a month in ‘guaranteed income’
Low-income Paterson residents got $400 a month as part of a collaboration between the city and the University of Pennsylvania.