Rick Rickman

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.

4-year-old boy dies after rescue from Ocean County, NJ pool

A four-year-old boy who was rescued from a pool in South Seaside Park over Labor Day weekend has died.

Widow of NJ police officer must repay $268K stolen from taxpayers

A Mercer County woman who admitted to stealing from her dead police officer husband's pension has been ordered to repay over 9 year's worth of stolen benefits.

Another 4-year-old boy nearly drowns as tragic NJ summer continues

A four-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after a rescue in Ocean County this Labor Day weekend

NJ cops arrested students at 245 schools last year

Police are putting fewer student arrests at New Jersey schools despite an increase in violence and drug use.

Widows grieve NHL player, brother killed by ‘DWI’ driver in NJ

The wives of Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew are paying tribute to their dead husbands.

Shocking NJ summer energy bills spark demands to freeze rate hikes

Atlantic City Electric customers in South Jersey are paying outrageous electric bills this summer and lawmakers want to know if the increases are above board.

Watch out! The most drunk drivers in NJ swerve here

Around one in three fatal crashes involve alcohol but that hasn't stopped thousands of drunk New Jerseyans from getting behind the wheel.

Emergency repairs to historic NJ drawbridge have big price tag

The Glimmer Glass Bridge, a historic drawbridge in Monmouth County, needs $100,000 worth of repairs to safely reopen to the public and may need to be replaced.

53 cops fired in NJ last year – New report outlines shocking reasons why

Dozens of New Jersey police officers fell short of their oaths and lost their jobs for it last year, according to a new major discipline report from the OAG.

Police shoot woman in crisis to death at NJ apartment, officials say

Authorities are investigating an early morning fatal police shooting in Fort Lee involving a woman with a knife whose brother requested mental health treatment.