I have been covering New Jersey news for more than 25 years, and have served as New Jersey 101.5’s lead investigative reporter since 2000. I've reported on a number of breaking news stories, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the 9/11 Terror Attacks, the Jersey based Anthrax Attack Investigation, the resignation of Governor Jim Mcgreevey, Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy as well as the terror bomb attack down the shore. I have covered the campaigns of Governors McGreevey Corzine, Christie and Phil Murphy, as well as U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg Bob Menendez and Cory Booker. Additionally, I broke the story – in a series of reports – on New Jersey’s crumbling, dangerous bridges. I am proud to have received numerous awards for coverage of New Jersey stories, and been featured as an expert reporter on CNN’s Nancy Grace show, covering various topics including the Prom Mom Baby dumped in Trash segment.
David Matthau
NJ restaurants unhappy about proposed plastic utensil ban
Jersey Restaurants could be fined thousands of dollars for giving customers a plastic fork or container of ketchup if it wasn’t specifically requested
Going up! When you can expect NJ gas prices to start rising
Experts believe price spikes will be much lower than last year
Unhappy NJ congressmen hold their own offshore wind farm hearing
An invited panel of experts testified the windfarm project is bad for the ocean environment, marine mammals, tourism, the commercial fishing industry and consumers.
NJ auto insurance is expensive: Here’s how to lower it
The head of the Insurance Council of NJ says there are several ways you can save money on your policy
New report finds Latinas in NJ are severely underpaid and struggling
New Rutgers study finds Latinas in New Jersey are barely scraping by
NJ E-ZPass shock: Your transponder may not give you a discount
A new law is designed to let NJ drivers know when their EZPass isn’t doing what they would expect it to do
A new directive is issued to help sex assault survivors in NJ
The directive dramatically extends the amount of time evidence in sexual assault cases is preserved
NJ survivor: Are you ready for a catastrophe?
A new survey finds millions of New Jersey residents consider themselves to be survivalists
Fed up with insurance nonsense? A plan to help NJ patients
Proposed legislation would create a NJ Consumer Insurance Advocate to cut through red tape an fix a system that is often confusing and frustrating
NJ school bus ‘manager from hell’ hired criminals and sex offender
School bus drivers he oversaw had criminal records, used drugs, didn’t have drivers licenses and one was a Megan’s Law Sex Offender
The DEA in NJ warns about a ‘zombie’ drug that can kill in minutes
An animal tranquilizer that is being added to different opioids doesn’t respond to naloxone and can kill you in minutes
New report finds NJ is facing many possible threats this year
Authorities are watching several groups closely, including racially motivated extremists, anti-government anarchists and anti-abortion and pro-choice extremists