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
Widespread recall for Trader Joe’s salmonella outbreak impacts NJ stores
At least one person in New Jersey has fallen ill with salmonella poisoning amid a basil recall impacting Trader Joe's stores in 29 states and Washington D.C.
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.
Will NJ prisoners be allowed to watch the solar eclipse?
The New Jersey Department of Corrections has a strict policy for prisoners and staff during the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NJ man charged with ‘lewd’ acts outside popular beauty store
An Ocean County man is charged with lewdness after witnesses reported seeing him engaged in inappropriate behavior at a shopping center.
Man vs. beaver: NJ locals at war with ‘selfish,’ destructive animals
An Ocean County man claims that there are too many beavers in his area creating flooding and damaging nearby habitats in the Pine Barrens.