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.

NJ landlord, 78, accused of sex-for-rent scheme must face justice, court rules

A New Jersey landlord who federal authorities say preyed on his tenants must face the dozens of criminal charges against him, a court decision says.

Umbrella stake just barely missed her artery, NJ lifeguard says

A lifeguard at the Jersey Shore who was impaled by a beach umbrella says the stake narrowly missed a major artery.

Parent-coach who brutally punched umpire at NJ youth baseball game loses big

A youth umpire has won more than half a million dollars from the man who punched him in the face at a game three years ago.

No mercy for NJ terrorist who hurled firebombs into home of rabbi and children

A Bergen County man who is serving a 35-year prison sentence for anti-Semitic firebombings can't go free early because of nitpicks in his case.

Lifeguard horrifically impaled by umbrella at Asbury Park, NJ beach

A Jersey Shore lifeguard is recovering at the hospital after being skewered by an umbrella on Wednesday morning.

Human composting of dead bodies may soon be legal in New Jersey

New Jersey residents may soon be able to choose a new alternative to burial or cremation after death, called natural organic reduction or human composting, that turns their bodies into food for plants.

Homeland security alert for NJ after strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

Top domestic security officials in New Jersey and the U.S. are on high alert and on the lookout for attacks after strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday

ICE jailbreak fugitive tried to surrender but New Jersey police let him go

One of the four escapees from Delaney Hall attempted to turn himself in to the New Jersey State Police last week but was turned away, according to federal authorities.

NJ urgent care doctor charged with raping patients in 3 counties

Nearly a dozen patients accuse their urgent care doctor Gurvindra Johal of raping or groping them at his clinics throughout New Jersey, authorities say.

Free money? Extra New Jersey electric bill help to offset rate hikes

New Jersey residents will get a break on their electric bills this summer through a deferral program to counter recent shocking rate hikes.