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.
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No accessible bathrooms for disabilities convention at NJ hotel, state says
The Crowne Plaza Edison hotel failed to provide wheelchair-accessible bathrooms for a conference for people with disabilities, the NJ Attorney General's Office says.
NJ cat rapist pleads guilty to sadistic torture, killing of pet
An Asbury Park man has confessed to the appalling torture of his pet cat that ended with him throwing the animal's corpse out a window in March 2023.
Divorces, civil trials resume in New Jersey but huge problems remain
Divorces and civil trials are resuming in Passaic County, marking the first time in more than a year that such cases are being handled in all of NJ's counties.
NJ driver was high in violent 100-mph crash that injured 4, prosecutors say
A Middlesex County man is facing charges for a high-speed rolling crash that injured himself and three passengers earlier this year, according to authorities.
3 NJ men charged, 1 unknown in double shooting near Rutgers U.
Investigators are looking for a fourth suspect after filing charges against three men in connection to a double shooting near Rutgers University campus.
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.
Camden, NJ schools offer huge $10K signing bonus to new teachers
Desperate to fill open teaching positions ahead of the 2024-25 school year, the Camden City School District is again offering $10,000 to entice new teachers.
This is just how successful scammers were in New Jersey last year, FBI says
The FBI says scammers defrauded New Jersey residents out of $441.2 million in 2023, a staggering 55% increase from the year before.
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.
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.
Are offshore wind companies paying hush money to Jersey Shore mayors?
New Jersey 101.5 asked mayors of popular Jersey Shore towns if they were offered community benefits packages from offshore wind companies in exchange for silence.