Sergio Bichao has served as managing editor of New Jersey 101.5's digital presence since 2021 and has been with the state's most-listened-to radio station since 2016, when he joined one of the most respected online news teams in the state where he was born and raised. Over the years, the Society of Professional Journalists and the N.J. Press Association have recognized his investigating reporting on the shortcomings in the regulation of licensed professionals as well as in transparency in law enforcement. He was the editor on a series of articles that brought juvenile court cases to the public’s attention, ultimately resulting in the state Supreme Court mandating sensitivity training for all judges. His career has spanned writing obits to editing front pages, always guided by a commitment to justice and a love for everything New Jersey.
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Retired NJ cop dies with his 2 kids in flaming wreck
Four people died in the two-vehicle crash on May 26, 2023.
NJ Republicans call Murphy’s ‘historic’ school aid plan unfair
Gov. Phil Murphy's proposed 2024 budget would add a billion dollars in new spending on education, including an additional $834 million in aid to school districts.
More cops will be at NJ schools morning after Texas massacre
Parents and students in New Jersey might see a greater police presence Wednesday morning after a man gunned down 18 children and three adults at an elementary school in Texas.
Teen dies, younger sister trapped after sand collapses while digging on NJ beach
A rescue effort is underway on a beach after sand collapsed onto two kids who had been digging.
NJ to drop indoor masks before Memorial Day, report says
New Jersey was one of just a few states whose governors chose not to adapt to the latest CDC recommendations that allow fully vaccinated people to congregate indoors.
NJ ends outdoor masking requirement in public places
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed an executive order repealing the state's general outdoor masking requirement but rules about masking in indoor public places remains in place.
Murphy intends to end NJ’s ‘state of emergency’ in June
The pandemic may officially be coming to an end.
NJ adds gender ‘X’ option to driver’s licenses and IDs
Driver's licenses in New Jersey will now have a third gender option.
Quiet historic Jersey gem you can visit along the Delaware
Unless you have a specific reason to go there, like visiting family or friends, you'd have almost no occasion to come across Riverton, New Jersey.
Biden won these 53 NJ towns that went for Trump 4 years ago
President-elect Joe Biden's defeat of President Donald Trump in the Garden State was such a rout that Trump ended up losing more than 50 municipalities that he had won four years ago.
Murphy leaves event after learning of possible COVID-19 exposure
Gov. Phil Murphy said he was getting a coronavirus test for the second time this week.
‘We’ll continue to have your back’ — NJ extends utility shut-off moratorium to 2021
Struggling families won’t find themselves in the dark or cold during the pandemic after Gov. Phil Murphy extended the moratorium on gas, electric and water utility shut-offs until next year.