Ever since he was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper, Dan Alexander has always had an interest in the news. Alexander says he learns something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. Alexander has been with New Jersey 101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.
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NJ could close more than a dozen beaches that are swimming in poop
Samples taken at the beaches on Monday and released Tuesday tested at a higher than acceptable level for fecal bacteria. If Tuesday’s samples test high the water will be closed for swimming.
Can you see the Northern Lights from New Jersey this week?
A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights.
7-Eleven store forced to shut down after NJ woman crashes into it
The crash happened the day before 7-Eleven's 96th birthday.
NJ couple stole thousands from youth league to go to Disney World, officials say
Kathleen Murawski and Joseph Murawski were charged with stealing $91,000 from the Old Bridge Soccer League's bank account.
NJ woman gets rolled over by her own van while unloading groceries
The driver was taking groceries from the back of her mini-van and forgot to put it in gear when she removed the keys from the ignition.
UPDATE: NJ Transit Northeast Corridor service resumes after suspension
Service was suspended on both the Northeast Corridor and NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line because of an overhead wire issue.
Wind-damaged Neptune, NJ hotel to finally be rebuilt
The hotel has become dilapidated with graffiti, damage to the building, and rats since a bad windstorm battered the building in March 2021.
Lithium batteries sparked fire that burned UPS packages in NJ, report says
The fire spread to four trailers, three straight trucks and the facility itself before being extinguished five hours later.
Dolphin dies in Woodbridge, NJ; another dolphin in Seaside Park
State legislative committees consider bills to help the company building an offshore wind farm as two more dolphins strand themselves at New Jersey beaches.
Car gets shot during Lakewood, NJ road rage
The Lakewood driver who was shot at admitted to police he was in the wrong in the incident that sparked the road rage incident.
There is a dolphin stranded in Woodbridge, NJ
38 dolphins have stranded themselves or been spotted at New Jersey ocean beaches and bodies of water.
NJ attorney general steps in after fractious votes on school trans policies
Attorney General Matt Platkin filed discrimination lawsuits against the Boards of Education in Marlboro, Manalapan and Middletown and an injunction to stop them from taking effect.