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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Ocean City, NJ closer to beach & boardwalk curfew, backpack ban
After a weekend that saw 3,000-5,000 teens on the Ocean City beach and police nearly 1,000 incidents of underage drinking, vandalism and the city is taking several steps to control the situation.
NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 6/6
Check the latest weather and surf conditions and forecasts for New Jersey's beaches, boardwalks, and bays.
NJ college issues refunds for graduation disaster
The university will refund graduates $250 each to make up for the graduation day glitches at a cost of $700,000.
NJ weather getting affected by smoke from more Canadian wildfires
The smoke is creating the same type of haze seen around the sun at sunrise and sunset from smoke carries east from the province of Alberta recently.
Colts Neck school district goes against NJ transgender policy
The Colts Neck Board of Education could face legal action from the state by setting its own policy requiring parents to be told if their child changes their gender identification.
Toms River, NJ teacher took pornographic photos in classroom, cops say
Kyle Banner's students at Toms River Intermediate North found pornographic photos of teacher Kyle Banner on Twitter determined to have been taken in their classroom.
Noticed something weird lately about sunrise/sunset in NJ?
The smoke has no impact on air quality and won't be smelled in New Jersey,
6 dolphins, porpoises strand themselves in 4 days at the Jersey Shore
Four dolphins, a porpoise and an unknown species stranded themselves at the Jersey Shore since Thursday.
30th dolphin strands itself on a New Jersey beach
A bottlenose dolphin, a dependent calf, was found at Rutgers Cape Shore Laboratory in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township on Wednesday.
NJ h.s. senior was on way to celebrate with parents when she died in crash
Lauren Hewski was on her way to celebrate her early college associates degree with her parents when the driver of a Jeep she was riding in hit a utility pole and flipped over.
No help for NJ patients seeking records from suddenly closed dermatology centers
The owner of South Jersey and North Jersey Dermatology Centers did not contact patients about how to get their medical records as agreed. The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs is not saying what they are doing to get compliance.
Day of delays on NJ Transit thanks to Portal Bridge signal issues
NJ Transit expects 30-minute delays and "select cancellations" to continue in-and-out of New York Penn Station Friday. to continue on service on Friday.