Ever since I was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper I've always had an interest in the news. I learn something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. I've been with NJ101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.
Dan Alexander
4 possible tornadoes in NJ during damaging Thursday storms
New Jersey 101.5 chief meteorologist Dan Zarrow said it was an unprecedented night for him with 12 Tornado Warnings issued in New Jersey, six severe thunderstorm warnings and 8 Flash Flood Warnings.
NJ Fish & Wildlife cops confiscate 64,000 bad clams
The freshwater Corbicula clams were taken from a toxic creek near a sewage treatment plant.
Fishing boat partially sinks in Manasquan, NJ Inlet
Witnesses said they heard a bang when the fishing vessel Olivia Grace hit the jetty.
Man stabbed in Brick, NJ supermarket parking lot
Police say the stabbing was targeted and there was no danger to the public.
The end for this NJ business? Top Gun Paintball in Jackson closing
The land where Top Gun has been for 33 years was sold and will be part of the Adventure Crossing sports complex.
WATCH: Explosion blows roof of Carteret, NJ apartment building
It's not known if anyone was in the building at the time of the fire and explosion Friday afternoon.
NJ shore traffic: Route 35 to be repaved in Point Pleasant Beach
The project will keep one lane of Route 35 northbound open throughout the three day project.
Man in wheelchair killed crossing Route 9 in Lakewood, NJ
The Lakewood Scoop, which was first to report the crash, reported security video shows the impact threw the man 20 feet away.
New Jersey Olympians part of opening ceremonies in Tokyo: How to watch
An array of singers, including John Legend and Keith Urban, performed the John Lennon classic “Imagine” as masked Olympians entered a nearly empty stadium that usually seats 68,000.
More rabid raccoons found in Point Pleasant Borough, NJ
The new cases are from a population of other raccoons captured by animal control that were demonstrating symptoms of the deadly disease.
Gay NJ valedictorian ‘censored’? School was worried about offensive word
Bryce Dershem's microphone was briefly cut during the Eastern Camden County Regional High School graduation when he went off script.
Dangerous rabid raccoons on the rise in Ocean County, NJ
Point Pleasant Borough and neighboring Point Pleasant Beach have warned residents about raccoons walking erratically and screeching, two symptoms of rabies.