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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Police arrest and NJ university bans protesters after short-lived encampment
Less than 100 individuals erected a half dozen tents on Princeton University's McCosh Courtyard Thursday morning but dispersed after two graduate students were arrested.
Sayreville, NJ dad accused of burning son to death dies
Manuel Rivera was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he remained in critical condition until his death.
Bones at Wall, NJ excavation came from ‘multiple individuals’
"A portion of skeletal remains" were found on Narrumson Road in Wall Township where a foundation was being dug on March 12, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.
After parents blast NJ district, cops charge teacher with ‘offensive touching’
Marlboro Police Capt. Stephen Levy said in a statement on Friday that the incident involved a teacher touching a student over her clothing in a hallway on March 13.
Retired Hamilton, NJ teacher admits sex with student
A former student of Joseph DePuglio at Steinert High School - East in Hamilton accused him in 2022 of having a sexual relationship between 1998 and 2000 when she was a student.
Feds make arrest after vandalism to Rutgers Islamic Center in New Brunswick
Art pieces were destroyed, a Palestinian flag was ripped off its pole, windows were shattered, TVs were vandalized, and printers were broken in the attack on the early hours of April 10, the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Crazy knife attack: NJ commuter stabbed 10 times at NYC bus terminal
Port Authority police saw a man stabbed at the Midtown Bus Terminal north subway mezzanine level around sunrise Monday morning.
Two die in separate crashes in South Brunswick, NJ
The crashes were the seventh and eighth individuals to die following crashes in South Brunswick so far this year, according to State Police records.
Victims of horrific Route 1 crash identified by NJ prosecutor
The van carrying two patients from Princeton-based Community Options collided with a truck carrying a 50,000 pound concrete wall for a warehouse in the intersection at Ridge Road in South Brunswick on April 12.
Cheers welcome Toms River, NJ police chief back to work after suspension
Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little returned to work Thursday morning after a two-day unpaid suspension. Mayor Dan Rodrick told Patch the suspension was over an “administrative issue" but did not provide further explanation.
Trump campaign clears the way for major rally in NJ
Wildwood City Commissioners approved a resolution Monday with the Trump campaign for a "special event" on city beaches on Saturday, May 11.
NJ town says no to flying the LGBT pride flag
Boonton's town council passed an ordinance in December that allowed groups to request permission to fly their organization's flag on the single pole at town hall along with the existing American and POW flags.