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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Bus company ends commuter service: Cities look to NJ Transit for help
Service for O.N.E. bus routes 24, 31 and 44 in in Elizabeth, Newark and Orange will end on October 8 because the routes are no longer financially viable to run, according to a statement from Coach USA.
What’s that smell in NJ? Smoke lingers from Dragway Wildfire
The fire near the former Atco Dragway that torched 1,778 acres is is 100% contained but is still burning into the “duff layer” of the soil.
Alligator running wild finally caught in NJ neighborhood
Piscataway police said the four-foot alligator was spotted in the roadway on Second Avenue around 10:10 p.m. Thursday night.
NJ cop indicted on charge of filing false gun report after restraining order
Detective Matthew Curtis was ordered to turn over guns in his possession when a temporary restraining order was issued against him in 2022.
Lakewood, NJ man dies in Howell crash with mailbox
The Toyota RAV 4 was traveling east on Lanes Mill Road and was in a curve in the road around 11 p.m. when it went off the right side of the road.
Man jumps to death from Newark, NJ building near NJPAC
Police were called to the intersection of Center Street and Park Place in downtown Newark around 5:25 p.m. and found an unresponsive man in the street.
Plane that crashed, sparking NJ wildfire, was on 4th flight of the day
Earlier in the day the plane flew from Monmouth to Brandywine Regional Airport in West Chester, PA. It took off again from Brandywine and landed at Soleberg Airport in Readington before making a return flight to Monmouth, according to FlightAware.com.
RWJ nurses on strike in NJ for one month, no new talks scheduled
The nurses, members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200, walked off the job on August in a dispute focused on staffing levels at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Trenton, NJ toddler took gun from purse, shot himself, cops say
The child found the gun in the purse of a friend of his father's shortly after she arrived at his home in the North Trenton section of the city.
NJ police increase reward to find man missing for a year
Edgar Pelaez, 39, is a father of two from Clifton with a medical condition who was last seen in the area of Hoover Avenue in Passaic.
Going to the beach in NJ this week? You could be in grave danger in the water
Tropical Storm Idalia is at its closest point to New Jersey on Thursday located 300 miles south of Cape May, according to New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow.
Mother of slain NJ councilwoman arrested for attacking murder suspect in court
The attorney for Rashid Ali Bynum entered a not guilty plea and called the evidence circumstantial against his client and was not enough to hold his client.