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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Beaches slimed by 1,000 pounds of gunk: Investigation continues in NJ, NYC
The Coast Guard in a statement said response crews have removed approximately 1,000 pounds of tar balls and oiled debris from impacted beaches between Asbury Park and Sea Bright.
Rutgers won’t stop controversial pro-Palestine campus event
Rep. Josh Gottheimer objected to two of three speakers scheduled to speak at an event late Thursday afternoon on the New Brunswick campus titled “Race, Liberation, and Palestine."
Fatal 7-vehicle pile-up on Route 9 in Freehold Township, NJ
It's the third fatal crash in Freehold Township this year and the second at the same intersection, according to State Police records.
Striking RWJ nurses union, hospital reach tentative agreement
The striking nurses core issue was not pay but rather staffing levels and financial penalties for the hospital if they were not met.
Dolphin stranded on NJ beach marks sad milestone for 2023
Clean Ocean Action said the dolphin was found between beaches A and B in Sandy Hook Monday morning around 9:30 a.m.
Fire burns in walls of historic NJ hotel that once hosted Hollywood royalty
A fire in the basement of the historic Dunellen Hotel and Rathskeller was first reported around 12:45 a.m.
German man admits coming to NJ to rape children
Christian Stefan Walther made arrangements to fly to Newark Liberty in March and stay at a hotel in Jersey City where he would meet three 11-year-old girls.
Cyber attack at hospitals in NJ force emergency rooms to divert patients
Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood and Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, both members of the Hackensack Meridian Health System, have put protocols into place to handle the network outage.
NJ hunter found dead in New York State forest
The New York State Department of Conservation said the 72-year-old man was with a group hunting in the Five Streams State Forest in the town of German.
NJ mayor charged with using town hall to run corrupt business
Attorney General Matt Platkin accused Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso of running his company, Bonaccorso & Son LLC, out of his office.
Cops find drugs, guns at illegal NJ warehouse party
The Atlantic County SWAT team and Egg Harbor Township police descended on what they called an "Open Mic Night" at the warehouse in the Farmington section of Egg Harbor Township early Friday night.
NJ first lady Tammy Murphy announces she’s running for office
“I’m running for the United States Senate because we owe to our kids to do better," Tammy Murphy said in a video announcing her campaign.