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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Baby rescued from water as torrential rains flood NJ city neighborhood
A line of thunderstorms Tuesday morning caused flash flooding in New Brunswick, flight cancellations at Newark Liberty International Airport, led to a dramatic rescue and spawned a funnel cloud at the Jersey Shore.
Young woman from Colts Neck, NJ killed in Florida hit-and-run
Madison Gerhard, 23, was struck crossing a street in West Palm Beach outside the crosswalk around 5 a.m. on July 8.
19-year-old dead in Parkway rollover; NJ cop injured in 2nd crash
An Egg Harbor Township woman riding in a Honda Civic southbound near Exit 63 (Route 72) in Stafford Township around 6:25 p.m. was ejected when the car went down an embankment.
NJ man killed in horrific crash that ripped bus ‘like a can opener’
Juan Vasquez-Rodriguez was one of three people killed after the Greyhound bus hit three trucks parked on a rest area off ramp near St. Louis.
Northern Lights unlikely for anyone in NJ or NY on Thursday night
The Nothern Lights forecast is a bust for the northern United States after the behaviors of a solar storm changed.
Brick, NJ man killed in job accident with power line
Kevin McAdorey was working on a motorized scissor lift for a private contractor around 12:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the shopping plaza.
Can you see the Northern Lights from New Jersey this week?
A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights.
UPDATE: NJ Transit Northeast Corridor service resumes after suspension
Service was suspended on both the Northeast Corridor and NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line because of an overhead wire issue.
Lithium batteries sparked fire that burned UPS packages in NJ, report says
The fire spread to four trailers, three straight trucks and the facility itself before being extinguished five hours later.
UPS trucks and packages torched by fire at NJ facility
The fire spread from a trailer to a building and five other trucks and trailers at the facility in a Lakewood industrial park late Wednesday afternoon.
Dolphin dies in Woodbridge, NJ; another dolphin in Seaside Park
State legislative committees consider bills to help the company building an offshore wind farm as two more dolphins strand themselves at New Jersey beaches.
There is a dolphin stranded in Woodbridge, NJ
38 dolphins have stranded themselves or been spotted at New Jersey ocean beaches and bodies of water.