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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Wild summer in NJ: Wildwood tightens teen curfew after ‘rioting’
Approximately 60 teens ruined it for everyone holiday by congregating on the boardwalk, failing to break it up when approached by police and "rioting" during the Independence Day holiday.
Boy sleeping in parked car after NJ crabbing trip is killed
The boy was crabbing with his father who parked their car on the shoulder along the westbound side of Route 30 (White Horse Pike) around 3:25 a.m., according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Gas main break closes part of Route 18 in East Brunswick, NJ
East Brunswick police told New Jersey 101.5 a contractor struck a 24" gas main at Route 18 and Racetrack Road around 2 a.m.
Contaminated NJ beaches closed to swimming — for how long?
Three New Jersey lake beaches are closed because of algae blooms and swimming is banned at a Jersey Shore beach because of a high level of bacteria.
First dolphin stranding in NJ in nearly a month
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center reported the adult male was badly decomposed and never washed ashore.
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.