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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‘Physically abusive behavior’ diverts flight headed to Newark, NJ
The Boeing 767 was at 34,000 feet when an emergency was declared.
After outcry, NJ school district adjusts computer bedtime hours
The district announced restrictions would be put in place after monitoring software found that students were using their school issued machines in the evening and in some cases "well past midnight."
NJ drive-by school shooting with gel beads: 4 teens charged
The students were outside the Toms River Intermediate School South in Beachwood during a gym class Monday afternoon when the beads were fired.
Hunter finds human remains in Manchester, NJ
State Police said human remains were found late Monday afternoon in the woods along Route 70 near the Pemberton Township border.
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ man dies in snowmobiling crash
Matthew Houston Morris, 31, of Point Pleasant Beach was riding a snowmobile in Vermont on Feb. 20 that went off a trail.
Lakewood, NJ school bus driver hospitalized after crash
The crash heavily damaged the side and undercarriage of the bus including the door on Forest Avenue in Lakewood Tuesday morning.
Asbury Park, NJ schools superintendent suspended
RaShawn Adams has had a tumultuous relationship with the teachers union president and principals who asked the Board of Education to intervene.
5th dolphin of 2024 strands on NJ beach
It is the third dolphin to be found on a New Jersey beach in the past 10 days and the fifth this year. The most recent was a short-beaked common dolphin was found washed up in Avalon on Feb. 19.
Woman kidnapped at NJ supermarket — Suspect wanted by ICE
The kidnapped woman was left at another location after being assaulted, according to police. She was treated for injuries at a hospital.
Starbucks in NJ gets attacked as Israel-Hamas war tensions rise
Glen Rock police chief Dean Ackermann said the red paint was splashed over the sign of the coffee shop on Rock Road with the stickers placed on the paint.