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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NJ man hid drugs in child’s toys and in his own body, cops say
The discovery was made at a house on Prospect Street in Philipsburg along with materials used in the packaging, marketing and distribution of drugs,
Driver leaves a path of destruction and terror in South Jersey
The news site NJ Pen reported a Dodge Charger drove on the sidewalk along East Kings Highway in Haddonfield around 6 p.m. and caused damage to the front of a restaurant before driving off.
Facebook Marketplace sale goes wrong in NJ park
A group of teens agreed to meet the seller of a bicycle at Samuel Nelkin County Park in Wallington in late October.
2 drug users die while 3 more overdose in NJ motel room
Fort Lee police were called to the Skyview Motel on Bergen Boulevard around 1:40 p.m. and found the group drifting in and out of consciousness
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.
NJ school bus flips over on Garden State Parkway
A preliminary investigation by State Police determined the bus collided with a Lexus also headed southbound just south of the Barnegat toll plaza.
Man who threatened NJ synagogues in manifesto gets prison
Omar Alkattoul, who was 18 at the time, used his phone to send out his message on Nov. 3, 2022 titled “When Swords Collide" stating that he targeted an unnamed synagogue "for a really good reason according to myself and a lot of Muslims who have a brain."
NJ street-corner musician leads cops on hours-long chase in U-Haul
Zac Hartman is known for playing the guitar at the intersection of Oak Glen Road and Route 547 in Howell, according to Howell police.
NJ manhunt uses flashbang grenades, choppers, cash reward for Jan. 6 suspect
The FBI also disclosed the charges against Gregory Yetman for his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol.
NJ bagel shop fined thousands of dollars over window treatment
A judge ruled against a bagel shop owner who has defied a city ordinance prohibiting window shades in the window.
Wall, NJ student killed after getting shot in the head
Jillian Ludwig, 18, a freshman at Belmont University was walking on a track in Nashville's Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park Tuesday when she was struck by a stray bullet.
Disturbing reason given for school bus crashing into NJ house
The 22-year-old male driver dozed off while driving on Asbury Road in Howell around 7:15 a.m. driving to Marlboro after completing an earlier route in Howell.