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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Police in NJ scare parents over new feature on the iPhone
The feature, which is "on" by default when iOS 17 is installed, allows users to exchange contact information by touching phones.
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.
School bus aide rejects plea deal after girl, 6, is strangled in seat
Michael Policastro, the attorney for Amanda Davila, 27, told CBS New York that others are to blame in the incident on July 17 on board a school bus that killed 6-year-old Fajr Williams.
Another toll increase for NJ commuters in 2024
The agency's proposed $9.3 billion 2024 budget includes toll and AirTrain fare increases, called automatic inflation-based adjustments, that were previously approved by Port Authority Commissioners in 2008, 2011 and 2019.
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."