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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Murphy administration sues NJ schools, and making them pay state’s legal fees
Because Attorney General Matt Platkin believes the Hanover Board of Education violated that ruling with the Sept. 11 vote he is ordering the local board pay for the state's legal fees.
NJ man, 21, feared trapped below deck after 10-foot wave flipped boat
State Police led a search of the Manasquan Inlet Sunday for a young man from Brick identified as 21-year-old Derek Narby who has been missing since a wave capsized the boat he was on with his father and brother Thursday night.
Watch the rescue of an 81-year-old man in Seaside Park, NJ (VIDEO)
Even from 1,000 miles away there is already a high risk of rip currents with wave heights of 7 feet up-and-down the Jersey Shore as Lee makes its way north parallel to the east coast.
Jenkinson’s closes its NJ shore beach — but not because of the weather
A message from Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kinitra made it clear the decision to block beach access was Jenkinson's and not the borough's.
NJ beach crackdown in September: You could get expensive ticket!
Big waves from Hurricane Lee will bring rough surf and strong rip currents to Seaside Heights creating dangerous conditions for swimmers and lifeguards.
NJ Transit considering ways to save bus service in cities
NJ Transit, said it is looking at how can modify its existing routes to accommodate O.N.E. Bus riders when its service is canceled.
Child dies after 21-floor fall from NJ balcony, witnesses say
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said police were called to an apartment building on Anderson Avenue in Fort Lee and found an unresponsive 7-year-old child.
Bus company ends commuter service: Cities look to NJ Transit for help
Service for O.N.E. bus routes 24, 31 and 44 in in Elizabeth, Newark and Orange will end on October 8 because the routes are no longer financially viable to run, according to a statement from Coach USA.
NJ teen charged in threat against school official on Instagram
The message on the New Brunswick public school district Instagram page was reported to New Brunswick police
NJ man wanted to teach driver a lesson. Instead, he got pepper spray in the face
🚨 A 26-year-old man stopped in an intersection to keep another from passing him
🚨 The other man described as 'impatient' pepper got out and sprayed him
🚨 It's not clear why the driver didn't want to be passed
LAKEWOOD — It's a case of pepper spray road rage.
An impatient driver used peppe...
NJ Transit train with 1,500 people derails at NY Penn Station
NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said Northeast Corridor train 3926 that left Trenton around 7:30 a.m. derailed around 8:55 a.m. just before arriving in New York at 8:55 a.m.
What’s that smell in NJ? Smoke lingers from Dragway Wildfire
The fire near the former Atco Dragway that torched 1,778 acres is is 100% contained but is still burning into the “duff layer” of the soil.