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 woman gets jail for house of animal horrors
Temperatures were over 100 degrees in July 2020 when volunteers and staff from the Monmouth County SPCA in full PPE gear worked for six hours to remove the dogs living in a small apartment inside the house in the Belford section of Middletown.
NJ Turnpike victim wasn’t found for hours: $25K reward to find hit-run driver
Richard Zuccarello said his father's body was thrown about 100 feet into a ravine away from the Turnpike.
100-mph BMW caused deaths, injuries in horrific crash, NJ officials say
The driver of a BMW early Monday morning on Paterson Plank Road was driving at over 100 mph just before hitting a sedan head-on, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
Edison, NJ school bus carrying students crashes through corner of house
Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said the brakes went out on the bus carrying 30 students to the John Adams Middle School around 8:15 a.m.
Manslaughter charge after NJ man, 70, was shoved off bicycle
Robert May, 70, was found laying next to his bike in the area of Central Avenue and Sumner Avenue bleeding from the head on Sept. 18 and died 13 days later.
Officials kill fox believed to have attacked pets in Summit, NJ
Summit's Animal Control and Health Department said three dogs were bit on Monday by a fox which was killed and is being tested for rabies.
Galloway, NJ woman indicted with 22 counts of animal cruelty
Galloway police found a sickening scene in May with 21 cats and a dog living in a house filled with cat urine, feces, garbage, and mold.
Another New Jersey native confirmed dead in Israel
The parents of another missing New Jerseyan, Laor Abramov, 20, wrote on their respective Facebook pages Thursday morning their son has died.
Teen, young men from New Jersey missing, dead in Israel after terror ambush
Several New Jerseyans are missing in Israel and Gaza City as their families anxiously await word on their fate.
Why does New Jersey — especially its Republicans — hate Chris Christie?
The calls and comments after Chris Christie's appearance on Monday voiced disappointment in Spadea for having Christie on for a conversation that seemingly ended several years of animosity between the two.
Lakewood High School friends killed in NJ car crash
The five people inside the Honda Accord that slammed into a pickup truck were friends who attended Lakewood High School.
RWJ nurses strike continues, more talks set for Tuesday
Striking nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and management met Friday for another round of mediated talks aimed at ending the 65 day old strike but the only thing they could agree on was to meet again on Tuesday with a mediator.