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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Shots fired inside Wawa store in Ewing, NJ
An argument at a Wawa at 3:25 a.m. inside a Wawa store led to an exchange of gunfire inside the store.
Pennsylvania residents are about to pay more at their liquor stores
Distillers fear the increase at Pennsylvania state liquor stores could send business over the border to New Jersey.
Large alligator discovered outside in Neptune, NJ
A good Samaritan found the 3-foot juvenile alligator inside a plastic tub in a lot next to his house in Neptune Township in the freezing cold Sunday evening.
Dog abandoned at airport by NJ man gets a new home
When Charles Bigsen of Newark was told at check-in for his flight he had to provide a crate for the 1-year-old mix in order to board he tied the dog to a post outside the terminal when he couldn't get someone to help him.
Howell, NJ homeowner arrested after shooting at intruders, report says
A Howell resident fired multiple rounds at a group of people running from his driveway towards a waiting vehicle after he heard his car alarm go off Saturday night, according to a report by The Lakewood Scoop.
Cops treated for fentanyl after Camden County, NJ drug bust
11 officers exposed to fentanyl during a drug bust had to be treated at a hospital.
Are new stores coming to Quaker Bridge Mall in NJ?
There's always social media suggestions and rumors about what should fill some of the empty spaces at the Quaker Bridge Mall in Mercer County.
7th beached whale this season: NJ lawmaker blames ‘Green New Deal’
A humpback whale was first reported to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center at the North End Natural Area on the beach in Brigantine around 4:50 p.m. Thursday.
4 adults charged in knife fight at Sayreville, NJ school
Police said two Sayreville War Memorial High School students got into a "dispute" during the school day that continued after dismissal when four men who were "family members or associates" of one of the students showed up.
NJ judge orders recount in Trenton City Council runoff won by 1 vote
Republican Jennifer Williams beat Democrat Algernon Ward in a runoff election by a single vote.
Stranger beats 67-year-old woman’s head with brick on NJ boardwalk
Atlantic City police said a passerby stopped Samuel Cooper, 43, of Philadelphia from hitting a 67-year-old woman in the head on the boardwalk Friday.
NJ State Police trooper struck at Parkway crash scene
The trooper was responding to a crash involving several vehicles on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Lakewood.