Ever since I was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper I've always had an interest in the news. I learn something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. I've been with NJ101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.
Dan Alexander
Wildfire burns in Jackson, NJ as Red Flag Warning in effect
The fire along West Commodore Boulevard at Cedar Swamp Road just south of Route 195 consumed 15 acres and threatened 30 structures as of 4:30 p.m.
NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Tue 6/6
Check the latest weather and surf conditions and forecasts for New Jersey's beaches, boardwalks, and bays.
NJ college issues refunds for graduation disaster
The university will refund graduates $250 each to make up for the graduation day glitches at a cost of $700,000.
Potentially painful clinging jellyfish return to NJ shores
The quarter-size species with 60 to 90 tentacles that contain stinging cells show up in back bays anywhere from Shrewsbury to Cape May but have become more common at southern beaches.
Videos capture arrests and chaos at the NJ shore: Crackdowns, curfews coming
After Ocean City police responded to nearly 1,000 incidents during the Memorial Day weekend Mayor Jay Gillian has taken drastic steps to control the crowd on the beach and boardwalk.
Road rage argument leads to 12 tickets for driver in Brick, NJ
Jonathan Weydig, 24, of Point Pleasant was stopped in a lane on Route 88 at in Brick on May 12 blocking traffic while arguing with another driver.
Popular principal in Princeton, NJ fired because of vaccine, mask outrage
The Princeton Board of Education revealed the reason principal Frank Chimel was fired at a public hearing requested by the principal.
Noticed something weird lately about sunrise/sunset in NJ?
The smoke has no impact on air quality and won't be smelled in New Jersey,
NJ driver clocked going more than twice the speed limit on PA Turnpike
A Tinton Falls was clocked on radar at 142 mph heading east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
6 dolphins, porpoises strand themselves in 4 days at the Jersey Shore
Four dolphins, a porpoise and an unknown species stranded themselves at the Jersey Shore since Thursday.
‘Top Gun’ Comes to NJ — Power in the Pines Open House returns
The free Power in the Pines Air & Space Open House is Saturday and Sunday at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst with a sneak preview rehearsal day on Friday.
Empty school building on fire in Trenton, NJ
The fire at the old Martin Luther King Middle School on Route 206 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) tore through the roof of the school sending plumes of white smoke wafting over Trenton's North Trenton neighborhood.