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
Jenkinson’s defies New Jersey by banning public from beach
The entrances to the beach at Jenkinson's in Point Pleasant have been blocked since after Labor Day weekend.
Return of ‘lunch shaming’ ends in Deptford, NJ schools
Under Deptford's lunch debt collection program students would be barred from certain school activities until the bill was paid up.
NJ gives ultimatum to Jenkinson’s over popular beach spot
Jenkinson's, which owns the beach in Point Pleasant Beach in a deal that goes back to 1926 closed off all access to the beach after Labor Day without explanation.
Lakewood, NJ school bus hit head on by van while kids were getting on (VIDEO)
Dash cam video from the school bus shows the bus slowing down on Central Avenue with a car in the opposite direction coming to a stop.
RWJ nurses vote to keep striking after NJ judge says they’re too noisy
Members of United Steelworkers Local 4-200 rejected an offer from RWJUH initially made Aug. 2 that the hospital said was never submitted to union members for consideration. They also rejected an offer to send the dispute to binding arbitration and return to work.
NJ police prepare for return of car rally that turned deadly
Two people were killed in the 2022 event as hundreds of VWs and Audis took to the streets of Wildwood in an unsanctioned event that overwhelmed the city.
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.
4 years later: What missing NJ girl Dulce Alavez might look like
Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae released a photo of what Dulce Alavez would look like four years after her disappearance from Bridgeton park.
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.
Will Hurricane Lee cancel Sea.Hear.Now, other NJ weekend events?
It's Shoulder Season at the Jersey Shore and event organizers are keeping a close eye on the forecast for Hurricane Lee.
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...
Alligator running wild finally caught in NJ neighborhood
Piscataway police said the four-foot alligator was spotted in the roadway on Second Avenue around 10:10 p.m. Thursday night.