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 courts have stopped school strikes before. Why does Rutgers strike keep going?
Rutgers has not sought a court order to get 9,000 striking faculty members off the picket lines at the request of Gov. Phil Murphy.
Homeless after fire, woman came to NJ with pickup stuffed with dead, starving pets
Dogs running around the parking lot of a Sussex County shopping center and a strong odor drew attention to a Chevrolet Silverado stuffed with live and dead dogs and cats on Monday.
Nearly 70 dead, hungry animals found inside abandoned pickup at NJ mall
The dogs and cats dead and alive were found in a pickup truck parked in back of the Sussex County Mall Monday afternoon.
Wildfire warning this week in NJ — and one already flared in Sayreville
Low relative humidity, gusty west winds up to 20-25 mph and dry fuels have created an elevated risk of wildfire across the entire state.
Cyberattack locks Camden County Police Department out of files
The Camden County Police Department and the Camden County Prosecutor's Office were hit by cyberattacks but there was no impact on their respective public safety responses.
Bomb threat puts Rutgers University on shelter-in-place mode
Rutgers police gave the all clear about the threat to the New Brunswick/Piscataway campus around 5:40 a.m.
NJ high school softball coach fired after just one game
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School athletics director Ryan Miller told MyCentralJersey.com Rich Vaccaro is no longer with the team but could not discuss the specifics of what led to his dismissal.
Dolphin found floating in river off Sea Bright, NJ
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said a male bottlenose dolphin was found floating in the Navesink River off Osbourne Place in Sea Bright.
UPDATE: Morris County schools shelter-in-place ends
Saint Elizabeth College and Fairleigh Dickinson University both went into shelter in place mode according to the respective schools.
Wall Street Journal reporter from Princeton, NJ detained by Russia on spy charges
Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information, the Federal Security Service said Thursday.
Armed invaders tie up 73-year-old woman in kitchen of her NJ home
Two men entered Ramona Cartagena's home as she worked on a craft project in her kitchen.
NJ water companies monitor 8,000-gallon chemical spill in Pennsylvania
New Jersey American Water and Trenton Water Works said testing of its water from the Delaware River following a chemical spill from a Bucks County chemical facility shows no impact to quality.