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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Feds make arrest after vandalism to Rutgers Islamic Center in New Brunswick
Art pieces were destroyed, a Palestinian flag was ripped off its pole, windows were shattered, TVs were vandalized, and printers were broken in the attack on the early hours of April 10, the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Crazy knife attack: NJ commuter stabbed 10 times at NYC bus terminal
Port Authority police saw a man stabbed at the Midtown Bus Terminal north subway mezzanine level around sunrise Monday morning.
Two die in separate crashes in South Brunswick, NJ
The crashes were the seventh and eighth individuals to die following crashes in South Brunswick so far this year, according to State Police records.
Victims of horrific Route 1 crash identified by NJ prosecutor
The van carrying two patients from Princeton-based Community Options collided with a truck carrying a 50,000 pound concrete wall for a warehouse in the intersection at Ridge Road in South Brunswick on April 12.
Man citing ‘medical episode’ dies after arrest in Toms River, NJ
Attorney General Matt Platkin said officers from the Island Heights and Toms River police and the Ocean County Sherriff’s Office attempted to take a man with several outstanding warrants sitting inside a parked vehicle into custody.
Sayreville, NJ dad accused of burning son to death dies
Manuel Rivera was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he remained in critical condition until his death.
Bones at Wall, NJ excavation came from ‘multiple individuals’
"A portion of skeletal remains" were found on Narrumson Road in Wall Township where a foundation was being dug on March 12, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.
After parents blast NJ district, cops charge teacher with ‘offensive touching’
Marlboro Police Capt. Stephen Levy said in a statement on Friday that the incident involved a teacher touching a student over her clothing in a hallway on March 13.
NJ town says no to flying the LGBT pride flag
Boonton's town council passed an ordinance in December that allowed groups to request permission to fly their organization's flag on the single pole at town hall along with the existing American and POW flags.
NJ Transit scolds impatient riders who jumped from train
NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said the impatient commuters created a “significant danger” because of the high voltage overhead wire involved.
Police chief suspended without pay: More conflict in Toms River, NJ
Toms River police Lt. Gene Bachonski Little is on an unpaid suspension Tuesday and Wednesday but did not disclose a reason.
Bomb threats in Marlboro and Trenton connected, cops say
An email received by a Marlboro Memorial Middle School staff member stated bombs had been placed at four locations in Marlboro and Trenton, according to Marlboro police.