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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Bags of body parts found after standoff in NJ homicide investigation
The owner of the home where the suspect in the death of Gabriella Caroleo took his own life was found dismembered in garbage bags.
Man caught in tide floats from Queens, NY to New Jersey
The 34-year-old man said he believed he went into the water near Breezy Point in Queens and got swept up by the tide.
Stay out of the water! Major sewage leak in Red Bank, NJ
A drilling crew working in parking lot #1 in front of the NJ Transit station in Red Bank struck a pressurized main causing the discharge.
NJ extremist’s terror plot to cripple power grid in heat wave, prosecutors say
Andrew Takhistov was taken into custody at Newark Liberty Airport enroute to a group in Ukraine that specializes in assassinations, attacks on power grids, and other infrastructure sabotage.
Atlantic City, NJ boardwalk workers lose homes in major fire
Five residents and four firefighters were treated for injuries connected to the fire in three buildings on South Georgia Avenue Thursday morning.
‘Smash and grab’ thieves hit another NJ luxury store
Several witnesses called 911 as the front window of Carolines Fashion Luxuries was smashed around 2:40 a.m. and burglars helped themselves to items from inside the store.
Crazy meltdown: Passenger on NJ flight bites piece off attendant’s shirt
Video taken by passengers showing the woman kicking, screaming and spitting as she is restrained by zip ties.
Man found dead in NJ cemetery near wood chipper
Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said Flemington police were called to the Saint Magdalen Cemetery on Thatchers Hill Road in Flemington.
Water beads fired at people outside NJ Jewish school
Lakewood police Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith said the individuals were standing outside the Congregation Kol Aryeh.
NJ police chief reacts angrily to law after teen steals cop car
The teen led police on a pursuit through Jersey City, Kearny and Newark before officers lost sight of it, according to Secaucus police chief Dennis Miller.
On the run: Man charged with murdering NJ mom
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said that an investigation determined Maxwell Johnson, 35, of Manchester Township was responsible for the death of Gabriella Caroleo.
NJ governor’s hometown left holding bill for $3.7M Biden fundraiser
Middletown Mayor Tony Perry said he is going to seek reimbursement from the Biden campaign for overtime incurred during the president's fundraiser at Gov. Phil Murphy's home.