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 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.
Mascot stolen from Target store in Oxford Valley, Pa.
The oversize statue that stands watch over the dollar zone inside the store on Lincoln Highway was stolen by two young women in a possible senior prank.
Pro-Palestine tent protest takes over Rutgers campus in NJ
Students for Justice in Palestine & The Endowment Justice Collective set up camp at Rutgers University and vowed not to leave until their demands for Rutgers to divest its interests in Israel are met.
Princeton profs want charges against student protesters dropped
After an encampment was dispersed Thursday morning the protesters returned without their tents for a sit-in at the same Princeton University location and have remained ever since.
Smash-and-grab thieves target bagel shops, pizzerias in Ocean County, NJ
At least three restaurants were burglarized along Route 37 in Manchester Township and Toms River late Thursday night.
Clash on NJ campus: 13 protesters arrested, university threatens expulsion
Five undergraduates, six graduate students, one postdoctoral researcher and one person not affiliated with Princeton University entered Clio Hall, home of the university’s graduate school and hung flags from several windows.
2 die in head-on Route 202 crash between SUV, car carrier
Montgomery Township police told CBS Philadelphia a 2017 Toyota RAV 4 heading south on Route 202 just north of Horsham Road veered into the southbound lanes and into the path of the hauler
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.
Social media forces early closure of Middlesex County carnival
Police said social media indicated said the large turnout that closed the carnival on Friday was going to occur on Saturday.
Stop & Shop to shut store in Ocean County
Stop & Shop in a statement said it has made the "difficult decision" to not renew the lease on its location at Bennetts Mills Plaza.