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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Brooklyn mom killed by deer going through windshield on PA Turnpike
Molly Dowd, 43, her husband Michael Bird and two young children were on the highway in Lower Southampton on March 31 when a deer leaped over the concrete divider from the westbound lanes onto the hood.
Two school buses collide in West Milford, NJ
West Milford police Lt. Eric Darnsteadt told NorthJersey.com that the"full" school buses bumped as they came to a quick stop on Route 23.
Cops search for carjackers who beat up NJ woman at Wawa in Bucks County
Police are looking for a trio of carjackers who assaulted a woman at a Wawa early Thursday morning.
Humpback whale washes up on NJ beach, the first this year
A 20-30 foot humpback whale was found washed up on the beach at 51st Street in the Brant Beach section of Long Beach Township around 6:45 a.m. Thursday morning.
NJ high school student assaulted after school
Maplewood police said students from another school assaulted the student who was taken to a hospital with a parent for treatment of minor injuries.
Man leaps from Pa. Turnpike overpass onto SEPTA tracks
SEPTA says a man was struck on the West Trenton Line around 7 a.m between the Trevose and Somerton stations after jumping off a Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass.
Blue-green fireball in sky wows people across New Jersey
The common description of the meteor that was witnessed around 3:45 a.m. is that it was blueish-green in color and seemed to flare out at the end.
Longtime NJ 101.5 late night host and Manalapan booster mourned at 67
Tommy Gordon was the self-proclaimed "leader of the late night" from 2004-2009 on New Jersey 101.5. After his radio career he started his own streaming program and later a podcast that focused on his adopted hometown of Manalapan.
NJ woman, 27, loses her life — Never do this on a highway, cops warn
Valdaishi Simpkin, 27,of Irvington pulled her car over to the right shoulder along eastbound Route 80 after crossing into New Jersey at the Delaware River around 8:20 a.m.
Over a dozen storage units damaged by fire in Hamilton, NJ
One nearby resident told CBS Philadelphia they heard a boom before the smokey fire at the Public Storage facility in Hamilton began.