Ever since I was a precocious 5 year old who read the Bergen Record and then published his own neighborhood newspaper I've always had an interest in the news. I learn something new on this job everyday and that's what keeps it interesting. I've been with NJ101.5 for the past 10 years on the digital team writing news and working behind the scenes on a variety of projects.
Dan Alexander
Lines for Popeyes Chicken Sandwich So Long, Two NJ Highways Back-up
Popeyes brought back its hugely popular chicken sandwich on Sunday.
NJ dermatologist dies while piloting in Florida air show crash
Dr. Joseph Masessa was known for a love of flying, the air show staff said. He worked at 7 dermatology offices in NJ.
South Jersey Mother, Man Dead in Apparent Murder-suicide
A mother of two children and her boyfriend were found fatally shot in their Elmer apartment Wednesday night in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide.
Rubber Pieces Prompt Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough Recall
Nestlé USA issued a voluntary recall of certain bars, tubs, and tube-shaped “chubs" of Toll House Cookie Dough because of possible rubber pieces in the product.
Burlington County Woman, Daughter Hit by Car While Trick-or-treating
A mother and her daughter were injured after being hit by a vehicle while trick-or-treating on Thursday night.
Storms Rip Down NJ Trees and Power Lines, Thousands in the Dark
"As a cold front slammed into New Jersey, widespread wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph blew through the state. The top gust: 62 mph at High Point," WPG Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said.
Lawsuit: Girl Used Pencil to Escape Sexual Assault by NJ Teacher
A former middle school student intends to sue the Hopewell Valley Regional School District for $10 million over a teacher whose sexual advances she claims to have had to fend off with a pencil.
Plane crashes into Colonia neighborhood, 3 houses on fire
A Cessna 414 crashed into a home on Berkeley Avenue around 11 a.m. in the Colonia section of Woodbridge.
Plane crashes into Colonia neighborhood, 3 houses on fire
A Cessna 414 crashed into a home on Berkeley Avenue around 11 a.m. in the Colonia section of Woodbridge.
NJ gives American Dream mall temporary OK to open on Oct. 25
After 20 years and a name change the American Dream "entertainment and shopping complex" will open to the public for the first time on Friday.