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
Potentially painful clinging jellyfish return to NJ shores
The quarter-size species with 60 to 90 tentacles that contain stinging cells show up in back bays anywhere from Shrewsbury to Cape May but have become more common at southern beaches.
Toms River, NJ teacher took pornographic photos in classroom, cops say
Kyle Banner's students at Toms River Intermediate North found pornographic photos of teacher Kyle Banner on Twitter determined to have been taken in their classroom.
6 dolphins, porpoises strand themselves in 4 days at the Jersey Shore
Four dolphins, a porpoise and an unknown species stranded themselves at the Jersey Shore since Thursday.
30th dolphin strands itself on a New Jersey beach
A bottlenose dolphin, a dependent calf, was found at Rutgers Cape Shore Laboratory in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township on Wednesday.
Why Long Branch, NJ was forced to impose emergency curfew Friday night
The threat to bill organizers of a pop-up party in Long Branch didn't stop 1,000 people from showing up Friday night.
Yes, it was a meteorite! Cool facts about space rock that crashed into NJ house this week
The meteorite left a hole in the roof of a house on Old Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in the Titusville section of Hopewell.
Some Bamboozle ticket holders running into problems with refunds
Tickets purchased early were purchased directly from B.A.M. Ticketing which says refunds are up to Bamboozle's organizer to issue. The organizers have gone dark on their social media and are not communicating.
Sore loser Rangers fan punches New Jersey Devils Woo Crew member — twice!
Video captured the Woo Crew member coming down from a railing holding a “hell yeah” sign getting punched by the Rangers fan after Erik Haula's goal made it 3-0.
NJ police ask high school students to stop playing Senior Assassin
Holmdel police were called to a house when a team playing Senior Assassin was lurking around a yard with water guns but were at the wrong house.
Dead whales & dolphins: 2 points of view about the reasons why
With at least 28 dolphins and 13 whales having been found dead on the New York and New Jersey shore there is a sharp divide about whether climate change or increased work related to wind turbines including sonar mapping might be to blame.