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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Bed time! NJ district is turning off students’ computers at night
Deptford school superintendent Kevin Kanauss in his letter about the new policy said the district's IT team noticed an increase in the use of the laptops in the evening and in some cases "well past midnight."
NJ drive-by school shooting with gel beads: 4 teens charged
The students were outside the Toms River Intermediate School South in Beachwood during a gym class Monday afternoon when the beads were fired.
Hunter finds human remains in Manchester, NJ
State Police said human remains were found late Monday afternoon in the woods along Route 70 near the Pemberton Township border.
After outcry, NJ school district adjusts computer bedtime hours
The district announced restrictions would be put in place after monitoring software found that students were using their school issued machines in the evening and in some cases "well past midnight."
5th dolphin of 2024 strands on NJ beach
It is the third dolphin to be found on a New Jersey beach in the past 10 days and the fifth this year. The most recent was a short-beaked common dolphin was found washed up in Avalon on Feb. 19.
Biased refs at NJ football game? Investigators release findings
The investigation came after Plainfield schools Superintendent Rashon K. Hasan issued an open letter to New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association after the predominantly minority team played in Montgomery on Sept. 8.
Toms River, NJ shifts police funding despite public opposition
It did not take long for Wednesday's meeting to descend into chaos.
NJ man sold crack out of home in Ocean County development, cops say
Nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies were part of the investigation that started in December with stationary and mobile surveillance of Justin Love, 25, of Jackson.
Starbucks in NJ gets attacked as Israel-Hamas war tensions rise
Glen Rock police chief Dean Ackermann said the red paint was splashed over the sign of the coffee shop on Rock Road with the stickers placed on the paint.
United flight from NJ makes emergency landing in Chicago
United Airlines in a statement said the crew aboard flight #1533, which left Newark at 6:40 a.m., reported a "potential security concern" which forced the landing. 202 passengers and nine crew members were on board.
Dolphin washes up onto NJ beach — 4th one in 2024
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center reported it was found dead with some evidence of scavenging.
NJ high school warns of spread of serious disease
Wantage, Sussex Borough, Branchville, Frankford, Lafayette and Montague are served by the school.