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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Tractor Trailers Crash, Catch Fire on Maine Turnpike
A last minute decision to exit the highway led to a truck going into the median and being struck by a second tractor trailer sparking both to catch fire.
Harmony Montgomery Investigation Leads to Massachusetts Marsh
Massachusetts State Police and Manchester Police searched a marsh in Revere Friday.
VIDEO: Watch Nature’s Light Show Visible From Mount Washington
The show was visible from the Mount Washington Observatory between 1 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.
4 Maine Maritime Academy Students Killed in Crash
A 2013 Range Rover with seven people driving south on Shore Road (Route 166) in Castine went off the road, struck a tree, and burst into flames around 2:05 a.m., according to Maine State Police.
Fake Active Shooter Threats Made Against 10 Maine Schools
Sanford's dispatch was the first to receive a call around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning about an active shooter in the high school.
Maine State Police: Active Shooting Reports Across Maine Are Fake
Maine State Police said they are investigating reports of active shootings at schools around the state, but believe all to be false.
Man Steals Amazon Van, Leads New Hampshire Police on Chase
Richard Royea, 40, refused police orders to stop and would up leading a pursuit that ended on a dead end street in Manchester.
Vehicle Plummets Off NH I-95 Overpass Into River
Police credit the driver's seatbelt from preventing serious injury to the driver when her SUV landed on the passenger side in the Taylor River below I-95.
First Juvenile Monkeypox Case Reported in Maine, Third Case Nationwide
The federal CDC reported 3 cases of monkeypox in Maine, 15 in New Hampshire, and 202 in Massachusetts as of Thursday.
Celtics Great Bill Russell Dies at Age 88
Bill Russell led the Celtics to 11 NBA championships and earned 5 MVP awards. The award was eventually renamed in his honor.
‘Moderate Drought’ Declared for Seacoast of NH, ME, MA
The relief won't be immediate, as below normal precipitation is being forecast for New England for the next 6-10 days.
Fire Destroys Victorian Home in York Beach, Maine
Pictures of the house during the fire show the roof heavily damaged, with at least one chimney exposed.
Former Maine Gubernatorial Candidate Eliot Cutler Faces Child Porn Charges
The arrests came after searches of both Eliot Cutler's homes in Portland and Brooklin, Maine, according to reports.
Let’s Go! Tom Brady Announces His ‘Unretirement’
"I’m coming back for my 23rd season in Tampa. We have unfinished business," Brady wrote on his social media.
5 Members of Same Family Fatally Stabbed In Brooklyn By Cousin
A family member is in custody and charged with the deaths of 5 relatives -- four of them children -- from a bloody, jealously-fueled stabbing inside a home in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood.
President Obama Asks Congress to Postpone Syria Vote [VIDEO]
President Obama again made his case for action against Syria in a speech from the East Room of the White House on Tuesday night while asking the House and Senate to put off a vote a vote on military action.