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
Amtrak Downeaster Service Partially Suspended
Southbound train #680 struck an "individual on the tracks" west of Main Street in Biddeford around 6:05 a.m., according to Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams.
New England Gets 2nd Mega Millions Jackpot Winner This Month
A single ticket was sold at Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine for the Mega Millions drawing of January 13 with an annuity value of $1.35 billion ($724.6 million cash).
Fed Charges Brought Against Wells, Maine, Man in Times Square Attack
Trevor Bickford did not expect to survive his knife attack on three NYPD officers several blocks from Times Square on New Year's Eve.
Sandown, New Hampshire, Family Loses Home of 26 Years to Fire
No one was home at the time of the fire at the house on North Road Monday afternoon.
Wells, Maine, Man Stabbed Two NYPD Officers With Machete – Reports
Three NYPD officers on duty near Times Square were approached by a 19-year-old man who stabbed two of them and unsuccessfully attacked a third.
Eliot, Maine, Farmhouse Built in 1855 Damaged by Fire
The farmhouse on Frost Hill Road was built in 1855.
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.
UPDATE: South Berwick, Maine, Missing Man Located
Levi Brown was last seen on November 3 at his South Berwick home.
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.
‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me” – Kittery, ME Cops Save Disney Trip
A Maine family makes their flight to Florida despite a crash on the Maine Turnpike heading to Logan International Airport.
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.
Mega Millions Ticket Worth $3 Million Sold in Maine
The Match 5 winning ticket matched the five numbers which is worth $1 million but because the ticket also played the optional Megaplier the ticket is worth $3 million.
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.