I am New Jersey 101.5's Afternoon News Anchor. I was formerly Senior Producer of Morning News and Special Programming here for four years, and Evening News Anchor for another three. I'm proud to be a member of our on-air and digital teams which have been honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, and also by the New Jersey and Keystone chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the New Jersey Broadcasters Association. I got my start in radio at The College of New Jersey, on student-run WTSR-FM, and graduated from TCNJ in 2009. Before coming to 101.5, I did news and sports for WGHT-AM in Pompton Lakes and WYNY-FM in Milford, PA. In a previous life as a child actor, I appeared in the Broadway cast of "Beauty and the Beast" from 1994 to 1996. I live in Hunterdon County with my wife, Kristen.
Patrick Lavery
NJ’s Six Flags Great Adventure revamps meal deal after viral exploitation
After Six Flags' CEO Selim Bassoul said earlier this month that the parks had collectively become "a daycare center for teenagers," New Jersey's location announced a "re-launched" version of its Seasonal Dining Pass.
Travel + Leisure magazine singles out 12 small towns as NJ’s best
The dozen municipalities are spread out across eight Garden State counties.
Despite shoaling, NJ’s Manasquan Inlet safe for boats — for now
Locals had described a "mini-beach" becoming visible at low tide along the Point Pleasant Beach jetty.
America’s oldest standing, operating lighthouse is right here in NJ
Daily walking tours of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse are offered every half hour, up and down 95 steps plus a nine-rung ladder.
NJ native Ezra Miller in mental health treatment after arrests
Miller said in a statement that they "want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior."
Some of the most polluted and toxic sites in NJ now have new life
Nearly 60 Superfund sites in New Jersey have been remediated to the point where they are now home to everything from continued industrial operations to wildlife habitats.
NJ animal shelters crowded this summer: why and what can be done?
A turn of events for the economy would help more owners be able to retain their pets rather than surrender them, especially as the price of pet food has not been immune to inflation.
Yet another pellet gun incident near Rutgers in New Brunswick, NJ
It is at least the sixth reported discharge of a pellet gun on the street since mid-March.
Dog rescued after being in Medford, NJ drain pipe for a week
By the time a nine-hour rescue effort concluded early Sunday, Dylan had a 104-degree fever, had sustained paw and elbow burns, and was covered in ticks.
NJ State Police boss: No ‘blitz,’ fines for speeding won’t change
State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan told New Jersey 101.5 in 2020 that ticket quotas such as to satisfy increased enforcement of speed limits are illegal in New Jersey.