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

Princeton, NJ schools employee stole, sold $95K in goods, authorities say
April Taylor had been employed by Princeton Public Schools for 21 years, most recently as a purchasing agent, before her suspension and eventual resignation last year.

Two NJ towns make top 25 list of best places to live for families
While no New Jersey municipality made it into the top 10 this year, two are knocking on the door.

These NJ restaurants closed in 2022 — and there were many reasons why
This list of 15 spans the state, and a wide range of cuisines.

Nightmare Arts gallery in Mount Holly, NJ showcases the spooky year-round
There's actually a law in Mount Holly prohibiting psychics, so a pitch-black "séance" is combined with a ghost hunt to maximize the entertainment factor.

These companies are employing the most NJ workers in 2022
Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Morris counties, at the very least, also maintain their own largest employer lists.

‘Retail shrink': What is it, and how can NJ businesses stop it?
Not only is there an obvious effect on consumers because retailers need to charge more to cover their losses, but there are also inherent elements of danger and violence.

Eight NJ counties in top 50 most vulnerable U.S. housing markets
Bergen, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Ocean, Passaic, Sussex, and Union joined various counties in California and the Chicagoland area to make up more than half of the 50 as of the end of the second quarter.

Lobster roll chain plans to expand to Cranford, NJ this fall
"The owner told us how much he loves the area and how he can't wait to be a part of the community," a community Facebook post said.

Lafayette, NJ trail closed after bird flu kills more than 100 vultures
NJDEP said black vultures are "seemingly very susceptible" to avian influenza, in part because they scavenge the carcasses of other dead vultures, resulting in a prolonging of any outbreak.

How much risk does the COVID vaccine pose to NJ student-athletes?
A CDC advisement about myocarditis and pericarditis appears to be at the heart of a "more precautionary" approach to student-athlete sports physicals being taken by a practice in Lake Hopatcong.