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
Midsummer masks? CDC rates 6 NJ counties high for community COVID
Morris, Monmouth, Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, and Cape May counties all rate as high, with the other 15 counties in the Garden State at the medium level.
Somerville becomes Flavortown: Guy Fieri visits NJ restaurant
No word on whether you could put any of the food on a flip-flop and it would still taste good.
Robbinsville, NJ frozen food maker cited, fined for worker death
The December 2021 fatality at CJ TMI Manufacturing LLC occurred when a contractor fell 11 feet from a scissor lift while attempting to replace a freezer drain.
These three NJ cities rank among 20 worst in U.S. for pedestrians
Elizabeth ranked No. 1 for 2022, with Jersey City checking in at No. 11 and Plainfield at No. 19.
NJ American Water says new quality report is good news for users
The utility credited the New Jersey legislature with being very aggressive in enacting measures to replace aging and potentially hazardous infrastructure in many of its older cities.
At least 10 marches in NJ Saturday call for end to gun violence
The flagship march is on Washington, D.C., where participants plan to "demonstrate to our elected officials that we demand and deserve a nation free of gun violence."
NJ Red Cross says now is the time to prepare for hurricane season
Many in the Garden State may not realize the season lasts through Nov. 30, but the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the onslaught of Superstorm Sandy may serve as a reminder to some.
After COVID hiatus, ‘Free Toll Friday’ back on NJ’s Atlantic City Expressway
Chickie's & Pete's will pick up the tab for all cars traveling through the eastbound Egg Harbor toll plaza exit on Friday from 5 to 6 p.m.
145 NJ law enforcement agencies tell you to ‘Click it or Ticket’
Preliminary numbers, through Sunday, already show another 15% bump in crashes and fatalities in 2022 as compared to through May 22, 2021.
Middletown, NJ police investigate heist of cockapoo from pet shop
A male suspect was seen running with the dog to a small, black SUV, possibly a Nissan Rogue, with New Jersey license plates partially reading "X58."