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 bill makes drunken drivers pay support to kids if parents killed
It stipulates that financial support be provided until a child reaches the age of 18 or graduates from high school, and in cases of mental or physical disability, until the child is 21 years old.
Rabid raccoon tussles with South Brunswick, NJ resident’s dogs
One rabid raccoon was previously reported in Middlesex County within the first three months of the year, according to state Department of Health statistics, which also indicate just two rabid raccoons identified in the county for all of 2021.
New Scudder Falls Bridge into Ewing, NJ eyes May 27 target date
Having reached "substantial completion" status just before the end of 2021, the five-year, 4.4-mile project will wrap up with little fanfare at the end of the month.
Rutgers study could improve concussion treatment for NJ athletes
The results appeared to poke some holes in the effectiveness of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool, a questionnaire used along with other methods to diagnose concussions during sporting events.
NJ’s American Dream inks multiyear concert deal with Live Nation
Rapper Ludacris will kick off the inaugural concert series on May 7.
NJ to allow certain employees limited work-from-home for a year
The pilot program does not apply to select employees of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Motor Vehicle Commission who specialize in in-person services.
‘Destiny 2.0′: NJ’s ‘U Drive. U Text. U Pay.’ campaign returns
With the start of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month comes the 2022 version of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety's "U Drive. U Text. U Pay." initiative, and a companion social and digital media campaign to remind Garden State motorists to put their phones down behind the wheel...
The time is now for NJ to destroy spotted lanternfly egg masses
There's still some time to spare, but the clock is ticking: In New Jersey, eggs usually hatch from mid-May into early June.
NJ driving deaths went up during 1st COVID wave. Now AAA knows why
Just 1 in 25 people got behind the wheel more often in the early months of COVID, but those drivers tended to skew younger and disproportionately male, a traditionally riskier population.
Taylor ham vs. pork roll: NJ distributor says one name is ‘correct’
The owner of the Jersey Pork Roll company is a North Jersey native, and it pains her to admit what the proper terminology is.