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
Things to do at NJ state parks: What makes each one special?
Whether it is summertime fun, an autumn hike among the changing leaves, a visit to an indoor exhibit during the winter, or watching the springtime flowers bloom, these are year-round attractions.
Two-car crash in Tinton Falls, NJ Thursday night kills both drivers
Neither vehicle was carrying any passengers, and the nature of the drivers' fatal injuries was not disclosed.
‘Night Forms’ returning to Hamilton, NJ’s Grounds for Sculpture
The exhibition builds on founder Seward Johnson's challenge to boost winter and cold-weather visitorship in a park primarily known for its outdoor sights.
Wyckoff, NJ lawyer accused of stalking by putting GPS devices on cars
Four devices in total were put on vehicles "in a repeated and ongoing pattern of stalking against an individual," according to prosecutors.
Jersey City, NJ launches ‘food rescue mapping’ to feed those in need
If a restaurant has lasagna on its menu, prepares a full lasagna for its dinner service, but only gets two orders and is left with eight more unused, where does the rest of that food go at the end of the night?
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.
Little love for NJ’s Booker, Murphy, Christie in presidential poll
Only 2% of Democratic voters said they would vote for Cory Booker, just 1% expressed a desire to vote for Phil Murphy, and Chris Christie wasn't even included among Republican hopefuls.
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.
Travel + Leisure magazine singles out 12 small towns as NJ’s best
The dozen municipalities are spread out across eight Garden State counties.
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.
Ridgefield Park, NJ janitor accused of sex crimes against juvenile relative
Authorities did not detail what relation Jose Patricio-Manzano is to the child, nor specifically how many incidents are alleged except to say more than one.