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
Paving prompts overnight closures on Route 22 in Somerset County, NJ
The work from Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater to Maple Avenue in North Plainfield, a near 8 mile stretch, may continue into the summer of 2023.
Butler, NJ family dog attacked by bear in backyard, but will survive
Reports did not say how many cubs the mother bear was seen with at the time, and did not indicate that another dog that was present had been injured.
NJ doc: Youth sports specialization causes more frequent injuries
Student-athletes who specialize in one sport often grow tired of it by the time they are good enough to think about a collegiate or professional future, and worse, they may be putting themselves at higher risk of injury.
NJ facing 41 lawsuits from veterans home workers over COVID decisions
The suits say decisions made by the state eventually resulted in the deaths of almost 200 residents and two employees.
Suspects sought after woman robbed of phone at gunpoint in Maplewood, NJ
One actor demanded that the victim hand over any valuables or be shot, to which she responded that she only had a cell phone, which she surrendered.
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.
Bradley Beach, NJ sinkholes ‘mostly’ filled, portions of beach reopen
Two separate closures had been announced in recent days, at the McCabe Avenue and Lake Terrace beaches.
NJ dad, sports enthusiast wants helmet mandate in girls’ lacrosse
In Florida, helmets are required, and a study showed head injuries decreased by 59%. Yet New Jersey has done nothing.
Relics, statue of St. Pio on display in Newark, NJ in September
It is the first time any of these will be shown in a public setting in New Jersey.
NJ unemployment rate down in July, COVID job losses 99% recovered
However, the preliminary figure of 3.7% is still two-tenths of a percentage point above the current national rate.
Three colleges will help NJ ‘Pay it Forward’ in new training program
Certain credential, certificate and degree programs will be offered at Hudson County Community College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Camden County College.
New charges brought against park ‘rapist’ in Middlesex County, NJ
In an attack last September, prosecutors said a woman was walking "on a path adjacent to the park" when a man armed with a knife approached her, dragged her into the woods, demanded money, and then forcibly sexually assaulted her.