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 ranks 32nd in U.S. for animal collisions, but worst months beginning
This is the prime time of year for animal encounters, according to State Farm: November is the month with the highest number of incidents, followed by October and December.
Two Iselin, NJ residents came in contact with feral cat with rabies
The type of contact the rabid cat made with the residents, both of Edward Street, is unclear, but it appears they were either bitten or scratched.
Jersey City, NJ man sentenced for 2019 murder of Elizabeth man
Anthony Reciofigeroa was not immediately arrested following the incident, but was captured nearly two months later in Vermont.
NJ poll says half of U.S. feels COVID pandemic ‘will never be over’
Where there may be great agreement with President Biden is in the sentiment that Americans must just learn to deal and live with COVID from this point forward.
NJ music teacher viewed, shared child porn, prosecutors say
Detectives acting on a tip executed a warrant Friday at a residence in West Windsor, where Jose Sanchez, teaches music lessons to children at a private studio.
Man with dementia missing from New Milford, NJ, last seen Saturday
Michael Thorne was the victim of a traumatic brain injury and may believe he is still living in either New York City or Trinidad and Tobago, according to police.
Following Biden visit last week, VP Harris to be in NJ Monday
The vice president is scheduled to land at Trenton-Mercer Airport at 10:30 a.m., from which she will be taken to a private residence in Princeton to deliver remarks at a fundraising event.
It’s still called Columbus Day in NJ: What’s open, what’s closed
Whatever name it goes by, this is both a federal and state holiday, meaning state offices are closed, including Motor Vehicle Commission branches.
What month is best to buy a home in NJ? Answer may surprise you
New Jersey's -3.9% discount below market value in February is the biggest price gap ATTOM Data Solutions measured for any state in any month.
Second person charged with murder of Pennsauken, NJ grandmother
Whether either Iyonna Flowers or Joshua Johnson were previously known to victim Darlene Randall was not disclosed by authorities.
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.
Ghost stories from NJ haunts to be told in Toms River on Saturday
Ghost hunting can happen any time, but is thought to be easier at night because relative lack of cell phone activity "opens up the channel a little better."