I am New Jersey 101.5's Senior Producer for Morning News and Special Programming, also serving as lead reporter and fill-in anchor for "New Jersey's First News." I was formerly the station's Evening News Anchor from 2013 to 2016. I'm proud to be a member of our on-air and digital teams which were honored by the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, for coverage of the 2016 Seaside Park bombing, and by the New Jersey Broadcasters Association, for the 2015 fatal Amtrak derailment. 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, and our 6-pound toy poodle and life of the party, Archie.
Patrick Lavery
K9s get bulletproof vests thanks to Trenton-based nonprofit
If you've seen a "got K9?" sticker on a car around New Jersey, chances are it came from a nonprofit based in our capital city that has developed a national reach in a relatively short time.
Not a total washout, but consistent rain chances threaten weekend
Every day from here through Easter Sunday carries with it at least a slight possibility for rain, before New Jersey finally sees the sun come out in full force on Earth Day.
NJ Connect for Recovery phone line gives help for substance use
A report by the New Jersey Attorney General in the spring of 2014, addressing the state's opioid crisis, led to the creation of a warmline for residents to call either if they are suffering from substance use disorders, or are loved ones of those suffering.
NJ is home to some of the best public golf courses
If you are watching the Masters tournament this weekend and feel inspired to dig out your clubs, they don't have to be for miniature golf. And you don't have to be a member of a selective — and pricey — country club.
‘David’s Shoes’ give hope to young adults in NJ’s inner cities
Emerging from the tragedy of her son's death by gunfire was understandably difficult for Elaine Lane, but she has now spent more than a decade helping young adults put their best foot forward and realize the potential their lives hold.
Colonia rallies around family of teen seriously hurt in February crash
It has been more than a month since twin brothers Kevin and Tyler Brown were both struck by an SUV while walking home from Colonia High School.
Roadkill deer in NJ — You can eat it, but there are some rules
Imagine you're a person who has hit a deer with a car, or sees a deer that has been hit on the side of the road. If you have a taste for venison, New Jersey has a process you need to follow, similar to if you hunted it yourself, to harvest that deer legally.
Play ball! Yankees, Phillies, NJ all getting a dry Opening Day
For our three local teams beginning the season Thursday, it doesn't look like the weather will interrupt any gameplay.
Spring will most definitely spring by the weekend
Tuesday will be a chilly one across the Garden State, but by Wednesday, you can expect daytime temperatures to warm up by about five to 10 degrees per day through Saturday.
Don’t want to use the ‘q’ word, but this week’s NJ weather is…
There's a superstition in every newsroom I've ever worked in: Never say it's a "quiet" news day. Almost as soon as those words leave your lips, inevitably, something huge will happen.