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
Old Bridge pizzeria aims to give special-needs families a slice of the pie
Giusseppe's Pizza and Fine Italian Food is proceeding with its once-a-month series of designated days to offer a tailored dining experience for residents, especially children, with sensory issues.
Polar Bear Plunge lunges toward another record in 27th year
The same spirit of competition that inspires Special Olympics of New Jersey athletes will be on display this upcoming Saturday in Seaside Heights.
Ocean County nonprofit wants to ‘re-clam’ Barnegat and other bays
Its name is both a play on words and a distillation of its mission. ReClam the Bay is well into its second decade of engaging the public in growing shellfish life.
At Maplewood shop, take old containers to refill cleaning liquids
In just four months, more than 3,000 refills of household goods have been dispensed at a first-of-its-kind store with a "zero-waste" goal.
You’ll flip for the pinball machines at Asbury Park’s Silverball Museum
In his most famous song, Bruce Springsteen sang of what happens "beyond the Palace," and evoking the spirit of the long-defunct Palace Amusements is just part of the story behind the Silverball Museum Arcade on the Asbury Park boardwalk.
Rutgers-Camden nursing students focus on helping local elderly
The Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden has benefited from a federal grant that allows its students to get out in their surrounding community and assist in improving health outcomes.
Coming to the end of an interesting few weather weeks
It's always different, fun, and quite a bit of work "filling in" for Dan, although we haven't come close to the detail he provides in the forecasts of the last three weeks.
Slowly sliding toward some slick weather this weekend
The warmup across New Jersey has been incremental, if not imperceptible, over the last few days. But that will accelerate as slowly increasing cloud cover portends a wet weekend.
Wednesday’s weather stuck in a holding pattern
Wednesday is the fourth of what will eventually be six consecutive sunny, chilly days in the Garden State, as temperatures continue to warm — but not too much.
Keep recycling this forecast: Sunny and progressively less chilly
It is still plenty cold across the Garden State on this Tuesday, but although you wouldn't guess it, we are starting a gradual warmup that will have us feeling much more comfortable by the weekend.