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
Here comes the sun, and I say, it’s alright
Following one more dreary day Friday, New Jersey will lighten up a bit for its first weekend of Spring 2019.
Down syndrome awareness is the aim of ‘Rock Your Socks Off’ event
It began as an outlet for New Jerseyans with trisomy 21, Down syndrome, to step out in public in an unstructured, nonjudgmental environment. It then evolved into a dance party. Now, the event is nationally and internationally recognized.
Not just corned beef — St. Patrick’s Day in NJ is learning experience
There is much about the holiday that's been misconstrued over the years, and much rich history to share with the 1 million-plus Irish descendants within New Jersey's borders.
Prom dress boutique returns for students with financial hardships
Prom season is fast approaching, and South Jersey teens whose families may have difficulty paying for dresses once again have somewhere to turn.
New food pantry aims to help TCNJ students, surrounding community
The new facility has now been open for a week, and its organizers are pleased with how its first couple of days have gone.
A mixed bag of weather these next couple of days in NJ
We will go from chilly sunshine to the return of flurries to a brief warmup, then right back to wet weather, all within about a 72-hour period this week in the Garden State.
Easterseals NJ helps celebrate national org’s 100th anniversary
The New Jersey affiliate has been around since 1948, which is an impressively long run, but not as long as its national parent group, which hits the century mark in 2019.
Polar Bear Plunge back in Seaside Heights this weekend
After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside is already fast approaching its fundraising goal of $2 million for 2019.
Rutgers, NJ towns use student art displays to combat hate
The Mason Gross School of the Arts has united with New Brunswick and Highland Park to use art displays to try and answer the question: How do we see through hate?
Student cleared — Sis used her name in NJ prostitution arrest
When Jaclyn Humienny received a notice from Paterson Municipal Court saying she owed $533 for failing to appear in court on a prostitution charge, the 20-year-old college student knew there must have been some mistake.