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
Constant rain could wash away your plans, and a big baseball week
Hold up, if you're a Yankee fan hoping to make the trip in from New Jersey to see their newest acquisition, the return of a superstar, or games against two top rivals.
NJ animal sanctuary hopes to grow mission beyond its 21 acres
For the last 18 years, Oasis Animal Sanctuary has been in the business of both rescuing small, companion animals like dogs and cats, and also taking in livestock.
Rutgers breaking ground in multiple ways on adult autism services
We hear much about the crisis of securing a productive future for New Jerseyans on the autism spectrum when they "age out" of their educational entitlement at 21, but often, not enough is said or done about the adults who continue to require care.
Lucy the Elephant, and group protecting her, still standing tall
It takes more than you might think to keep a 138-year-old structure, made of cedar wood covered with tin, looking young.
NJ midterm turnout in ’18 hasn’t increased civic engagement: poll
The casual political observer might be led to believe that Garden State residents are becoming more civically engaged, but that isn't necessarily so.
Cops’ & firefighters’ hockey game honors 7-year-old who died of cancer
The Holmdel-based Frances Foundation for Kids Fighting Cancer will partner with the two organizations in memory of one of the foundation's "angels" who succumbed to brain cancer last year.
New Jersey 101.5’s Bob Williams heading 5K fundraising team
Bob and his donor Kim Roumes are continuing to "pay it forward" by participating in an event familiar to any follower of the "What's So Great About the Garden State" segment.
First of summer’s ‘First Fridays’ coming up along Delaware River
Only in the past decade or so have these fireworks become a concentrated effort to pump up tourism in the Lambertville-New Hope area.
Newton teen provides kids much-needed food, supplies for weekends
When Isobel Costello began her freshman year at Newton High School, she and her new friends began discussing how many students go home for the weekend without adequate food or basic hygiene products.
‘Pawsitive’ reinforcement spurs cat adoptions in Mercer County
Cats both old and young, either shy or feisty, are learning how to transition out of shelter life and into healthy, safe homes, thanks to a nationwide program in which one Mercer County nonprofit has been participating this spring.