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, and our poodle, Archie.
Patrick Lavery
July graduation? NJ needs to pass law to extend school insurance
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said he expects the measure to receive widespread bipartisan support.
Camden cops alter grooming rules — will other NJ police follow?
Though the decision announced last week was arrived at separately from the pandemic, the department said it allows officers to feel more up-to-date and less "paramilitary."
Whites reacting more to Floyd than to prior black victims: Monmouth Poll
The death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis has inflamed public opinion in New Jersey and across the United States much more, at least in the immediate term, than any other police-involved death of a black individual in more than half a decade.
With treatment delayed in COVID-19 crisis, cancer patients fearful
An earlier survey revealed one-third of all patients felt the pandemic would impact them further as time went on, and six weeks later, respondents say it's happened.
NJ teens ask for $5 to help front-liners during pandemic
They have now partnered with another volunteer organization, the New Jersey EMS Task Force, attending to needs like proper personal protective equipment.
What do workers want from employers in returning to the office?
Changes in work-life balance and the ability to do a job entirely from home may be irreversible trends even when workers are permitted to go back to their places of employment.
Domestic abuse calls down in pandemic, but case intensity spiking
The New Jersey State Police recently reported that domestic violence calls were down 16% since shutdowns began.
Be alert: You’re going to have to pay taxes on your unemployment
On top of what New Jersey provides in jobless benefits, $600 per week in federal money is available to unemployed workers via the CARES Act.
New NJ movement asks big businesses to hire small ones as vendors
That is the idea behind the #NJsmall movement, and an accompanying petition aiming to reach Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.
Forecasters predict busy Atlantic hurricane season in 2020
NOAA predicts a likely above-normal season in 2020, with three to six major hurricanes forming in the Atlantic, though there is no specific forecast for how New Jersey will fare.