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.
Patrick Lavery
NJ gas prices down after Thanksgiving, but not as much as nationally
Looking back one month, New Jersey's gas prices have declined at a much slower pace than the rest of the country.
NJ research scientists developing ‘DNA virus vaccine’ at Rutgers
While talking about DNA alteration may give some people pause, it's the DNA of the virus that's being changed, not of the host.
Guatemalan national charged with child sex assault in Fairview, NJ
According to Bergen County prosecutors, Eddy Chocoj victimized the child between the ages of 4 and 11 on multiple occasions in Fairview.
Winter road salt, brine, trucks in good supply, NJ officials say
NJDOT is at full capacity for road salt as the holiday season beckons: 335,000 tons of it, ready to go.
16 arrested in major drug, gun bust in Atlantic City, NJ area
Brothers Joseph and Justin Suarez were identified as the ringleaders who used stash locations and street-level dealers to traffic cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, the combined strain of the latter two being known as "Bad Bunny."
Free legal services now offered for people who use drugs in NJ
The title of the Law Center for People Who Use Drugs differentiates and distinguishes clients from the stigmatizing label of "drug user."
NJ, other states urge Apple to protect data on reproductive health apps
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization touched off worries among those who either seek or provide reproductive health care about potential action by law enforcement.
Whatever happened to the Brendan Byrne/Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center in NJ?
It's now been more than seven years since the venue was open to the general public, but New Jerseyans may be surprised to learn it's far from laying dormant.
At what age can a child legally be left home alone in NJ?
There can be serious ramifications for adults if children are left alone and encounter harm.
Sinatra, Bruce … Jonas Brothers? Most popular Christmas songs by NJ artists
A holiday music aficionado can get a good idea of what's popular by looking at Spotify streaming statistics.