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 Craft Brewery Sues State Over Event Limits, Other Restrictions
The new rules also put the kibosh on collaborations with specific food trucks or other vendors.
‘Night Forms’ returning to Hamilton, NJ’s Grounds for Sculpture
The exhibition builds on founder Seward Johnson's challenge to boost winter and cold-weather visitorship in a park primarily known for its outdoor sights.
America’s Oldest Standing, Operating Lighthouse is right Here in NJ
Daily walking tours of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse are offered every half hour, up and down 95 steps plus a nine-rung ladder.
Driving While High: NJ Cannabis Industry Holds Keys to Message
The message is not to not consume marijuana at all, but just to recognize that once a person has pot in their system, they are legally impaired.
Murphy Urged by Both Sides of NJ Aisle to Stop School COVID Tests
Democratic Sen. Vin Gopal is joining Republican Sen. Kristin Corrado in calling for an end to testing unvaccinated teachers and school employees.
NJ Kids’ Sleep Schedules Need Adjustment Before Back-To-School
It's easier in many ways for younger children than teenagers.
NJ Dot Pushes Mileage-Based Driver Fee as Alternative to Gas Tax
A pilot program is seeking 400 or more New Jersey drivers to test the theory out.
Midsummer Masks? CDC Rates 6 NJ Counties High for Community COVID
Morris, Monmouth, Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, and Cape May counties all rate as high, with the other 15 counties in the Garden State at the medium level.
Tuckerton, NJ fire company shut down by borough, but questions remain
The company is the only one in the borough, making unclear who will respond to anywhere between 325 and 360 calls that may occur in 2022, based on numbers from recent years.
Cape May, NJ detective improperly probed relative’s accident, state says
In December 2019 and January 2020, Robert Harkins Jr. is alleged to have opened an investigation "specifically to identify the driver of the other vehicle, who left the scene without exchanging information."
NJ gas prices now more than a dollar more than one year ago
Although we are much more active this year than last, Delta variant or not, AAA says the bounceback in activity as COVID-19 evolves isn't really helping drivers out.
NJ About To Enter Peak Of Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
There is now a 65% chance that this season will be above-normal, up from 60% in NOAA's initial May outlook.