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
Does NJ’s Recreational Cannabis Marketplace Need Better Equity?
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission does give priority to applications to businesses that would be owned by women, minorities, disabled veterans, or those with expunged marijuana convictions, but once a conditional license is granted, the money isn't always there.
NJ State Police Boss: No ‘Blitz,’ Fines for Speeding Won’t Change
Once again, the New Jersey State Police are telling drivers that reports potentially circulating on social media about a 30-day speeding ticket frenzy are not true.
NJ Congressman Wants to Call In the Feds to Stop Rising Carjackings
Often, cars are exported whole or in parts to Africa and countries on other continents, with proceeds going to fund drug trafficking, gang activity, or terrorism.
No. 2 in 2022: NJ Foreclosures Rank High, Approach Pre-COVID Rate
Looking at the first half of 2022 versus the first half of 2020, the number of United States properties with active foreclosure filings fell just 1%, according to a midyear report released Tuesday by ATTOM Data Solutions.
NJ to Begin Campfire Restrictions Amid Dry Weather, Recent Wildfires
The restrictions are applicable for now only to the state Forest Fire Service's Division "A," covering roughly the northern half of New Jersey.
Midsummer Masks? CDC Rates Six NJ Counties High for Community COVID
Six New Jersey counties, mostly in the southern half of the state, now meet or exceed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's threshold for a "high" level of COVID-19 community transmission.
First COVID, Now Summer: How NJ Needs to Fight Learning Loss
The concept of student regression during the summer months is not new, but a devastating pandemic has turned the concept of learning loss on its ear.
More than 1M in NJ to Hit the Road for July 4th Weekend, AAA Says
AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates that 1.3 million New Jerseyans will venture 50 miles or more from home at some point during the upcoming Independence Day weekend.
‘Pop one in his head’ — NJ Man Charged With Threatening Cop
A borough man called his local police department to say he was going to lure a police captain into initiating a motor vehicle stop to "pop one in his head" and then decapitate the officer, Passaic County authorities said Thursday.
NJ Counties Pepper the List of Most Vulnerable U.S. Housing Markets
Six New Jersey counties placed in the top 10 most vulnerable housing markets in ATTOM Data Solutions' Special Housing Risk Report for the first quarter of 2022.