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
Wave Goodbye to the Sun After Monday in NJ
Monday will be bright and sunny across the Garden State, but that's about the last time we can expect that kind of forecast at least until the weekend.
Not a Total Washout, But Consistent Rain Chances Threaten Weekend
Every day from here through Easter Sunday carries with it at least a slight possibility for rain, before New Jersey finally sees the sun come out in full force on Earth Day.
Roadkill Deer in NJ — You Can Eat It, But There are Some Rules
The Garden State is one of 27 states in America that has some kind of roadkill consumption law on the books, but is the only one that restricts regulations to deer only.
Spring Will Most Definitely Spring By the Weekend
Tuesday will be a chilly one across the Garden State, but by Wednesday, you can expect daytime temperatures to warm up by about five to 10 degrees per day through Saturday.
Don’t Want to Use the ‘Q’ Word, But This Week’s NJ Weather Is…
There's a superstition in every newsroom I've ever worked in: Never say it's a "quiet" news day. Almost as soon as those words leave your lips, inevitably, something huge will happen.
Here Comes the Sun, and I Say, It’s Alright
Following one more dreary day Friday, New Jersey will lighten up a bit for its first weekend of spring.
Not just corned beef — St. Patrick’s Day in NJ is learning experience
There is much about the holiday that's been misconstrued over the years, and much rich history to share with the 1 million-plus Irish descendants within New Jersey's borders.
South Jersey Prom Dress Boutique Returns for Students with Financial Hardships
Project Prom is a volunteer effort that has given out 1,500 dresses to students in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties over the past few years, and aims to break the 2,000-dress mark in 2019.
It’s So Cold in New Jersey, Our Meteorologist Couldn’t Get Here
New Jersey's deep freeze directly impacted our staff as we returned from a stormy weekend.
NJ’s Undocumented Immigrant Population On the Decline
The data from the Pew Research Center finds that from 2007 through 2016, the Garden State's decrease of 90,000 was the sixth-largest of any state in the U.S.