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
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.
NJ animal shelters crowded this summer: why and what can be done?
A turn of events for the economy would help more owners be able to retain their pets rather than surrender them, especially as the price of pet food has not been immune to inflation.
Egg Harbor Township, NJ man charged with sending child porn on Snapchat
William Roman Jr. was subsequently identified by detectives in Atlantic County, at which point more videos of child sexual exploitation were found.
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.
Another Camden County rabid raccoon, this time in Haddon Heights, NJ
Four rabid raccoon cases were reported in Camden County in the first quarter of 2022, the most of any New Jersey county in that span, with second-quarter numbers soon to be finalized.
NJ man throws tablet, phone into water — but child porn recovered
Charles Browne admitted that he broke into his vehicle, removed an iPad and iPhone, walked to a nearby private beach, and threw both electronic devices into the bay.
‘Reprehensible': Asbury Park, NJ man charged with killing girlfriend’s dog
An investigation revealed that the man and his girlfriend had had an argument after which he repeatedly texted her while she was at work, threatening the animals.
Not just Dulce: These NJ kids also went missing and haven’t been found
Besides Dulce Maria Alavez, two other individuals on the New Jersey State Police's Missing Persons List would still be juveniles today, but another 13 have never been known to their families as adults.
Middletown, NJ pet shop puppy found, arrest made, but few details
Little is known about the resolution to Thursday afternoon's theft of the puppy, for whose return a $2,000 reward had been issued.
Middle Township, NJ resident dies in fiery single-car crash in woods
Police did not indicate that anyone else was involved in the crash, nor exactly how many trees the driver may have hit before the vehicle flipped and came to a stop.
NJ ice cream lovers: This Turkey Hill variety is being recalled
According to the FDA, the recall is for potential "undeclared peanuts," because a consumer contacted Turkey Hill reporting that they believed their container had been filled with the company's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup ice cream, not Chocolate Marshmallow.