Patrick Lavery

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.

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 Residents Agree Gun Violence Is a Problem, but Split on How to Solve It

Much of the disagreement hinged on the use of the term "gun control" itself.

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.

Lafayette, NJ trail closed after bird flu kills more than 100 vultures

NJDEP said black vultures are "seemingly very susceptible" to avian influenza, in part because they scavenge the carcasses of other dead vultures, resulting in a prolonging of any outbreak.

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.

NJ Native Ezra Miller in Mental Health Treatment After Arrests

Miller said in a statement that they "want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior."

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.