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
‘Blood bath': Georgia man gets prison for threats to NJ company
Alan Wallace vowed revenge on an executive officer of his former company, and the exec's family, if company stock did not rise.
Trenton, NJ man arrested, charged with murder of fellow resident
Prosecutors did not disclose if there had been any pre-existing relationship between Mack Williams and the deceased Daquan Brown.
NJ residents cut other spending to afford necessities, poll finds
With a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll recently showing the economy is the biggest issue before the midterm elections, another, newer survey finds more people are cutting back on things they don't need to survive.
PSE&G shares winter home heating savings tips for NJ customers
Much can be done in the home on an everyday basis aside from select incentive programs.
Four sentenced for running Newark, NJ ‘drive-through’ heroin ring
The drug distribution operation was based on Ridgewood Avenue in Newark, by which drivers exiting Route 78 could purchase heroin.
NJ gas prices down 2 cents in a week, 12 cents below U.S. average
The most expensive gas in the state is currently in the Trenton area, at nearly $3.75 per gallon, while the cheapest can be found in Bergen, Passaic, and Warren counties, all around $3.63 on average.
NJ mom wants more defibrillators in courthouses after husband’s death
Amy Vasquez believes that if a defibrillator was closer at hand when her husband, Peter Fiorentino, went into cardiac arrest while waiting to try a case in 2011, he would still be alive today.
NJ next-of-kin registrants can now sign up at MVC branches
Until this week, registrants could only apply for the emergency contacts list online or by mail.
Bridgeton, NJ man charged in Monday’s fatal hit-and-run in city
Stephen Clark was taken into custody after the first vehicle to hit Leonardo Sanchez-Salas was identified as a Dodge Caravan which was later located at Clark's residence.
NJ jobs expanded in September, but at slower pace, officials say
The unemployment rate is currently 3.3%, its lowest figure in the state since June 2019 and two-tenths lower than the national average.