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
NJ midterm turnout in ’18 hasn’t increased civic engagement: poll
The casual political observer might be led to believe that Garden State residents are becoming more civically engaged, but that isn't necessarily so.
Cops’ & firefighters’ hockey game honors 7-year-old who died of cancer
The Holmdel-based Frances Foundation for Kids Fighting Cancer will partner with the two organizations in memory of one of the foundation's "angels" who succumbed to brain cancer last year.
NJ students win national contest applying math to drug solutions
A team of five students from High Technology High School has taken home the grand prize of $20,000 in college scholarships in a nationwide competition, to recommend solutions to substance abuse problems by using mathematical modeling.
Sun is so close to returning to our forecast — you can almost see it!
There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
A little bit of everything to start your Tuesday in NJ
Fog is blanketing the Garden State Tuesday morning, and the balance of the day will progress from drizzle to light rain to potential late-day thunderstorms as we settle into a very unsettled weather week.
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, and maybe later.
New Jersey AIDS Walk coming up in five towns — three with 5K runs
This Sunday, at any one of five sites around New Jersey, you can help the Garden State move ever closer to ending the AIDS epidemic, and get some fresh air and a good workout in the process.
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.
NJ Connect for Recovery phone line gives help for substance use
A report by the New Jersey Attorney General in the spring of 2014, addressing the state's opioid crisis, led to the creation of a warmline for residents to call either if they are suffering from substance use disorders, or are loved ones of those suffering.
Roadkill deer in NJ — You can eat it, but there are some rules
Imagine you're a person who has hit a deer with a car, or sees a deer that has been hit on the side of the road. If you have a taste for venison, New Jersey has a process you need to follow, similar to if you hunted it yourself, to harvest that deer legally.