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
Christmas Light Show in Wall stages comeback after 2-year absence
Every year since 2011, "What's So Great About the Garden State" has featured The Christmas Light Show, a large-scale, "Disney-quality" production with lights, fog, lasers, and pyrotechnics all synchronized to Christmas music. That is, until 2017.
Weather – New Jersey’s Thanksgiving Week Forecast
New Jersey is lined up to have a very pleasant week of weather for this official start to the holiday season, as only a portion of one day looks to be interrupted by rain.
Why this depiction of the Jersey Devil may be totally inaccurate
The Jersey Devil is not a strange, elusive being whose footprints have been spotted for centuries across South Jersey, says one New Jersey college professor who's done extensive research into the legend.
A dry week coming up … with one notable exception
If you have trouble getting over "the hump," even on a short work week, Wednesday's weather will not help you at all. But let's cover Monday and Tuesday first.
Coastal flooding risk persists as weekend begins
A chance for more of the same coastal flooding that invaded the streets of Jersey Shore towns and made driving conditions dangerous Thursday night will continue through Saturday, before the autumn rains let up for a few days.
NJ Weather – Labor Day Weekend Forecast
If someone was describing you, you would want them to say you were mostly nice, right? Like 75% nice? That's about what this holiday weekend will be, if you're counting Friday as the start of it.
Weather – Taking A Look Into Labor Day Weekend
Wednesday was pretty dreary all around New Jersey, but that should not be the case again until, well, the day that puts the "holiday" in "holiday weekend."
Slight forecast adjustments as rain interrupts a nice week
We've revised the outlook for New Jersey back to what we told you on Monday.
The kind of forecast that makes you wish it wasn’t Tuesday
There's a bit of rain to contend with here and there, but the promise of the last summer holiday weekend is enough to make you want to leave work right now.
New Jersey stays cool to start the week
The Garden State gets a couple more days with temperatures in the 70s before starting to feel more summerlike again.