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
‘We are the Garden State': NJ backs its farmers in FDU poll
The New Jersey Farm Bureau said the statistics in this most recent running of the poll were encouraging, but not necessarily surprising.
NJ county bans firearms, except for law enforcement, on county property
The commissioners said properties covered by the ban include but are not limited to parks, office buildings, and the county courthouse.
At what age can a child legally be left home alone in NJ?
There can be serious ramifications for adults if children are left alone and encounter harm.
What gets taxed in New Jersey? It doesn’t always make sense
A pest control company can come to a home and inspect it, and that's exempt, but the sales tax applies if the resident then contracts them to treat the problem.
NJ American Water to replace water mains in 2 Somerset Co. towns
The existing 6- and 8-inch, cast-iron water lines, which will be supplanted by 8-inch ductile iron, date back as far as the 1930s.
NJ scofflaw owes Port Authority $60K for years of toll cheating
Starting on Oct. 12, 2013 and continuing until at least Nov. 27, 2018, the Port Authority said Joseph Castoria III improperly used E-ZPass exclusive lanes on 975 occasions.
Most retailers optimistic as NJ holiday shopping season starts
The 64% who said they were optimistic represents a decline from 72% who said the same in 2021, but the comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic shaped a lot of that.
Second NJ location of ramen restaurant to open in Ridgewood
A new Menya Ramen House will tentatively open in February on North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood, according to reports.
NJ approves $375K to improve mental health self-help centers
The Whole Health Learning Collaborative will focus on best practices for self-management for center peers and members.
Underwater? Just floating above? NJ’s least equity-rich ZIP codes
Half of the bottom 10 are still in major urban centers, but two municipalities in historically rural Sussex County also make the list.