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, and our poodle, Archie.
Patrick Lavery
Lottery scams extend to social media, NJ officials warn
Recent posts have added to the number of ways unscrupulous scammers are cheating New Jersey residents out of money, while those residents are playing the odds to try to win money.
‘Flame jetting’ is dangerous phenomenon — and can ruin your Fourth
It happens when a container of flammable liquid with a long neck is poured out near a flame source, and the vapors built up inside the neck ignite in a streak of fire that can reach 10 to 12 feet long.
Reminder: Extended tax filing deadline just weeks away
State tax returns received by the standard April 15 deadline equated to about 72% of the total received in 2019, according to statistics provided by the state Department of the Treasury.
NJ troopers urging safe boating as summer heats up
Because of COVID-19, the New Jersey State Police has seen more residents who've been working from home, or out of work entirely, taking their boats out on the state's waters with the added free time in their schedules.
Job training program helping NJ graduates through COVID-19 crisis
In many cases, they're helping ensure basic needs are met.
What do New Jerseyans want to do first when life is ‘normal’?
The most common response? Reconnecting with loved ones.
COVID-19 upended college plans. NJ county colleges expect to help
It is much too soon for either New Jersey's higher education institutions or Gov. Phil Murphy to be able to issue any definitive decisions or guidance, but the Garden State's 18 community colleges are expecting many students will lean on them in the fall.
Camden cops alter grooming rules — will other NJ police follow?
Though the decision announced last week was arrived at separately from the pandemic, the department said it allows officers to feel more up-to-date and less "paramilitary."
What do workers want from employers in returning to the office?
Changes in work-life balance and the ability to do a job entirely from home may be irreversible trends even when workers are permitted to go back to their places of employment.
Be alert: You’re going to have to pay taxes on your unemployment
On top of what New Jersey provides in jobless benefits, $600 per week in federal money is available to unemployed workers via the CARES Act.