Patrick Lavery

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.

‘Night Forms’ returning to Hamilton, NJ’s Grounds for Sculpture

The exhibition builds on founder Seward Johnson's challenge to boost winter and cold-weather visitorship in a park primarily known for its outdoor sights.

Lafayette, NJ trail closed after bird flu kills more than 100 vultures

NJDEP said black vultures are "seemingly very susceptible" to avian influenza, in part because they scavenge the carcasses of other dead vultures, resulting in a prolonging of any outbreak.

NJ kids’ sleep schedules need adjustment before back-to-school

It's easier in many ways for younger children than teenagers.

NJ Dot Pushes Mileage-Based Driver Fee as Alternative to Gas Tax

A pilot program is seeking 400 or more New Jersey drivers to test the theory out.

Midsummer Masks? CDC Rates 6 NJ Counties High for Community COVID

Morris, Monmouth, Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, and Cape May counties all rate as high, with the other 15 counties in the Garden State at the medium level.

Tuckerton, NJ fire company shut down by borough, but questions remain

The company is the only one in the borough, making unclear who will respond to anywhere between 325 and 360 calls that may occur in 2022, based on numbers from recent years.

NJ gas prices remain high, but demand may never again reach 2019 levels

AAA Mid-Atlantic's Tuesday update showed the average price for a gallon of regular in the Garden State is $3.18, 99 cents higher than this week in 2020.

Lanoka Harbor, NJ EMS volunteer stole $4,690, authorities say

Matthew Bender, who is also a dispatcher for the Lacey Township Police Department, was charged Thursday with theft.

Cape May County, NJ dropping ‘vaccine baits’ to curb wildlife rabies risk

The baits attract animals, who eat the vaccine-laden contents and are then protected against rabies for three years, the same length of time as a domestic canine shot.

Atlantic hurricane season to be busy, but not as bad as 2020

As far as what's "normal," NOAA's definition of that itself is changing. Now, an average season will be defined as having 14 named storms, seven of which become hurricanes.