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.

America’s Oldest Standing, Operating Lighthouse is right Here in NJ

Daily walking tours of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse are offered every half hour, up and down 95 steps plus a nine-rung ladder.

NJ Native Ezra Miller in Mental Health Treatment After Arrests

Miller said in a statement that they "want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior."

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.

TurboTax user? You could get part of $2 million in refunds for NJ

Overall, the multistate agreement is valued at $141 million, with nearly 4.5 million consumers across America eligible for repayment.

Paper or plastic? Poll says NJ may not know bag ban includes both

Seven in 10 New Jerseyans know the plastic bag ban is coming, but not as high of a percentage is in favor of it, with more than a quarter saying plastic bags should continue to be available for a small fee.

Newest ‘State of the Pinelands’ report a mixed bag, watchdog says

A simple "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" is a sufficient summation of how the Pinelands Preservation Alliance feels about the decisions of the Pinelands Commission, a state government agency, a whole branch of government, or an individual county or town.

Rabid cat, raccoon confirmed in Camden County, NJ towns

A stray cat and a raccoon that attacked a dog both tested positive for rabies within days of each other, in separate incidents in two townships.

COVID continues to spike NJ college students’ stress, survey says

Both the responses of students at public, four-year colleges and universities, and those at community colleges, paralleled this survey's overall percentages, suggesting COVID concerns resonated across the board.

Teen cannabis vaping increasing as NJ sets legal marijuana rules

Even though New Jersey's eventually legal products will theoretically only be sold to adults, they could and likely will find their way into the hands of younger residents.