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.

Winter road salt, brine, trucks in good supply, NJ officials say

NJDOT is at full capacity for road salt as the holiday season beckons: 335,000 tons of it, ready to go.

16 arrested in major drug, gun bust in Atlantic City, NJ area

Brothers Joseph and Justin Suarez were identified as the ringleaders who used stash locations and street-level dealers to traffic cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl, the combined strain of the latter two being known as "Bad Bunny."

Free legal services now offered for people who use drugs in NJ

The title of the Law Center for People Who Use Drugs differentiates and distinguishes clients from the stigmatizing label of "drug user."

NJ, other states urge Apple to protect data on reproductive health apps

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization touched off worries among those who either seek or provide reproductive health care about potential action by law enforcement.

Whatever happened to the Brendan Byrne/Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center in NJ?

It's now been more than seven years since the venue was open to the general public, but New Jerseyans may be surprised to learn it's far from laying dormant.

NJ wants residents to know about program to avoid utility shutoffs

The first call anyone experiencing a financial hardship should make is to their utility.

Holiday burglaries spike more in NJ than any other state, study says

The Garden State's December rate increase surpassed that of any other state by nearly 20%.

‘My poop can save your life': NJ man’s billboard is turning heads

While fecal transplant donors are typically much younger, 71-year-old Herbie Allen qualifies among the 2% to 3% of all people who are viable candidates.

Cory Booker reveals his election plans for NJ

In an interview with NJ Spotlight News, the former Newark mayor laughed off the question.

‘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.