Jerry DeMarco

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Born in Newark and raised in Hudson County, Jerry DeMarco is a 38-year veteran of the news industry and a renowned breaking news reporter. He has covered local, county and state police, as well as the FBI, ATF and other federal agencies.

DeMarco joined Daily Voice in 2015 after six years running Cliffview Pilot, one of the nation's few independent breaking news sites. As an independent publisher, he helped establish Local Independent Online News, a national trade organization.

Prior to launching his own site, DeMarco served as a reporter for the Bergen Record, Stamford Advocate, Rockland Journal News, News Tribune, and Trenton Times.

DeMarco has won national recognition for his investigative work, including Clarion, Heywood Broun and Deadline Club awards. He's changed public policy and managed several major projects -- including one that helped put a corrupt public official in federal prison and another that forced a sitting New Jersey attorney general from office for her participation in a Bergen County traffic stop involving her boyfriend.

DeMarco regularly lectures at a graduate course in media relations at Fairleigh Dickinson University and previously was an adjunct professor at Lehman College in the Bronx. 

He has a Bachelor's Degree in English from St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
CAUGHT! Franklin Lakes Man, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident CAUGHT! Franklin Lakes Man, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident CAUGHT! Franklin Lakes Man, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident
Caught! Franklin Lakes Man, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident UPDATE: A 59-year-old building superintendent from Franklin Lakes was arrested at his home Wednesday morning and charged with the hit-run death of a special needs resident outside a Garfield group home -- thanks to news accounts that included photos of the fleeing vehicle. The Chevy Suburban that struck Giovanni Rivera, 42, was in the driveway when police and investigators took Paul Frischer into custody at his Phelps Road home near the Route 287 overpass just after 6:30 a.m., authorities told Daily Voice. It was impounded as evidence. Frischer was charged with leaving the scene of a crash…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say
Raid Turns Up Two Guns, 430 Bags Of Heroin At Ex-Con's Home, Paterson Police Say Paterson police seized two illegally-owned guns and 430 bags of heroin while arresting an ex-con who they said dealt drugs from a corner house in an Eastside neighborhood. Concerned citizens pointed Narcotics Division detectives to the 17th Avenue home at the corner of East 28th Street, leading to a raid and the arrest of 30-year-old Manuel Almonte, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Along with the heroin, they seized 43 baggies of pot, more than $200 in suspected drug cash and the two handguns -- a 7.65-caliber Beretta and a .45-caliber Llama, Speziale said. Detectives also arrested all…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
On Your Side
Fort Lee Restaurant Week Features Six Celebrity Chefs Fort Lee Restaurant Week Features Six Celebrity Chefs Fort Lee Restaurant Week Features Six Celebrity Chefs
Fort Lee Restaurant Week Features Six Celebrity Chefs Four new celebrity chefs will join returning stars David Burke and Josh Capon at Fort Lee's third annual Restaurant Week. Nearly four dozen restaurants will showcase their diverse cuisine with prix fixe menus and special promotions from Sept. 24-30. “The number of restaurant participants continues to grow each year,” said Romina Luppino Starace, president of the Fort Lee Business District Alliance (BDA), which is organizing the event. “This Restaurant Week will have an array of dishes from different cultural backgrounds all over the world, including Chinese, Classic American, Greek, Italia…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Building Super, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident Franklin Lakes Building Super, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident Franklin Lakes Building Super, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident
Franklin Lakes Building Super, 59, Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident UPDATE: A 59-year-old building superintendent from Franklin Lakes was arrested at his home Wednesday morning and charged with the hit-run death of a special needs resident outside a Garfield group home -- thanks to news accounts that included photos of the fleeing vehicle. The Chevy Suburban that struck Giovanni Rivera, 42, was in the driveway when police and investigators took Paul Frischer into custody at his Phelps Road home near the Route 287 overpass just after 6:30 a.m., authorities told Daily Voice. It was impounded as evidence. Frischer was charged with leaving the scene of a crash…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
CAUGHT! Franklin Lakes Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident CAUGHT! Franklin Lakes Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident CAUGHT! Franklin Lakes Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident
Caught! Franklin Lakes Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of Garfield Special Needs Resident UPDATE: A 59-year-old building superintendent from Franklin Lakes was arrested at his home Wednesday morning and charged with the hit-run death of a special needs resident outside a Garfield group home -- thanks to news accounts that included photos of the fleeing vehicle. The Chevy Suburban that struck Giovanni Rivera, 42, was in the driveway when police and investigators took Paul Frischer into custody at his Phelps Road home near the Route 287 overpass just after 6:30 a.m., authorities told Daily Voice. It was impounded as evidence. Frischer was charged with leaving the scene of a crash…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood PD: Hit-Run Driver Found Block Away Westwood PD: Hit-Run Driver Found Block Away Westwood PD: Hit-Run Driver Found Block Away
Westwood PD: Hit-Run Driver Found Block Away A hit-and-run driver made it a block before Westwood police found her Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a nearby CVS, authorities said. She complained of not feeling well and was taken to a nearby hospital, as was the other driver, who complained of neck pain, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said The crash occurred on Broadway by the Rolling Pin Cafe. Alerted by a passerby, police found the other driver had turned the corner and pulled into the rear lot at the CVS, nearly 100 yards away. An investigation was continuing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Man, 55, Struck, Killed By SUV, Ruled Accidental Elmwood Park Man, 55, Struck, Killed By SUV, Ruled Accidental Elmwood Park Man, 55, Struck, Killed By SUV, Ruled Accidental
Elmwood Park Man, 55, Struck, Killed By SUV, Ruled Accidental A 55-year-old Elmwood Park man was struck and killed by an SUV on westbound Broadway (Route 4) early Tuesday morning, authorities said. Hitendrakumar Bhatt was struck by a Ford Explorer outside the 7-Eleven in what was ruled an accident, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. "No charges will be filed," the chief told Daily Voice. Responders included borough police, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the county sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence. The road was closed for the investigation, causing major delays.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged
Upstate NY Woman Who Drove Onto Teterboro Airport Runways Charged A 31-year-old upstate New York woman who drove her car across two runways at Teterboro Airport on Tuesday was hospitalized for a psychological evaluation, authorities said Thursday. Ciara Schultz, of Ballston Spa, NY was sent to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus after being processed by Port Authority police on trespassing, obstruction and improper behavior charges, they said. Schultz -- formerly of North Carolina -- got into the airport off Industrial Avenue just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, drove across the runways, then bailed out of her car, authorities said. The security breach brought…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland PD: Borough Driver Caught With 200 Bags Of Heroin Oakland PD: Borough Driver Caught With 200 Bags Of Heroin Oakland PD: Borough Driver Caught With 200 Bags Of Heroin
Oakland PD: Borough Driver Caught With 200 Bags Of Heroin An Oakland motorist was carrying 200 bags of heroin when borough police stopped him near his home, authorities said. Officer Mark Piercy stopped 45-year-old Andrew Ventimiglia on Yawpo Ave last Thursday and found the drugs, along with related paraphernalia, Capt. Christian Eldridge said Tuesday. Ventimiglia was charged with various drug offenses and released pending a hearing, Eldridge said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton Police Chase Bentley Stolen From Garfield Gas Station, Nab Driver After Newark Crash Clifton Police Chase Bentley Stolen From Garfield Gas Station, Nab Driver After Newark Crash Clifton Police Chase Bentley Stolen From Garfield Gas Station, Nab Driver After Newark Crash
Clifton Police Chase Bentley Stolen From Garfield Gas Station, Nab Driver After Newark Crash A Clifton police chase that began after a thief stole an unoccupied Bentley convertible while it was being gassed up in Garfield ended soon after it crashed in Newark, authorities said. Officers Zakaria Bernardo and Matthew Fernandes were on patrol on Route 3 near Route 21 just after 3:30 p.m. Monday when they heard an alert that the car was stolen from a Wawa on Jewell Street – and that the nozzle from the gas pump might still be attached, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Moments later, they spotted the Bentley speeding down southbound Route 21, he said The officers tried to get the dri…

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