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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
EXCLUSIVE: Prospect Park Man Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown EXCLUSIVE: Prospect Park Man Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown EXCLUSIVE: Prospect Park Man Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown
Exclusive: Prospect Park Man Was Beaten, Thrown In Passaic River To Drown A 26-year-old Prospect Park man whose body was pulled from the Passaic River after being missing for more than a month drowned after being beaten, Daily Voice has learned. Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro, 26, "was beaten up pretty good, but he was still technically alive when he got tossed in the river," an investigative source with direct knowledge of the homicide told Daily Voice. Meanwhile, several suspects in his killing remained at large. Alcalde-Alfaro had signs of head trauma immediately after his body was found on May 1 near Paterson’s West Side Park behind JFK High School. The body…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters Douse Fort Lee House Blaze Firefighters Douse Fort Lee House Blaze Firefighters Douse Fort Lee House Blaze
Firefighters Douse Fort Lee House Blaze Firefighters put down a Fort Lee house blaze late Saturday afternoon. Three firefighters were treated for heat exposure at the scene. The two-alarm Oleri Terrace fire apparently began in the cockloft around 3:30 p.m. before spreading. Firefighters had it under control in under a half-hour. Cliffside Park and Palisades Park were among the neighboring companies that responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
GSP Crash In Woodcliff Lake Kills Montvale Motorcyclist, 21 GSP Crash In Woodcliff Lake Kills Montvale Motorcyclist, 21 GSP Crash In Woodcliff Lake Kills Montvale Motorcyclist, 21
GSP Crash In Woodcliff Lake Kills Montvale Motorcyclist, 21 A 21-year-old Fort Lee native who lived in Montvale and worked in Emerson was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday night on the southbound Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake, State Police confirmed. Cyrus Ashtyani, a Bergen Catholic graduate who worked as an Internet sales consultant at Liberty Subaru, was heading south when he lost control of his Yamaha R6 at milepost 169.6, NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. “It struck a guardrail, overturned and went into center median, ejecting him,” Goez said. Ashtyani was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, where he was pronounced…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
YOU CAN HELP: Dumont Teen With Disfigured Face Can't Get Needed Surgery YOU CAN HELP: Dumont Teen With Disfigured Face Can't Get Needed Surgery YOU CAN HELP: Dumont Teen With Disfigured Face Can't Get Needed Surgery
YOU CAN Help: Dumont Teen With Disfigured Face Can't Get Needed Surgery It took less than 24 hours for people to open their hearts to Alejandro Arbelaez, a talented Dumont High School senior born without an eye, ear and more. Alejandro has had more than a dozen surgeries to reconstruct the right side of his face after being born with hemifacial microsomia. “This is something I've been dreaming about ever since I was young,” the 18-year-old percussionist said. “I've wanted to have a symmetrical face and I wanted to feel comfortable in my own skin for once.” Unfortunately, what would have been his final surgery was canceled for the third time. “The hospital isn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies
Requiescat In Pace: Beloved Saddle Brook Firefighter In ATV Crash Dies He fought hard for nine days, but on Sunday Saddle Brook Engine Co. #1 Lt. Shawn Sturdy died from injuries sustained in an ATV crash in Pennsylvania. "Shawn was one of those people who lit up a room when he walked in," fellow firefighter Doug Habermann said. "He always had a smile on his face and a pleasant greeting when you saw him. I can’t even explain how much he’ll be missed by us all. A true gentleman, friend, and brother." ****** ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Kugler Community Home For Funerals. The service will be held at the fune…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom
Judge: Rapper In Gun Case Can’t Fly To Shows, Must Go With Mom A federal judge on Friday allowed Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana to perform at the first five dates of the upcoming “Diplomats’ Dipset Forever Tour” – with some severe restrictions. Santana, who left a bag with a gun inside it at Newark Airport three months ago, cannot travel by plane, U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer ordered. He must drive to the first five shows, which stretch from New Hampshire to North Carolina -- a total of more than 3,000 miles roundtrip from his Totowa home. Not only that: The rapper – whose real name is LaRon James – must be accompanied by his mother, c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Crime Pays -- For Hackensack Police Dashcams Crime Pays -- For Hackensack Police Dashcams Crime Pays -- For Hackensack Police Dashcams
Crime Pays -- For Hackensack Police Dashcams Money and property seized from criminals is paying to put video cameras in all 30 Hackensack Police Department patrol cars, authorities said. “This dispels false claims against police officers while serving the interests of the public,” Capt. Frank Aquila said. “Transparency is always a primary interest,” Hackensack Mayor John Labrosse added. “And what better way is there to be transparent than to monitor all traffic stops with this device? "In this day and age, where we have seen so many incidents captured on police cameras, it is best for the protection of our police officers, as we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi MVC Clerk: 7 Years For Selling Illegal Licenses To School Bus Drivers Lodi MVC Clerk: 7 Years For Selling Illegal Licenses To School Bus Drivers Lodi MVC Clerk: 7 Years For Selling Illegal Licenses To School Bus Drivers
Lodi MVC Clerk: 7 Years For Selling Illegal Licenses To School Bus Drivers A former Lodi motor vehicle agency clerk was sentenced Friday in Hackensack to a plea-bargained seven years in prison after admitting that he collected thousands in dollars in bribes operating a ring that allowed 220 motorists -- including school bus drivers -- to obtain permit and licenses without having to take any tests. Rodman Lora, 39, of Queens must serve two years and four months before being eligible for parole, under his deal with prosecutors. Lora was among 70 people charged in a wide-ranging investigation. He admitted that he got an average of $700 per license or permit from 2014…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
$2 Billion GWB Restoration Project On Tap For Veteran Port Authority Leader $2 Billion GWB Restoration Project On Tap For Veteran Port Authority Leader $2 Billion GWB Restoration Project On Tap For Veteran Port Authority Leader
$2 Billion GWB Restoration Project On Tap For Veteran Port Authority Leader The $2 billion George Washington Bridge restoration project will be overseen by a Port Authority veteran who has held key positions at the agency’s crossings, seaport and airport: Kenneth Sagrestano, who’s been with the authority 26 years, was named the new general manager of the bridge and bus station on Friday. He replaces 40-year agency veteran Bob Durando, who is retiring. Sagrestano, who lives in Easton, Pa., has helped oversee operations at the bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels and the New Jersey marine terminals and was supervisor of the Environmental Maintenance Unit at LaGuar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire
Off-Duty Wayne Police Recruit, Fiancée Rescue Owner Whose Boat Caught Fire An off-duty Wayne police recruit and his fiancée rescued a homeowner who was severely burned when his boat caught fire, authorities said. The Alps Road victim was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston after trying to douse the 10:30 a.m. fire himself on Thursday, Detective Capt. Laurence Martin said. Township police recruit Al-Raheem Thomas was traveling on Alps Road with his fiancée -- Unique Zapata, who's a member of the Wayne Memorial Volunteer First Aid Squad -- when they spotted smoke, Martin said. Thomas pulled over, ran to the back of the house and found the boat ablaze, the …

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