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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Upper Saddle River, Allendale Unite To Fight Youth Opioid Use Upper Saddle River, Allendale Unite To Fight Youth Opioid Use Upper Saddle River, Allendale Unite To Fight Youth Opioid Use
Upper Saddle River, Allendale Unite To Fight Youth Opioid Use UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. – Mentors from Upper Saddle River and Allendale will work to protect area youngsters from the growing opioid epidemic thanks to a $150,000 federal grant – one of only three issued nationwide this year. The success of a drug-mentoring program in Mahwah inspired Upper Saddle River Mayor Joanne Minichetti to pursue the newly-formed Northern Highlands Municipal Alliance, comprised of community leaders, parents, teachers, religious and fraternal organizations, healthcare and business professionals, members of law enforcement and the media, and other youngsters. After di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
THIS SUNDAY: Meet Hillsdale's Heroes THIS SUNDAY: Meet Hillsdale's Heroes THIS SUNDAY: Meet Hillsdale's Heroes
This Sunday: Meet Hillsdale's Heroes HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Meet Hillsdale's heroes this Sunday, rain or shine, at the borough's annual Emergency Services Open House. The Oct. 8 emergency responders event at police and fire headquarters on Hillsdale Avenue is free and open to citizens of all ages, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet police, firefighters and ambulance squad members and enjoy: An up-close look at responder vehicles; Fatal Vision goggles; A smoke house simulator; Extrication and K9 demonstrations; Photos in firefighting or EMS gear Emergency preparedness information Hot dogs, donuts, popcorn and cider. ****** ALSO SEE: Hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Heart Attack Kills Rock Icon Tom Petty, 66 Heart Attack Kills Rock Icon Tom Petty, 66 Heart Attack Kills Rock Icon Tom Petty, 66
Heart Attack Kills Rock Icon Tom Petty, 66 Rock icon Tom Petty was pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on Monday after suffering a heart attack, his manager announced. The 66-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was removed from life support on a do-not-resuscitate-order after being rushed from his Malibu home to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital in cardiac arrest "in the early morning hours" on Monday, said Tony Dimitriades, his longtime manager. CBS News initially reported Petty's death based on a report from the Los Angeles Police Department, but the LAPD later retracted the statement. Variety, meanwhile, rep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield Honors Five Fireman Killed In Bowling Alley Blaze 50 Years Ago Ridgefield Honors Five Fireman Killed In Bowling Alley Blaze 50 Years Ago Ridgefield Honors Five Fireman Killed In Bowling Alley Blaze 50 Years Ago
Ridgefield Honors Five Fireman Killed In Bowling Alley Blaze 50 Years Ago RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- Fifty years since one of the darkest days in their 125-year-old borough's history, Ridgefield residents will honor five firefighting heroes who died in a Cliffside Park bowling alley blaze. The Little League field off Route 5 will be rededicated with a softball game between the Ridgefield and Cliffside Park firefighters and special remembrances at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Cardinal Lanes Bowling Alley arson fire. These will include the placement of remembrance wreaths at the monument and a fire truck precessional through town. Dozens of fi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Driver, 69, Pinned By Rolling Car At GSP Toll Booth In Saddle Brook Driver, 69, Pinned By Rolling Car At GSP Toll Booth In Saddle Brook Driver, 69, Pinned By Rolling Car At GSP Toll Booth In Saddle Brook
Driver, 69, Pinned By Rolling Car At GSP Toll Booth In Saddle Brook SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A 69-year-old driver from Fair Lawn was hospitalized with traumatic injuries after she got out of her car at a Garden State Parkway toll booth in Saddle Brook on Monday and got pinned by the vehicle, authorities confirmed. Saddle Brook firefighters rescued the 69-year-old Fair Lawn victim after the noontime incident at the northbound Bergen toll plaza, New Jersey State Police Trooper Gene Hong told Daily Voice. "She got out for some reason and didn't realize the car was not in park," Hong said. A Saddle Brook Ambulance crew treated the victim and took her to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale Ambulance Crew Gets Preemie Born In Car To Hospital Hillsdale Ambulance Crew Gets Preemie Born In Car To Hospital Hillsdale Ambulance Crew Gets Preemie Born In Car To Hospital
Hillsdale Ambulance Crew Gets Preemie Born In Car To Hospital HILLSDALE, N.J. -- His wife has just given birth to their premature son in the passenger seat as Mauricio Ascuas of West Milford drove furiously through thick Ridgewood traffic, praying he'd find help getting to the hospital. "I was going as fast as I could, but there was no way to get around the cars," Ascuas, 28, said Friday. "I was praying I'd see a police car -- anyone who could help us." Fate intervened: Members of the Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service were headed back to headquarters from The Valley Hospital at the same time. Doctors at HUMC at Pascack Valley …

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Drugged Driver Crashes In Oakland Hours After West Milford Release Police: Drugged Driver Crashes In Oakland Hours After West Milford Release Police: Drugged Driver Crashes In Oakland Hours After West Milford Release
Police: Drugged Driver Crashes In Oakland Hours After West Milford Release WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- Bail reform strikes again: Hours after a disgraced former Ridgewood parking enforcement officer was found passed out behind the wheel of a car in West Milford, he was involved in what Oakland police said was a heroin-related crash with injuries. West Milford Officer Thomas Collins found Christopher Foxon, 35, of Ringwood slumped over the wheel, the car running and its lights on, outside a local business just before 3:30 a.m. Sept. 21, authorities said Monday. Foxon was taken into custody after he failed a sobriety test and was found carrying 11 wax folds of heroin, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Prosecutor: Garfield Driver In Critical Pedestrian Crash Was Drunk Prosecutor: Garfield Driver In Critical Pedestrian Crash Was Drunk Prosecutor: Garfield Driver In Critical Pedestrian Crash Was Drunk
Prosecutor: Garfield Driver In Critical Pedestrian Crash Was Drunk GARFIELD, N.J. – An auto sales representative from Garfield was drunk when his car struck a pedestrian Saturday night in Garfield, critically injuring him, said authorities who arrested the driver. Patrick Maurikos, 65, was released by a judge following a detention hearing after being taken to the Bergen County Jail, records show. Maurikos was charged with assault by auto and DWI after the 8:39 p.m. crash at Midland Avenue near Banta Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. The male victim remained in critical but stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Cent…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Join 10th Annual 5K For Slain Clifton Officer John Samra Scholarship Fund Join 10th Annual 5K For Slain Clifton Officer John Samra Scholarship Fund Join 10th Annual 5K For Slain Clifton Officer John Samra Scholarship Fund
Join 10th Annual 5K For Slain Clifton Officer John Samra Scholarship Fund CLIFTON, N.J. -- It's nearly 14 years since Clifton Police Officer John Samra was struck and killed by a van driven by a fleeing parolee, but time hasn't diminished the memory for organizers of a 10th annual fundraiser in his name. The 10th Annual John Samra Scholarship Memorial 5K Run/Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 22 at City Hall on Clifton Avenue. Clifton PBA Local #36 is sponsoring the event with support from the Clifton Roadrunners. There are various levels of participation, from newcomers and youth to competitive runners and seniors. FEE: $20 ($25 day of the event) REGISTER: elitera…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Man Nabbed In Car Burglary Roundup Teaneck Man Nabbed In Car Burglary Roundup Teaneck Man Nabbed In Car Burglary Roundup
Teaneck Man Nabbed In Car Burglary Roundup MAHWAH, N.J. – A 20-year-old Teaneck man was among six people arrested as part of what police said were three organized car burglary rings whose members were dropped off and later picked up from local neighborhoods in Bergen County. A total of 75 criminal complaints were signed and more than 16 car burglary cases closed as a result, Mahwah Police Chief James N. Batelli said. “Typically, suspects would enter cars parked in driveways or the street and remove items such as purses, wallets, cell phones, cash, credit cards etc.,” Batelli said. “In some of the latest incidents in the townsh…

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