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

Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Woman, 67, Struck By Jeep After Getting Off Bus Mahwah Woman, 67, Struck By Jeep After Getting Off Bus Mahwah Woman, 67, Struck By Jeep After Getting Off Bus
Mahwah Woman, 67, Struck By Jeep After Getting Off Bus MAHWAH, N.J. -- A 67-year-old Mahwah woman headed to her parked car after getting off a bus Sunday night was struck by a Jeep as she crossed the street, township police told Daily Voice. The 2008 Jeep Wrangler, driven by a 41-year-old township resident, struck the woman as she crossed Franklin Turnpike at Miller Road just after 6 p.m., Police Chief James Batelli said. Officer Timothy Letavish found the victim in the roadway, he said Monday morning She was taken to the Valley Hospital with head and other injuries, the chief said. The driver told police he had the Jeep stopped at the red l…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Two Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Two Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Two Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash
Two Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Two occupants were killed in a New Jersey Turnpike crash Sunday night in Ridgefield Park after their sedan hit a guard rail and spun into the path of a tractor-trailer, State Police told Daily Voice. The northbound Nissan Altima was taking an exit ramp near the Teaneck border when it struck the guard rail at milepost 118.6 just before 6 p.m., Trooper Alejandro Goez said Monday morning. "It then spun into the right lane, where it was struck by an International tractor-trailer," he said. The Nissan's driver and passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. T…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Toppled Tree Knocks Out Power In Cliffside Park Toppled Tree Knocks Out Power In Cliffside Park Toppled Tree Knocks Out Power In Cliffside Park
Toppled Tree Knocks Out Power In Cliffside Park CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A tree toppled by Monday morning's winds downed a main utility line in Cliffside Park, knocking out power across the town. A motorist afraid of being electrocuted had to be coaxed from his car after the mishap on Winterburn Grove near Edgewater Road. Only a few customers initially reported outages.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Flames Destroy Converted Ski Trip Jitney Bus In Mahwah PHOTOS: Flames Destroy Converted Ski Trip Jitney Bus In Mahwah PHOTOS: Flames Destroy Converted Ski Trip Jitney Bus In Mahwah
Photos: Flames Destroy Converted Ski Trip Jitney Bus In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- A jitney bus converted for private use caught fire overnight in the driveway of a Mahwah home. The Airmont Road jitney had recently been used for a cross-country ski trip."We saved the skis and snowboards," one firefighter said. No injuries were reported in the 12:30 a.m. blaze.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
South Carolina Ex-Con Charged With Machine Gun, Handgun In Mahwah Stop South Carolina Ex-Con Charged With Machine Gun, Handgun In Mahwah Stop South Carolina Ex-Con Charged With Machine Gun, Handgun In Mahwah Stop
South Carolina Ex-Con Charged With Machine Gun, Handgun In Mahwah Stop MAHWAH, N.J. -- A South Carolina ex-con was carrying a loaded MAC 11 machine gun and an automatic handgun stolen during a burglary in his jacket when Mahwah police stopped him, authorities said. Officer Chris Fasulo stopped the car driven by 34-year-old Max A. Blanding from Manning, S.C. for various motor vehicle violations around 5 p.m. Saturday, Police Chief James Batelli said. Fasulo detected an odor of marijuana, which promped a search that turned up pot, the chief said. A search of the vehicle turned up the machine gun and a .380-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic handgun, he sai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: Brother Of Driver In Pot Bust Arrested For Claiming To Be Cop Mahwah PD: Brother Of Driver In Pot Bust Arrested For Claiming To Be Cop Mahwah PD: Brother Of Driver In Pot Bust Arrested For Claiming To Be Cop
Mahwah PD: Brother Of Driver In Pot Bust Arrested For Claiming To Be Cop MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Dutchess County man pretending to be a police officer shouted at Mahwah police for busting his brother for having marijuana in his car during a traffic stop, authorities charged. Sgt. Michael Blondin stopped the car driven by Justin Wunderlich of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess for various motor vehicle violations and smelled raw pot, Police Chief James Batelli told Daily Voice. A search turned up loose marijuana, a joint and a package of medical marijuana that Wunderlich admitted stealing, Batelli said. As officers processed him, the chief said, they got a call from someon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
TV Medical Personality's Ex Jumps To Death From GWB TV Medical Personality's Ex Jumps To Death From GWB TV Medical Personality's Ex Jumps To Death From GWB
TV Medical Personality's Ex Jumps To Death From GWB FORT LEE, N.J. -- Two weeks after he was divorced from television medical personality Jennifer Lee Ashton, noted thoracic surgeon Robert C. Ashton, Jr. of Fort Lee jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge on Saturday, sources told Daily Voice. In tribute to him Sunday, Jennifer Ashton posted a message on Facebook and Instagram:  "Our hearts r broken that the father of my teenage children took his own life yesterday. As an MD he helped so many and we will remember his warmth generosity and kindness. We know that many families struggle everyday with depression while others l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Occupants OK After Snowy Wyckoff Crash PHOTOS: Occupants OK After Snowy Wyckoff Crash PHOTOS: Occupants OK After Snowy Wyckoff Crash
Photos: Occupants OK After Snowy Wyckoff Crash WYCKOFF, N.J. -- No one was seriously injured after a car and truck collided on a snowy Wyckoff street Sunday morning. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. on Russell Avenue. Both occupants of the sedan was shaken up but otherwise OK, responders said. Wyckoff police, firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst Educator Charged With Sharing Sexual Images With Underage Girls Lyndhurst Educator Charged With Sharing Sexual Images With Underage Girls Lyndhurst Educator Charged With Sharing Sexual Images With Underage Girls
Lyndhurst Educator Charged With Sharing Sexual Images With Underage Girls LYNDHURST, N.J. – A former substitute teacher, in-school suspension officer and assistant hockey and baseball coach at Lyndhurst High School exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos with underage girls, authorities charged. Jonathan Jasinski, 26, quit before detectives charged him with child endangerment, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Members of Grewal’s Cyber Crimes Unit executed a warranted search of Jasinski’s home while investigating conduct that occurred while working at the school, the prosecutor said. They discovered that he “utilized the Internet and social m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Detectives Bust Out-Of-State Trio With 50 Pounds Of Pot In Ridgefield Park Detectives Bust Out-Of-State Trio With 50 Pounds Of Pot In Ridgefield Park Detectives Bust Out-Of-State Trio With 50 Pounds Of Pot In Ridgefield Park
Detectives Bust Out-Of-State Trio With 50 Pounds Of Pot In Ridgefield Park RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. – A trio of out-of-state men were busted with 50 pounds of pot worth $250,000 at a Ridgefield Park hotel, authorities said Friday. All three were ordered held without bail in the Bergen County Jail pending a hearing on charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to sell the drug after being arrested at the Hampton Inn on Thursday, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. They were identified as: Leonardo Martinez-Golles, 30, and Camilio Monzon-Rivera, 48, of Metairie, LA, and Raidel Garcia, 38, of Peyton, Colorado.

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