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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Woman Treated For Smoke In Minor Fire At Cliffside Park Senior High-Rise Woman Treated For Smoke In Minor Fire At Cliffside Park Senior High-Rise Woman Treated For Smoke In Minor Fire At Cliffside Park Senior High-Rise
Woman Treated For Smoke In Minor Fire At Cliffside Park Senior High-Rise CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A woman was treated for smoke inhalation following a minor fire Tuesday at a Cliffside Park senior citizens high-rise. Responders gave the oxygen in an 11th-floor stairwell after quickly dousing the small blaze at 500 Gorge Road before 9 a.m. Fairview and Ridgefield firefighters provided mutual aid.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Man, 30, Shot Dead On Street Paterson Man, 30, Shot Dead On Street Paterson Man, 30, Shot Dead On Street
Paterson Man, 30, Shot Dead On Street PATERSON, N.J. – A 30-year-old Paterson man was shot dead on a city street Monday night, authorities confirmed. Dennis Pride was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after being shot in the 200 block of Broadway around 6:30 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Director Jerry Speziale said in a joint announcement. Anyone who saw something or has information that could help the investigation is asked to call Paterson police at (973) 321-1120 or the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office “Tips” line at 1-877-370-PCPO or via email tips@passaiccoun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Wayne Man With Gun, 81, Kills Wife, Then Himself Authorities: Wayne Man With Gun, 81, Kills Wife, Then Himself Authorities: Wayne Man With Gun, 81, Kills Wife, Then Himself
Authorities: Wayne Man With Gun, 81, Kills Wife, Then Himself WAYNE, N.J. – An 81-year-old Wayne man shot and killed his 80-year-old wife, then turned the gun on himself, authorities said. Daniel Martone shot both at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the couple’s Dwyer Road home, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint announcement released just before midnight. An investigation was continuing, they said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Two OD At East Rutherford Motel, Companion Charged With Stun Gun Two OD At East Rutherford Motel, Companion Charged With Stun Gun Two OD At East Rutherford Motel, Companion Charged With Stun Gun
Two OD At East Rutherford Motel, Companion Charged With Stun Gun EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- East Rutherford police using Narcan revived two drug users who overdosed at the same time at a Route 3 motel Monday night. They also arrested a companion. Officers called to the Extended Stay found both victims -- ages 26 and 29 -- unconscious, Police Chief Lawrence Minda told Daily Voice. After officers revived them, an ambulance crew took the pair to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. Police recovered drugs in the room and arrested 23-year-old Anna Lee Robles Monzon of Puerto Rico after finding her carrying a stun gun Minda said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor: Hackensack Man Had $450K In Meth, Cocaine, Pot Bergen Prosecutor: Hackensack Man Had $450K In Meth, Cocaine, Pot Bergen Prosecutor: Hackensack Man Had $450K In Meth, Cocaine, Pot
Bergen Prosecutor: Hackensack Man Had $450K In Meth, Cocaine, Pot HACKENSACK, N.J. – A local judge released a Hackensack man without bail after Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives and city police said they seized seven pounds of methamphetamine, nearly a half-pound of cocaine and nine ounces of marijuana – worth a combined $450,000 on the street -- during a raid on his apartment and storage facilities. Jorge Perez, 43, also had $1,271 in suspected drug proceeds on hand, which was confiscated in the Jackson Avenue raid on Friday, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Grewal said his detectives began watching Perez after a tipster told t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly JCC, Other Jewish Centers Nationwide Receive Unfounded Bomb Threats Tenafly JCC, Other Jewish Centers Nationwide Receive Unfounded Bomb Threats Tenafly JCC, Other Jewish Centers Nationwide Receive Unfounded Bomb Threats
Tenafly JCC, Other Jewish Centers Nationwide Receive Unfounded Bomb Threats TENAFLY, N.J. -- Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly was one of several Jewish community centers that received telephoned bomb threats Monday that were being investigated by the FBI, authorities said. All were unfounded. "At noon they got a call that there was a bomb in the building," Tenafly Police Chief Robert Chamberlain told Daily Voice. Children and staff were moved to a safe location while three K-9 units from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, accompanied by borough police, swept the facility, he said. Firefighters and the local ambulance corps were also put on standb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Dump Truck Spills Broken Concrete Onto Route 17 In Mahwah Dump Truck Spills Broken Concrete Onto Route 17 In Mahwah Dump Truck Spills Broken Concrete Onto Route 17 In Mahwah
Dump Truck Spills Broken Concrete Onto Route 17 In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. -- A dump truck slid along Route 17, tipped and dumped a load of broken concrete after a crash with a minivan in Mahwah Monday afternoon. State Department of Transportation crews cleared the debris and the road was reopened an hour or so after the 1 p.m. Vehicles had to pass on the shoulder at first.No serious injuries were immediately reported. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK After Car Topples Traffic Light Pole In Saddle Brook Driver OK After Car Topples Traffic Light Pole In Saddle Brook Driver OK After Car Topples Traffic Light Pole In Saddle Brook
Driver OK After Car Topples Traffic Light Pole In Saddle Brook SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A Rockland County driver escaped injury after her car slid on ice and smacked into a traffic signal pole on Route 46 in Saddle Brook, backing Monday morning's westbound commute into Lodi. The woman slowed her 2009 Volkswagen Jetta at the light on the highway's westbound side at Fifth Street when it struck the pole around 8 a.m., Police Chief Robert Kugler told Daily Voice. "The pole fell and debris struck another car stopped at the light, but it was only minor damage," Kugler said. The VW had to be towed, however.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland Gas Station Attendant: Armed Robber Flees With Cash Oakland Gas Station Attendant: Armed Robber Flees With Cash Oakland Gas Station Attendant: Armed Robber Flees With Cash
Oakland Gas Station Attendant: Armed Robber Flees With Cash OAKLAND, N.J. – Oakland police were investigating an attendant’s report that a gunman robbed a service station Sunday night. The robber – described as 5-foot-10 and wearing dark clothing and face mask – approached the booth at the Valero station on Ramapo Valley Road just before the 8 p.m. closing time, Lt. Christian Eldridge said. The attendant said the robber “brandished a handgun and fled with an undisclosed amount cash that he removed from the counter,” then ran west on Doty Road towards West Oakland Avenue. Officers responded and searched the area with the assistance of a K-9 unit fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wilton, CT
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Victims Sought After Ex-Wilton Church Worker Charged With Youth Sex Assault Victims Sought After Ex-Wilton Church Worker Charged With Youth Sex Assault Victims Sought After Ex-Wilton Church Worker Charged With Youth Sex Assault
Victims Sought After Ex-Wilton Church Worker Charged With Youth Sex Assault WILTON, Conn. — New Jersey authorities who charged a former Fairfield County man with repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met on social media were searching for possible other victims. Ethan Z. Chandler, 42, who once worked part-time at Hope Church in Wilton, "sent nude photos of himself to at least three juveniles and may have been having sexual relations with a second 14-year-old male," New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino said. Chandler "operates a video production company which involves filming sports events at schools across the region and w…

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