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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Intersection Named For Fallen Firefighters Saddle Brook Intersection Named For Fallen Firefighters Saddle Brook Intersection Named For Fallen Firefighters
Saddle Brook Intersection Named For Fallen Firefighters SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Saddle Brook firefighters on Sunday unveiled street signs to rename the corner of Saddle River Road and Cambridge Avenue in memory of two colleagues who died in the line of duty. The intersection at the Fire Department's memorial -- also known as Don Wilson Memorial Park -- was named for Chief Donald Wilson, who died on June 26, 1970, and Joseph Kovolisky, who died on Nov. 14, 1973.

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Alert Neighbor Helps Nab Bergenfield Burglar Police: Alert Neighbor Helps Nab Bergenfield Burglar Police: Alert Neighbor Helps Nab Bergenfield Burglar
Police: Alert Neighbor Helps Nab Bergenfield Burglar BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A neighbor who grabbed the phone immediately after seeing someone run from a nearby home early Sunday helped catch a burglar, Bergenfield police said. Officers Rick Tauber and James Acito spotted 22-year-old Antonio Bowen on Rector Court moments after the Quincy Lane call came in around 6:30 a.m., Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. Bowen had smashed a rear window, triggering a burglar alarm, Rabboh said. The homeowner, awakened by the commotion, saw him run out the door, the captain said. Bowen at first gave police a provisional driver's license that identified him as Steven M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington Firefighter Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash With DWI Teen Wallington Firefighter Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash With DWI Teen Wallington Firefighter Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash With DWI Teen
Wallington Firefighter Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash With DWI Teen WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Shock continued to spread Sunday amid word that Wallington firefighter Frank Stetz was killed on the Garden State Parkway in Toms River the night before when his motorcycle collided with a van driven by a drunk 17-year-old. Frank Stetz, a 46-year-old construction worker, was driving his Harley when it struck the Plymouth Voyager in the southbound lanes near Exit 82 just after 8:30 p.m., NJ State Police Sgt. Jeff Flynn said. The van was either moving very slowly or stopped in the middle of the road, said Flynn, adding that the driver was charged with DWI. "He was sw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Norwood Driver OK After SUV Lands Atop Others At Old Tappan Church VIDEO: Norwood Driver OK After SUV Lands Atop Others At Old Tappan Church VIDEO: Norwood Driver OK After SUV Lands Atop Others At Old Tappan Church
Video: Norwood Driver OK After SUV Lands Atop Others At Old Tappan Church OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- An SUV ended up atop two other cars outside a Old Tappan Korean church Sunday morning. Firefighters and EMS workers helped remove the 62-year-old driver, who wasn't injured in the parking lot crash at the Korean Presbyterian Church of Palisades on Old Tappan Road just after 8 a.m., Police Chief Thomas Shine told Daily Voice. "The driver indicated there was no injuries and refused medical attention," Shine said Sunday afternoon. "The cause of the crash is currently under investigation." CLICK above for videos.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Englewood Vet Saves 41 Cats From 'Horrific' Hudson Home PHOTOS: Englewood Vet Saves 41 Cats From 'Horrific' Hudson Home PHOTOS: Englewood Vet Saves 41 Cats From 'Horrific' Hudson Home
Photos: Englewood Vet Saves 41 Cats From 'Horrific' Hudson Home CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A third defendant surrendered and an Englewood veterinarian saved more than half of 81 sick and emaciated cats found crammed into stacks of cages in a West New York apartment, Daily Voice has learned. Dr. Nurhan Ezik of the Englewood Veterinary Center worked until 1 a.m. Saturday examining each and every animal -- including five dogs found in closets, said Vincent Ascolese, animal control officer with Bergen County Protect & Rescue in Cliffside Park. Ezik went to the scene "due to the horrific condition of the animals sent to his office," he said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Victim Shot In Leg, Police Hunt 2 Teaneck Victim Shot In Leg, Police Hunt 2 Teaneck Victim Shot In Leg, Police Hunt 2
Teaneck Victim Shot In Leg, Police Hunt 2 TEANECK, N.J. -- Teaneck police were investigating an overnight shooting that left an Englewood man with a leg wound, Daily Voice has learned. The victim went to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson following the 1:45 a.m. incident on Van Buskirk Road, sources said. Police were searching for a silver vehicle with two occupants. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia House Fire Closes Fort Lee Road Leonia House Fire Closes Fort Lee Road Leonia House Fire Closes Fort Lee Road
Leonia House Fire Closes Fort Lee Road LEONIA, N.J. -- Firefighters put down a Leonia roof line blaze that closed Fort Lee Road early Saturday evening. The Cumly Terrace fire went to two alarms after breaking out just before 5:30 p.m. Responders included Leonia firefighters and police, Fort Lee firefighters, Palisades Park police and Englewood EMTs. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Police Pull Suicidal Man From Other Side Of GWB Rail Port Authority Police Pull Suicidal Man From Other Side Of GWB Rail Port Authority Police Pull Suicidal Man From Other Side Of GWB Rail
Port Authority Police Pull Suicidal Man From Other Side Of GWB Rail FORT LEE, N.J. -- A trio of Port Authority police officers pulled a suicidal man to safety Saturday from the other side of a railing on the George Washington Bridge. Officers Vincent Zappulla, Ed Berdeccia and Mark Kopcynski found the 32-year-old Manhattan man sitting on the railing midspan of the south walkway, staring at the Hudson River below, at 12:15 p.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. They quickly converged on the man, who "struggled with police and was wrestled back to the walkway side of the bridge," Pentangelo said. He was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Cente…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Air Show Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash 'Lit Up Lives' Air Show Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash 'Lit Up Lives' Air Show Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash 'Lit Up Lives'
Air Show Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash 'Lit Up Lives' A pilot whose vintage World War II plane crashed into the Hudson River south of Edgewater, New Jersey Friday night was identified early Saturday as 56-year-old air show veteran William Gordon, a New York State native from Florida. Special operations divers with the NYPD's Harbor Unit SCUBA team recovered Gordon's body just before 10:30 p.m., NYPD spokesman J. Peter McDonald said. Originally from the Columbia County town of Copake, N.Y., near the northwestern corner of Connecticut, Gordon was "a great guy who owned his own excavation company before flying full time," friend Bob Gar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Breaking News
Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash Identified Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash Identified Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash Identified
Pilot In Fatal Hudson River Plane Crash Identified A pilot whose vintage World War II plane crashed into the Hudson River south of Edgewater, New Jersey Friday night was identified early Saturday as 56-year-old William Gordon, a New York State native. Special operations divers with the NYPD's Harbor Unit SCUBA team recovered Gordon's body just before 10:30 p.m., NYPD spokesman J. Peter McDonald said. Originally from the Columbia County town of Copake, N.Y., near the northwestern corner of Connecticut, Gordon was "a great guy who owned his own excavation company before flying full time," friend Bob Garon told Daily Voice. "He a…

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