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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Rochelle Park Boom Burger Brawl Involves 40, Police Say Rochelle Park Boom Burger Brawl Involves 40, Police Say Rochelle Park Boom Burger Brawl Involves 40, Police Say
Rochelle Park Boom Burger Brawl Involves 40, Police Say ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Rochelle Park police were investigating a large-scale fight that included flying bottles and glasses Sunday night at Boom Burger on Passaic Street. Surrounding town sent officers to help control the 40 or so people involved in the brawl at the West Passaic Street eatery, Detective Sgt. James DePreta told Daily Voice Monday morning. One victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center with a cut on his face, DePreta said. Otherwise, "mostly minor injuries were reported, with several people refusing medical attention," he said. Detectives were review…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park Woman Kidnapped, Suspect Arrested Palisades Park Woman Kidnapped, Suspect Arrested Palisades Park Woman Kidnapped, Suspect Arrested
Palisades Park Woman Kidnapped, Suspect Arrested PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- A Palisades Park man assaulted a 19-year-old borough woman in Ridgefield Park, then took her cellphone when she tried dialing 911 and drove her to Fairview, where he kept her captive in his car overnight, authorities told Daily Voice. Police were looking for the woman, whose family reported her missing, when the 911 hangup came through, Palisades Park Police Chief Ben Ramos said Sunday night. They were still searching for her when the woman returned home just after 8 a.m. Saturday, he said. She came to headquarters with bruises on her face, the chief said.She told …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff Saudino Promotes Officers Bergen Sheriff Saudino Promotes Officers Bergen Sheriff Saudino Promotes Officers
Bergen Sheriff Saudino Promotes Officers HACKENSACK, N.J. - Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino promoted a sergeant to lieutenant and an officer to sergeant, which he said will "continue the proud tradition of excellence in providing public service to the residents of [the county]." New Lt. Charles Silverstein and new Sgt. Christopher Howe were sworn in on Nov. 2. Silverstein, who's been with the department since 2002, was promoted to sergeant in 2008. He a Regional S.W.A.T. team member, is an instructor at the Bergen County Law and Public Institute and works on the accreditation program. Howe joined the department in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Toll Hikes Start On George Washington Bridge Toll Hikes Start On George Washington Bridge Toll Hikes Start On George Washington Bridge
Toll Hikes Start On George Washington Bridge In case you missed it, paying cash at the George Washington Bridge now costs $15. And that's just for automobiles. One of the nation's most expensive tolls -- on one of its busiest vehicle crossings -- rose on Sunday, Dec. 6. E-ZPass for passenger vehicles goes from $11.75 to $12.50 during peak hours and from $9.75 to $10.50 off-peak. Motorcycles with E-ZPass go from $10.75 to $11.50 during peak hours and from $8.75 to $9.50  off-peak. Truckers are taking the biggest hit, though. Drivers of five-axle tractor-trailers will pay $10 more in cash — from $95 to $105 . E-Z Pass tolls also …

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by Daily Voice
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
$600,000 Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Borough Rape, Robbery $600,000 Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Borough Rape, Robbery $600,000 Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Borough Rape, Robbery
$600,000 Bail For Edgewater Man Charged In Borough Rape, Robbery EDGEWATER, N.J. -- An Edgewater man was being held on $600,000 bail charged with sexually assaulting a borough woman in her home. Responding officers arrested Dunstan Kasey Williams, 24, at his home on Saturday after getting a 911 call from the woman a short time earlier, Police Chief William Skidmore told Daily Voice. Williams was charged with three counts of aggravaged sexual assault with a weapon, robbery, threatening to kill a victim and weapons possession. He was being held in the Bergen County Jail. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
Your Community
George Washington Bridge, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start George Washington Bridge, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start George Washington Bridge, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start
George Washington Bridge, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start In case you missed it, paying cash at the George Washington Bridge toll now costs $15. And that's just for automobiles. One of the nation's most expensive tolls -- on one of its busiest vehicle crossings -- rose again on Sunday, Dec. 6. E-ZPass for passenger vehicles goes to $12.50 from $11.75 during peak hours and to $10.50 from $9.75 off-peak. Motorcycles with E-ZPass go to $11.50 from $10.75 during peak hours and to $9.50 from $8.75 off-peak. Truckers are taking the biggest hit, though. Drivers of five-axle tractor-trailers will pay $10 more in cash (to $105 from $95). E-Z Pass tolls…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Your Community
GWB, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start GWB, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start GWB, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start
GWB, Hudson Crossing Toll Hikes Start FORT LEE, N.J. -- In case you missed it, paying cash at the George Washington Bridge toll now costs $15. And that's just for automobiles. One of the nation's most expensive tolls -- on one of its busiest vehicle crossings -- rose again on Sunday, Dec. 6. E-ZPass for passenger vehicles goes to $12.50 from $11.75 during peak hours and to $10.50 from $9.75 off-peak. Motorcycles with E-ZPass go to $11.50 from $10.75 during peak hours and to $9.50 from $8.75 off-peak. Truckers are taking the biggest hit, though. Drivers of five-axle tractor-trailers will pay $10 more in cash (to $105 from $9…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Veteran Hawthorne Firefighter George Lodder, 61 Veteran Hawthorne Firefighter George Lodder, 61 Veteran Hawthorne Firefighter George Lodder, 61
Veteran Hawthorne Firefighter George Lodder, 61 HAWTHORNE, N.J. — Veteran Hawthorne firefighter George Lodder died early Sunday after two valiant fights with cancer. He was 61. Lodder, a former department captain and lieutenant, was diagnosed with stomach cancer this year after beating lung cancer a year ago. "Today started off as the hardest day in my life. I lost my best friend and the man I looked up to most," his son, Travis Lodder, wrote on Facebook Sunday morning. "My father was one of the strongest people I have ever seen. He fought so hard for so long to defy the odds and beat his cancer," the younger Lodder …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee Institution, Kay Nest, Dies At 90 Fort Lee Institution, Kay Nest, Dies At 90 Fort Lee Institution, Kay Nest, Dies At 90
Fort Lee Institution, Kay Nest, Dies At 90 FORT LEE, N.J. -- For nearly a half-century, Catherine "Kay" Nest was one of the best-known and most-respected political figures not only in her adoptive Fort Lee hometown but throughout Bergen County.Nest died Saturday. She was 90. The only child of North Hudson political power couple Dominick and Felicia Santangelo, Nest lost her father at an early age. Her mother was the registrar of vital statistics for West New York for 45 years and was extremely active in various charities and professional organizations. Nest took her as her role model, according to an obituary posted by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police revive man, 86, at PATH station Port Authority police revive man, 86, at PATH station Port Authority police revive man, 86, at PATH station
Port Authority police revive man, 86, at PATH station SHOUT OUTS: Two Port Authority police officers revived an 86-year-old man who had no pulse after collapsing at the Pavonia/Newport PATH station in Jersey City. Officers Marcus Credle and Leland Rogan were working heightened-security posts when they responded to a call of a “man down” on the train platform at 4:35 p.m. After finding a good Samaritan attempting CPR, they retrieved a defibrillator, shocked the victim once and revived him, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “The man regained a pulse and began breathing on his own,” he said. An EMS unit took him to Jersey City Medical…

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