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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Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
Trapped Fire Chief Low On Air 'Self-Rescues' From Engulfed Jersey Shore Home Trapped Fire Chief Low On Air 'Self-Rescues' From Engulfed Jersey Shore Home Trapped Fire Chief Low On Air 'Self-Rescues' From Engulfed Jersey Shore Home
Trapped Fire Chief Low On Air 'Self-Rescues' From Engulfed Jersey Shore Home A photographer captured an image of a working fire chief escaping a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed two Jersey Shore homes Tuesday. Long Branch Fire Chief Ronald Guidetti was trapped by flames on the top floor of one of the Monmouth Beach homes, the Long Branch Professional Firefighters FMBA Local 68 said Wednesday in a post. “Unable to utilize the interior stairwell, he made his way to a window and found no egress ladder,” the firefighters association said. “He removed his face piece as he was running out of air to get the attention of members operating on the exterior. “The chief self…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars
Hero UPS Driver Moves Fiery Jeep Away From Other Cars A UPS driver hopped back into his smoking Jeep and moved it away from other vehicles before it was engulfed in flames Wednesday, Saddle Brook police said. The Toms River driver had just parked in the North Midland Avenue UPS lot around 2 p.m. when another employee alerted him to heavy smoke coming from the 1998 Jeep Cherokee’s engine compartment, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said. “Seeing that his car was sandwiched between other cars in the lot, the employee quickly entered the smoking vehicle and backed it out of the spot it was in,” Kugler said. “He quickly got out before it b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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ALERT: 'Grandson In Trouble' Phone Scams Cost Franklin Lakes Women $70,000 ALERT: 'Grandson In Trouble' Phone Scams Cost Franklin Lakes Women $70,000 ALERT: 'Grandson In Trouble' Phone Scams Cost Franklin Lakes Women $70,000
ALERT: 'Grandson In Trouble' Phone Scams Cost Franklin Lakes Women $70,000 Heartless thieves took advantage of coronavirus isolation by stealing nearly $70,000 combined from two Franklin Lakes grandmothers in separate “grandson in trouble” scams, authorities said. Each victim – one 79, the other 75 – got a call saying that police had arrested her grandson following a traffic accident, Capt. John Bakelaar said. “In both cases, they had someone get on the phone posing as the grandson and laid static over the line to muffle the voice,” Bakelaar said. “They also informed the victims that an attorney would call them with details,. “A person did call them back posing a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Ravages Rutherford Rib Joint Fire Ravages Rutherford Rib Joint Fire Ravages Rutherford Rib Joint
Fire Ravages Rutherford Rib Joint Flames blew through the roof of a spare rib restaurant in Rutherford before dawn Wednesday. The two-alarm fire broke out at Jim Dandy’s on Park Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. and immediately went to two alarms, with a third alarm for coverage. No injuries were reported. North Arlington firefighters joined their Rutherford colleagues at the scene and provided coverage. All photos: Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE. Overnight fire at Jim Dandy's in Rutherford.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE No injuries were reported.Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE Jim Dandy's, Park Avenue, RutherfordDamien Dan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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#PJPants4Ever: Twitter Says Employees Can Work From Home Permanently #PJPants4Ever: Twitter Says Employees Can Work From Home Permanently #PJPants4Ever: Twitter Says Employees Can Work From Home Permanently
#PJPants4Ever: Twitter Says Employees Can Work From Home Permanently Some Twitter employees won’t ever have to return to their offices, even after the coronavirus lockdown ends. Twitter employees who maintain servers or handle other jobs involving physical labor still must come in, CEO Jack Dorsey wrote in an email to his staff on Tuesday. Many others can simply continue to work remotely, Dorsey told them. Twitter is even boosting its employees’ allowance for work-from-home supplies to $1,000. “If our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen,” Twitter’s Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff: More Staffers Cleared To Return, Three Weeks Since Last COVID-19 Positive Bergen Sheriff: More Staffers Cleared To Return, Three Weeks Since Last COVID-19 Positive Bergen Sheriff: More Staffers Cleared To Return, Three Weeks Since Last COVID-19 Positive
Bergen Sheriff: More Staffers Cleared To Return, Three Weeks Since Last Covid-19 Positive Eight more members of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office have received medical clearance to return to work after being quarantined, including one corrections officer who recovered from COVID-19, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said Tuesday. It’s been three weeks since any of his staff has tested positive for COVID-19, the sheriff said. A total of nine corrections officer, a sheriff's officer and a member of the nursing staff are considered currently positive, Cureton said. One correction officer in the group remained in quarantine, he said. Of those who employees who previously tested positive fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Veterans Home In Paramus, With 72 Dead, Suffers One Of Worst COVID-19 Outbreaks In U.S. Veterans Home In Paramus, With 72 Dead, Suffers One Of Worst COVID-19 Outbreaks In U.S. Veterans Home In Paramus, With 72 Dead, Suffers One Of Worst COVID-19 Outbreaks In U.S.
Veterans Home In Paramus, With 72 Dead, Suffers One Of Worst Covid-19 Outbreaks In U.S. One of the places where you would've seen Tuesday’s military flyover saluting workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in New Jersey was a veterans home in Paramus that's had one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation. At last count, 72 deaths of those who proudly served the U.S. were reported at the state-run New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus. More than half of New Jersey’s total coronavirus deaths have been reported at more than 500 nursing homes – nearly 4,200 in all -- which far exceeds any other state. Many, however, consider such a high number at what is …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting
Passaic County Sheriff’s Officers Capture Ex-Con Wanted In Easter Shooting Passaic County sheriff’s officers captured a wanted Paterson ex-con charged with an Easter Sunday shooting. Alex Pagan became the subject of a manhunt after authorities identified him as the gunman who shot a 22-year-old city resident on Park Avenue around 4:30 p.m. this past April 12. The victim had gone to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson in a private vehicle with a gunshot wound that wasn’t considered life-threatening, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Sheriff’s offic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Union County Boy, 14, Missing Since Last Month SEEN HIM? Union County Boy, 14, Missing Since Last Month SEEN HIM? Union County Boy, 14, Missing Since Last Month
Seen HIM? Union County Boy, 14, Missing Since Last Month Authorities turned to the public Monday for help finding a missing New Jersey boy. Christopher Soto, 14, of Plainfield was last seen leaving his home last month, a post by the Union County Prosecutor's Office said, without saying exactly when or whether it was believed that he's at risk. He was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers and a baseball cap at the time, the notice says. Anyone who sees or might know where to find Christopher is asked to contact Plainfield police: (908) 753-3360. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash
One Dead In Route 80 Rollover Crash A driver was killed in a rollover crash early Monday evening on westbound Route 80 in Paterson, responders said. The older-model Ford Explorer Sport crashed in the left lane shortly before 5:30 p.m. before the Madison Avenue exit at mile marker 59.6, they said. The New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigations Unit was immediately summoned because of the initial severity of injuries. The victim was pronounced dead shortly after 6 p.m. City firefighters and police and a state DOT crew were among the responders joining NJ State Police troopers at the scene. All lanes of the westbou…

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