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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway
SUV Rolls On Garden State Parkway A driver walked away with a minor injury after an SUV rollover crash on the Garden State Parkway, responders said. The crash occurred around 1:50 p.m. on the parkway’s southbound side near Linwood Avenue. Paramus police, firefighters and EMS, New Jersey State Police and a GSP road crew were among the responders.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head
Snapped Chain Smashes Palisades Parkway Supervisor In Head A 62-year-old supervisor at the Palisades Interstate Parkway maintenance yard was hospitalized Wednesday after a chain snapped and hit him in the head. The supervisor was working on a car when the mishap occurred at the Alpine facility just off off Route 9W around 11 a.m., responders said. He didn’t lose consciousness but was bleeding from a head wound, they said. The Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps took him to Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood to be examined.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands
Fire Doused At Hackensack Company That Makes Hand Sanitizer Stands Hackensack firefighters made quick work of a Wednesday morning blaze at a company that makes metal stands for hand sanitizers used in medical facilities, among other products. The call to the Testrite plant on South Newman Street came in at 8:17 a.m. after the fire broke out in a malfunctioning dust-collecting machine, city firefighters said. The sprinkler system knocked down the main body of the blaze, they said. Firefighters evacuated the building, then vented it after dousing the flames. EMS evaluated a worker at the scene. Testrite has been in business a little over 100 years.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen
Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen A 20-year-old Target shelf stocker from Wood-Ridge raped a pre-teen, authorities charged. Steven Cabrera remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a May 18 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest the day before. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wood-Ridge police contacted members of his Special Victims Unit after receiving a report that Cabrera had sexually assaulted a child under 13 on Monday. Cabrera is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual assault and child endangerment …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Future Concerts Amid COVID-19: Try This On For Size Future Concerts Amid COVID-19: Try This On For Size Future Concerts Amid COVID-19: Try This On For Size
Future Concerts Amid Covid-19: Try This On For Size One of the first musical bookings since mass gatherings were banned across the U.S. could provide a look at what may become "the new normal" for concertgoers in the age of coronavirus. As reported by Billboard, young country rockers Bishop Gunn are scheduled to play to a socially-distanced house that will be at 20% capacity at TempleLive in Fort Smith, Ark., on May 15. Only 229 tickets are being sold -- in a venue that has 1,100 seats. "Fan pods" of two to 13 seats placed at least six feet apart are available but must be purchased together, Ticketmaster says. This will keep those who have…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park
Authorities: Third Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder Of State Trooper At Trailer Park UPDATE: Authorities on Tuesday charged a third man with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer for shooting an NJ State Police detective investigating a trailer park home invasion. Kareen "Kai" Warner Jr., 19, of Bridgeton, was originally charged with weapons possession by authorities investigating the shooting of NJSP Detective Richard Hershey at the Harding Woods mobile home park in Pittsgrove the night before. A new complaint was filed against Warner on Tuesday, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and NJSP Supt. Col. Patrick J. Callahan said. A Superior Court judge later …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Allendale Man, 21, Burned When Sealant Vapors Flash In His Face Allendale Man, 21, Burned When Sealant Vapors Flash In His Face Allendale Man, 21, Burned When Sealant Vapors Flash In His Face
Allendale Man, 21, Burned When Sealant Vapors Flash In His Face A 21-year-old Allendale man sustained first- and second-degree burns Tuesday when vapors from a can of spray sealant flashed in his face, authorities said. The New Street victim was using the rubber spray in his backyard when something ignited the vapors -- possibly static electricity, Allendale Police Chief George Scherb told Daily Voice. The flash burned his face and scalp, the chief said. An ambulance took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. ****** UPDATE: A grave digger was pinned up to his knees when the walls of a plot at a Lyndhurst cemetery collaps…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery
Digger, 59, Freed After Grave Collapses At Lyndhurst Cemetery A grave digger was pinned up to his knees when a plot at a Lyndhurst cemetery collapsed on him Tuesday afternoon. Lyndhurst firefighters freed the 59-year-old Hillside Cemetery worker folowing the 3:40 p.m. incident, Acting Police Lt. Vincent Auteri said. The Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center after he complained of back and chest pain.  Members of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team also responded, along with Lyndhurst police. Local authorities were notifying OSHA. ****** ALSO SEE: A 21-year-old All…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border
Bedroom Fire Ravages Mahwah Home Near Rockland Border Fire destroyed the master bedroom of a Mahwah home near the Rockland border Tuesday afternoon. Mahwah firefighters, assisted at the scene by their colleagues from Ramsey and Suffern, doused the 2:30 p.m. blaze on Alcott Road, less than a half-mile from Airmont. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the fire, which went to three alarms for coverage. Firefighters contained the blaze to the master bedroom. Ramsey and Suffern firefighters assisted their Mahwah colleagues at the Alcott Road fire.Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE Firefighters contained the blaze to the master bedroom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
Victim Shot Dead In Linden, $10K Reward Offered Victim Shot Dead In Linden, $10K Reward Offered Victim Shot Dead In Linden, $10K Reward Offered
Victim Shot Dead In Linden, $10K Reward Offered A victim shot in the head and chest Tuesday morning in Linden was pronounced dead at the scene, responders said. A $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment was being offered by the Union County Crime Stoppers. Authorities didn't say whether anyone was in custody or whether they'd identified a suspect immediately following the 9:30 a.m. shooting near the corner of West Baltimore Avenue and East Curtis Street. The Union County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force was investigating, assisted by Linden police. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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