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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Lakewood, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask
Jersey Shore Man, 70, Brawls With Police, Customers At Two Wawa Stores Over Not Wearing Mask Toms River police arrested a 70-year-old local man twice in less than three hours after they said he got into brawls with customers and officers at two different Wawas over his refusing to wear a mask. Stephen Breza “became belligerent when he was told to wear a mask inside the Wawa store” on Route 37 late Saturday morning, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. Breza “started screaming, flailing his arms, and cursing at employees, [then] threatened a customer in the store that he was going to hit him with a pipe,” Grewal said. He screamed at responding officers and resisted …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
SUV Rolls On Rain-Slicked GSP In Paramus SUV Rolls On Rain-Slicked GSP In Paramus SUV Rolls On Rain-Slicked GSP In Paramus
SUV Rolls On Rain-Slicked GSP In Paramus A driver got out after an SUV overturned Monday afternoon on the rain-slicked Garden State Parkway in Paramus. The rollover occurred in the southbound lanes two miles before Exit 159 shortly after 3:30 p.m. No serious injuries were immediately reported and no extrication was needed, responders said. No extrication was needed.DAILY VOICE photo

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Ambulance Collides With SUV In Montclair PHOTOS: Ambulance Collides With SUV In Montclair PHOTOS: Ambulance Collides With SUV In Montclair
Photos: Ambulance Collides With SUV In Montclair An ambulance and SUV collided Monday morning in Montclair, injuring the EMT driving the rig and a patient who was being transported at the time, responders said. The front driver’s side of the Atlantic Mobile Health ambulance took the brunt of the hit and ended up on a lawn at the corner of Grove Street and Bellevue Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. The SUV was totaled, with major damage to the front, as well as the rear passenger side. All airbags in the vehicle deployed. Montclair police and firefighters responded, along with other ambulances. The SUVDAILY VOICE photo CHECK BACK FOR MORE…

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by Jerry DeMarco
North Hunterdon, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates
Feds: Staff At NJ Women's Prison Sexually Abused Inmates Staff members at a New Jersey prison for women sexually abused inmates, federal prosecutors said Monday. Evidence shows that the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton "fails to protect prisoners from sexual abuse by the facility’s staff," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Monday. This violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, Carpenito said. The U.S. Justice Department served notice on the Hunterdon County facility "for these alleged conditions and the minimum remedial measures necessary to address them," he said. In turn, Carpenito said, state official…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank
Ridgewood PD: Officers Capture Westchester, Bronx ID Thieves At Local Bank Ridgewood police nabbed an accused ID thief from Westchester and two from the Bronx as they tried to steal money from the bank account of an identity theft victim, authorities said. Responding officers grabbed all three at the TD Bank branch on North Maple Avenue, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. The thieves tried using a bogus identification and credit card, as well as the victim’s account number, to withdraw cash, the chief said. at the scene and transported to Ridgewood Police headquarters. Daniel Raymond, 40, of Larchmont, was charged with theft by deception, fraudulent use of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed
High Winds Wreak Havoc In North Jersey: Trees, Poles, Wires Down, Roads Closed High winds on Monday toppled trees and utility poles, damaging homes and vehicles and closing North Jersey roadways. Among the damage: No injuries were reported when high winds blew off part of a Saddle Brook rooftop, blanketing a vehicle parked on President Street; Tenafly responders were busy with a window broken by high winds that rained glass on the sidewalk below from the second floor of the CVS on Washington Street, downed wires from a tree that toppled on Johnson Avenue and a large transformer fire at East Clinton Avenue and Woodland Street; Downed wires closed Route 46 in in both …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
Maywood Hall Of Famer Thomas Wright, 93, Dies Maywood Hall Of Famer Thomas Wright, 93, Dies Maywood Hall Of Famer Thomas Wright, 93, Dies
Maywood Hall Of Famer Thomas Wright, 93, Dies TRIBUTE: Longtime Maywood local theater writer and director Tom Wright died at a Bergen County nursing home this past week of what loved ones said was complications from the coronavirus. The Bronx-born Thomas James Wright, who would have turned 94 this Thursday, was a mainstay in Maywood, where he relished writing and directing of shows for charitable organizations, including the Our Lady Queen of Peace Church CYO and several other churches in Bergen County. He coordinated performances for more than 65 years, including last fall, with the Maywood Senior Citizens and the “Country Supper” a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Shooting Spree Continues In Paterson, Victim Critical Shooting Spree Continues In Paterson, Victim Critical Shooting Spree Continues In Paterson, Victim Critical
Shooting Spree Continues In Paterson, Victim Critical A victim was critically wounded Sunday night in another in a series of recent shootings in Paterson. The 21-year-old city resident was struck several times on 18th Avenue near the busy intersection of Madison Avenue and Market Street shortly after 9:30 p.m., authorities said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, where Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said he was most recently reported in critical but stable condition. They didn’t say whether anyone was in custody or if they had any suspects.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire VIDEO: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire
Video: Mahwah Firefighters Rush From Rockland Brush Blaze To Local House Fire Mahwah firefighters were helping their colleagues from Hillburn, Sloatsburg and Tallan douse a brush fire in a remote wooded area of Rockland on Sunday when a house fire broke out nearby in town. The fire, which originated in the kitchen, was quickly knocked down, although it did cause some damage. Mutual aid was provided by firefighters from Ramsey, Franklin Lakes, Allendale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River and Suffern. No injuries were reported. Rockland Report recorded this video: Video from the scene on Anderson Drive in Mahwah.Rockland Report

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Landlord Waives 3 Months Rent During Pandemic NJ Landlord Waives 3 Months Rent During Pandemic NJ Landlord Waives 3 Months Rent During Pandemic
NJ Landlord Waives 3 Months Rent During Pandemic A Montclair landlord is waiving rent payments for three months to help ease his tenants' financial burdens during the coronavirus pandemic. David Placek originally waived rent for April and May and recently added June. Overall, his BDP Holdings LLC and Community Investment Partners is eating about $50,000 -- at an average of $1,200 to $1,500 a unit per month. The goal is to show tenants "some compassion and feelings for what they might be going through," Placek told ABC7. We didn't ask them what financial position they're in." The father of three "exemplifies the spirit we need to see ri…

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