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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway
Flames Devour Car At Northern End Of Garden State Parkway A driver got out OK as his car went up in flames Friday on the Garden State Parkway in Washington Township. The car caught fire a short distance from Exit 168. Woodcliff Lake firefighters provided an additional engine in case their township colleagues needed more water. New Jersey State Police also responded. The aftermath.Washington Township Fire Department FireballWashington Township Fire Department The car caught fire a short distance from Exit 168.Washington Township Fire Department

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87
Beloved Hackensack Italian Market Owner Vincenzo Martino Dies At 87 He was a warm man with a huge heart and, true to his Sicilian heritage, made sure that everyone was well-fed. That’s how many will remember Vincenzo Martino of Hackensack, who died Wednesday. He was 87. Born in the Parlermo community of Alia, Martino lived for 10 years with his wife, Concetta, and family in Germany before coming to America, settling in Hackensack and opening what became a North Jersey landmark nearly 50 years ago: Martino’s Grocery on Lodi Street. Everyone who patronized Martino’s had a favorite, whether it was the zucchini pie, the homemade ravioli or the meatballs in mar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit
Septic Tank Truck Tips On Route 80 Exit A driver emerged without serious injury after an empty septic tanker tipped over Friday on a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson. A hazardous materials unit was summoned for a large fuel spill after the 9:30 a.m. mishap at Exit 60 on the highway's eastbound side. The exit was closed while heavy-duty wreckers from Tumino's Towing righted the rig.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires
Arson Investigators Charge Clifton Man In Fires Arson investigators arrested a 25-year-old Clifton man Thursday and charged him with a pair of overnight garbage can fires on the same block, one of which spread to an adjoining home. Mario A. Palma-Sanchez remained held pending a first appearance Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on aggravated arson charges after surveillance images helped identify him, authorities said. Palma-Sanchez ignited two fires in trash cans the night of March 30 on Highland Avenue, one of which damaged an apartment and displaced a family, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects
Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Federal agents arrested three accused members of a crew that the government said has controlled the heroin and crack market in a labyrinthine complex of affordable housing and senior apartments in Newark. ATF agents working with U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito’s office and other local, state and federal law enforcers zeroed in on the privately-owned Pilgrim Baptist Village housing complex. Commonly known as “Pilgrim Village,” the project consists of 46 buildings, each with four units, with interior stairwells leading from each apartment to a common hallway that connects multiple buildings, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ COVID-19 'Knuckleheads' Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ COVID-19 'Knuckleheads' Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ COVID-19 'Knuckleheads'
Man Gives Motorists Finger, Pair Holds Crap Game: Here's Today's NJ Covid-19 'Knuckleheads' One man walked back and forth along a highway carrying obscene poster boards while giving passing motorists the finger, while two others resumed a huge crap game that was shut down last month. Here's today's list of New Jersey coronavirus state-of-emergency violators provided by authorities. Paterson police charged Elizabeth Fernandez, 56, of Woodland Park and city resident Juan Rosario, 60, of Paterson with violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s state of emergency directives by opening their Quilvio Bar and Liquors on Main Street, where customers were found drinking inside and outside, state Attorney…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Your Community
'House Arrest': NJ Libertarians Demand 'Freedom Of Movement, Assembly, Testing' Amid COVID-19 'House Arrest': NJ Libertarians Demand 'Freedom Of Movement, Assembly, Testing' Amid COVID-19 'House Arrest': NJ Libertarians Demand 'Freedom Of Movement, Assembly, Testing' Amid COVID-19
'House Arrest': NJ Libertarians Demand 'Freedom Of Movement, Assembly, Testing' Amid Covid-19 New Jersey’s Libertarian Party on Thursday accused the state and federal governments of illegally closing businesses and placing citizens under house arrest, insisting that there should be “freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and free testing,” without restrictions, for the coronavirus. “During this time of necessary ‘social distancing,’ the nanny state known as the United States federal and state governments are expanding their control by ordering its citizens to remain in their homes,” wrote Michael Guadagnino, the NJLP’s vice president of marketing. “Over the past month we have seen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty
Prosecutor: Newark Officer In Wrong-Way DWI Crash Among Four Who Went Barhopping On Duty One of four Newark police officers who went barhopping and lied about it was drunk when he drove the wrong way down a one-way street and crashed his vehicle into a car containing a mother and four children, authorities charged. Michael Chirico, 55, of Newark, was charged after the University Avenue crash, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens III said Thursday. Authorities also charged Lt. Norberto Soares, 42, of Kenilworth and Officers Erik Blount, 33, and Tashia Jones, 35, both of Newark with tampering with public records, he said. Investigators found false entries made by the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash SEEN HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash
Seen HIM? Ex-Con Sought After Hackensack Stolen Car Pursuit Ends In Crash A manhunt was under way for an ex-con with a 25-year criminal history who crashed a stolen car twice while being pursued by Hackensack police Thursday morning. Antonio Singletary, 48, was behind the wheel of a 2017 Lincoln MKZ that Officer Frank McCall tried to pull over shortly before 9 a.m., Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Singletary hit the gas instead, speeding off south on Polifly Road before the sedan knocked down a light pole and kept going as he tried to make a left onto eastbound Route 80, the captain said. Singletary then tried to merge onto northbound Route 17, but…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers
An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers A Ridgewood brother and sister reached back generations to show their appreciation for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Yevchak, 15, and Christopher Yevchak, 12, posted a sign on their family’s front lawn featuring a retouched image of “Rosie the Riveter” to thank the doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. The kids’ grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth, was one of 6 million or so original “Rosies” who took up tools during World War II -- a time when munitions and other factory-produced goods were vital. America’s entry into the Second Wor…

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