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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers
Man Stabbed Resisting Clifton Street Robbers Two masked robbers fled empty-handed after one of them stabbed a would-be victim on a Clifton street Wednesday night, authorities said. Two men told police they were walking near Kulick Street and Central Avenue when the robbers, wearing facial coverings, approached them around 8:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The would-be robbers demanded their valuables, but the pair refused, he said. One of the assailants then stabbed one of the men in the abdomen, the lieutenant said. Both then fled, he said. They were described as Hispanic, in their late teens or early 20s. The victim …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn VFW Getting Back Its Cannon Fair Lawn VFW Getting Back Its Cannon Fair Lawn VFW Getting Back Its Cannon
Fair Lawn VFW Getting Back Its Cannon UPDATE: A retired military cannon that was taken from in front of the Fair Lawn VFW post and relocated to Garfield's post was heading back to where it belongs, post Commander David Boone said Thursday night. "An especially big thank you goes out to our VFW District 2 Commander, John Chrzanowski, who personally met with both posts, discovered that wrong information was given to the Garfield Post that the Fair Lawn Post was closing and is currently working with both commanders to see that the cannon is returned," Boone said. "I am ever thankful that this situation was worked out in such …

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Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients
Police: Spring Valley Man Masturbates In Front Of NJ Doctor's Patients A Spring Valley man with a history of lewdness arrests masturbated while shoving the handle of a toilet bowl scrubber up his anus in front of fellow patients in a New Jersey doctor’s office, said authorities who arrested him. Responding officers found 47-year-old Brian Bates with the bathroom door to the doctor’s office open “while masturbating and simultaneously attempting to penetrate his anus with the handle of the toilet bowl scrubber,” Police Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “This act was witnessed by several adult females who were in the office,” Ehrenberg said. Bates was process…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Man Masturbates In Front Of Paramus Doctor's Patients Police: Man Masturbates In Front Of Paramus Doctor's Patients Police: Man Masturbates In Front Of Paramus Doctor's Patients
Police: Man Masturbates In Front Of Paramus Doctor's Patients A Rockland man with a history of lewdness arrests masturbated while shoving the handle of a toilet bowl scrubber up his anus in front of fellow patients in a Paramus doctor’s office, said authorities who arrested him. Responding officers found 47-year-old Brian Bates of Spring Valley with the bathroom door to the Ridgewood Avenue doctor’s office open “while masturbating and simultaneously attempting to penetrate his anus with the handle of the toilet bowl scrubber,” Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. “This act was witnessed by several adult females who were in the office,” Ehrenberg said.…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Amazon NJ Warehouse Chemical Release: Dozens Hospitalized, One Critical, More Treated On-Scene Amazon NJ Warehouse Chemical Release: Dozens Hospitalized, One Critical, More Treated On-Scene Amazon NJ Warehouse Chemical Release: Dozens Hospitalized, One Critical, More Treated On-Scene
Amazon NJ Warehouse Chemical Release: Dozens Hospitalized, One Critical, More Treated On-Scene UPDATE: Two dozen workers at an Amazon warehouse in South Jersey were hospitalized – one in critical condition -- and 30 others were treated at the scene after a can of pepper spray intended to ward off bears fell from a shelf and released a cloud of fumes. The victims at the 1.3 million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Robinsville, just outside of Trenton, reportedly had burning throats and difficulty breathing after the aerosol can fell off a shelf and discharged the fumes, authorities said. "Today at our Robbinsville fulfillment center, a damaged aerosol can dispensed strong…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Nursing Home That Repeatedly Hung Up On Deaf Woman Pays To Settle Complaint Wayne Nursing Home That Repeatedly Hung Up On Deaf Woman Pays To Settle Complaint Wayne Nursing Home That Repeatedly Hung Up On Deaf Woman Pays To Settle Complaint
Wayne Nursing Home That Repeatedly Hung Up On Deaf Woman Pays To Settle Complaint A Wayne nursing home repeatedly hung up on a deaf woman when she tried to contact the facility using a telephone relay service. Atrium Post Acute Care must pay Nicole Perkins, 33, of Queens $2,500 to settle the case – and could pay a $10,000 fine to the state if it commits a new violation, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the state Division on Civil Rights announced Wednesday. The nursing home on northbound Route 23 also must arrange training on state discrimination laws for all employees and company officers. It must include include education on telecommunications relay services and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Your Community
Hail To The Champs: Englewood Soccer Club Hail To The Champs: Englewood Soccer Club Hail To The Champs: Englewood Soccer Club
Hail To The Champs: Englewood Soccer Club Young members of the Englewood Soccer Club were hailed by the local mayor and council Tuesday night for their 2018 championship. The squad played against squads that included youngsters from Woodcliff Lake, Wayne, Riverdale, Montclair, Weehawken and Bayonne. They won it all beating Tenafly 5-0 last month on Tenafly’s field. The club is a not-for-profit organization created to teach Englewood kids the fundamentals of the game. Posing for photos with the mayor and council were Coach Jair Rendon and team members Christopher Barrientos, Juan Betancur, Marlon Castro, Gonzalo Cubias Pineda, Vic…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PD: NY Cigarette Smuggler Caught Hauling 50 Cartons From VA, With $11,324 In Profits Mahwah PD: NY Cigarette Smuggler Caught Hauling 50 Cartons From VA, With $11,324 In Profits Mahwah PD: NY Cigarette Smuggler Caught Hauling 50 Cartons From VA, With $11,324 In Profits
Mahwah PD: NY Cigarette Smuggler Caught Hauling 50 Cartons From VA, With $11,324 In Profits An accused cigarette smuggler from Orange County was carrying nearly 500 packs without New Jersey revenue stamps and $11,324 in suspected proceeds when Mahwah police stopped him on Route 17, authorities said. Detective Eric Larsen and Officer Martin Kilroy stopped 32-year-old David Silverman of Monroe for moving and equipment violations near Mountainside Avenue Monday afternoon, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. They quickly discovered that had three outstanding warrants from the Palisades Interstate Parkway police, Cranford and in the township, the chief said. Silverman consented to a s…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Swastika Carved Next To Star Of David In Ridgewood HS Girls Bathroom Stall Swastika Carved Next To Star Of David In Ridgewood HS Girls Bathroom Stall Swastika Carved Next To Star Of David In Ridgewood HS Girls Bathroom Stall
Swastika Carved Next To Star Of David In Ridgewood HS Girls Bathroom Stall Ridgewood High School became the latest target of hate symbols when someone carved a swastika next to a Star of David in a girls' bathroom stall, authorities said. Although he found Monday night's discoveries “shocking and disturbing,” Schools Supt. Daniel Fishbein said, “I am proud to say that it was a student who discovered the graffiti -- which was small in size and not easily visible -- and reported it.” “While it seems to follow a copycat pattern of recent instances of swastikas found on the campuses of other schools in our Bergen County area," Fishbein said, "in no way does the repeat…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Ssssshhhh! Tree Falls On Washington Township Library Ssssshhhh! Tree Falls On Washington Township Library Ssssshhhh! Tree Falls On Washington Township Library
Ssssshhhh! Tree Falls On Washington Township Library No one was injured when a tree fell Tuesday on the Washington Township Public Library. The library was temporarily closed while officials inspected the building and clear the wreckage. Township police also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report.

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