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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Annual Bergen Vigil Will Unite Loved Ones Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcement Annual Bergen Vigil Will Unite Loved Ones Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcement Annual Bergen Vigil Will Unite Loved Ones Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcement
Annual Bergen Vigil Will Unite Loved Ones Of DWI Victims, Law Enforcement A solemn ceremony will draw loved ones and members of law enforcement to Hackensack in the ongoing campaign to keep drunk drivers off Bergen County's roads. The event, organized this year by The Police Traffic Officers Association of Bergen County and the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association, aims to "pay tribute to victims killed by drunk drivers, and to offer their survivors a place to grieve, honor, and remember their loved ones," said county prosecutor's Detective Sgt. Chris Kelley, president of the traffic officers association. Organizers will "shine a spotlight on these s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Your Community
Reading, Writhing And 'Rithmetic: Ridgewood Mom Says Kids See Porn, Violence On School Laptops Reading, Writhing And 'Rithmetic: Ridgewood Mom Says Kids See Porn, Violence On School Laptops Reading, Writhing And 'Rithmetic: Ridgewood Mom Says Kids See Porn, Violence On School Laptops
Reading, Writhing And 'Rithmetic: Ridgewood Mom Says Kids See Porn, Violence On School Laptops Ridgewood school officials were investigating a parent’s complaint that she found her 9-year-old son and one of his classmates viewing porn on the school-issued laptops. Candace Young told village school trustees during the public comment portion of Monday evening's Board of Education meeting that her son and a classmate "were able to search and watch a sexual bloody murder video" on their school-issued Chromebooks via the school's WiFi network. When questions of access arose in the past, "we were reassured this type of thing would not happen," said Young, who works in Internet te…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
On Your Side
Be Sure Your Fireplace, Chimney Furnace Are Safe, North Jersey Expert Warns Be Sure Your Fireplace, Chimney Furnace Are Safe, North Jersey Expert Warns Be Sure Your Fireplace, Chimney Furnace Are Safe, North Jersey Expert Warns
Be Sure Your Fireplace, Chimney Furnace Are Safe, North Jersey Expert Warns If you still haven’t gotten your fireplace or chimney furnace checked this season, be sure you do sooner rather than later, local professional Douglas Lee urged. Lee, of American Chimney Service, reminds homeowners to have their chimneys inspected and cleaned roughly once a year – or about every 80 burns – to avoid the build-up of creosote, a byproduct of burning wood that could cause a house fire. Even more importantly, he urges them to have their chimney furnaces checked annually. “Some homes don’t have a fireplace,” said Lee, a single dad from Fair Lawn. “But every home has a chimney t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Route 46 Motel Stabbing Suspect Caught, Brought To Bergen From NYC Route 46 Motel Stabbing Suspect Caught, Brought To Bergen From NYC Route 46 Motel Stabbing Suspect Caught, Brought To Bergen From NYC
Route 46 Motel Stabbing Suspect Caught, Brought To Bergen From NYC A man who authorities said stabbed and slashed a 21-year-old Hasbrouck Heights victim at the Red Carpet Inn on Route 46 in Elmwood Park this past 9/11 was brought to Bergen County Tuesday morning to face attempted murder charges. Anthony James Mosley, 57, had been held on Rikers Island on an arrest warrant out of Elmwood Park since Oct. 29 pending extradition to New Jersey , Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The Ohio native was also charged with aggravated assault and weapons possession, he said. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of injuries to his…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin
Glen Rock PD: Officer Chases Down Fleeing Passenger With 310 Bags Of Heroin A Glen Rock police officer chased down an upstate New York passenger who bolted after a traffic stop while carrying 310 bags of heroin, authorities said. Offer Sara Orsita noticed 29-year-old Rolando J. Ortiz of Liberty, NY holding one of the bags after a Lincoln Avenue stop just after 6:30 p.m. Friday, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. She was questioning him and the driver when Ortiz suddenly ran, Ackermann said. Orsita quickly chased him down on Serafin Place, the chief said. Officer John Tarantino arrived and assisted her with securing Ortiz, who had the bags of heroin tied in 31 bund…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist
West Milford PD: Good Samaritans Corner DWI Motorist A group of Good Samaritans pinned a drunk driver’s car in the parking lot of a Route 23 bar and liquor store until West Milford police arrived, authorities said. Another motorist called police while following the car driven by 27-year-old Amy Lang of Montville earlier this month, police said. Lang suddenly pulled into the Island of Spirits parking lot, where “the caller along with other concerned citizens blocked the car to keep [her] from leaving,” they said. Lang was charged with DWI and released to a responsible adult pending a Municipal Court hearing, and her vehicle was temporarily im…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Driver, 20, Who Survived Horrific Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Grateful To Many Driver, 20, Who Survived Horrific Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Grateful To Many Driver, 20, Who Survived Horrific Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Grateful To Many
Driver, 20, Who Survived Horrific Route 287 Crash In Mahwah Grateful To Many A South Carolina woman whose sedan slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the shoulder of Route 287 in Mahwah last week said she was grateful to be alive. She also told Daily Voice that she didn’t fall asleep behind the wheel, as authorities initially believed. “Thank you to the paramedics for getting me out of my car,” Jordyn Carol King, 20, posted on Facebook from Hackensack University Medical Center this past weekend. “Thank you to every single nurse and doctor who helped me get to where I am,” she added. “Thank you to the plastic surgeon who put my face back together. Thank you t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
One Of Coldest Thanksgivings On Record Could Affect Macy's Parade One Of Coldest Thanksgivings On Record Could Affect Macy's Parade One Of Coldest Thanksgivings On Record Could Affect Macy's Parade
One Of Coldest Thanksgivings On Record Could Affect Macy's Parade We could be in for the coldest Thanksgiving in 16 years and the second-coldest since Turkey Day temperatures hit the teens 88 years ago, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said. Not only that -- it'll be windy, making it feel even colder and possibly grounding some of the 92nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade attractions, according to AccuWeather.com. In North Jersey, "low temperatures Thursday morning will be in the teens to near 20 on Thanksgiving Day,” Cioffi said. Even the highs will likely be below freezing, he added. Fortunately, snow or rain don’t seem an issue for the holiday or B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Police Continue To Pick Offenders Off Route 208 Franklin Lakes Police Continue To Pick Offenders Off Route 208 Franklin Lakes Police Continue To Pick Offenders Off Route 208
Franklin Lakes Police Continue To Pick Offenders Off Route 208 A trio of Route 208 traffic stops barely 24 hours apart led to four arrests, Franklin Lakes police said Monday. A stop by Officer Christopher Hefner just after 8 p.m. Saturday turned up warrants on a Bloomsburg couple: Archie Evans, 37, was wanted out of Parsippany and Stephanie Stevens, 38, was wanted out of Mount Olive, Capt. John Bakelaar said. Six hours later, another highway stop by Hefner led to DWI charges against Jose Pacheco, 48, of Wharton, Bakelaar said. Just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Officer Michael Pellegrino arrested 24-year-old Kyle Wynne of Valley Cottage (Rockland County) a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Elementary Schoolers Return After Bomb Threat Lodi Elementary Schoolers Return After Bomb Threat Lodi Elementary Schoolers Return After Bomb Threat
Lodi Elementary Schoolers Return After Bomb Threat A Lodi elementary school was evacuated for nearly an hour and a half after someone phoned in a bomb threat Monday morning. The caller said he was "not so happy with" George Washington School and that there was a bomb inside, a law enforcement source told Daily Voice. The Bergen County Bomb Squad and K-9 Unit was summoned just before 10 a.m. Police closed off streets and accompanied the youngsters to the high school. They started returning to George Washington shortly before 11:30 a.m. ****** ALSO SEE: Sprinklers helped douse a fire in a Lodi industrial building Sunday night. https…

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