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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Police Revive Unresponsive High School Soccer Player, 14 Garfield Police Revive Unresponsive High School Soccer Player, 14 Garfield Police Revive Unresponsive High School Soccer Player, 14
Garfield Police Revive Unresponsive High School Soccer Player, 14 A 14-year-old Garfield High School student who collapsed during soccer practice was revived by police. Responding to Wednesday’s 3:54 p.m. call, Officer Daniel Pozo “conducted an initial assessment and determined she had no pulse and wasn't breathing” after coaches tried using a defibrillator, Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. “Officer Pozo and Sgt. William Houck performed CPR on the 14-year-old female and she began breathing on her own,” he said. Hackensack University Medical Center EMTs and paramedics responded to the Spring Street soccer field and transported the girl to HUMC, the captain s…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus PD: Missing Man Found Paramus PD: Missing Man Found Paramus PD: Missing Man Found
Paramus PD: Missing Man Found UPDATE: Paramus police said a 36-year-old man was found more than four hours after he went missing Thursday Thomas R. Marsen was last seen at Century 21 around 2:15 p.m. Thursday, borough police said.  They reported him located at 6:33 p.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
NJ To Investigate Not Only Priests But Also Suspected Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Ups NJ To Investigate Not Only Priests But Also Suspected Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Ups NJ To Investigate Not Only Priests But Also Suspected Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Ups
NJ To Investigate Not Only Priests But Also Suspected Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Ups New Jersey authorities will investigate not only charges of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church but also any attempts by their superiors at covering it up, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Thursday. “No person is above the law and no institution is immune from accountability,” Grewal said, noting that a special task force will issue subpoenas compelling priests and church officials to testify and surrender documents. Grewal has appointed an experienced sex crimes prosecutor to head a team of detectives and prosecutors from across the state who will collect and present …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Your Community
Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says
Hell On Wheels: No Bus For Double Leg Amputee, 6, Starting First Grade In Englewood, Mom Says The first day of first grade at the Grieco School in Englewood was going to be stressful enough for Kayden Kinckle, a 6-year-old double leg amputee. Things got more difficult when his bus with a wheelchair lift didn’t show, said his mom, Nicole Sessoms.  For the past two years, Kayden has been riding the same bus with a wheelchair lift provided by First Student Inc. while a student at the Quarels School. When Sessoms called First Student earlier this week to inquire why the bus wasn't showing up, supervisor Cathy Nunziato told her the company did not have a bus with a wheelchair lift for Ka…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Nike Protest: Rochelle Park Mom Organizes Apparel Dropoff Nike Protest: Rochelle Park Mom Organizes Apparel Dropoff Nike Protest: Rochelle Park Mom Organizes Apparel Dropoff
Nike Protest: Rochelle Park Mom Organizes Apparel Dropoff Burning Nike gear in response to the company’s decision to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of its new ad campaign doesn’t do anyone any good, said Casey Connors of Rochelle Park – who’s determined to turn the backlash into a positive. Beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, she said, American Legion Post 170 in town will be collecting Nike apparel to help raise money for Vietnam veterans. The dropbox will be available through 9 a.m. Sept. 12, with the proceeds going to the Bergen County Division of Veterans Services, the 32-year-old administrative assistant and part-time bartender said. “I wouldn’t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Raid Home Of NJ Couple Accused Of Keeping GoFundMe Donations For Homeless Man Authorities Raid Home Of NJ Couple Accused Of Keeping GoFundMe Donations For Homeless Man Authorities Raid Home Of NJ Couple Accused Of Keeping GoFundMe Donations For Homeless Man
Authorities Raid Home Of NJ Couple Accused Of Keeping GoFundMe Donations For Homeless Man UPDATE: GoFundMe announced Thursday that it will give a homeless man the $400,000 that authorities said a couple who raised it for him apparently kept for themselves. "Johnny [Bobbitt] will be made whole," GoFundMe said in a statement, "and we're committing that he'll get the balance of the funds that he has not yet received or benefited from. GoFundMe's goal has always been to ensure Johnny gets support he deserves." Investigators raided the home of Mark D’Amico and Katelyn McClure of Bordentown early Thursday, seizing a BMW that the couple is believed to have bought wi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Senior Aide Clings To Life After Double-Murder Shooting Paterson Senior Aide Clings To Life After Double-Murder Shooting Paterson Senior Aide Clings To Life After Double-Murder Shooting
Paterson Senior Aide Clings To Life After Double-Murder Shooting UPDATE: A 32-year-old Paterson woman clung to life Wednesday, three days after a shooting that left two companions dead and another wounded. Latoya LeSane (above, left), a senior living assistant and former dance studio owner, remained in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center after she and the others were shot inside a BMW just after 11 p.m. Sunday on 12th Avenue in Paterson. Her friend, 33-year-old Nykeema Kersey, was pronounced dead at the scene, following what was believed to be some type of domestic dispute involving the gunman. Shortly after, 48-year-old Daryl Tan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robber Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robber Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robber Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen
Fort Lee Knifepoint Bank Robber Gets 3½ Years In Fed Pen A Bronx man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in federal prison for robbing a Fort Lee bank at knifepoint of $50,000. Andres Dominguez, 39, will have to serve nearly the entire term: There's no parole in the federal prison system. Dominquez admitted last year that he was wearing a gray Nike hooded sweatshirt, a blue rubber glove, sunglasses, a wool hat, black Adidas pants, and white sneakers when he entered the Bank of New Jersey branch on Palisade Avenue on Jan. 12, 2017. He "approached one of the bank tellers with a large kitchen knife in his right hand and jumped onto the counte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Man In Ridgewood Trailer Seriously Injured When SUV Slams Into It Man In Ridgewood Trailer Seriously Injured When SUV Slams Into It Man In Ridgewood Trailer Seriously Injured When SUV Slams Into It
Man In Ridgewood Trailer Seriously Injured When SUV Slams Into It A man was seriously injured after an SUV slammed into a parked utility trailer he was in Wednesday afternoon in Ridgewood. Tow trucks removed the Toyota SUV and the trailer, which had been parked on Prospect Street when it was struck. The victim was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by Glen Rock EMS. Ridgewood police and firefighters and Glen Rock police also responded. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account. ****** ALSO SEE: No one was injured after an out-of-control landscaping dump truck careened down an embankment and into a children’s backyard playset in Ridgewood o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Out-Of-Control Dump Truck Crashes Into Ridgewood Backyard Play Set Out-Of-Control Dump Truck Crashes Into Ridgewood Backyard Play Set Out-Of-Control Dump Truck Crashes Into Ridgewood Backyard Play Set
Out-Of-Control Dump Truck Crashes Into Ridgewood Backyard Play Set No one was injured after an out-of-control landscaping dump truck careened down an embankment and into a children’s backyard playset in Ridgewood on Wednesday. The Abma’s Landscaping driver lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the roadway at Beechwood Road and Palmer Court, then headed down the embankment, over a retaining wall and into the playset in a neighboring yard. A heavy duty tow truck with a hydraulic crane removed the truck and trailer. Ridgewood firefighters and EMS joined police at the scene. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this report. ****** ALSO SEE: A man was seri…

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