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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB
Port Authority Officers Grab Suicidal Man On GWB Two Port Authority police officers grabbed a man whose father said was threatening to jump from the George Washington Bridge. PAPD Emergency Services Unit Officers Raymond DeVito and Christopher Taffera found the 30-year-old man Queens man sitting on the south walkway Friday near the area of the New York tower that doesn't have protective fencing and took him into custody without incident, authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said. He was then taken to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center for evaluation.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor: Music School Director Sexually Assaulted Piano Student Bergen Prosecutor: Music School Director Sexually Assaulted Piano Student Bergen Prosecutor: Music School Director Sexually Assaulted Piano Student
Bergen Prosecutor: Music School Director Sexually Assaulted Piano Student The director of a Fort Lee music school sexually assaulted one of his now-former students, said authorities who arrested him Friday. The former piano student reported being sexually assaulted “on numerous occasions” while under the tutelage of 65-year-old Michael Thomopoulous of Englewood at the Palisades School of Music, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Thomopoulos, wh is divorced, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance Saturday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He is charged with two counts of sexual assault.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked
Prosecutor: Norwood Peeping Tom Secretly Recorded People Naked A consultant from Norwood secretly recorded two people naked, said authorities who arrested him Friday on invasion-of-privacy charges. Petro “Peter” Barbounis, 46, who is married, is accused of using a camera “to record two victims depicting them nude and/or sexually explicit without their knowledge or consent,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. He was released pending a July 18 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Calo thanked Norwood police, as well as officers from the Lyndhurst, Hillsdale and Oradell Police departments who participate in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
Bomb Threat That Cleared Berkeley College Campuses 'Unfounded' Bomb Threat That Cleared Berkeley College Campuses 'Unfounded' Bomb Threat That Cleared Berkeley College Campuses 'Unfounded'
Bomb Threat That Cleared Berkeley College Campuses 'Unfounded' The “unsubstantiated, non-specific bomb threat” early Friday that forced the evacuation of the White Plains campus of Berkeley College, along with six others in New York and New Jersey, was unfounded, officials said. All of the buildings were “evacuated, inspected and cleared by local authorities” after the 7:45 a.m. call to the Woodland Park, NJ campus, College President Michael J. Smith said. “Normal campus operations resumed at approximately 11 a.m.,” Smith wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff. Besides White Plains and Woodland Park, Berkeley has campuses in Paramus, Newark,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Berkeley Paramus, Woodland Park Campuses Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Berkeley Paramus, Woodland Park Campuses Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Berkeley Paramus, Woodland Park Campuses
Unfounded Bomb Threat Clears Berkeley Paramus, Woodland Park Campuses An “unsubstantiated, non-specific bomb threat” made to the Woodland Park campus of Berkeley College early Friday forced the evacuation of all seven campuses in New Jersey and New York, including the one in Paramus, school officials said. All of the buildings were “evacuated, inspected and cleared by local authorities” after the 7:45 a.m. call, College President Michael J. Smith said. “Normal campus operations resumed at approximately 11 a.m.,” Smith wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff. Besides Paramus and Woodland Park, Berkeley has campuses in Newark, Woodbridge, Manhattan, B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Victim In Teaneck Storefront Crash Taken To Hospital Across The Street Victim In Teaneck Storefront Crash Taken To Hospital Across The Street Victim In Teaneck Storefront Crash Taken To Hospital Across The Street
Victim In Teaneck Storefront Crash Taken To Hospital Across The Street One of three people in a car that crashed into a nail salon on Teaneck Road just after noon Thursday was taken across the street to Holy Name Medical Center, police said. Teaneck police, firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members responded to the 12:10 p.m. Teaneck Road crash. Although all three occupants reported injuries, two refused medical aid, Deputy Police Chief John A. Faggello said. “Due to the damage to the structure at 713 Teaneck Road, the Teaneck Township Building Department was contacted to respond,” Faggello said. The vehicle was towed, the scene was cleared and the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Man, 70, Charged With Touching, Kissing Underage Girl Englewood Man, 70, Charged With Touching, Kissing Underage Girl Englewood Man, 70, Charged With Touching, Kissing Underage Girl
Englewood Man, 70, Charged With Touching, Kissing Underage Girl A 70-year-old Englewood man was jailed after a juvenile told investigators he touched her on her upper inner thighs several times and kissed her lower back and neck, authorities said. Anthony Romain remained held in the Bergen County Jail following a first appearance Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said investigators with his Special Victims Unit and Englewood police arrested Romain on Thursday after receiving a report a week earlier. Romain is charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact and child endangerment.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles
Tractor-Trailer Pileup On Route 17N In Ho-Ho-Kus Backs Traffic For Miles Three tractor-trailers were involved in a pileup that temporarily closed northbound Route 17 in Ho-Ho-Kus Friday morning. Traffic was backed up to Paramus after the crash near Hollywood Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. One rig jackknifed across the center and right lanes, and a significant amount of diesel fuel spilled onto the roadway when a saddle tank on one of the other tractors ruptured.  Ho-Ho-Kus police and firefighters responded along with an emergency response crew from the NJ Department of Transportation. The highway was cleared and reopened after nearly half an hour. Boyd A. Lovi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrians Struck At Route 17 Shopping Center In Ramsey Pedestrians Struck At Route 17 Shopping Center In Ramsey Pedestrians Struck At Route 17 Shopping Center In Ramsey
Pedestrians Struck At Route 17 Shopping Center In Ramsey Two pedestrians struck by a vehicle at a shopping center off southbound Route 17 in Ramsey Friday morning were conscious and alert, responders said. One of them was hospitalized with minor injuries, police said. The mishap occurred outside the Petco at the 36 Interstate Shopping Center just before 10:30 a.m.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff's Union Honors Franklin Lakes Specialist Passaic Sheriff's Union Honors Franklin Lakes Specialist Passaic Sheriff's Union Honors Franklin Lakes Specialist
Passaic Sheriff's Union Honors Franklin Lakes Specialist A Franklin Lakes chiropractic specialist who has helped law enforcement officers in Bergen and Passaic counties and beyond has received the highest honor bestowed on a civilian by Passaic County Sheriff's PBA Local #197. Dr. Ali Mazandarani – known as “Dr. Maz” -- has been treating law enforcement officers for more than two decades at his multi-specialty MedWell Spine, Osteoarthritis & Neuropathy Center in Midland Park. Many say he’s helped them with non-surgical orthopedic care, testosterone therapy, medical weight loss treatments and alternative therapies. “The Silver Life Award is a…

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