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
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing UPDATE: Authorities charged a 72-year-old Westwood homeowner with attempted murder for stabbing his wife and aggravated assault for attacking his daughter in their home Tuesday night. Troy Jones also faces illegal weapons charges, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Wednesday. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and assaulted their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Me…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Herd Of German Shepherds Removed From Franklin Lakes Couple's Home Herd Of German Shepherds Removed From Franklin Lakes Couple's Home Herd Of German Shepherds Removed From Franklin Lakes Couple's Home
Herd Of German Shepherds Removed From Franklin Lakes Couple's Home UPDATE: A 55-year-old Franklin Lakes woman with a history of similar trouble was served with a host of animal cruelty complaints after more than a dozen German Shepherds were removed from her home, authorities said. The 14 dog were in varying health and living conditions, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said, when animal control officers removed them from the Haddon Place home-turned-dog kennel of Danielle Weitz and her husband, Robert. Borough officials also deemed the house uninhabitable. "I'm not interested in this call," Robert Weitz said Tuesday night before hang…

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by Jerry DeMarco & Cecilia Levine
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings
Westwood Patriarch, 72, Facing Charges In Family Stabbings UPDATE: Three family members were hospitalized after a homeowner stabbed his wife and daughter in a possible attempted murder-suicide Tuesday night in Westwood, authorities said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening after 72-year-old Troy Jones stabbed his 67-year-old wife, Cathy, and their 31-year-daughter, Ashleigh, in their home at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Hooper Street, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. Cathy Jones was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center by Advanced Life Support after being stabbed, they said. She likely will survive, although &…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn
Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn A 20-year-old Wayne man had more than 1,000 files of child porn that he was collecting, producing and distributing, said authorities who raided his home and arrested him Tuesday. Joseph Di Donato III remained held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with various child pornography and endangerment counts. Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said his Internet Crime Against Children Task Force got a tip leading investigators to Di Donato, who trafficked videos and still images using social media accounts – some of which he produced himself. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Sexual …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries
Struck Maywood Pedestrian, 65, Dies From Injuries A 65-year-old pedestrian died of his injuries after being struck Tuesday afternoon by a car on West Spring Valley Avenue in Maywood. Jacob John was in the crosswalk at Edel Avenue when he was struck around 2:30 p.m., Police Chief David Pegg said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said, adding that a family member was with him. The driver, meanwhile, remained at the scene, Pegg said. "The accident is still under investigation, and no summonses are issued at this time," the chief said Wednesday afternoon. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Fatal Accident…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers
US Customs Agent From Lyndhurst Admits Terrorizing Fellow Workers A Customs and Border Protection officer from Lyndhurst admitted beating and terrorizing fellow employees at Newark Airport, federal authorities said Tuesday. Another CBP worker from Hawthorne and a co-worker were indicted Tuesday on similar charges, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Tito Catota, 38, admitted Monday that he and his two co-defendants -- Parmenio I. Perez, 40, of Hawthorne and Michael A. Papagni, 32, of Staten Island – “assaulted, impeded, intimidated, and interfered” with two CBP officers while on the job. The trio, "who were members of a unit responsible for identify…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Worker Falls 35 Feet From Ladder In Hawthorne Worker Falls 35 Feet From Ladder In Hawthorne Worker Falls 35 Feet From Ladder In Hawthorne
Worker Falls 35 Feet From Ladder In Hawthorne A worker was hospitalized Tuesday after falling 35 feet from a ladder onto a secondary roof at an industrial building in Hawthorne. Members of Hawthorne Engine Companies #3 and #4 and Rescue Company #5 got the victim onto a backboard before carrying him down three flights inside the Loretto Avenue building in a basket stretcher. A paramedic team from The Valley Hospital assisted Hawthorne EMS with patient evaluation and treatment.  The victim was transported to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center. His condition couldn't immediately be determined. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this accoun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Your Community
Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide
Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in her Manhattan apartment of an apparent suicide on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. A housekeeper called authorities at 10:20 a.m. after finding Spade -- whose real name was Kate Brosnahan -- at her Park Avenue apartment. She apparently left a note, according to several reports. The Kansas City-born entrepreneur teamed up with Andy Spade, creating a company that exploded in the 1990s, establishing 175 retail stores around the world -- including 140 in the U.S.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable
Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's Stable Rich Banca of Franklin Lakes had insurance on the Orange County, N.Y. barn where a fire this past weekend killed two dozen horses, but it was likely the owners of each of the victims didn't. “It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Banca told The Times Herald-Record. One horse fled the fire, then inexplicably returned to the Mount Hope Training Center stable and was killed with the others, said Banca, who trains harness racers who run at the Meadowlands, Yonkers Raceway and elsewhere. Nearly a dozen companies responded to the 3 a.m. fire Saturday after a center employee …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Mom Gets Youngsters Off Smoky School Bus In Paramus Bergenfield Mom Gets Youngsters Off Smoky School Bus In Paramus Bergenfield Mom Gets Youngsters Off Smoky School Bus In Paramus
Bergenfield Mom Gets Youngsters Off Smoky School Bus In Paramus Thick exhaust smoke billowed from the back of a school bus Monday as Bergenfield mom Michele Williams pulled up behind it on Century Road near George Washington Memorial cemetery in Paramus. While a daughter's friend dialed 911, Williams got out and found the driver walking toward the back of the Bergen Academies bus -- and more than a dozen students still aboard. "He was yelling in Spanish on his cellphone," Williams said. "The back of the bus was engulfed in smoke. "I got on the bus and asked the kids what was going on. They said: 'We don't know. It smells like gasoli…

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