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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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station
Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A 38-year-old man who apparently stood too close to the tracks was critically injured Friday night when he was struck by an express train at a Lyndhurst station, authorities said. "Initial reports are that he was standing too close to the edge of the platform with his back to the tracks" when the victim was struck around 5:30 p.m. at the Kingsland Station, NJ Transit's Jim Smith said. The Woodside, Queens man was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, Smith said. "His back was facing the way the train came, with his headphone…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield PD: Robbers Pistol-Whip, Tie Up Mechanic At Work Garfield PD: Robbers Pistol-Whip, Tie Up Mechanic At Work Garfield PD: Robbers Pistol-Whip, Tie Up Mechanic At Work
Garfield PD: Robbers Pistol-Whip, Tie Up Mechanic At Work UPDATE (Jan. 16): Garfield police on Tuesday issued a composite sketch of one of two robbers who they said pistol-whipped a mechanic and strapped him to a chair in shrink wrap. The victim said the two entered the garage where he was working at Passaic Street and Cambridge Avenue around 6:50 p.m. Thursday wearing dark-colored winter hats, hooded sweatshirts and bubble jackets. After asking for help, one of the robbers “pointed a handgun at him [and] struck him in the face,” Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. They bound him in the chair, robbed him and fled, the captain said. The victim sustaine…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Manny, Moe & Jacked-Up: Pep Boys Paying $80,000 To Settle Overcharges Manny, Moe & Jacked-Up: Pep Boys Paying $80,000 To Settle Overcharges Manny, Moe & Jacked-Up: Pep Boys Paying $80,000 To Settle Overcharges
Manny, Moe & Jacked-Up: Pep Boys Paying $80,000 To Settle Overcharges Pep Boys has agreed to revise its business practices and pay $80,000 to settle a state complaint that it overcharged at registers and didn't clearly mark prices, authorities said Friday. The automotive retail chain, which has more than 40 retail locations in the state – including in Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Lodi and Paterson – agreed to several changes in its business practices, state Attorney General Christopher Porrino said. These include: implementing a program to monitor pricing accuracies in its stores; conducting regular audits of its pricing; keeping a log of the audits for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Authorities: Saddle Brook Woman Pressured Sex Assault Victims To Protect BF Authorities: Saddle Brook Woman Pressured Sex Assault Victims To Protect BF Authorities: Saddle Brook Woman Pressured Sex Assault Victims To Protect BF
Authorities: Saddle Brook Woman Pressured Sex Assault Victims To Protect BF HACKENSACK, N.J. – A Saddle Brook woman trying to protect her boyfriend pressured two sexual assault victims to deny their accusations against him, said authorities who charged her with witness tampering. Kristen Aquino, 40, was released pending a Jan. 31 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Grewal said members of his Special Victims Unit and Saddle Brook police interviewed several people before arresting and processing Aquino.Records show that Aquino's live-in boyfriend, 31-year-old Norberto Marin, was arrested…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again
Disbarred Hackensack Lawyer Busted For Selling Drugs -- Again HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A disbarred lawyer from Hackensack with a history of drug arrests was busted again by city police. Narcotics detectives arrested Barry Hoffberg, 51, on charges of maintaining/operating a drug facility out of his Prospect Avenue apartment, possessing and distributing cocaine and marijuana and having various tools of distribution -- among them, scales, grinders and sifters -- following a warranted raid Thursday, Capt. Peter Busciglio said. Hoffberg remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing. Last February, detectives said they arrested Hoff…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Prospect Park PD: Burglar Broke Into Same Pizzeria Twice In Three Days Prospect Park PD: Burglar Broke Into Same Pizzeria Twice In Three Days Prospect Park PD: Burglar Broke Into Same Pizzeria Twice In Three Days
Prospect Park PD: Burglar Broke Into Same Pizzeria Twice In Three Days PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – A burglar was caught on surveillance video breaking into the same Prospect Park pizzeria twice in three days, said authorities who arrested him. Matthew Zaledzieski, 38, who lives in town, first broke a front-door window to get into Time to Eat Pizzeria on Haledon Avenue on Dec. 30 before fleeing with $50 from the cash register, Detective Walter Richmond said Friday. He did it again on New Year’s Day before taking $14 from the register, the detective said. Richmond investigated with help from Officer Arthur Canestrino. They got surveillance footage from several surrou…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fugitive Who Sold 80 Lbs Of Pot To Bergen Detective Extradited From Canada Fugitive Who Sold 80 Lbs Of Pot To Bergen Detective Extradited From Canada Fugitive Who Sold 80 Lbs Of Pot To Bergen Detective Extradited From Canada
Fugitive Who Sold 80 Lbs Of Pot To Bergen Detective Extradited From Canada HACKENSACK, N.J. – A fugitive who fled the U.S. after admitting he sold 80 pounds of pot to an undercover Bergen County detective was extradited from Canada to be sentenced, authorities said Friday. James S. Norton, 46, had been a fugitive of justice since skipping out on his bail after taking a plea deal, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. Norton, of Hogansburg, N.Y., was arrested in 2010 after authorities said they caught him red-handedselling marijuana to an undercover officer, Grewal said. The U.S. Marshals Service extradited him from Canada after authorities there …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Number Of Clifton Customers Without Power Swells, Wayne Still Waiting Number Of Clifton Customers Without Power Swells, Wayne Still Waiting Number Of Clifton Customers Without Power Swells, Wayne Still Waiting
Number Of Clifton Customers Without Power Swells, Wayne Still Waiting UPDATE: The number of Clifton customers without power Friday afternoon ballooned at one point to more than 7,600, PSEG reported. PSE&G managed to get Clifton's number down to about 5,500 just before 3:45 p.m. All but a few of what became a total of 1,700 or so customers in Wayne had their power restored by mid-afternoon. ****** ORIGINAL STORY: While Hawthorne High School and an area assisted living facility were regaining power Friday morning, nearly 4,500 customers in Clifton and another 1,500 or so in Wayne were losing theirs. PSE&G told some Clifton customers that their power …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Underground Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Airport Terminal Wing Underground Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Airport Terminal Wing Underground Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Airport Terminal Wing
Underground Fire Forces Evacuation Of Newark Airport Terminal Wing UPDATE: A fire in in a PSE&G manhole below a section of Newark Airport forced the evacuation late Friday morning of the C-1 wing at Terminal C, authorities said. "The fire has been extinguished, though there are still smoky conditions," the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said just before 12:30 p.m. " There are no injuries. Fire crews are on scene.  "The Port Authority is working with PSE&G to put in place emergency fixes." The rest of terminal was operating as usual, as were Terminals A and B and AirTrain EWR.  Pentangelo urged travelers to check with …

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Hackensack, NJ
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PSE&G: Power Outages Reported Across Bergen PSE&G: Power Outages Reported Across Bergen PSE&G: Power Outages Reported Across Bergen
PSE&G: Power Outages Reported Across Bergen UPDATE: Weather-related utility troubles closed streets, cut power to thousands of customers and kept responders busy Friday morning in Hackensack, Elmwood Park, Englewood and elsewhere in Bergen County. Passaic Street in Hackensack was closed between Summit Avenue and Esplanade in Hackensack because of a downed wire that temporarilyy knocked out power to more than 2,500 customers, PSE&G said. Power was quickly restored, the utility said. Outages forced delayed openings in Lodi. Boulevard was closed near Molnar Drive in Elmwood Park because of a transformer fire. Nearly 80 customers w…

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