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
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Good Samaritans Aid Hillsdale Cyclist In River Vale Crash Good Samaritans Aid Hillsdale Cyclist In River Vale Crash Good Samaritans Aid Hillsdale Cyclist In River Vale Crash
Good Samaritans Aid Hillsdale Cyclist In River Vale Crash RIVER VALE, N.J. – Two nurses rushed to the aid of 20-year-old motorcyclist from Hillsdale who was ejected after a crash Thursday night in River Vale, authorities said. The Good Samaritans were tending to the unresponsive cyclist in the area of 810 Westwood Avenue when borough police – joined by their colleagues from Old Tappan -- arrived just before 9 p.m., Detective Sgt. John J. DeVoe said Friday. Officers took over care before the Old Tappan Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the Hackensack University Medical Center Mobile Intensive Care Unit arrived, DeVoe said. A medical chopper was placed…

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Monsey, NY
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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Emerson Seniors Receive Prestigious Eric Ayala Memorial Scholarships Emerson Seniors Receive Prestigious Eric Ayala Memorial Scholarships Emerson Seniors Receive Prestigious Eric Ayala Memorial Scholarships
Emerson Seniors Receive Prestigious Eric Ayala Memorial Scholarships EMERSON, N.J. -- Two graduating seniors from Emerson Junior-Senior High School received scholarships Thursday in the name of a popular school athlete who died in 2000. Brian McCormick and Devin Riker received their scholarships from members of the Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Committee during a senior awards ceremony. "It was no easy decision," committee member Wendy Woods Inserra told Daily Voice. "There were more than 30 incredible applicants interviewed, and all of them were so impressive." Eric Ayala was a three-sport Emerson High School athlete who died on May …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Hillsdale Mom Hopes Gov. Christie Stages Public Signing Of Child Rape Law Hillsdale Mom Hopes Gov. Christie Stages Public Signing Of Child Rape Law Hillsdale Mom Hopes Gov. Christie Stages Public Signing Of Child Rape Law
Hillsdale Mom Hopes Gov. Christie Stages Public Signing Of Child Rape Law HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Rosemarie D'Alessandro of Hillsdale has only one more hurdle to clear to see New Jersey mandate life without parole for anyone convicted of murdering a minor under 18 during a sex crime: Gov. Christie's desk. Following Thursday's adoption by the state Senate of "Joan's Law" -- already approved by the Assembly -- D'Alessandro said she's hoping the governor stages a public signing. "It would bring attention to the important issue of child safety and would be great way to cap a 7-year effort, in which thousands of citizens made their voice heard," she tol…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Police Help Feed Homeless GARFIELD, N.J. -- Garfield police in partnership with the city-based Meals with a Mission whipped up more than 300 meals for the homeless Thursday night. "As a department we continue to strive to strengthen positive relationships with the community and continue to look for new ways to best serve our community," Officer Jeff Stewart said. Meals on a Mission runs primarily with the help of volunteers. Police encouraged everyone to follow the example and lend a helping hand.

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Rutherford, NJ
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Gunfire, Arrests Reported At Meadowlands Fair In East Rutherford Gunfire, Arrests Reported At Meadowlands Fair In East Rutherford Gunfire, Arrests Reported At Meadowlands Fair In East Rutherford
Gunfire, Arrests Reported At Meadowlands Fair In East Rutherford EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Several people were being questioned after gunshots reportedly were fired Thursday night at the Meadowlands State Fair in East Rutherford, responders said. Whether it actually was gunfire hadn't been confirmed Friday morning. New Jersey State Police converged after the 11:30 p.m. incident at the first day of the popular fair, which runs through July 9. Social media video showed panicked fair-goes running and others being taken into custody. There were no immediate reports of injuries. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Bergenfield, NJ
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No One Hurt In Bergenfield Partial Facade Collapse No One Hurt In Bergenfield Partial Facade Collapse No One Hurt In Bergenfield Partial Facade Collapse
No One Hurt In Bergenfield Partial Facade Collapse BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- No injuries were reported after the facade of a discount warehouse in Bergenfield partially collapsed Thursday evening. A huge chunk of the facade at the Big Discount Warehouse on Woodbine Street gave way just after 6:30 p.m., dumping hundreds of bricks in front of the building Police, firefighters and building officials responded.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst Man Sentenced To 46 Months In $1.5M Bergen-Passaic IPO Swindle Lyndhurst Man Sentenced To 46 Months In $1.5M Bergen-Passaic IPO Swindle Lyndhurst Man Sentenced To 46 Months In $1.5M Bergen-Passaic IPO Swindle
Lyndhurst Man Sentenced To 46 Months In $1.5M Bergen-Passaic IPO Swindle LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A Lyndhurst man who admitted conning investors from Bergen and Passaic counties out of $1.5 million prior to high-profile initial public offerings was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 46 months in federal prison. Omar Hafez, 25, used the money to buy himself luxury cars -- one for $87,000 at Prestige Motors -- as well as other treasures, among them purchases of $17,250 at Tourneau Inc., $5,613 at Louis Vuitton and $3,000 purchase at Tiffany & Co., Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick noted.He also spent nearly $10,000 on airline tickets and hotel stays for…

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Paterson, NJ
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Bergen Prosecutor: Officers Were Justified In Shooting Paterson Gunman Bergen Prosecutor: Officers Were Justified In Shooting Paterson Gunman Bergen Prosecutor: Officers Were Justified In Shooting Paterson Gunman
Bergen Prosecutor: Officers Were Justified In Shooting Paterson Gunman PATERSON, N.J. – Two plainclothes police officers were legally justified in shooting a Paterson armed robber who died of his injuries, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office found after an investigation. Ismael Miranda conspired with another man, Cesar Rosario, to rob an alleged drug dealer by pretending to buy from him on June 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Wednesday. The dealer drove his minivan to Summer Street with a companion to make the deal and refused to park in a spot suggested by Rosaio “based upon his fear that his might then be boxed in,” the prosecutor said. …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Prosecutor: Tech Worker Posed As Bergen Resident To Collect Nude Pics Prosecutor: Tech Worker Posed As Bergen Resident To Collect Nude Pics Prosecutor: Tech Worker Posed As Bergen Resident To Collect Nude Pics
Prosecutor: Tech Worker Posed As Bergen Resident To Collect Nude Pics HACKENSACK, N.J. – A Sussex County IT worker assumed a Bergen County man’s online identity to contact and ask adult strangers for nude photos of themselves, authorities said Wednesday. Michael F. Grennille, 33, of Newton, “contacted strangers portraying the victim” for eight months before he discovered it and contacted authorities, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said. Grennille was arrested Wednesday and released on a summons to appear in Central Judicial Processing Court on July 5 on charges of identity theft and impersonation following an investigation by his Cyber Crimes Unit,…

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