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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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Northvale Crossing Guards Flash LED Stop Signs Northvale Crossing Guards Flash LED Stop Signs Northvale Crossing Guards Flash LED Stop Signs
Northvale Crossing Guards Flash LED Stop Signs NORTHVALE, N.J. -- Crossing guards in Northvale on Wednesday morning began using flashing LED stop signs. "In the interest of public safety, the new flashing stop signs will increase visibility to oncoming motor vehicle traffic while simultaneously making it safer for pedestrians and children crossing within the crosswalk," Police Capt. Howard Ostrow said. "The addition of the LED lights will also promote increased visibility during morning sun glare and inclement weather," he added.

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Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Democrat Bergen Incumbent Clerk Hogan, Surrogate Dressler Win Big Democrat Bergen Incumbent Clerk Hogan, Surrogate Dressler Win Big Democrat Bergen Incumbent Clerk Hogan, Surrogate Dressler Win Big
Democrat Bergen Incumbent Clerk Hogan, Surrogate Dressler Win Big Bergen County Democrats continued their dominance in Tuesday's election with convincing victories by incumbent County Clerk John Hogan and Surrogate Judge Michael Dressler. Hogan got 187,838 votes -- a shade under 60% -- to 129, 196 for Republican challenger Hector Olmo. Dressler, meanwhile, got 184,137 votes (roughly 58.4%) to 130,941 for Robert W. Avery to win re-election as surrogate. Incumbent Republican Sheriff Michael Saudino also cruised to victory in a landslide, while the Board of Chosen Freeholders became 7-0 Democrats. CLICK HERE for all Bergen County and municipal election res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik Re-Elected In Rout Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik Re-Elected In Rout Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik Re-Elected In Rout
Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik Re-Elected In Rout Incumbent Democratic Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik cruised to a landslide in Tuesday's election. Berdnik pulled 94,372 votes (63%), nearly doubling the 50,515 (41%) for Republican challenger Frank Feenan. Darren C. Woolridge, an unaffiliated late entry into the race, got 4,569 -- 3%. There were also 58 write-ins at that point. Berdnik joined fellow Democrats Terry Duffy and Pat Lepore on the freeholder board and Surrogate Judge Bernice Tolelo in winning re-election without breaking a sweat. CLICK HERE for up-to-the-minute results

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Incumbent Bergen Sheriff Michael Saudino Routs Challenger Incumbent Bergen Sheriff Michael Saudino Routs Challenger Incumbent Bergen Sheriff Michael Saudino Routs Challenger
Incumbent Bergen Sheriff Michael Saudino Routs Challenger Incumbent Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino amassed one of the largest landslide votes in recent history on Tuesday -- 62% to 38% -- to win re-election to office. "You just don't know what's going to happen," the Democrat sheriff told Daily Voice after unofficially racking up 202,919 votes to 124,451 for Republican challenger Manuel V. Alfonso. "There are a lot of good people out there who believe in me," Saudino said. "It's a good feeling." CLICK HERE for all Bergen County and municipal results.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
River Vale Firefighters Paint Their Own Blue Lines To Support Police River Vale Firefighters Paint Their Own Blue Lines To Support Police River Vale Firefighters Paint Their Own Blue Lines To Support Police
River Vale Firefighters Paint Their Own Blue Lines To Support Police RIVER VALE, N.J. – The thin blue line took a different turn when River Vale firefighters painted one on each of their fire trucks. “The thin blue line put on the rigs represents the support we have for law enforcement and to pay tribute to the ones who have fallen in the line of duty,” firefighters wrote.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Your Community
Non-Resident Players Strip Wayne Hills Football Team Of Wins, Playoffs Non-Resident Players Strip Wayne Hills Football Team Of Wins, Playoffs Non-Resident Players Strip Wayne Hills Football Team Of Wins, Playoffs
Non-Resident Players Strip Wayne Hills Football Team Of Wins, Playoffs WAYNE, N.J. – The Wayne Hills High School football team was knocked out of the 2016 state playoffs after all eight of its wins this season were forfeited because of three players who didn’t establish residency in the township, authorities said Tuesday. “I understand and greatly appreciate the hard work that our boys put into the season,” wrote Schools Supt. Mark Toback, noting that district officials self-reported the violations to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. “I share the heartbreak this will cause our students, families, district and the Wayne Hills community…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Woman, 26, Airlifted After 30-Foot Fall At Northvale Rock-Climbing Facility Woman, 26, Airlifted After 30-Foot Fall At Northvale Rock-Climbing Facility Woman, 26, Airlifted After 30-Foot Fall At Northvale Rock-Climbing Facility
Woman, 26, Airlifted After 30-Foot Fall At Northvale Rock-Climbing Facility NORTHVALE, N.J. -- A 26-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital after injuring her arms, pelvis and back during a fall at a Northvale indoor rock-climbing facility Monday night, authorities said. Police responded to the the High Exposure Climbing Gym on Union Street around 6:30 p.m., Police Chief William Essmann told Daily Voice on Tuesday. Northvale Ambulance Corps and Hackensack Medical Center paramedics also responded, he said. Due to the severity of her injuries, AirMed One landed in Hogan's Park and then flew her to Hackensack University Medical Center after she was brought to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Sidewalk Bystander Struck By Sedan In Edgewater Crash Sidewalk Bystander Struck By Sedan In Edgewater Crash Sidewalk Bystander Struck By Sedan In Edgewater Crash
Sidewalk Bystander Struck By Sedan In Edgewater Crash EDGEWATER, N.J. – A bystander was expected to survive after being struck on the sidewalk late Tuesday morning by a sedan that rear-ended a Jeep on River Road in Edgewater, authorities told Daily Voice. The 2016 white Jeep Cherokee, operated by a 52-year-old woman, was stopped in the right northbound lane allowing a pedestrian to cross River Road in front the Grand Cove Community just before 11:30 a.m., Police Chief William Skidmore said. A 2004 red Mercedes Benz CLK operated by a 61-year-old woman then plowed into the Jeep, veered onto the sidewalk and hit the pedestrian and a fire hydrant…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Hit-Run Driver Kills West Milford Woman, 58, Walking Dog Hit-Run Driver Kills West Milford Woman, 58, Walking Dog Hit-Run Driver Kills West Milford Woman, 58, Walking Dog
Hit-Run Driver Kills West Milford Woman, 58, Walking Dog WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- Thanks to surveillance video, West Milford police investigating the hit-and-run death of a 58-year-old township woman while walking her dog have narrowed their investigation down to three vehicles that they hope the public can help them find. Kelly A. Vaughn and her dog were in the parking lot of Mount Laurel Park in the Hewitt section at Upper Greenwood Lake when she was struck on Nov. 7, authorities said at the time. On Thursday, Police Chief Timothy Storbeck cited video surveillance footage that he says shows a pickup truck and two smaller vehicles "present in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Police Director: Street Unit Nabs Pair Of Ex-Cons With Loaded Guns Paterson Police Director: Street Unit Nabs Pair Of Ex-Cons With Loaded Guns Paterson Police Director: Street Unit Nabs Pair Of Ex-Cons With Loaded Guns
Paterson Police Director: Street Unit Nabs Pair Of Ex-Cons With Loaded Guns PATERSON, N.J. -- One ran and was caught while another threw up his hands in surrender as Paterson police grabbed two ex-cons who they said were carrying loaded handguns following a recent area shooting, authorities said Tuesday. Members of the street crime unit rolled up on a group of men who were drinking and blocking the path of pedestrians on Stout Street near North Main around 7:15 p.m. Monday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. A "shots fired" report had come from the neighborhood just hours earlier, he said. As the detectives got out of their car, a man identified as And…

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