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
Elmwood Park Motorcyclist Airlifted After Montvale Crash Dies Elmwood Park Motorcyclist Airlifted After Montvale Crash Dies Elmwood Park Motorcyclist Airlifted After Montvale Crash Dies
Elmwood Park Motorcyclist Airlifted After Montvale Crash Dies MONTVALE, N.J. -- A motorcyclist from Elmwood Park who was airlifted to Hackensack University Medical Center Friday afternoon after crashing near an S bend in Montvale that's popular with riders was pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said Monday. The 43-year-old rider was thrown from his Kawasaki sports bike after it struck a curb and utility pole on Philips Parkway around 12:15 p.m., Police Chief Jeremy Abrams said. AirMed One flew him from the Chestnut Ridge Sports Complex to HUMC, where he died a little over an hour later. The Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps and paramedi…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Your Community
Daryl Hall Wows Crowd At His Pawling Club Daryl Hall Wows Crowd At His Pawling Club Daryl Hall Wows Crowd At His Pawling Club
Daryl Hall Wows Crowd At His Pawling Club PAWLING, N.Y. -- An already-raucous crowd roared as Daryl Hall joined country star Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives onstage for several songs Saturday at his club in Pawling. Hall showed up during the band's soundcheck with guitarist Shane Theriot, a member of the house band on his "Live At Daryl's House" show. They playfully ran through a few songs -- to applause from early-arriving fans -- that they performed later. Hall played keyboards on Stuart's "Jailhouse," a country-rock foot-stomper that had the packed house clapping along, followed by his gospel-tinge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Your Community
SUNDAY: Take Free Ford Test Drive, Help House Homeless Bergen Vets SUNDAY: Take Free Ford Test Drive, Help House Homeless Bergen Vets SUNDAY: Take Free Ford Test Drive, Help House Homeless Bergen Vets
Sunday: Take Free Ford Test Drive, Help House Homeless Bergen Vets GARFIELD, N.J. -- Want to know how it feels behind the wheel of a Mustang 5.0? You're in luck. To help raise money for homeless Bergen County veterans, the Ford Motor Company is offering free test drives at the Garfield VFW on Sunday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Jersey City Ford will bring Mustangs, Explorers, F150s, Fusions and Focuses, among other vehicles, for a spin. The car company, in turn, will donate $20 to the Bergen County Tracers for every completed test drive -- up to $6,000 -- during the event. "One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to a fund established by AJ Luna, the d…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Police Chief Commends Heroes Bogota Police Chief Commends Heroes Bogota Police Chief Commends Heroes
Bogota Police Chief Commends Heroes BOGOTA, N.J. -- They've saved lives, taken drugs off the street and served as role models to countless youngsters, for which Bogota Police Chief Daniel Maye presented awards and commendations to several of the borough's finest. Among those honored at Thursday's council meeting: Sgt. Craig Lynch, who received both a Life Saving Award for resuscitating a resident and a Certificate of Commendation for what the chief said was "tireless work" with youngsters in the Bogota Emergency Services Youth Academy; Sgt. Geoffrey Cole, who received a Life Saving Award for saving a resident's lif…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Do You Know Him? Closter Police Seek Robber In Social Media Setup Do You Know Him? Closter Police Seek Robber In Social Media Setup Do You Know Him? Closter Police Seek Robber In Social Media Setup
Do You Know Him? Closter Police Seek Robber In Social Media Setup CLOSTER, N.J. -- Closter police asked the public's help finding a robber who swiped a pricey book bag and sweatshirt from a teen who thought he and a companion had come to his house to buy them. The 18-year-old victim posted the $300 bag and a shirt for sale online and got a message of interest back, Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello told Daily Voice. The teen told police he carried the items to their new black Infiniti as the pair pulled up on Thursday, then handed the driver the bag when he asked to see it. "The guy then ripped the sweatshirt from his hand and they took off," Aiell…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Fair Lawn Responders Bring Sleepy, Tree-Bound Bear Down Gently VIDEO: Fair Lawn Responders Bring Sleepy, Tree-Bound Bear Down Gently VIDEO: Fair Lawn Responders Bring Sleepy, Tree-Bound Bear Down Gently
Video: Fair Lawn Responders Bring Sleepy, Tree-Bound Bear Down Gently FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Responders took an unconventional -- but effective -- tack to get a young bear down from a tree in Fair Lawn Friday afternoon. Police and firefighters were joined in the Banta Place backyard by Tony McBride of the state Division of Fish and Wildlife, who tranquilized the bear as responders held a net about 30 feet below (see video, above). Instead of falling, though, the little guy -- estimated at just under 2 years old and a little over 100 pounds -- nodded out on a branch. So Firefighter Chris Hoitsma and McBride went up in the bucket of a fire department ladder truck,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Detectives, Paterson Police Bust Pair With Half-Pound Of Heroin Bergen Detectives, Paterson Police Bust Pair With Half-Pound Of Heroin Bergen Detectives, Paterson Police Bust Pair With Half-Pound Of Heroin
Bergen Detectives, Paterson Police Bust Pair With Half-Pound Of Heroin PATERSON, N.J. – Bergen County prosecutor’s narcotics detectives teamed up with Paterson police for a traffic stop that produced more than a half-pound of heroin and the arrests of two Passaic County men. Darien J. Giles of Clifton spent his 23rd birthday in the Bergen County Jail on Friday along with Daiquan N. Starr, also 23, of Paterson. Bail was set at $100,000 for each. Detectives arrested both on drug charges after finding the $50,000 worth of heroin during a stop on Wednesday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. Sept. 7 arraignments were scheduled in Centr…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota Police Captain Helps Connect Special Needs Athlete With Eli Manning Bogota Police Captain Helps Connect Special Needs Athlete With Eli Manning Bogota Police Captain Helps Connect Special Needs Athlete With Eli Manning
Bogota Police Captain Helps Connect Special Needs Athlete With Eli Manning BOGOTA, N.J. -- A Bogota police captain helped bring a smile to a Special Olympian with a special name. A month or so ago, Capt. James Sepp got a call from Officer John Cole, who works with the Special Olympics program in South Dakota -- the same as Sepp does here in New Jersey. While at an all-star game in Vemillion, S.C., Cole spotted a young man on the sidelines wearing a jersey but no shoulder pads. It turned out the special needs student was the honorary captain for his high school team and for that night's all-star game. His name: John Manning. While taking with John's mom, the eig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Climbs Out After SUV Tips, Slides In Cliffside Park Driver Climbs Out After SUV Tips, Slides In Cliffside Park Driver Climbs Out After SUV Tips, Slides In Cliffside Park
Driver Climbs Out After SUV Tips, Slides In Cliffside Park CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- An SUV driver climbed out the rear hatch after the vehicle tipped over Wednesday night on a Cliffside Park street. Witnesses told Daily Voice the SUV slid 10 to 15 feet on Oakdene Avenue at Dewey Avenue, less than a block from Rudy's Restaurant on Anderson Avenue, around 9 p.m. The driver didn't appear seriously injured, they said.

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Parade Of Police Brings Joy To Dying Bergenfield Boy, 5 Parade Of Police Brings Joy To Dying Bergenfield Boy, 5 Parade Of Police Brings Joy To Dying Bergenfield Boy, 5
Parade Of Police Brings Joy To Dying Bergenfield Boy, 5 BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- One by one, a parade of police cars from a host of area law enforcement agencies passed through an otherwise quiet Bergenfield neighborhood Thursday morning -- lights flashing -- granting a dying 5-year-old boy's wish. ****** UPDATE (Aug. 30, 2016): A 5-year-old Bergenfield boy who won the hearts of public servants throughout Bergen County died Tuesday. CLICK HERE.****** Swathed in a stroller outside his house, R.J. Sy "was smiling so hard at first," Cresskill Detective Jason Lanzilotti told Daily Voice. "Then he got so overwhelmed, he started to cry.&qu…

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