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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Report: Gannett Buys (Bergen) Record, North Jersey Media Weeklies Report: Gannett Buys (Bergen) Record, North Jersey Media Weeklies Report: Gannett Buys (Bergen) Record, North Jersey Media Weeklies
Report: Gannett Buys (Bergen) Record, North Jersey Media Weeklies Whenever Malcolm Borg was asked over the years whether he'd sell his beloved Bergen Record, he responded that it was for sale every day -- on newsstands. On Thursday, the New York Post reported that Gannett is buying The Record and weeklies owned by its parent company, North Jersey Media. Known as the Bergen Record, the 121-year-old publication was bought by the Borg family in 1930. Malcolm Borg became president and chief executive 35 years ago. His son, Stephen is the publisher, and his daughter, Jennifer, is vice president and general counsel. It is the second-largest daily newspaper p…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Bill Step From Becoming NJ Law Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Bill Step From Becoming NJ Law Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Bill Step From Becoming NJ Law
Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Bill Step From Becoming NJ Law ALLENDALE, N.J. -- A new state measure named for a Northern Highlands Regional High School graduate who killed herself in 2014 went to Gov. Chris Christie to sign into law after the General Assembly approved it Thursday. Already approved by the state Senate, the “Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act” requires colleges to provide 24/7 suicide prevention assistance from trained mental health professionals. “The right intervention can be a life-saver for young people who feel stuck in a dark place with no way out,” said Assembly Scott Rumana (Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex). “It is crucial…

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Bergenfield, NJ
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Hoboken Police Officer From Dumont Charged With Scamming Sandy Relief Hoboken Police Officer From Dumont Charged With Scamming Sandy Relief Hoboken Police Officer From Dumont Charged With Scamming Sandy Relief
Hoboken Police Officer From Dumont Charged With Scamming Sandy Relief DUMONT, N.J. -- A Hoboken police officer who lived in Dumont scammed the government out of more than $187,000 in federal Superstorm Sandy relief funds by claiming that his Seaside Heights vacation home was his primary residence, state authorities charged. Nikola Lulaj, 42, was one of five people charged in the latest round of prosecutions by acting New Jersey Attorney General Robert Lougy's office. It brings the total to 62 defendants accused since March 2014 of filing fraudulent applications for federal Sandy relief funds, Lougy said Thursday. Most of those chaged filed fraudulent applica…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Teterboro Big Box Stores Boost Demands On Moonachie Police Teterboro Big Box Stores Boost Demands On Moonachie Police Teterboro Big Box Stores Boost Demands On Moonachie Police
Teterboro Big Box Stores Boost Demands On Moonachie Police MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Before Walmart and Costco opened in Teterboro, Moonachie police averaged seven to 14 arrests a year out of the southern end of the tiny borough. They made 45 arrests in Teterboro last year -- 32 of them at the shopping complex, which is adding a "Restaurant Row" that includes BJ's, Texas Roadhouse and Panera Bread. "Ninety to 100 percent of those were for shoplifting," Moonachie Police Chief Michael Maguire said. Earlier this month, an accused Costco shoplifter reportedly pulled a knife on a security guard. Earlier this week, the same man was charged …

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Bergen Promotes Lodi Wrestling Fundraiser For Homeless Veterans Bergen Promotes Lodi Wrestling Fundraiser For Homeless Veterans Bergen Promotes Lodi Wrestling Fundraiser For Homeless Veterans
Bergen Promotes Lodi Wrestling Fundraiser For Homeless Veterans LODI, N.J. -- Bergen County Veterans Services will put a "Headlock on Veterans Homelessness" with a wrestling fundraiser for the TRACERS program -- featuring former WWE/ECW star Nunzio -- at the Boys and Girls Club in Lodi. Fundraiser Wrestling Champion “Showtime” Shawn Sheridan will also compete at the June 18 event, which begins at the Passaic Avenue club at 6:30 p.m. Ticket donations start at $10 for general admission. Second-row seats are $15 and front row $20. An early sellout was expected. “Our goal is to completely eliminate veteran homelessness in the County of Bergen,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Police Bring New Charges Against Accused Little Ferry Shoplifter Moonachie Police Bring New Charges Against Accused Little Ferry Shoplifter Moonachie Police Bring New Charges Against Accused Little Ferry Shoplifter
Moonachie Police Bring New Charges Against Accused Little Ferry Shoplifter MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie police who arrested an accused Costco shoplifter-turned-armed robber brought additional charges against him after Walmart officials recognized him from a theft. Tuan Vo, 38, of Little Ferry remained held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, where he was brought following his arrest earlier this month. In that case, Moonachie police said, Vo pulled a knife on a security guard at the Teterboro Costco who tried to stop him and a female accomplice from boosting a television. Both bolted out an emergency fire door and fled using a hired car service to flee, D…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Police: Bergenfield Bicyclist, 48, Had Seven Bags Of Crack Police: Bergenfield Bicyclist, 48, Had Seven Bags Of Crack Police: Bergenfield Bicyclist, 48, Had Seven Bags Of Crack
Police: Bergenfield Bicyclist, 48, Had Seven Bags Of Crack BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- A 48-year-old Bergenfield man was ordered held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after police said they stopped him on his bicycle and found him carrying crack. Joseph Marsilio was charged with various drug possession counts, including being within 500 feet of a park and a library, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said. Marsilio "was extremely nervous" when Officers Ramon Cruz and Peter Morano found him on South Front Street at 3:50 p.m., Rabboh said. As they spoke with him, Marsilio kept placing his hands in his pants pockets," he said. "After several…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Occupant Burned In Overnight Oakland House Fire Occupant Burned In Overnight Oakland House Fire Occupant Burned In Overnight Oakland House Fire
Occupant Burned In Overnight Oakland House Fire OAKLAND, N.J. -- One occupant was burned and two others escaped safely in an early morning Oakland house fire on Thursday, responders said. The three-alarm ranch house blaze on Ryerson Avenue broke out just before 6 a.m. The Bergen County Arson Investigations Unit was exploring the circumstances of the fast-moving blaze. Joining their Oakland colleagues were firefighters from Franklin Lakes, Mahwah and Wyckoff. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Electrical Short From Pipe Backup Shuts Saddle Brook Crowne Plaza Overnight Electrical Short From Pipe Backup Shuts Saddle Brook Crowne Plaza Overnight Electrical Short From Pipe Backup Shuts Saddle Brook Crowne Plaza Overnight
Electrical Short From Pipe Backup Shuts Saddle Brook Crowne Plaza Overnight SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- The Saddle Brook Crowne Plaza hotel was shut down for the night Wednesdasy after a second floor sewerage backup leaked onto electrical panels in the lobby, authorities said. Roughly 150 guests were transferred to other hotels, with assistance from police, Police Chief Robert Kugler told Daily Voice. PSE&G responded and temporarily shut the power, he said. Building managers were assessing what needed to be done, the chief said.

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Prosecutor: Norwood, Fort Lee Student With Child Porn Had Sex With Girl, 13 Prosecutor: Norwood, Fort Lee Student With Child Porn Had Sex With Girl, 13 Prosecutor: Norwood, Fort Lee Student With Child Porn Had Sex With Girl, 13
Prosecutor: Norwood, Fort Lee Student With Child Porn Had Sex With Girl, 13 NORWOOD, N.J. -- A 18-year-old student with addresses in Norwood and Fort Lee had sex with a 13-year-old girl and collected child pornography, said authorities who arrested him on Wednesday. Jeremy M. Haar was ordered held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with various endangerment, sexual contact and child pornography possession counts. Harr was arrested in Fort Lee after detectives with acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal's Computer Crimes Task Force conducted simultaneous searched his apartments at Kensington and Linwood avenues. Among the evidence found were …

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