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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Emerson Set To Become First Bergen Town To Ban Puppy Mills Emerson Set To Become First Bergen Town To Ban Puppy Mills Emerson Set To Become First Bergen Town To Ban Puppy Mills
Emerson Set To Become First Bergen Town To Ban Puppy Mills EMERSON, N.J. -- Emerson officials on Tuesday were expected to make the borough the first Bergen County municipality to ban the sale of puppy mill dogs. A vote was likely to follow a public hearing on the proposal, introduced amid a series of incidents involving the Just Pups chain of pet shops. Dozen of towns in Central and South Jersey have recently adopted similar ordinances. The council voted 4-0, with two absences, to introduce their measure last month. It restricts kennels and pet store operators from carrying dogs from any "commercial dog-breeding facility in which the health o…

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Northern Valley, NJ
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Norwood Takes 5/6 Northern Valley Baseball League Title Norwood Takes 5/6 Northern Valley Baseball League Title Norwood Takes 5/6 Northern Valley Baseball League Title
Norwood Takes 5/6 Northern Valley Baseball League Title NORWOOD, N.J. -- The Norwood 5th/6th grade majors team topped Old Tappan 9-6, for the Northern Valley Baseball League championship on Saturday. Head Coach Ray Rodriquez and Assistant Coaches Ray DiBiasa and Mike Luby piloted the team of: Pierce Kelly Ken McDonald Alex Kranzler Eric Cha Isaac Kim Gabriel Rodriquez Sean Jeong Alec Jeong Dylan Tish Sahaj Vaghasia Christopher DiBiasa Eddie Sullivan Ethan Mendez Ryan Luby

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Ridgewood, NJ
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VIDEO: Final Clip Posted Of 'Voice' Contestant From NJ Shot Dead In Florida VIDEO: Final Clip Posted Of 'Voice' Contestant From NJ Shot Dead In Florida VIDEO: Final Clip Posted Of 'Voice' Contestant From NJ Shot Dead In Florida
Video: Final Clip Posted Of 'Voice' Contestant From NJ Shot Dead In Florida A video was posted Saturday of a onetime star of "The Voice" from South Jersey performing onstage Friday night in an Orlando, FL concert hall -- a short time before a gunman shot and killed her as she signed autographs afterward and then turned the gun on himself. "With deep regret, we have confirmed Christina Grimmie, @TheRealGrimmie, has died from her injuries," Orlando police tweeted just after midnight. They followed with a news release Saturday morning. Officers responding to a call of shots fired at the Plaza Live theater just before 10:30 p.m., found the shooter …

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Carlstadt Police Pepper-Spray Knife-Wielding Man Carrying Heroin Carlstadt Police Pepper-Spray Knife-Wielding Man Carrying Heroin Carlstadt Police Pepper-Spray Knife-Wielding Man Carrying Heroin
Carlstadt Police Pepper-Spray Knife-Wielding Man Carrying Heroin CARLSTADT, N.J. -- A Wallington man carrying more than three dozen heroin folds and nine hypodermic needles pulled a knife on a pair of Carlstadt police officers and was pepper-sprayed, authorities said. Kyle Lerdo, 26, was sitting at a booth in the Burger King on Paterson Avenue when Officers Jason Colombo and Mark Wong -- responding to an "unwanted person" call -- approached him, Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said. He was holding a ratchet handle, the chief said. "Officer Colombo told Lerdo to drop the items and keep his hands visible, but he did not and became agitated towa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Old Tappan Man Posted Nude Online Photos Of Woman Prosecutor: Old Tappan Man Posted Nude Online Photos Of Woman Prosecutor: Old Tappan Man Posted Nude Online Photos Of Woman
Prosecutor: Old Tappan Man Posted Nude Online Photos Of Woman OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- An unemployed Old Tappan man posted sexually explicit photos of a woman he knew while encouraging others online to contact her, said authorities who arrested him on stalking and invasion of privacy charges. Daniel G. Pfeiffer, who turns 27 this Monday, was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest Friday. Along with the images, Pfeiffer "posted personal identifying information of the victim on the Internet and encouraged others to contact her with sexually explicit conversations," acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal …

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Law Enforcement Torch Run Through North Jersey Draws Rays, Cheers PHOTOS: Law Enforcement Torch Run Through North Jersey Draws Rays, Cheers PHOTOS: Law Enforcement Torch Run Through North Jersey Draws Rays, Cheers
Photos: Law Enforcement Torch Run Through North Jersey Draws Rays, Cheers Among thousands of participants in the 33th Annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run that made its way through North Jersey on a sun-splashed Friday morning were James and Donna Birchof Midland Park. Their son, Police Officer Christopher Birch was killed last July in an ATV crash in Pennsylvania. Throngs cheered for the couple and nearly 3,000 others who ushered a "Flame of Hope" through 50 legs across nearly 1,000 miles -- stopping at or passing through just about every town in Bergen and Passaic counties. The ultimate destination: The College of New Jersey in Ewing, wh…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Moonachie Police: Employee Stole iPhones From Costco Moonachie Police: Employee Stole iPhones From Costco Moonachie Police: Employee Stole iPhones From Costco
Moonachie Police: Employee Stole iPhones From Costco MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Moonachie police arrested a Costco employee who they said swiped three iPhones worth nearly $750 from the store. Isaiah Ortiz, 22, of Lodi was released on a summons pending a court hearing on shoplifting charges, Detective Sgt. Anthony Fugnitti said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Prosecutor: North Haledon Couple Bought Food Stamps From The Poor Prosecutor: North Haledon Couple Bought Food Stamps From The Poor Prosecutor: North Haledon Couple Bought Food Stamps From The Poor
Prosecutor: North Haledon Couple Bought Food Stamps From The Poor NORTH HALEDON, N.J.– A pizzeria owner from North Haledon and his wife bought electronic food stamp cards from poor families and used them for themselves, authorities charged. Raymond T. Totino, 66, paid 60 cents on the dollar for Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards that he used for his Paterson pizzeria and 69-year-old Carole R. Totino used for groceries, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Thursday. The Passaic County Board of Social Services issues the electronic cards to help low-income recipients buy food, she said. Valdez's Financial Crimes Unit conducted the investi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Trump Racial Comments Made Us Leave GOP Hackensack Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Trump Racial Comments Made Us Leave GOP Hackensack Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Trump Racial Comments Made Us Leave GOP
Hackensack Mayor, Deputy Mayor: Trump Racial Comments Made Us Leave GOP HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack’s Republican mayor and deputy mayor said Thursday that Donald Trump's "racially charged statements" forced them to become independents. Mayor John Labrosse and Deputy Mayor Kathleen Canestrino -- both of whom were elected on a 2013 reform ticket -- said they filed change-of-party registration forms with the Bergen County Board of Elections on Thursday and officially became Independents. “Hackensack is a very diverse city and we respect all of our residents regardless of their race or heritage," they said in a joint statement. "The divisiv…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Police Capture Alabama Kidnapping Fugitive Port Authority Police Capture Alabama Kidnapping Fugitive Port Authority Police Capture Alabama Kidnapping Fugitive
Port Authority Police Capture Alabama Kidnapping Fugitive FORT LEE, N.J. -- Port Authority police captured a fugitive wanted on kidnapping and burglary charges out of Alabama. Officer Michael Becker stopped a 2011 Toyota with Alabama license plates Wednesday night near Newark Airport because it was missing a rear bumper and rear-view mirror, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. A computer check turned up a fugitive warrant out of Tuscaloosa for the driver, 23-year-old James Sherman Rountree of Birmingham, he said. Authorities there said Rountree broke into and burglarized a vehicle while holding a victim at gunpoint. Rountree was taken to the…

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