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
Your Community
Help Fight Rare Children's Brain Tumor At Emerson Golf Day Help Fight Rare Children's Brain Tumor At Emerson Golf Day Help Fight Rare Children's Brain Tumor At Emerson Golf Day
Help Fight Rare Children's Brain Tumor At Emerson Golf Day EMERSON, N.J. -- Players and sponsorships are needed for a special June golf outing fundraiser at the Emerson Golf Club to help families whose children suffer from a fatal brain disease and help find a cure. The June 24 noon outing for the Lily LaRue Foundation will be followed by dinner. Organizers are also seeking tricky tray donations of goods or services of any kind or amount. GO TO: www.loveforlily.net The foundation is named for Lily LaRue Anderson of Wayne, who was five years old when she was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in May 2014. The tumor sat in the…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Registration Opens Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Registration Opens Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Registration Opens
Fair Lawn Junior Police Academy Registration Opens FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- The Fair Lawn Police Department’s popular annual Junior Police Academy runs this year from July 18-22. The free training includes visits to the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Complex in Mahwah, the county courthouse in Hackensack and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, where recruits will see the inner workings of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the K-9 Unit, the Bomb Squad and the Regional SWAT Team. They’ll also visit the Fair Lawn Fire Department, Rescue Squad and Ambulance Corps. Junior recruits must be between 11-14 before Aug. 1 to apply. Applications…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Businesses Pay For Violating Immigration Regulations Paterson Businesses Pay For Violating Immigration Regulations Paterson Businesses Pay For Violating Immigration Regulations
Paterson Businesses Pay For Violating Immigration Regulations PATERSON, N.J. -- Two Paterson businesses paid penalties to resolve allegations by state authorities that they targeted Spanish-speaking consumers in schemes that violated regulations involving the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Navarro Tax Services, of Paterson, didn't contest the allegations and agreed to pay $5,000 "to cease and desist from engaging in practices in violation of the CFA and the Advertising Regulations, including providing any immigration advice without participation in the Recognition & Accreditation Program with the USCIS," acting New Jersey Attor…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police Treat Youngsters To Special Bicycle Safety Day Lodi Police Treat Youngsters To Special Bicycle Safety Day Lodi Police Treat Youngsters To Special Bicycle Safety Day
Lodi Police Treat Youngsters To Special Bicycle Safety Day LODI, N.J. -- Lodi police on Saturday rewarded the first 100 grammar school students who turned out for a special Bicycle Safety Day with free helmets. The event included: Bicycle/hoverboard safety instruction; Theft prevention precautions; Instructional demonstrations and videos. Sgt. Anthony Mobilio, of the department's Community Policing Unit, organized the event, with assistance from Hackensack University Medical Center's Trauma Surgical Critical Care and Injury Prevention Unit and EZ Ride.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes Police Arrest Paterson Ex-Con On Drug Charges Franklin Lakes Police Arrest Paterson Ex-Con On Drug Charges Franklin Lakes Police Arrest Paterson Ex-Con On Drug Charges
Franklin Lakes Police Arrest Paterson Ex-Con On Drug Charges FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Franklin Lakes police responding to a suspicious person report arrested a 25-year-old Paterson ex-con on drug charges. Saleem McQueen was released on a court summonses charging him with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it following Thursday night's arrest. He also received summonses for driving on a suspended license and having drugs in a motor vehicle, Capt. John Bakelaar said.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Firefighters Show Schoolchildren Importance Of Reading Hackensack Firefighters Show Schoolchildren Importance Of Reading Hackensack Firefighters Show Schoolchildren Importance Of Reading
Hackensack Firefighters Show Schoolchildren Importance Of Reading HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Seven Hackensack firefighters did their part to bring male role models to youngsters to show them the importance of reading at the Nellie K. Parker School. The city's bravest participating in“He Reads To Me” included firefighter Roberto Burgos, whose daughter attends the school. The hope, Lt. Justin Derevyanik said, is to "make a positive difference in children’s lives."

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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County Officials Release Mosquito-Eating Fish In Wyckoff County Officials Release Mosquito-Eating Fish In Wyckoff County Officials Release Mosquito-Eating Fish In Wyckoff
County Officials Release Mosquito-Eating Fish In Wyckoff WYCKOFF, N.J. -- The "Bergen Bites Back" campaign got a boost when County Executive Jim Tedesco joined health and mosquito control officials in releasing a school of Gambusia fish in Wyckoff. Friday's release of the fish, which feed on mosquito larvae, is an "environmentally friendly practice used in tandem with other methods to control the mosquito population and prevent mosquito-borne illness," Tedesco said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Midland Park Man Admits Killing Ex-Girlfriend With Baby Nearby Midland Park Man Admits Killing Ex-Girlfriend With Baby Nearby Midland Park Man Admits Killing Ex-Girlfriend With Baby Nearby
Midland Park Man Admits Killing Ex-Girlfriend With Baby Nearby MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- A Midland Park man who prosecutors say raped, sodomized and strangled his former girlfriend while their baby slept in a nearby bassinet pleaded guilty to murder charges Friday in Hackensack. Mark J. Spatucci will be sentenced to 45 years in state prison -- more than 38 of which he must serve before being eligible for parole -- in the grisly killing of Mary Greff on Oct. 23, 2013. Spatucci, 25, also pleaded guilty to hindering his apprehension by concealing or destroying evidence. A 12-count indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack last year accused Spatucci o…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Motel Pair Had Stun Gun, Pot, Drug Cash, South Hackensack Police Charge Motel Pair Had Stun Gun, Pot, Drug Cash, South Hackensack Police Charge Motel Pair Had Stun Gun, Pot, Drug Cash, South Hackensack Police Charge
Motel Pair Had Stun Gun, Pot, Drug Cash, South Hackensack Police Charge SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. -- South Hackensack police said they seized a half-pound of marijuana, some cocaine, a stun gun and more than $3,000 in suspected drug proceeds after a routine Route 46 traffic stop. Detective James Donatello and Officer Christopher Kosciolek pulled the car over in front of the Congress Inn on Thursday and found the passenger, 23-year-old Natalie Vasquez, carrying the stun gun, Capt. Robert Kaiser told Daily Voice. She also provided a fake name -- and was already wanted on a warrant, he said. Vasquez and the driver, Elio Rivera, 28, of the Bronx had been staying at a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Police: Hasbrouck Heights Driver Had Pot, Drug Cash Maywood Police: Hasbrouck Heights Driver Had Pot, Drug Cash Maywood Police: Hasbrouck Heights Driver Had Pot, Drug Cash
Maywood Police: Hasbrouck Heights Driver Had Pot, Drug Cash MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A Maywood police officer making a routine stop found a Hasbrouck Heights man carrying two sandwich bags of pot, a blunt and more than $2,500 in suspected drug proceeds, authorities told Daily Voice on Friday. Officer Shawn Patton stopped the 2006 Chevy Malibu on Essex Street shorty before midnight Wednesday and smelled raw marijuana, Detective Jason Liaban said. A search turned up the bags -- labeled "dark pine" and "dead head" -- along with the hollowed-out, pot-filled cigar and the cash, he said. The driver, 36-year-old Gabriel Vargas, was later relea…

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