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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Ex-Con Admits Shooting Undercover Paramus Officer In Garfield Passaic Ex-Con Admits Shooting Undercover Paramus Officer In Garfield Passaic Ex-Con Admits Shooting Undercover Paramus Officer In Garfield
Passaic Ex-Con Admits Shooting Undercover Paramus Officer In Garfield GARFIELD, N.J. -- An ex-con from Passaic faces 15 years in prison -- 13 of which he must serve before he's eligible for parole -- after admitting Tuesday that he shot an undercover police officer during an armed robbery attempt outside a Marshall's store in Garfield two years ago. Rafael Vasquez, 27, already had had a lengthy record before he shot the officer -- who was on loan to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Narcotic Task Force -- in the right hip and lower left leg on April 22, 2014. The officer was released a few days later from Hackensack University Medical Center. Vasquez — also kno…

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Dwight Morrow High School Gets Bomb Threat Dwight Morrow High School Gets Bomb Threat Dwight Morrow High School Gets Bomb Threat
Dwight Morrow High School Gets Bomb Threat ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- "This one is probably kids, based on the time and the fact that no others have come in," a law enforcement official told Daily Voice after Dwight Morrow High School received a bomb threat just after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Computer-generated "robocall" threats target several schools and ordinarily come in either overnight or first thing in the morning, the official said. Police and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bomb Squad responded.

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Northern Valley, NJ
Your Community
Voters OK $11.7M In Northern Valley Regional Improvements Voters OK $11.7M In Northern Valley Regional Improvements Voters OK $11.7M In Northern Valley Regional Improvements
Voters OK $11.7M In Northern Valley Regional Improvements NORTHERN VALLEY, N.J. -- Voters Tuesday night approved a $11.7 million referendum for improvements at Northern Valley Regional High Schools at Demarest and Old Tappan by a vote of 2,574 to 1,882. "It was a win-win for the taxpayers and the students," Schools Supt. Dr. Geoff Gordon told Daily Voice. "We are very pleased and very grateful to the community for supporting us." Six of the seven towns that voted approved the referendum. Northvale voters rejected it, 229 to 183. The breakdown: Closter: 526 YES / 349 NO Demarest: 377 YES / 353 NO Harrington Park: 387 YES / …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Captains Change Course Of Hackensack Police Department New Captains Change Course Of Hackensack Police Department New Captains Change Course Of Hackensack Police Department
New Captains Change Course Of Hackensack Police Department HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A trio of new police captains in Hackensack will pave the way for the department's future. Promoted were new Capts. James Prise, Francesco Aquila and Patrick Coffey. Prise, who has 22 years with the department and is now its officer in charge, and Acquila, an 18-year veteran, were formally presented to the public at Tuesday night's Mayor and Council meeting. Coffey, who has 17 years with the department, had a previous commitment. "This restructuring of the ranks puts the new captains in leadership positions to give them experience in those roles in advance of the…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook Doctor, 78, Charged With Taking $200,000 In Bribes Saddle Brook Doctor, 78, Charged With Taking $200,000 In Bribes Saddle Brook Doctor, 78, Charged With Taking $200,000 In Bribes
Saddle Brook Doctor, 78, Charged With Taking $200,000 In Bribes SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A 78-year-old Saddle Brook family doctor was charged Tuesday with accepting $200,000 in bribes in exchange for test referrals. A federal grand jury in Newark indicted Bernard Greenspan as part of what U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said was "a long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, its president and numerous associates." A total of 39 people – 26 of them doctors – have pleaded guilty in connection with the bribery scheme, which its organizers have admitted involved millions of dollars in bribes…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood Police Bust Hackensack Man, 60, On Drug Charges Twice In 2 Weeks Maywood Police Bust Hackensack Man, 60, On Drug Charges Twice In 2 Weeks Maywood Police Bust Hackensack Man, 60, On Drug Charges Twice In 2 Weeks
Maywood Police Bust Hackensack Man, 60, On Drug Charges Twice In 2 Weeks MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood police for the second time in two weeks arrested a 60-year-old Hackensack man on drug charges Tuesday. Officer Eric Aronson stopped George Giumarra Jr. for traffic violations on West Central Avenue and spotted crack cocaine in the car, Police Chief David Pegg told Daily Voice. When Aronson and backups tried to retrieve it, Giumarra "put the substance in his mouth and swallowed it," he said. An officer was injured as they got a struggling Giumarra into custody, the chief said. Because they didn't know how much drugs he'd swallowed, police summoned a Maywo…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Wyckoff Police Make Arrest In Theft Of Church Tools For Needy Wyckoff Police Make Arrest In Theft Of Church Tools For Needy Wyckoff Police Make Arrest In Theft Of Church Tools For Needy
Wyckoff Police Make Arrest In Theft Of Church Tools For Needy WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Wyckoff police charged a North Haledon man with stealing $1,000 worth of tools from a church van. The pastor at Cornerstone Christian Church on Wyckoff Avenue reported the tools missing at the end of January from a volunteer ministry van used to help people in need with construction projects, Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said Tuesday. Lt. Charles Van Dyk conducted the initial investigation, followed up by Detective Sgt. Joseph Soto and Detective Ryan Noon, who identified 36-year-old Jason Wittner from area surveillance footage. They then learned that Wittner hocked the too…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Police: Mall Cologne Thief Claims To Be A Cop Paramus Police: Mall Cologne Thief Claims To Be A Cop Paramus Police: Mall Cologne Thief Claims To Be A Cop
Paramus Police: Mall Cologne Thief Claims To Be A Cop PARAMUS, N.J. -- Paramus police chased down and arrested a Middlesex County man who they said claimed to be an officer and assauted a mall security guard after she caught him shoplifting a $54 bottle of cologne. "I could get in trouble for this," 37-year-old Timothy Lynch of North Brunswick reportedly told the Abercrombie & Fitch loss prevention officer who grabbed him Saturday at the Garden State Plaza, Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti said Tuesday afternoon. He also "displayed a Pennsylvania police badge," Guidetti said. Lynch then asked to use the bathroom and…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Car Knocks Utility Pole Across Route 23 Car Knocks Utility Pole Across Route 23 Car Knocks Utility Pole Across Route 23
Car Knocks Utility Pole Across Route 23 WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne police were detaining the driver of a car that toppled a utility pole across northbound Route 23, hitting another vehicle and knocking out power in the area early Tuesday afternoon. Both sides of the highway were closed after the crash, which occurred just after 12:45 p.m. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Cheers For The Winners: Pascack Valley Tribe Takes States Cheers For The Winners: Pascack Valley Tribe Takes States Cheers For The Winners: Pascack Valley Tribe Takes States
Cheers For The Winners: Pascack Valley Tribe Takes States PASCACK VALLEY, NJ -- The Pascack Valley Tribe, a group of Hillsdale and River Vale competitive cheerleaders in 6th to 8th grades, took first place in their division in the state finals in Trenton this past weekend. It tops a special year for the squad, which captured two regular season titles in addition to the state championship. The photo above was taken following the Tribe's New Jersey Cheerleading and Dance Coaches Association Championship victory at Sun National Bank Center: Back row (from left): Lauren Morrissey, Mary Spillane, AlliPessolano, Erica Masseria, Nicole Criscuolo, Shann…

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