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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Converge On Accused Burglar Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Converge On Accused Burglar Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Converge On Accused Burglar
Ridgewood, Glen Rock Police Converge On Accused Burglar RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Officers from Ridgewood and Glen Rock converged on a Paterson man moments after they said he broke into a nearby home Thursday afternoon. A homeowner off Lincoln Avenue who called police around 4:30 p.m. said he spotted 36-year-old Simon S. Strong on his property and then found his house burglarized, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward told Daily Voice. Uniformed officers and detectives from both towns were joined by a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 unit -- and quickly spotted Strong at Lincoln Avenue and Greenway Road, he said. Strong tossed some marijuana, along with jewelry…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Midland Park Sinkhole Nearly Swallows DPW Truck Midland Park Sinkhole Nearly Swallows DPW Truck Midland Park Sinkhole Nearly Swallows DPW Truck
Midland Park Sinkhole Nearly Swallows DPW Truck MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- A sinkhole on a dead-end Midland Park street nearly swallowed a public works truck Thursday night, local officials said. Crews were investigating water bubbling up through a manhole at Glen and Woodside avenues when the hole -- about six feet deep and 20-by-30-feet around -- opened. Neither of two DPW workers in the truck were injured, officials said. Residents were briefly left unable to come or go after police closed the road. The truck was left in the hole to mitigate any further damage. A temporary gravel roadway will have to run through local properties so resid…

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Northern Valley, NJ
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Haworth Firefighters Knock Garage Blaze Haworth Firefighters Knock Garage Blaze Haworth Firefighters Knock Garage Blaze
Haworth Firefighters Knock Garage Blaze HAWORTH, N.J. -- Haworth firefighters battled a stubborn garage fire Thursday night that consumed a sedan. The Pleasant Avenue fire began in the Buick LeSabre just before 8:30 p.m. and then spread, responders told Daily Voice. Demarest firefighters joined their Haworth colleagues at the scene.

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Former Bergenfield Footballer Had Assault Weapon, Endangered Child Police: Former Bergenfield Footballer Had Assault Weapon, Endangered Child Police: Former Bergenfield Footballer Had Assault Weapon, Endangered Child
Police: Former Bergenfield Footballer Had Assault Weapon, Endangered Child BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Bergenfield police said they seized an assault weapon, a large-capacity ammo magazine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia while arresting a 19-year-old former local high school football player. Ariel Nazario was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after being taken into custody on Wednesday. The 6-foot-2-inch, 200-pound Nazario, who was graduated from Bergenfield High School in 2014, was charged with possession of the weapon, the ammunition, the pot and paraphernalia, and with child endangerment, Capt. Mustafa Rabboh said Thursday morning.

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Rental Truck Slams Into Mahwah Train Trestle Rental Truck Slams Into Mahwah Train Trestle Rental Truck Slams Into Mahwah Train Trestle
Rental Truck Slams Into Mahwah Train Trestle MAHWAH, N.J. -- A rental truck slammed into a trestle near the Mahwah train station Thursday morning. The crash occurred on East Ramapo Avenue around 8:30 a.m. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Ramsey Police Seek Help With ID Ramsey Police Seek Help With ID Ramsey Police Seek Help With ID
Ramsey Police Seek Help With ID RAMSEY, N.J. -- Ramsey police were seeking the public's help identifying the man in the above photo in connection with a suspicious incident that they said occurred on Feb. 4. If you can help identify him, they ask that you contact Detective Adam Macaluso at (201) 327-2400 or [email protected].

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Bergen, Passaic: Outages, Inconvenience In Wake Of Blustery Storms Bergen, Passaic: Outages, Inconvenience In Wake Of Blustery Storms Bergen, Passaic: Outages, Inconvenience In Wake Of Blustery Storms
Bergen, Passaic: Outages, Inconvenience In Wake Of Blustery Storms Roundhouse punches of wind downed trees, cut power and caused a few headline-grabbing mishaps in Bergen and Passaic counties, but authorities said the unusual clutch of storms late Wednesday into overnight Thursday produced no deadly or severe incidents. Wind gusts knocked a tractor-trailer from one side of the George Washington Bridge's upper level to the other, closing both sides for hours as emergency workers battled downpours to right the rig. The Port Authority banned trucks from the bridge until 7 a.m. In in Dumont, a CSX freight train struck a downed tree, closing two crossings for …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Winds Blow Tractor-Trailer From One Side Of GWB To Other Winds Blow Tractor-Trailer From One Side Of GWB To Other Winds Blow Tractor-Trailer From One Side Of GWB To Other
Winds Blow Tractor-Trailer From One Side Of GWB To Other FORT LEE, N.J. -- The upper level of the George Washington Bridge remained closed for several hours Wednesday night into Thursday morning after wind gusts blew a tractor-trailer onto its side -- in the opposite lanes. The rig was headed toward New York City when the winds hit it at 9:15 p.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. "The truck landed on the westbound lane [toward New Jersey] facing eastbound," he said. The driver wasn't injured. "The westbound roadway will be shutdown for a significant period, given that weather conditions are making all ope…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood Pilots First 'Trust-Building' Community Policing Program In U.S. Ridgewood Pilots First 'Trust-Building' Community Policing Program In U.S. Ridgewood Pilots First 'Trust-Building' Community Policing Program In U.S.
Ridgewood Pilots First 'Trust-Building' Community Policing Program In U.S. RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Police and community members in Ridgewood will conduct a pilot program aimed at building genuine trust between them -- and, by doing so, stemming the backlash against law enforcement, Daily Voice has learned. Local ministers and police chiefs from throughout Bergen County have expressed interest in the private/public community policing training partnership arranged by Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward with international performance-improvement consultants Franklin Covey. "This is an opportunity to get communities and police together to build relationships -- or, where…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Dumont Crossings Closed After Train Hits Downed Tree Dumont Crossings Closed After Train Hits Downed Tree Dumont Crossings Closed After Train Hits Downed Tree
Dumont Crossings Closed After Train Hits Downed Tree A freight train struck a downed tree before midnight Wednesday in Dumont, closing two area crossings. No injuries were reported after the CSX train stopped at the Columbia Avenue crossing. The train's snow plow was bent so badly that a torch was needed to remove it, witnesses said. The train remained stopped past 2 a.m. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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