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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Indiana Man Admits Coming To NJ For Sex With Mahwah Girl, 15 Indiana Man Admits Coming To NJ For Sex With Mahwah Girl, 15 Indiana Man Admits Coming To NJ For Sex With Mahwah Girl, 15
Indiana Man Admits Coming To NJ For Sex With Mahwah Girl, 15 MAHWAH, N.J. -- A convicted sex offender from Indiana admitted Monday that he drove to New Jersey to have sex with a 15-year-old Mahwah girl he met online, NorthJersey.com reports. Joshua Elkins, 32, had sex with the girl in Mahwah and in a Paramus hotel room, authorities said when detectives had him arrested in his Fort Wayne hometown in January 2013. He was extradited two months later and was indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack several weeks ago. Elkins drove the 10 hours to New Jersey after meeting the girl in a Russian roulette-styled chat room that allows users to spin through vari…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Weather
NJ Meteorologist: Wet Snow Headed To Bergen, Passaic NJ Meteorologist: Wet Snow Headed To Bergen, Passaic NJ Meteorologist: Wet Snow Headed To Bergen, Passaic
NJ Meteorologist: Wet Snow Headed To Bergen, Passaic Some wet snow was possible in parts of Bergen and Passaic counties on Tuesday, but it's not likely to stick, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said Monday. The real nuisance comes Wednesday -- heavy rain and wind with gusts up to 40 miles an hour, he said. A "lead weak system that is coming out of the Gulf States will bring precipitation," Cioffi said. "It will be mixed precipitation or perhaps some wet snow for awhile. "There is just enough cold air aloft to support it into Monday evening before the warm air completely takes over," he said. "The bottom line is that t…

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Dumont Cheers Firefighter Bound For U.S. Marines Dumont Cheers Firefighter Bound For U.S. Marines Dumont Cheers Firefighter Bound For U.S. Marines
Dumont Cheers Firefighter Bound For U.S. Marines DUMONT, N.J. -- Dozens of online well-wishers cheered on Dumont firefighter Zac Arlin as he left Sunday for boot camp with the U.S. Marine Corps. Arlin, a Dumont High School graduate from Pearl River, "has always been eager to serve his country, and his community," the DFD Independent Hose Company said in a Facebook post on Sunday. A string of "good luck," "thank you," "God bless" and "stay safe" messages -- and, of course, "Semper Fi" -- followed in rapid succession.

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Worker Injured In Flash Oxygen Fire At Englewood HMC Worker Injured In Flash Oxygen Fire At Englewood HMC Worker Injured In Flash Oxygen Fire At Englewood HMC
Worker Injured In Flash Oxygen Fire At Englewood HMC ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A worker soldering a pipe in a maintenance closet at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center was injured Monday morning when a burst of oxygen ignited, authorities said. The worker was treated at the hospital after the flash fire just after 8 a.m., they said, adding that operations weren't disrupted. Firefighters from Englewood and Tenafly responded.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Gas Line Break Closes Essex Street In Maywood Gas Line Break Closes Essex Street In Maywood Gas Line Break Closes Essex Street In Maywood
Gas Line Break Closes Essex Street In Maywood MAYWOOD, NJ -- A gas line rupture Monday morning indefinitely closed Essex Street in Maywood between Maywood Avenue and Hackensack. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Dog Left To Die In Northvale Home Police: Dog Left To Die In Northvale Home Police: Dog Left To Die In Northvale Home
Police: Dog Left To Die In Northvale Home NORTHVALE, N.J. -- An investigation was continuing into the discovery of a dead dog in a vacant Northvale home, borough police said Monday. (Meanwhile, a memorial service was held outside the house Monday night: Honoring Sully: Memorial Vigil Held For Northvale Dog Found Dead.) Authorities found the dog after responding to a report of water coming from beneath a garage door and an alarm sounding inside the home at 442 Crest Drive around 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Police Chief William Essmann said. Borough police called firefighters to gain entry, he said. The large, emaciated dog "appeared …

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
DWI Ridgewood Counselor Left Accident Scene, Franklin Lakes Police Charge DWI Ridgewood Counselor Left Accident Scene, Franklin Lakes Police Charge DWI Ridgewood Counselor Left Accident Scene, Franklin Lakes Police Charge
DWI Ridgewood Counselor Left Accident Scene, Franklin Lakes Police Charge FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ -- A mental health counselor from Ridgewood was intoxicated when she drove off after her car hit a guard rail in an overnight crash, Franklin Lakes police said. Elizabeth Voegtlin, 27, was released pending a hearing after the 2:29 a.m. crash Saturday on Pulis Avenue. Veogtlin took off after her vehicle struck a guard rail at the intersection of Campgaw Road, travelling north into Mahwah, Detective Lt. John Bakelaar said. Mahwah police found the vehicle on Pond Lane, he said. Veogtlin was charged with DWI, refusing to take a breath test, leaving the scene of a crash and …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Killed In Woodcliff Lake GSP Crash Day Short Of 30th Birthday Motorcyclist Killed In Woodcliff Lake GSP Crash Day Short Of 30th Birthday Motorcyclist Killed In Woodcliff Lake GSP Crash Day Short Of 30th Birthday
Motorcyclist Killed In Woodcliff Lake GSP Crash Day Short Of 30th Birthday WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ -- An Ocean County motorcyclist who would have turned 30 on Sunday was killed Saturday afternoon when his bike hit a guardrail on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake, throwing him. The 2001 Yamaha driven by Enrique Castillo-Ramos of Lakewood "ran off the road to the right and struck the guardrail, ejecting him" at milepost 168.7 at 1:27 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeff Flynn told Daily Voice. "The vehicle continued across all three lanes and ended up in the center grass median," he said. Castillo was taken to Hackensack Univer…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Route 80 Wrong-Way Driver From Paterson Kills NY Man In Saddle Brook Route 80 Wrong-Way Driver From Paterson Kills NY Man In Saddle Brook Route 80 Wrong-Way Driver From Paterson Kills NY Man In Saddle Brook
Route 80 Wrong-Way Driver From Paterson Kills NY Man In Saddle Brook SADDLE BROOK, NJ -- A pickup truck driven the wrong way by a Paterson man slammed into a sedan on Route 80 in Saddle Brook overnight Saturday, killing the driver, authorities said. Mario Funes, 32, was initially charged with DWI, with more serious criminal charges to follow, New Jersey State Police said Saturday. Funes was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with what responders called minor injuries. Killed in the 1:24 a.m crash was 64-year-old Luis Feliz of Yonkers, who was driving eastbound in a Camry.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Pascack Valley Tribe Cheerleaders Take 1st Place, State Championships Next Pascack Valley Tribe Cheerleaders Take 1st Place, State Championships Next Pascack Valley Tribe Cheerleaders Take 1st Place, State Championships Next
Pascack Valley Tribe Cheerleaders Take 1st Place, State Championships Next PASCACK VALLEY, NJ -- Cheers to the winners: The Pascack Valley Tribe, a group of Hillsdale and River Vale competitive cheerleaders in 6th to 8th grades, took 1st place in their division Saturday during a competition at Hackensack High School. The team: Allison Garrett Alli Pessolano Nicole Criscuolo Julie Allmers Megan Sgroi Sophie Ward Rachel Mannasse Carly Borges Lauren Van Horn Joyce Hahn Alexandra Laessig Erica Masseria Mary Spillane Lauren Morrissey Juliana Friend Isabella Marchese Lexi Hort Shannon Connolly Kara Moss Sponsored by Montclair State University, the 2n…

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