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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Spectrum For Living Van Catches Fire In Paramus Spectrum For Living Van Catches Fire In Paramus Spectrum For Living Van Catches Fire In Paramus
Spectrum For Living Van Catches Fire In Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. -- No serious injuries were immediately reported in a smoky fire that consumed a Spectrum for Living handicap-access van on Forest Avenue north of East Ridgewood Avenue near the Paramus/Oradell border around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Traffic was backed up on southbound Forest Avenue.

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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1st-Ever Poker Tourney Highlights Cresskill Schools Casino Night Fundraiser 1st-Ever Poker Tourney Highlights Cresskill Schools Casino Night Fundraiser 1st-Ever Poker Tourney Highlights Cresskill Schools Casino Night Fundraiser
1st-Ever Poker Tourney Highlights Cresskill Schools Casino Night Fundraiser CRESSKILL, N.J. -- Cresskill's middle and high school Home and School Association is hosting its 5th annual Casino Night fundraiser -- including its first-ever poker tournament -- at Space in Englewood on Friday, Jan. 29. The night of casino games, dinner and dancing at the South Dean Street nightspot will include a cocktail hour and open bar from 7-11 p.m. The cost is $75 each or $130 per couple, with $100 in casino money included per person. Dress code is "fun and festive." The 1st Cresskill Poker Tournament during the evening begins at 7:30 p.m. (please be prompt) with a $150 …

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff Swearing In Two New Police Officers Wyckoff Swearing In Two New Police Officers Wyckoff Swearing In Two New Police Officers
Wyckoff Swearing In Two New Police Officers WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Wyckoff officials swear in two new police officers Tuesday night. Joseph B. Fullam, 30, brings two years of experience with the Palisades Interstate Parkway police after being graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy. He served with the U.S. Air Force from 2003 to 2008, including assignments as a military police officer and in Montana and Turkey, where he provided security at nuclear weapons facilities, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. A Ramsey resident, Fullam obtained a Bachelors degree in criminal justice from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is currently work…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield Gas Station Attendant Hospitalized After Reported Robbery Garfield Gas Station Attendant Hospitalized After Reported Robbery Garfield Gas Station Attendant Hospitalized After Reported Robbery
Garfield Gas Station Attendant Hospitalized After Reported Robbery GARFIELD, N.J. -- A Garfield gas station attendant told police a robber took an undetermined amount of cash after hitting him in the head and face with a gun Monday night. The 57-year-old attendant from the S&S Shell Station on River Drive was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center after the incident, reported at 10:12 p.m., Police Capt. Darren Sucorowski said. He asked that anyone with information that could help the investigation call Garfield PD: (973) 478-8500.

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Ridgewood, NJ
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More New Jerseyans Get Outta Here Than Any Other State More New Jerseyans Get Outta Here Than Any Other State More New Jerseyans Get Outta Here Than Any Other State
More New Jerseyans Get Outta Here Than Any Other State The grass apparently is greener elsewhere for New Jerseyans -- who move outbound at a higher rate than residents of any other state, according to a study by United Van Lines. Why? It's expensive to live here, for one thing -- and we have the highest rate of retirees moving out of state. While Oregon had 69% of all state moves in 2015 coming in, 67% of New Jerseyans' moves were to another state, United Van Lines reported.  Both New Jersey and New York (65%) made the top outbound list in the 39th annual United National Movers Study for the fourth year in a row. “The aging boomer populatio…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority Police: Long-Haul Trucker Caught Trying To Beat Toll Port Authority Police: Long-Haul Trucker Caught Trying To Beat Toll Port Authority Police: Long-Haul Trucker Caught Trying To Beat Toll
Port Authority Police: Long-Haul Trucker Caught Trying To Beat Toll FORT LEE, N.J. -- A long-haul trucker from Texas used zip ties and duct tape to flip up and obscure his license plate in an effort to beat the George Washington Bridge toll, Port Authority police said. Officers stopped the Freightliner tractor and trailer on the New York side after it rolled through a GWB toll lane Monday night, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. They charged 40-year-old Scott A. Dockham of Richland Hills, Texas, with theft of services and record tampering.

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Rutherford, NJ
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Bergen Executive Tedesco Sets Mayors' Breakfast At MetLife Stadium Bergen Executive Tedesco Sets Mayors' Breakfast At MetLife Stadium Bergen Executive Tedesco Sets Mayors' Breakfast At MetLife Stadium
Bergen Executive Tedesco Sets Mayors' Breakfast At MetLife Stadium EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco will host a Q&A-style breakfast this Thursday for local mayors on economic and workforce development at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. “Mayors’ Matters,” in the Commissioners Club, is scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 14. Co-hosts are the New York Giants and the Bergen County Workforce Development Board and Division of Economic Development. The goal of the breakfast, Tedesco said, is to connect mayors with advocates in economic and workforce development so that they can work together to grow business, ratables and jo…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized Elmwood Park Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized Elmwood Park Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized
Elmwood Park Pedestrian Struck, Hospitalized ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A pedestrian was hospitalized with fractures to her skull, face and neck and a large gash on her head that required stitches after she was struck Monday night in Elmwood Park, authorities confirmed. The driver kept going for two blocks after the woman was struck just before 6:30 p.m. at Boulevard and Hillman but then returned after realizing what happened, a family member said. Detectives were still investigating, Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Residents: Rutgers Paying $40 To Discuss Transportation Bergen Residents: Rutgers Paying $40 To Discuss Transportation Bergen Residents: Rutgers Paying $40 To Discuss Transportation
Bergen Residents: Rutgers Paying $40 To Discuss Transportation Rutgers is pay Bergen County residents $40 each to talk about transportation. The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University is seeking focus group members for a session from 6 to 8 p.m. this Thursday in Hackensack "to help understand what issues are most important and how transportation agencies can communicate with the public about important decision that can affect your community." Those interested should contact the research team at [email protected] or 848-932-2367 and leave a name and phone number. A researcher will call back to determine whether the cal…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Firefighters Douse Garage Blaze Glen Rock Firefighters Douse Garage Blaze Glen Rock Firefighters Douse Garage Blaze
Glen Rock Firefighters Douse Garage Blaze GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A blaze that could have had worse consequences was quickly snuffed by Glen Rock firefighters. The detached garage fire call came in from Glen Avenue a little after 11 p.m. Friday. It turned out to be in a cabinet in a personal workshop with various flammable solvents and aerosoles, responders said. The homeowner contained the blaze with an extinguisher. Firefighters handled the rest, including ventilating the structure. Bergen County hazardous materials experts responded to ensure proper disposal of remaining chemicals, fire officials said. There were no injuries, they…

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