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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Hackensack, NJ
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Proposed NJ Law Hiring Retired Police As School Security Goes To Christie Proposed NJ Law Hiring Retired Police As School Security Goes To Christie Proposed NJ Law Hiring Retired Police As School Security Goes To Christie
Proposed NJ Law Hiring Retired Police As School Security Goes To Christie Retired police officers will be hired to provide school security in New Jersey if Gov. Christie signs a bill approved by New Jersey legislators into law. The new law would create a "Class 3" special law enforcement position for retired-in-good-standing officers uder 65 years old to provide security in public and private schools. They would be allowed to carry guns, provided they meet the statutory requirements for retired officers -- including qualifying twice a year. They would provide on-premises security when schools are in session or occupied by students, teachers or staff --…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
New Machine Helps Teaneck Ambulance Corps Save Heart Attack Victim, 34 New Machine Helps Teaneck Ambulance Corps Save Heart Attack Victim, 34 New Machine Helps Teaneck Ambulance Corps Save Heart Attack Victim, 34
New Machine Helps Teaneck Ambulance Corps Save Heart Attack Victim, 34 TEANECK, N.J. -- A 34-year-old heart attack victim in a Teaneck CVS was revived by EMTs with the help of a new machine. After applying a defibrillator to the victim at the Cedar Lane store Wednesday afternoon, Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps members took over CPR from a township police officer and set up a Physio-Control LUCAS 2 Chest Compression System. The Lucas 2, one of four that the TVAC recently obtained through a federal grant, "gives high-quality chest compressions, allowing the crew to concentrate on rescue breathing," the corps' Larry J. Robertson said (see video, abov…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Route 46 Exit Crash In Ridgefield Park Among Ice-Related Incidents Route 46 Exit Crash In Ridgefield Park Among Ice-Related Incidents Route 46 Exit Crash In Ridgefield Park Among Ice-Related Incidents
Route 46 Exit Crash In Ridgefield Park Among Ice-Related Incidents RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- Ice spots caused several crashes and fender-benders during Monday morning's rush -- including one involving an SUV on the approaches to Route 80 and the New Jersey Turnpike from Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park. Police urged motorists to use caution.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Little Falls Crash Backs Westbound Traffic On Routes 46, 3 Little Falls Crash Backs Westbound Traffic On Routes 46, 3 Little Falls Crash Backs Westbound Traffic On Routes 46, 3
Little Falls Crash Backs Westbound Traffic On Routes 46, 3 LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- A multi-car crash on westbound Route 46 in Little Falls just past the Route 3 merge Monday morning had traffic backed up on both highways. The pileup occurred in the fast lane just after 8 a.m.

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington Officers OK After DWI Driver, 64, Slams Old Ragtop Into 7-Eleven Wallington Officers OK After DWI Driver, 64, Slams Old Ragtop Into 7-Eleven Wallington Officers OK After DWI Driver, 64, Slams Old Ragtop Into 7-Eleven
Wallington Officers OK After DWI Driver, 64, Slams Old Ragtop Into 7-Eleven WALLINGTON, N.J. -- Two Wallington police officers getting their morning coffee sustained minor injuries Sunday after a 1966 Buick convertible driven by an impaired 64-year-old driver plowed through the front double doors of a 7-Eleven, authorities said. Police Sgt. Tomasz Kruk and Officer Peter Zagaja were both released from Hackensack University Medical Center -- one with a knee injury and cut on his hand and the other with an ankle injury -- shortly after the car barreled into the Main Street store at 7:20 a.m., said Anthony Cureton of the the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department. Robert D…

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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Valentine's PBA Gala At Rockleigh Features Comedians, Dinner, More Valentine's PBA Gala At Rockleigh Features Comedians, Dinner, More Valentine's PBA Gala At Rockleigh Features Comedians, Dinner, More
Valentine's PBA Gala At Rockleigh Features Comedians, Dinner, More NORTHERN VALLEY, N.J. -- Comedians, a three-course dinner and an open bar highlight the first-ever Valentine's Day gala hosted by Northern Valley PBA Local 233 at the Rockleigh Country Club. The Feb. 12 event, from 7 p.m. to midnight, features comedians Goumba Johnny and Joey Vega. There will also be a cocktail hour, raffles and a Caribbean vacation grand prize. Proceeds will benefit the 2016 PBA Toy Drive and various charities supported throughout the year. TICKETS: $85 single / $150 couple GET TICKETS: [email protected] or (201) 768-5000, ext 412 Semi-formal attire required. Lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Northern Valley PBA Valentine’s gala at Rockleigh features dinner, comedians, more Northern Valley PBA Valentine’s gala at Rockleigh features dinner, comedians, more Northern Valley PBA Valentine’s gala at Rockleigh features dinner, comedians, more
Northern Valley PBA Valentine’s gala at Rockleigh features dinner, comedians, more SHOUT OUT: Comedians, a three-course dinner and an open bar highlight the first-ever Valentine’s Day gala hosted by Northern Valley PBA Local 233 at the Rockleigh Country Club. The Feb. 12 event, from 7 p.m. to midnight, features comedians Goumba Johnny and Joey Vega. There will also be a cocktail hour, raffles and a Caribbean vacation grand prize. Proceeds will benefit the 2016 PBA Toy Drive and various charities supported throughout the year. TICKETS: $85 single / $150 couple GET TICKETS: [email protected] or (201) 768-5000, ext 412 Semi-formal attire required. Local 233…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Motorist Surrenders In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian Teaneck Motorist Surrenders In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian Teaneck Motorist Surrenders In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian
Teaneck Motorist Surrenders In Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Pedestrian TEANECK, N.J. -- A New York City social worker who lives in Teaneck turned himself in Saturday to face charges in the Christmas night hit-and-run death of a township man, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced, confiming an earlier Daily Voice report. Stalin Kappil, a 62-year-old Indian immigrant, is married and has worked as a supervisor for the City of New York Administration for Children's Services since 2010, records show. He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, a second-degree charge, Grewal said. Kappil, who lives about a dozen blo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Motorist Robbed At Gunpoint Englewood Motorist Robbed At Gunpoint Englewood Motorist Robbed At Gunpoint
Englewood Motorist Robbed At Gunpoint ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A robber pulled a gun on an Englewood motorist and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash Friday night, authorities said. The 22-year-old victim told police he'd just parked his car on Armory Street around 8:40 p.m. when a tall black man wearing dark clothing walked up and asked him to roll down his window, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. When he did, the robber "pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and demanded cash," he said. The bandit fled through nearby Mackay Park, Torell said.

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities: Hit-And-Run SUV That Killed Teaneck Pedestrian A Honda Pilot Authorities: Hit-And-Run SUV That Killed Teaneck Pedestrian A Honda Pilot Authorities: Hit-And-Run SUV That Killed Teaneck Pedestrian A Honda Pilot
Authorities: Hit-And-Run SUV That Killed Teaneck Pedestrian A Honda Pilot UPDATE (Jan. 9): A New York City social worker who lives in Teaneck turned himself in to face charges in the Christmas night hit-and-run death of a township man, Daily Voice has learned. READ MORE....TEANECK, N.J. -- Authorities said Friday that the vehicle that struck and killed a Teaneck man as he crossed Cedar Lane a block from his home on Christmas night is a black 2003-2005 Honda Pilot believed to possibly have damage to the front passenger bumper, hood and windshield. After hitting 59-year-old Steven J. Leitgeb at 6:47 p.m. at Garrison Avenue, the vehicle continued east on Cedar Lane a…

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