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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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Four Fair Lawn Police Veterans With 118 Combined Years Experience Retire Four Fair Lawn Police Veterans With 118 Combined Years Experience Retire Four Fair Lawn Police Veterans With 118 Combined Years Experience Retire
Four Fair Lawn Police Veterans With 118 Combined Years Experience Retire FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- New Year's Eve marked the last official day -- and new beginnings -- for four veteran Fair Lawn police officers. All "gave the utmost dedication and professionalism to the Borough of Fair Lawn and its residents throughout the years," PBA Local 67 noted. Police Officer Tim Franco retires after 33 years. Police Officer Louis Evangelista retires after 30 years. Detective David Boone and Detective Lt. Michael Uttel retire after 25 years. "We wish them the best and thanks again for your service," the PBA wrote.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Police Chief: Mahwah DWI Driver Arrested After Brief Chase Police Chief: Mahwah DWI Driver Arrested After Brief Chase Police Chief: Mahwah DWI Driver Arrested After Brief Chase
Police Chief: Mahwah DWI Driver Arrested After Brief Chase A Mahwah man who led officers on a brief chase at speeds estimated at more than 80 mph was drunk, Police Chief James Batelli told Daily Voice. The pursuit began around 1 a.m. Wednesday after 28-year-old Jeffrey Berger turned onto MacArthur Boulevard, tires squealing, Batelli said. Sgt. Michael Blondin, who was headed the other way, turned around and activated his lights -- but Berger didn't stop, the chief said. "It was brief," Batelli said, nothing that other officers quickly joined in. "He kept on going for a bit and then realized he'd better pull over." Bergen, who …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
On Your Side
PIP Gas Stations In Englewood Cliffs Closed Thursday For Conversion PIP Gas Stations In Englewood Cliffs Closed Thursday For Conversion PIP Gas Stations In Englewood Cliffs Closed Thursday For Conversion
PIP Gas Stations In Englewood Cliffs Closed Thursday For Conversion ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- What once were Sunoco stations on the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the George Washington Bridge remained closed Thursday until 7 p.m., when they were set to reopen as Mobil stations. Stations up the line were open all day, police said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Wyckoff Police: Employee Secretly Recorded Co-Worker Using Bathroom Wyckoff Police: Employee Secretly Recorded Co-Worker Using Bathroom Wyckoff Police: Employee Secretly Recorded Co-Worker Using Bathroom
Wyckoff Police: Employee Secretly Recorded Co-Worker Using Bathroom WYCKOFF, N.J. -- For what could have been as long as two years, an employee of a Wyckoff business recording the only female co-worker using the bathroom only video by using a cellphone taped to the sink, police said. The 56-year-old woman told police that she asked German Gonzales, 39, what he was doing when she found him bending down near the sink, Police Chief Benjamin C. Fox said Thursday. He replied that he was "picking something up from the floor," the chief said. A short time later, she used the bathroom and found the phone "taped to a water supply line under the sink,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Obituaries
Daily Voice Year In Review: Daughter Toasts Late Popular Montvale Bartender Daily Voice Year In Review: Daughter Toasts Late Popular Montvale Bartender Daily Voice Year In Review: Daughter Toasts Late Popular Montvale Bartender
Daily Voice Year In Review: Daughter Toasts Late Popular Montvale Bartender Daily Voice of Bergen this week reviewed some of the top stories of 2015 -- those that made us smile, made us cry or in some way left an impression on us. This was the most popular: MONTVALE, N.J. -- More than one mourner's eyes were smiling as a screeching hawk swept across the front of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Park Ridge before the Monday morning funeral for popular bartender Mark Rahl. Rahl touched countless lives during his 30 years behind the taps at Davey's Irish Pub in Montvale -- just as a remembrance posted by his daughter, Kristin, after he died of pancreatic cancer moved many …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Weather
Fog Rolling Into North Jersey, Rockland, Westchester, Fairfield Fog Rolling Into North Jersey, Rockland, Westchester, Fairfield Fog Rolling Into North Jersey, Rockland, Westchester, Fairfield
Fog Rolling Into North Jersey, Rockland, Westchester, Fairfield The National Weather Service on Wednesday afternoon issued a dense fog advisory for Bergen and Passaic counties, as well as Rockland, Putnam, northern Westchester and northern Fairfield. The advisory was in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday. Visibility was expected to be one quarter-mile or less. It "will make driving hazardous," the service said. "Slow down," it added. "Use your low-beam headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you in case a sudden stop is needed."

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park Police Say 'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants Palisades Park Police Say 'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants Palisades Park Police Say 'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants
Palisades Park Police Say 'Belligerent' Landlord Had Pot Plants PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- Palisades Park police investigating a noise complaint from several tenants arrested the building owner after spotting several marijuana plants in his apartment. Several residents of the 13th Street building called headquarters around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to report a belligerent and possibly intoxicated man screaming and banging on apartment doors, Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told Daily Voice. They became concerned after they tried but were unable to find the building owner, Edward Pec, 50, so they summoned the superintendent, Ramos said. He let them into Pec's apartmen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Rutherford Man Had Drugs Delivered Home Through Post Office Police: Rutherford Man Had Drugs Delivered Home Through Post Office Police: Rutherford Man Had Drugs Delivered Home Through Post Office
Police: Rutherford Man Had Drugs Delivered Home Through Post Office RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A Rutherford man used a bogus name to have pot and mushrooms delivered through the U.S. Postal Service to his home, authorities charged. Kevin Kelly, 35, posted $100,000 bail and was released pending court action on a variety of drug-related charges after detectives seized more than seven pounds of marijuana, some mushrooms, drug paraphernalia and a pellet gun from his home, Police Chief John R. Russo told Daily Voice. Postal employees alerted police on Dec. 10 to a package addressed to a fictitious name at Kelly's Hawthorne Street address, Russo said Wednesday afternoon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Upper Saddle River man who set himself on fire dies Upper Saddle River man who set himself on fire dies Upper Saddle River man who set himself on fire dies
Upper Saddle River man who set himself on fire dies UPDATE: A 55-year-old Upper Saddle River man who police said deliberately set himself on fire on Christmas Eve died Tuesday at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, authorities told Daily Voice. AirMed One from Hackensack University Medical Center flew the man there in critical condition after he doused himself in accelerant and ignited it in his backyard Thursday afternoon. Police responded after he called 911. Officers who responded to the northeastern part of town just after 3 p.m. found “his condition deteroriorating” before their eyes, Detective Lt. Edward Kane told Daily Voic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Upper Saddle River Man Who Set Himself On Fire On Christmas Eve Dies Upper Saddle River Man Who Set Himself On Fire On Christmas Eve Dies Upper Saddle River Man Who Set Himself On Fire On Christmas Eve Dies
Upper Saddle River Man Who Set Himself On Fire On Christmas Eve Dies UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- A 55-year-old Upper Saddle River man who police said deliberately set himself on fire on Christmas Eve died Tuesday at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, authorities told Daily Voice. AirMed One from Hackensack University Medical Center flew the man there in critical condition after he doused himself in accelerant and ignited it in his backyard Thursday afternoon. Police responded after he called 911. Officers who responded to the northeastern part of town just after 3 p.m. found "his condition deteroriorating" before their eyes, Detective Lt. …

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