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
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Wallington Bus Driver Had Sex With Paramus Girl, 16, Authorities Charge Wallington Bus Driver Had Sex With Paramus Girl, 16, Authorities Charge Wallington Bus Driver Had Sex With Paramus Girl, 16, Authorities Charge
Wallington Bus Driver Had Sex With Paramus Girl, 16, Authorities Charge PARAMUS, N.J. -- A Wallington bus driver was arrested on charges of having sex with a 16-year-old Paramus girl, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced Monday. Frank M. Lantigua, 26, was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with second-degree sexual assault. Lantigua was arrested on Nov. 25 after a joint investigation by Paramus detectives and Molinelli's Special Victims Unit, the prosecutor said. Lantingua, who Molinelli said is single, was scheduled for a Dec. 9 arraignment.

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Englewood, NJ
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Tenafly Police Ask: How Are We Doing? Tenafly Police Ask: How Are We Doing? Tenafly Police Ask: How Are We Doing?
Tenafly Police Ask: How Are We Doing? TENAFLY, N.J. -- Tenafly residents and merchants are invited to give their opinion of the borough police department as part of a process known as accreditation. Department members and borough employees are encouraged to call, as well, during the designated phone-in period from 10 a.m.-noon next Sunday, Dec. 6. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will examine “all aspects of the Tenafly Police Department's policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services,” during a headquarters visit on Sunday, Police Chief Robert Chamb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Little Falls Police Find Fleeing DWI Crash Passenger With GPS Little Falls Police Find Fleeing DWI Crash Passenger With GPS Little Falls Police Find Fleeing DWI Crash Passenger With GPS
Little Falls Police Find Fleeing DWI Crash Passenger With GPS LITTLE FALLS, N.J. — A driver was charged with DWI and one his passengers had to call for help from the bottom of a ravine after both tried to flee an overnight crash in Little Falls, authorities told NorthJersey.com. Lt. Steven Post, the officer in charge of the department, identified the pair as from Woodland Park and Totowa. They and a second passenger who remained at the scene are all 18, he told NorthJersey.com. The injured passenger took off after the vehicle barreled onto a Long Hill Road property and struck a porch, Post said. He slipped down a cliff some 75 to 100 feet and called 9…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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NY Thruway crash backs GSP traffic past Woodcliff Lake NY Thruway crash backs GSP traffic past Woodcliff Lake NY Thruway crash backs GSP traffic past Woodcliff Lake
NY Thruway crash backs GSP traffic past Woodcliff Lake WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- A five-car Rockland County crash Sunday night closed a stretch of the New York State Thruway and backed Garden State Parkway traffic past Woodcliff Lake. The 5:30 p.m. crash reportedly occurred at the Parkway connector, Exit 14A, in Chestnut Ridge and included a possible ejection, responders said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township Firefighters’ Christmas Tree Sale Under Way Washington Township Firefighters’ Christmas Tree Sale Under Way Washington Township Firefighters’ Christmas Tree Sale Under Way
Washington Township Firefighters’ Christmas Tree Sale Under Way WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Washington Township’s volunteer firefighters are again boasting a wide variety of trees during their annual Christmas tree sale. Shop seven days a week until Christmas Eve — from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. — at their Washington Avenue headquarters. Also available are wreaths (1-5 feet), grave blankets and other Christmas accessories — along with plenty of netting and twine — as well as metal tree stands and disposal skirts. As an entirely volunteer organization, the Washington Township Fire Department depends on donations. The firefighters aim to offer value to those …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Hasbrouck Heights Downed Line KO's Power To Several Customers Hasbrouck Heights Downed Line KO's Power To Several Customers Hasbrouck Heights Downed Line KO's Power To Several Customers
Hasbrouck Heights Downed Line KO's Power To Several Customers HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A high-tension power line came down in Hasbrouck Heights on Sunday, knocking out power to several area customers. The line came down in front of the Boulevard Apartment Complex across from Boulevard and Longview Avenue. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Nearly 50 Days In NH Get Christie Coveted Newspaper Endorsement Nearly 50 Days In NH Get Christie Coveted Newspaper Endorsement Nearly 50 Days In NH Get Christie Coveted Newspaper Endorsement
Nearly 50 Days In NH Get Christie Coveted Newspaper Endorsement The newspaper considered the most respected in New Hampshire endorsed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for the Republican presidential nomination in a top-of-the-front-page weekend editorial. Union Leader Publisher Joseph McQuaid cited Christie's record as U.S. attorney for and governor of New Jersey, while calling him a "solid, pro-life conservative who has managed to govern in liberal New Jersey, face down the big public unions, and win a second term." In the past two GOP presidential primaries, the Union Leader endorsed Newt Gingrich (lost) and John McCain (won). Christie has ru…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Newborn Of Edgewater's Ice T, Coco Gets Own Twitter Page Newborn Of Edgewater's Ice T, Coco Gets Own Twitter Page Newborn Of Edgewater's Ice T, Coco Gets Own Twitter Page
Newborn Of Edgewater's Ice T, Coco Gets Own Twitter Page EDGEWATER, N.J. -- No sooner had the daughter of gangsta rap pioneer Ice T and Coco Austin of Edgewater arrived on Saturday than she had her own Twitter page. "What's crackin world!! No haters allowed," the proud parents tweeted for Baby Chanel Nicole, who had 12,800 followers as of Sunday morning. Another photo tweet says: "This is me when I just touched down chillin with mom. I love her. Dad[']s cool too!" "I'm doing great!" Austin tweeted on her own page. "Had the best delivery! I pushed Chanel out in 3 tries!" Chanel was 5.7 pounds, said Austin,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Songbird Couple Headline Ridgewood Club Dinner In Washington Township Songbird Couple Headline Ridgewood Club Dinner In Washington Township Songbird Couple Headline Ridgewood Club Dinner In Washington Township
Songbird Couple Headline Ridgewood Club Dinner In Washington Township RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Veteran Broadway couple J. Mark McVey and Christy Tarr McVey will provide the musical entertainment as the College Club of Ridgewood brings its annual holiday dinner to Seasons in Washington Township on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The night will include cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and the traditional sing-along capping the evening. The McVeys met while performing on Broadway as Captain and Mrs. Walker in the Who's rock opera "Tommy." She was making her Broadway debut, while he was known as Marvin Hamlisch's "go-to guy" during national tours. McVey also made a name a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Sprinklers Not Working, Cause Unknown In Lyndhurst Plant Fire, Chief Says Sprinklers Not Working, Cause Unknown In Lyndhurst Plant Fire, Chief Says Sprinklers Not Working, Cause Unknown In Lyndhurst Plant Fire, Chief Says
Sprinklers Not Working, Cause Unknown In Lyndhurst Plant Fire, Chief Says LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Investigators were trying to determine why sprinklers were turned off in a paper recycling plant destroyed by a Thanksgiving Day fire, Daily Voice has learned. What's more, "the fire department connection to supply the suppression system was blocked by bundles of compressed material," Fire Chief Paul Haggerty said Saturday. Some were 25 feet high, he said. Fortunately, none of three injuries sustained by firefighters was serious, Haggerty told Daily Voice. Two had heat exhaustion and a third a minor leg injury, the chief said. A Secaucus firefighter also was e…

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