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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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Fire Department Honors 50-Year Veterans Lodi Fire Department Honors 50-Year Veterans Lodi Fire Department Honors 50-Year Veterans
Lodi Fire Department Honors 50-Year Veterans LODI, N.J. -- The Lodi Fire Department honored Firefighter Al Luna and the late ex-Chief Joe Ciolino for 50 years of "dedicated service to the residents." Luna has been a captain, lieutenant, president, vice president and trustte with the volunteer company. Ciolino, 76, who died on June 1, also worked for the Lodi DPW. His wife, Joanne, accepted the honor. The department thanked both men at a Nov. 22 awards ceremony for "all the time, effort and excellent service" over half a century.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Old Man Winter Sleeps As Bergen Enjoys Extended Fall Old Man Winter Sleeps As Bergen Enjoys Extended Fall Old Man Winter Sleeps As Bergen Enjoys Extended Fall
Old Man Winter Sleeps As Bergen Enjoys Extended Fall Mid-October weather continued into the weekend, with temperatures in Bergen and Passaic counties expected to hit the 60s once again on Saturday -- 10 degrees warmer than usual this time of year. The only catch: rain Saturday just after noon, and possibly on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Throughout the week, daytime temperatures won't dip below 50 as December arrives dressed more for fall than winter. Come midweek, though, the nightime temperatures will begin a swift descent below freezing.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Tall, Older Robber Takes $1,300 From Elmwood Park Clothing Store Tall, Older Robber Takes $1,300 From Elmwood Park Clothing Store Tall, Older Robber Takes $1,300 From Elmwood Park Clothing Store
Tall, Older Robber Takes $1,300 From Elmwood Park Clothing Store ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park police were looking for a tall, older robber who they said took $1,300 in cash from a clothing store after ordering everyone to the floor. Described as black, with a salt and pepper beard and wearing a dark hoodie, the 6-foot-5-inch bandit entered the Avenue Clothing Store at 100 Broadway around 9:15 p.m. Friday, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He had his hand in his pocket and pointed it at the everyone in the store, indicating that he had a weapon, while demanding money from the cash register, Foligno said. He then ordered everyone to lay on the floo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Your Community
Clifton HS Students Want Tribute For Classmate Killed in Bicycle Crash Clifton HS Students Want Tribute For Classmate Killed in Bicycle Crash Clifton HS Students Want Tribute For Classmate Killed in Bicycle Crash
Clifton HS Students Want Tribute For Classmate Killed in Bicycle Crash CLIFTON, N.J. -- Money contributed toward medical expenses for an 18-year-old Clifton High School student left in a coma after a bicycle crash are going toward his funeral -- and, friends hope, some type of commemoration. "We are completely heartbroken," said Jennifer Colon, a family friend, following Jose DeJesus's Thankgiving Day death. "We lost our angel." DeJesus was riding a bike home from work with another teen described by Colon as his best friend -- also from Clifton -- when they crashed into a car on Sixth Street near Lincoln Avenue around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. De…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
River Vale Police: 'Combative' Bleeding Man Claims Bicycle Hit-and-Run River Vale Police: 'Combative' Bleeding Man Claims Bicycle Hit-and-Run River Vale Police: 'Combative' Bleeding Man Claims Bicycle Hit-and-Run
River Vale Police: 'Combative' Bleeding Man Claims Bicycle Hit-and-Run RIVER VALE, N.J. -- A drunk and bleeding Ridgewood man who claimed he'd been knocked off his bicycle by a hit and run driver overnight Friday in Paramus fought with emergency responders in River Vale and then again at the hospital, authorities said. As of Friday morning, police said they hadn't found evidence of a crash -- or of a bicycle. Patrol officers were called to a Spring Street home just after 1:30 a.m. on a report of an injured bicyclist, Detective Sgt. John J. DeVoe told Daily Voice. From outside the front door they could hear a woman shouting inside, he said. They looked throug…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Fog Ushers Wave Of Warmth Into Bergen, Passaic Fog Ushers Wave Of Warmth Into Bergen, Passaic Fog Ushers Wave Of Warmth Into Bergen, Passaic
Fog Ushers Wave Of Warmth Into Bergen, Passaic Fog plagued some Bergen and Passaic drivers as they headed home from Thanksgiving get-togethers -- while heralding the approach of a warm weekend. The fog was dense in some spots, patchy in others, as temperatures hovered in the mid-40s and the humidity pushed past 90%. In Teaneck, a thin blanket hovered over Votee Park after dark. Some areas got worse -- by much -- through the overnight hours. It was expected to continue into the morning as temperatures began a push past 60 degrees -- more than 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. A National Weather Service fog advisory remained…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
FBI Seeks Special Applicants FBI Seeks Special Applicants FBI Seeks Special Applicants
FBI Seeks Special Applicants Do you have what it takes to be a federal agent? The FBI says it's accepting applications from "talented and motivated individuals" who want to serve their country and communities. "Special agents bring with them a variety of experience and skills, from computer science and engineering to law and accounting," the FBI advertisement says. They're also a select bunch. During fiscal 2014, the bureau said, it received more than 20,000 applications for approximately 700 special agent vacancies. Applicants must successfully complete the Special Agent Selection System (SASS), …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Prospect Park House Fire Quickly Put Down Prospect Park House Fire Quickly Put Down Prospect Park House Fire Quickly Put Down
Prospect Park House Fire Quickly Put Down PROSPECT PARK, N.J. -- Prospect Park firefighters confined a house blaze to the first floor Thanksgiving night. Hawthorne and Haledon firefighters provided mutual aid. The fire in the 2½-story wood frame house broke out just after 8 p.m. No injuries were reported.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Roaring Lyndhurst Recycling Center Fire Began In 'Burn Barrel' VIDEO: Roaring Lyndhurst Recycling Center Fire Began In 'Burn Barrel' VIDEO: Roaring Lyndhurst Recycling Center Fire Began In 'Burn Barrel'
Video: Roaring Lyndhurst Recycling Center Fire Began In 'Burn Barrel' LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Smoke could be seen for miles as a fast-moving Thanksgiving fire consumed a Lyndhurst paper recycling center. EMS treated two firefighters for heat exhaustion while a third sustained a minor leg injury in the three-alarm blaze, which broke out just after 11:30 a.m. on Page Avenue behind the Schuyler Diner, Police Chief James O'Connor told Daily Voice. The source apparently was a "burn barrel," O'Connor said. The roof of the two-and-a-half story masonry building collapsed soon after, he said. The building was being demolished Thursday afternoon. "There ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst Police Raise $2,200 During No-Shave November Lyndhurst Police Raise $2,200 During No-Shave November Lyndhurst Police Raise $2,200 During No-Shave November
Lyndhurst Police Raise $2,200 During No-Shave November LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A Lyndhurst Police No-Shave November campaign brought in more than $2,200. Participants included Detectives Ron Guirland, Mike Lemanowicz and Vin Auteri, Lt. John Kerner, Sgts. Rich Jarvis and John Mazzure, and Officers Chris Cuneo, Geoffrey Rejent, Michael Giangeruso, Charles Giangeruso, John Decamp, James Goral, Paul Haggerty and Rob Fernandez.

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