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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Englewood, NJ
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Englewood Family Center Receives Playhouse Donated By United Water Englewood Family Center Receives Playhouse Donated By United Water Englewood Family Center Receives Playhouse Donated By United Water
Englewood Family Center Receives Playhouse Donated By United Water ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Employees from United Water volunteered with members of Habitat for Humanity to provide a children's playhouse for the Englewood headquarters of Bergen County's oldest family services agency. Underprivileged youngsters get to enjoy the playhouse at the Bergen Family Center's Leonard Johnson Day Nursery on Armory Street.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Special Ed Association Holds 20th Anniversary Gala Fair Lawn Special Ed Association Holds 20th Anniversary Gala Fair Lawn Special Ed Association Holds 20th Anniversary Gala
Fair Lawn Special Ed Association Holds 20th Anniversary Gala FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Melanie Boyan, a special education teacher at the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, was named the 13th annual Starfish Award Recipient at the 20th annual gala of the Fair Lawn Association for Special Education (FLASE) on Saturday. The Starfish Award goes to an "unsung hero" in the district who goes above and beyond to make a difference in the life of a child with special needs. "It is beautiful to see all children in Fair Lawn afforded such opportunities to reach their greatest potential and know that they live in a strong united community that supports them…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Tri-Town Bergen American Legion Post Collects Backpacks For Homeless Vets Tri-Town Bergen American Legion Post Collects Backpacks For Homeless Vets Tri-Town Bergen American Legion Post Collects Backpacks For Homeless Vets
Tri-Town Bergen American Legion Post Collects Backpacks For Homeless Vets HILLSDALE, N.J. -- American Legion Post 162 of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake, Old Tappan this Friday will present a collection of new backpacks and winter clothing donated for homeless veterans. The campaign supports the Bergen County Tracers Program of the Division of Veteran Services in Hackensack. "We are still sorting all the donated items," the American Legion's Zoltan Horvath told Daily Voice on Monday. "We are also happy to except gift cards from fast food outlets and or cash to buy more." On any given night there are anywhere from 125 to 150 homeless veterans, male…

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Englewood, NJ
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Ex-School Official From Palisades Park Jumps To Death From Alpine Cliffs Ex-School Official From Palisades Park Jumps To Death From Alpine Cliffs Ex-School Official From Palisades Park Jumps To Death From Alpine Cliffs
Ex-School Official From Palisades Park Jumps To Death From Alpine Cliffs ALPINE, N.J. -- A Bergen Catholic graduate from Palisades Park who admitted selling crystal meth and GHB jumped 325 feet to his death from the Palisades cliffs in Alpine over the weekend, authorities said. Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Officer Richard Dey found a car belonging to John Norton, 35, parked after closing at the State Line Lookout Saturday night, PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. Backups joined Dey, who'd spotted the car there earlier in the day, in searching area trails, he said. Westchester County Police sent an aviation unit that scanned the cliffs with negative r…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Washington Township Students Boost Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive Washington Township Students Boost Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive Washington Township Students Boost Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive
Washington Township Students Boost Bergen Sheriff's Turkey Drive WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Elementary students from Washington Township assisted Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino's record-breaking 2015 Thanksgiving turkey drive. Sheriff's Officers Aime Mehnert and Sonya Bekier of Saudino's Community Outreach Unit collected the birds from the Washington and George school youngters to be given to the Center for Food Action in Saddle Brook on Friday. The sheriff's crew, including members of PBA Local 134, gathered 600 turkeys overall, smashing last year's collection of 380. In doing so, the team produced nearly a quarter of the turkeys that the CFA …

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Suspicious package clears Edgewater movie theaters Suspicious package clears Edgewater movie theaters Suspicious package clears Edgewater movie theaters
Suspicious package clears Edgewater movie theaters A suspicious package found Saturday night at the Multiplex Cinemas on River Road in Edgewater caused some confusion — and more than a bit of panic, according to some moviegoers. Anthony Cureton of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office said the threat proved unfounded. Some moviegoers said a bit of panic was caused by some type of noise — possibly caused by someone falling during the evacuation between 9 and 9:30 p.m. READ MORE…. PHOTO: Shawn Hagal

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah Police: Stolen Car Driver Tries Using Owner's License Mahwah Police: Stolen Car Driver Tries Using Owner's License Mahwah Police: Stolen Car Driver Tries Using Owner's License
Mahwah Police: Stolen Car Driver Tries Using Owner's License MAHWAH, N.J. -- A Pennsyvlania man behind the wheel of a stolen car tried showing a Mahwah police officer who stopped him the owner's driver's license as if it was his own, authorities said. Officer Tyler Boucher stopped the car Saturday afternoon on southbound Route 287 for an equipment violation, Sgt. Michael R. Blondin told Daily Voice. After the driver handed him the license with a photo of a man who looking nothing like him, Boucher smelled marijuana and noticed that the ignition had been popped, Blondin said. A check determined the car had just been reported stolen out of Ansonia, …

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Suspicious Package Clears Edgewater Multiplex Suspicious Package Clears Edgewater Multiplex Suspicious Package Clears Edgewater Multiplex
Suspicious Package Clears Edgewater Multiplex EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A suspicious package found Saturday night at the Multiplex Cinemas on River Road in Edgewater caused some confusion -- and more than a bit of panic, according to some moviegoers. Anthony Cureton of the Bergen County Sheriff's Office said the threat proved unfounded. Some moviegoers said a bit of panic was caused by some type of noise -- possibly caused by someone falling during the evacuation between 9 and 9:30 p.m. The sheriff's Bomb Squad responded along with borough and Fairview police. A sheriff's K-9 search the building with negative results. "In the ['H]unger…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Blind Hackensack Prodigy, 14, Records 1st Album, Sets Major Gigs Blind Hackensack Prodigy, 14, Records 1st Album, Sets Major Gigs Blind Hackensack Prodigy, 14, Records 1st Album, Sets Major Gigs
Blind Hackensack Prodigy, 14, Records 1st Album, Sets Major Gigs HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A magical ride continues for an inspirational teenage multi-instrumentalist from Hackensack. Matthew Whitaker, 14, who played Newark's Symphony Hall last night, recently recorded his first album, "Take A Break," at the Universal Music Production Center in Hackensack. "I had a ball," he wrote to friends and fans, urging them to stay tuned for the release. It's no mean feat for Matthew, who was born 3 months premature — at 1 pound, 11 ounces — and blind. Next month, he returns to the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem for a special holiday show. In F…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn SUV, Sedan Crash Sends One To Hospital Fair Lawn SUV, Sedan Crash Sends One To Hospital Fair Lawn SUV, Sedan Crash Sends One To Hospital
Fair Lawn SUV, Sedan Crash Sends One To Hospital FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- One person was hospitalized after a sedan and an SUV collided around 4:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Lyncrest and Morlot avenues in Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

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