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 Police: Garfield Man Had Heroin, Pot In Burger King Lot Lodi Police: Garfield Man Had Heroin, Pot In Burger King Lot Lodi Police: Garfield Man Had Heroin, Pot In Burger King Lot
Lodi Police: Garfield Man Had Heroin, Pot In Burger King Lot LODI, N.J. -- A Lodi police officer who rolled up on an idling car in a Burger King parking lot arrested the driver on charges of pot, heroin and paraphernalia possession. Officer Philip Nobile was on patrol when he spotted the car, with 23-year-old Anthony Tabano of Garfield inside, in the parking lot of the Washington Street fast-food eater at 2:25 a.m. Thursday, Lt. Robert Salerno said Friday. Shining his spotlight inside, the officer spotted marijuana, he said. Tabano was ordered held on $5,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail.

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Sweeps Find Lodi Schools Drug-Free For 2nd Straight Year Sweeps Find Lodi Schools Drug-Free For 2nd Straight Year Sweeps Find Lodi Schools Drug-Free For 2nd Straight Year
Sweeps Find Lodi Schools Drug-Free For 2nd Straight Year LODI, N.J. -- Authorities on Friday conducted a routine drug sweep of Lodi High School and the Thomas Jefferson Middle School, beginning around 9 a.m. Lodi detectives and uniformed officers were joined by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office "in an effort to combat drug use in and around our schools," Police Chief Vincent Quatrone said. "We are happy to report that during this sweep we did not uncover any evidence of narcotics on the premises at this time," the chief said. "This is the second year that this sweep cond…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Officer Smells Something Funny, Arrests Man For Pot Cliffside Park Officer Smells Something Funny, Arrests Man For Pot Cliffside Park Officer Smells Something Funny, Arrests Man For Pot
Cliffside Park Officer Smells Something Funny, Arrests Man For Pot CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- A Cliffside Park police officer whose suspicions were raised arrested a local man who he said was carrying more than an ounce of pot, a scale and packaging materials in his backpack. Officer Billy Crapara approached Christopher Tavarez, 26, on Anderson Avenue and Crescent Lane and immediately smelled marijuana, Police Chief Richard Gaito said Friday. At headquarters, police found a warrant for failing to appear in Secaucus Municipal Court, Gaito said. Tavarez was charged with possession with the intent to distribute drugs near School #4 and possession of drug parap…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Man Caught On Video Passing Counterfeit Cash, Police Say Teaneck Man Caught On Video Passing Counterfeit Cash, Police Say Teaneck Man Caught On Video Passing Counterfeit Cash, Police Say
Teaneck Man Caught On Video Passing Counterfeit Cash, Police Say TEANECK, N.J. -- A 21-year-old Teaneck man turned himself in after learning that police wanted him on charges of passing counterfeit money at local businesses. Zavian Stephon Strader was released on a court summonses charging him with three counts each of forgery, theft by deception and "financial facilitation of criminal activity" following his surrender on Nov. 13, Police Chief Robert A. Carney said. Detectives identified Strader, of Palisade Avenue, from store surveillance video, Carney said. He "would make small purchases, allowing him to convert most of his counterfeit …

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck Police Seize $40G, Charge Philly Driver With Money Laundering Teaneck Police Seize $40G, Charge Philly Driver With Money Laundering Teaneck Police Seize $40G, Charge Philly Driver With Money Laundering
Teaneck Police Seize $40G, Charge Philly Driver With Money Laundering TEANECK, N.J. -- A secret vehicle compartment held $40,000 in cash that Teaneck police seized while arresting the Philadelphia driver on charges of money laundering and carrying a single illegal prescription pill. Ramon Antnio Pelegrin Serrano, 42, was ordered held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Members of the department's Narcotics Squad found the car "trap" during a routine traffic stop at the intersection of Larch Avenue and Oritani Place on Nov. 2, Police Chief Robert A. Carney said.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Teacher Aide Charged With Hitting Student Hackensack Teacher Aide Charged With Hitting Student Hackensack Teacher Aide Charged With Hitting Student
Hackensack Teacher Aide Charged With Hitting Student HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A teacher's aide in a Hackensack school was arrested Thursday after authorities said he hit a student. Jose D. Garrido, 60, of North Bergen was ordered held on $20,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with child endangerment and simple assault. The assault occurred at the YCS George Washington School on Hudson Street, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Friday morning. The child's parent went to Hackensack police, who Molinelli said notified his Special Victims Unit. The child wasn't seriously injured, authorities said. A Monday arraignment in Centr…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Your Community
Closter Clashes With Park Ridge In Bergen Juniors' Super Bowl Closter Clashes With Park Ridge In Bergen Juniors' Super Bowl Closter Clashes With Park Ridge In Bergen Juniors' Super Bowl
Closter Clashes With Park Ridge In Bergen Juniors' Super Bowl CLOSTER, N.J. -- The 10-0 Closter Junior Football team takes on Park Ridge in the Bergen County Junior Football League's Super Bowl on Saturday at Park Ridge High School. Kickoff is 4 p.m. The Cobras team consists of 5th- and 6th-grade boys from Closter, Demarest and Haworth and is coached by Joseph Argenziano, John Williams, Craig Miller, Derek Short and Pete Vadis. They topped Northern Valley to get to big game. Park Ridge, meanwhile, beat Ho-Ho-Kus/Saddle River. Park Ridge's senior team is also playing a Super Bowl game this weekend.

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Fairview Scouts Serve You Breakfast -- And Clean Up Fairview Scouts Serve You Breakfast -- And Clean Up Fairview Scouts Serve You Breakfast -- And Clean Up
Fairview Scouts Serve You Breakfast -- And Clean Up FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Join Scouts from the Academy of Our Lady of Grace and Troop 347 for a fundraising breakfast at the Applebee's on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen this Saturday, Nov. 21. Scouts will escort patrons to their tables, take orders, serve breakfast -- and clean up -- from 8 to 10 a.m., Assistant Troop 347 Scoutmaster Nagelly M. Fortuna said. Proceeds will fund pack and troop activities. Tickets can be bought at the door or by calling (201) 931-5131 or emailing [email protected].

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Woodcliff Lake Assisted Living Couple Feted For 60th Anniversary Woodcliff Lake Assisted Living Couple Feted For 60th Anniversary Woodcliff Lake Assisted Living Couple Feted For 60th Anniversary
Woodcliff Lake Assisted Living Couple Feted For 60th Anniversary WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. – Bristal Assisted Living at Woodcliff Lake recently toasted the 60th anniversary of two of its residents, Wolfgang and Monika Bischoff, with a celebration that drew family members and more. Their celebration coincided with an Oktoberfest gathering at the residence, making for even more fun, organizers said.Among the attendees: daughter Christine Rau, son-in-law T.J. Rau and grandchildren Emily, Jack and Olivia. The two-story Chestnut Ridge Road facility operates 156 assisted living residences, including 32 apartments dedicated for residents who require memory care. It …

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Your Community
Bergen, Passaic Drop Boxes Keep Prescription Drugs From Abusers, Thieves Bergen, Passaic Drop Boxes Keep Prescription Drugs From Abusers, Thieves Bergen, Passaic Drop Boxes Keep Prescription Drugs From Abusers, Thieves
Bergen, Passaic Drop Boxes Keep Prescription Drugs From Abusers, Thieves LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Hundreds of police departments, sheriff’s offices and State Police barracks across New Jersey now have safe, anonymous receptables for disposed prescription drugs, thanks to Project Medicine Drop. State authorities have been expanding the program "in response to an overwhelming demand from law enforcement agencies that want to engage directly with their communities in the fight against opiate abuse," acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. “We are seeing an equally strong and growing demand from New Jersey residents who understand the potential dangers pos…

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