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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Car Bounces Off House In Leonia Crash Car Bounces Off House In Leonia Crash Car Bounces Off House In Leonia Crash
Car Bounces Off House In Leonia Crash LEONIA, N.J. -- One occupant was hospitalized and three others refused medical attention Sunday afternoon after a crash sent a vehicle into a house on Fort Lee Road in Leonia. All of the occupants were out of the Honda sedan and SUV when firefighters arrived at the Glenwood Avenue intersection just after 12:45 p.m. Leonia firefighters cleaned up the debris. Damage to the house was minimal. MORE: Regional Fire Photos (Jack Dunn)

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Armonk, NY
Breaking News
Police Boost Security For Giants-Patriots Game At MetLife Stadium Police Boost Security For Giants-Patriots Game At MetLife Stadium Police Boost Security For Giants-Patriots Game At MetLife Stadium
Police Boost Security For Giants-Patriots Game At MetLife Stadium EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Jersey State Police have increased the number of troopers at Sunday's 4:25 p.m. New York Giants home game against the visiting New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium following Friday's terror attacks in Paris. Law enforcement officials, however, stress that there is no credible threat at the Giants or any other NFL game this weekend. "The State Police creates a comprehensive plan for each specific event we protect at MetLife Stadium," State Police said in a statement. "This plan is revised if the available intelligence warrants changes." The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Historic Hinchcliffe Stadium In Paterson Gets $300G Renovation Grant Historic Hinchcliffe Stadium In Paterson Gets $300G Renovation Grant Historic Hinchcliffe Stadium In Paterson Gets $300G Renovation Grant
Historic Hinchcliffe Stadium In Paterson Gets $300G Renovation Grant PATERSON, N.J. -- Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson -- the only baseball site to be given National Historic Landmark status by the National Park Service -- has received a $300,000 grant from American Express to renovate two original tickets booths at the main entrance, mlb.com reports. "We are so grateful to American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their continued efforts toward the rehabilitation of Hinchliffe Stadium," Brian LoPinto, president of the nonprofit Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium, told mlb.com. "This is a strong step in the right direction…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fairview Police On Pace To Shatter No Shave November Goal Fairview Police On Pace To Shatter No Shave November Goal Fairview Police On Pace To Shatter No Shave November Goal
Fairview Police On Pace To Shatter No Shave November Goal FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- Halfway through No Shave November, the Fairview Police Department had hit 65% of its goal to raise $5,000 for cancer research and education. "We're getting there," Deputy Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice after the donations hit $3,220 on Saturday. "Everyone has a family member, a friend, or just knows someone who's battled cancer," Police Chief Thomas Juliano said. A check of the donor list shows that Juliano's squad has succeeded in inspiring civilians to donate to the cause -- and blown away his initial goal of $1,500. The proceeds will go …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Popular Teaneck Stylist Lillian Lee Continues November Giveaways Popular Teaneck Stylist Lillian Lee Continues November Giveaways Popular Teaneck Stylist Lillian Lee Continues November Giveaways
Popular Teaneck Stylist Lillian Lee Continues November Giveaways TEANECK, N.J. -- A popular Teaneck stylist continues celebrating her 10th year with a series of "November to Remember" giveaways. Lillian Lee and her J Beverly Hills Concept Salon on Teaneck Road began the giveaways last weekend. They're continuing through the end of the month. Lee over the years has been collecting, refurbishing and customizing donated wigs free of charge to women and girls with cancer. The mission is funded by Do Wonders, a 501(c)3 designated non-profit charity that she established. The wigs mean a great deal to the hundreds of patients referred not only by wo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale Police Dispatcher Gets Welcome News In Cancer Fight Hillsdale Police Dispatcher Gets Welcome News In Cancer Fight Hillsdale Police Dispatcher Gets Welcome News In Cancer Fight
Hillsdale Police Dispatcher Gets Welcome News In Cancer Fight WESTWOOD, N.J. -- At only 24, Hillsdale Police Dispatcher Corey Rooney of Westwood has already been down a long road fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But he had reason to celebrate this week. On Thursday, Nov. 12 -- nine months after a stem cell transplant -- Rooney learned that his cancer remained in remission. "This is the longest stretch of time in almost three years that I've been cancer-free," he said. Rooney barely had time to enjoy rebounding from Hodgkin’s when it doubled back on him last summer. Friends, family and strangers rallied to support the Westwood High School gradua…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
NJ State Police Boosting Security At Giants-Pats Game in East Rutherford NJ State Police Boosting Security At Giants-Pats Game in East Rutherford NJ State Police Boosting Security At Giants-Pats Game in East Rutherford
NJ State Police Boosting Security At Giants-Pats Game in East Rutherford EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Jersey State Police have increased the number of troopers at Sunday's New York Giants game against the New England Patriots at Metlife Stadium following Friday's terror attacks in Paris. State Police are also learning more about the tactics used in the Paris attacks that killed more than 120 people. The attacks were coordinated at six locations, including a stadium hosting a soccer game and a concert hall. Law enforcement officials, however, stress that there is no credible threat at the Giants or any other NFL game this weekend. "The State Police creates a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
No Injuries In Fiery Crash At Lyndhurst-Nutley Border No Injuries In Fiery Crash At Lyndhurst-Nutley Border No Injuries In Fiery Crash At Lyndhurst-Nutley Border
No Injuries In Fiery Crash At Lyndhurst-Nutley Border LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Two vehicles ended up torched after a mini van burst into flames in a chain-reaction crash at the Lyndhurst-Nutley border on Route 21 Saturday morning. No one was seriously injured in the back-to-back collisions involving four cars about 200 feet from Exit 8, said Eric Stryker, a good Samaritan who stopped his car and rushed over to help. Nutley police and firefighters were the first on the scene, Stryker told Daily Voice. "The van was 100% empty when the fire really got going," he said. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Driver In Palisades Park Head-On Crash May Have Been Pushed Police: Driver In Palisades Park Head-On Crash May Have Been Pushed Police: Driver In Palisades Park Head-On Crash May Have Been Pushed
Police: Driver In Palisades Park Head-On Crash May Have Been Pushed PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- A driver involved in a head-on collision in Palisades Park just before rush-hour Friday afternoon may have been pushed into oncoming traffic, police said Saturday. Authorities originally thought the 20-something driver from Paterson was turning left onto eastbound Northwood Way from northbound Bergen Boulevard when her compact Honda slammed into the other vehicle. That changed after an inspection of her car and interviews with other drivers, Police Chief Benjamin Ramos told Daily Voice. "It's preliminary, but investigators noticed that her car was rear-ended,&q…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police: Driver Caught Urinating Outside Headquarters Lodi Police: Driver Caught Urinating Outside Headquarters Lodi Police: Driver Caught Urinating Outside Headquarters
Lodi Police: Driver Caught Urinating Outside Headquarters LODI, N.J. -- As a Lodi police officer watched, a Union County man urinated outside his car in the parking lot of headquarters, authorities said. Marc Darienzo, 48, was released on a court summons after police learned that he was wanted on a traffic warrant from another town, Lt. Robert Salerno said. Darienzo, who threw something from his car before getting out on Thursday, was charged with urinating in public and littering, Salerno said.

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