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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale Road Closed For Paving Hillsdale Road Closed For Paving Hillsdale Road Closed For Paving
Hillsdale Road Closed For Paving HILLSDALE: Yesler Way will remain closed on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Hillsdale Avenue to Beechwood Drive for milling and paving. Detours will be posted.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
Fund Set For Moonachie Girl, 10, With Brain Aneurysm Fund Set For Moonachie Girl, 10, With Brain Aneurysm Fund Set For Moonachie Girl, 10, With Brain Aneurysm
Fund Set For Moonachie Girl, 10, With Brain Aneurysm MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Community members are rallying around the familiy of a Moonachie fourth-grader who suffered a brain aneurysm a month ago. Maria Paulina Garces Alzate, who attends the Robert L. Craig School, has undergone emergency neurosurgery and remained hospitalized in pediatric intensive care. Her mother is pregnant and step-father was taking time off from work to help young Maria Paulina and her mother, according to a GoFundMe page that had raised nearly $9,500 in less than three weeks. "Doctors say her road to recovery will be long and very difficult," the page says. &qu…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
New Glen Rock School Board Member Brings Extensive Business Experience New Glen Rock School Board Member Brings Extensive Business Experience New Glen Rock School Board Member Brings Extensive Business Experience
New Glen Rock School Board Member Brings Extensive Business Experience GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- The new trustee on the Glen Rock Board of Education is Eileen Hillock, a former Wall Street executive and professional photographer. Hillock was appointed by unanimous vote to replace Robin Rubinstein at a Tuesday night board meeting following a 90-minute group interview of six applicants and an hour of deliberations, Banana Tree News reports. Rubinstein resigned from the board on Oct. 5, citing health reasons. Hillock will serve out the remainder of her term through 2016, the report says. She can then choose to run for what would then be a one-year unexpired term or f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood residents foils FedEx package theft scam Englewood residents foils FedEx package theft scam Englewood residents foils FedEx package theft scam
Englewood residents foils FedEx package theft scam An Englewood man knew something was fishy when a woman came to his door while he was opening a FedEx delivery addressed to his wife with three new iPhone 6s inside and asked whether he’d mistakenly received the package. So he told the woman he’d fetch it for her and instead called police, who arrested her and her boyfriend. Precious Broadu, 21, of Queens and 36-year-old Dexroy King — also known as Rodrigues Deon Freeman — had her one-year-old child with them, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. MUGSHOTS: Courtesy ENGLEWOOD PD

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Have You Seen Him? Clifton Police Release Bank Robbery Suspect's Photo Have You Seen Him? Clifton Police Release Bank Robbery Suspect's Photo Have You Seen Him? Clifton Police Release Bank Robbery Suspect's Photo
Have You Seen Him? Clifton Police Release Bank Robbery Suspect's Photo CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police released a surveillance photo of a man who they said robbed a local bank on Tuesday. The robber entered the Capital One branch on Ackerman Avenue in the city's Botany Village neighborhood around 3:10 p.m. and handed the teller a note demanding money, Detective Sgt. Robert Bracken said. He then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, possibly toward Garfield, he said. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call Clifton PD: (973) 470-5908.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Police Charge Illegal Squatter In Soldier's Home In Burglaries Englewood Police Charge Illegal Squatter In Soldier's Home In Burglaries Englewood Police Charge Illegal Squatter In Soldier's Home In Burglaries
Englewood Police Charge Illegal Squatter In Soldier's Home In Burglaries ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Englewood police cracked a series of commercial burglaries with the arrests of an illegal resident who they said they found partying with four other men -- three of them illegals -- in the home of a military service member who is on assignment out of the area. One of them was also charged with robbing a restaurant manager at gunpoint, as well as with committing at least seven area burglaries in a little over two months. "Conditions in the home were deplorable throughout," Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. "There was evidence of partying, alo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood Resident Foils FedEx Delivery Scam, Police Arrest 2 Englewood Resident Foils FedEx Delivery Scam, Police Arrest 2 Englewood Resident Foils FedEx Delivery Scam, Police Arrest 2
Englewood Resident Foils FedEx Delivery Scam, Police Arrest 2 ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- An Englewood man knew something was fishy when a woman came to his door while he was opening a FedEx delivery addressed to his wife with three new iPhone 6s inside and asked whether he'd mistakenly received the package. So he told the woman he'd fetch it for her and instead called police, who arrested her and her boyfriend. Precious Broadus, 21, of Queens and 36-year-old Dexroy King -- also known as Rodrigues Deon Freeman -- had her one-year-old child with them, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. They were arrested by Police Officers Adolfo Gutierrez and A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Ringwood Man Admits Bringing Illegally Killed Bear Into NY Ringwood Man Admits Bringing Illegally Killed Bear Into NY Ringwood Man Admits Bringing Illegally Killed Bear Into NY
Ringwood Man Admits Bringing Illegally Killed Bear Into NY RINGWOOD, N.J. -- A Ringwood man on Thursday admitted transporting an American black bear that he illegally killed across state lines to New York and then covering up the crime by staging a fake kill site using the animal's insides. Martin Kaszycki, 36, told a federal judge in Newark that it was out of hunting season in October 2012 when he killed the 450-pound male bear with a bow and arrow from an elevated tree stand near his business in Newfoundland, in violation of New Jersey state law. It became a federal crime -- specifically: a violation of the Lacy Act -- when he drove the dead anim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park HS Students Becoming Activists Against Dating Abuse Cliffside Park HS Students Becoming Activists Against Dating Abuse Cliffside Park HS Students Becoming Activists Against Dating Abuse
Cliffside Park HS Students Becoming Activists Against Dating Abuse CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Overwhelmed by the realization that she was a victim, a young high-schooler walked out of a forum on dating abuse presented by A Partnership for Change to compose herself. A staff member from APFC’s PowerBack teen dating abuse prevention program followed her and eventually connected the girl with a counselor. "That's the kind of difference a program like this makes," Allison Bressler, APFC's co-founder and co-director, told Daily Voice. APFC is taking PowerBack to Cliffside Park, Lodi and River Dell (River Edge) high schools this school year as it continue…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Cliffside Park Construction Worker Struck By Own Van In Ridgewood Cliffside Park Construction Worker Struck By Own Van In Ridgewood Cliffside Park Construction Worker Struck By Own Van In Ridgewood
Cliffside Park Construction Worker Struck By Own Van In Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- An employee from a Cliffside Park-based construction company was seriously injured Wednesday night after he tried to stop a runaway van. The driver tried jumping into the driver's seat but fell from the moving vehicle around 5:15 p.m. on North Maple Avenue, Police Chief John Ward told Daily Voice. The victim was been part of a crew conducting maintenance/repair work on the home of noted author Harlan Coben. An ambulance took him to Hackensack University Medical Center with the assistance of a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital. The van was removed from the scene b…

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