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
Your Community
21 Bergen Veterans Honored At The Bristal In Woodcliff Lake 21 Bergen Veterans Honored At The Bristal In Woodcliff Lake 21 Bergen Veterans Honored At The Bristal In Woodcliff Lake
21 Bergen Veterans Honored At The Bristal In Woodcliff Lake WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.– An assisted and independent living community in Woodcliff Lake that offers memory care support celebrated Veterans Day on Wednesday by honoring a group of 21 of its residents who served in the military. The youngest is 77 and the oldest 94. Among those attending the event at The Bristal Assisted Living were Mayor-Elect Carlos Rendo, state Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi and Dean Brown, the center's director of business development. The veterans honored: William Vincent Maloney, Sr., 96, served in the U.S. Army for three and a half years. He is a former resident of Allen…

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst Police Make 4th Arrest In Shaving, Burning Kidnapping Lyndhurst Police Make 4th Arrest In Shaving, Burning Kidnapping Lyndhurst Police Make 4th Arrest In Shaving, Burning Kidnapping
Lyndhurst Police Make 4th Arrest In Shaving, Burning Kidnapping LYNDHURST, N.J. -- Lyndhurst police Tuesday night arrested a fourth defendant in the kidnapping of a Mahwah man whose head, eyebrows and body were shaved and tongue burned with a cigarette. Salvador J. Santiago, 25, was being held on $500,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, criminal restraint, making terroristic threats, hindering an investigation and tampering with evidence. Lyndhurst police arrested him after executing a second search warrant at a Valley Brook Avenue home were they said Sunday's incident began. The 22-year-old victim told poli…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Who Do You Think Could Use Holiday Assistance In Glen Rock? Who Do You Think Could Use Holiday Assistance In Glen Rock? Who Do You Think Could Use Holiday Assistance In Glen Rock?
Who Do You Think Could Use Holiday Assistance In Glen Rock? GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- The Glen Rock Business Council is seeking your help finding a local cause to help this holiday season. Do you know of an individual, group or organization that could use a little help? "We will choose one recipient to help in any way we can, whether it’s by lending a hand physically, making a donation, or helping bring visibility to the cause," the council says. The recipient does not have to be an official 501(c)3 charity -- but should have some connection to Glen Rock. CLICK HERE to suggest a recipient.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic Prosecutor Calls Synthetic Pot Lab Largest Ever In NJ Passaic Prosecutor Calls Synthetic Pot Lab Largest Ever In NJ Passaic Prosecutor Calls Synthetic Pot Lab Largest Ever In NJ
Passaic Prosecutor Calls Synthetic Pot Lab Largest Ever In NJ PASSAIC, N.J. -- Authorities arrested four men and seized $27 million worth of synthetic marijuana, as well as processing chemicals, packaging materials and more than 230 bottles of "bath salts," from an operation that Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes called the largest of its kind in New Jersey. “This was not just someone putting together something in the bathroom,” she said following a series of raids in the city of Passaic. Authorities also hit locations in Paramus and Montville, as well as four separate storage units in Fort Lee and Lodi, she said. The haul include…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Hillsdale Man Hopes Street Sleep-Out Helps Homeless Youth Hillsdale Man Hopes Street Sleep-Out Helps Homeless Youth Hillsdale Man Hopes Street Sleep-Out Helps Homeless Youth
Hillsdale Man Hopes Street Sleep-Out Helps Homeless Youth HILLSDALE, N.J. -- A Hillsdale volunteer hopes a simple gesture to help homeless youth will attract the kind of support that makes a difference. Brian O'Toole will bring a cardboard box and a sleeping bag into Manhattan and bed down for the night in a parking lot near the Lincoln Tunnel as part of the Covenant House Sleep Out on Nov. 19. It's an ironic situation for O'Toole, a local plumber who prefers helping others quietly. "I'm not a New York Yankees or George Steinbrenner fan, but I read once where he said that if more than two people know about a good deed, it was done for the wr…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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New Employee At Hasbrouck Heights Job Stabs Security Guard, Police Charge New Employee At Hasbrouck Heights Job Stabs Security Guard, Police Charge New Employee At Hasbrouck Heights Job Stabs Security Guard, Police Charge
New Employee At Hasbrouck Heights Job Stabs Security Guard, Police Charge HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A Passaic woman starting a new job pulled a knife and stabbed a security guard who told her she was in a restricted area, said Hasbrouck Heights police who arrested her a short time later. Police responding to the 3 p.m. at Fashion Logistics on westbound Route 46 found Christina N Gomes, 28, on Route 17 after she ran from the scene, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri told Daily Voice. The victim was treated for minor wounds. Gomes, meanwhile, was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated assault and illegal weapons possession. The…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Water Main Break Tangles Evening Rush Hour Wayne Water Main Break Tangles Evening Rush Hour Wayne Water Main Break Tangles Evening Rush Hour
Wayne Water Main Break Tangles Evening Rush Hour WAYNE, N.J. -- A water main break Tuesday afternoon kept Alps Road closed in Wayne from French Hill Road to Nellis Drive and caused major evening rush-hour trouble on other major roadways. Nellis from Howe Avenue to Alps Road was also closed following the 3 p.m. break. The work was continuing as of 5:20 p.m. Evening rush-hour motorists reported tie-ups on Valley and Ratzer roads, as well as other arteries. "It's a complete mess," reported motorist Michele Diane Tiritilli. "To go from Valley Road to Oakland I had to go to [Route] 23."

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Police Investigate Boy's Report Of Driver Calling Him Over Ridgewood Police Investigate Boy's Report Of Driver Calling Him Over Ridgewood Police Investigate Boy's Report Of Driver Calling Him Over
Ridgewood Police Investigate Boy's Report Of Driver Calling Him Over RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood police were investigating a teen's report that a driver in a passing SUV shouted "get in the car" to him and kept going Tuesday afternoon. The boy said the 20-something, dark-haired Hispanic driver of the turquoise SUV -- possibly a crossover -- shouted to him from across Godwin Avenue near the Whole Foods Market just before 4 p.m. "The kid said he didn't respond and the driver kept going west on Godwin Avenue," Police Chief John Ward told Daily Voice. "There was no physical contact." Patrol officers flooded the area and an alert w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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2 Dogs Safely Flee Hasbrouck Heights House Fire 2 Dogs Safely Flee Hasbrouck Heights House Fire 2 Dogs Safely Flee Hasbrouck Heights House Fire
2 Dogs Safely Flee Hasbrouck Heights House Fire HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Two dogs fled a Hasbrouck Heights house fire to safety Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the 2:45 p.m. fire, which responders said began on the second floor in back of the two-story, peaked-roof house on Williams Avenue. A caller initially gave an incorrect address, but firefighters were quick to the scene and had the blaze under control in a matter of minutes, Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri told Daily Voice. "A very aggressive attack kept the fire from spreading," 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Rob Knoblock said. "Outstanding job." A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Wayne Firefighters Contain Kitchen Blaze Wayne Firefighters Contain Kitchen Blaze Wayne Firefighters Contain Kitchen Blaze
Wayne Firefighters Contain Kitchen Blaze WAYNE, N.J. -- Wayne firefighters confined a small house blaze to the kitchen area Tuesday afternoon, responders said. A second alarm was called for the fire in a 2½-story wood-frame house on Colfax Avenue just before 1:30 p.m. because some Wayne firefighters were in Paterson, responders said.

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