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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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Your Community
Demarest Rabies Clinic Aims To Prevents Disease Demarest Rabies Clinic Aims To Prevents Disease Demarest Rabies Clinic Aims To Prevents Disease
Demarest Rabies Clinic Aims To Prevents Disease DEMAREST: The Demarest Board of Health is offering a rabies clinic on Sat., Nov. 14. The clinic will held from 10-11 a.m. at the Demarest Railroad Depot. Every cat or dog must be on a leash or in a carrier and accompanied by an adult. Vaccines will be given to dogs six months or older. Examine your pet's rabies expiration date to be sure that it's valid through November 2016 so a license may be obtained. MORE INFO: http://www.demarestnj.net/BoardOfHealth.php 

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority PD: No Plates For Driver Stopped On GWB In Fort Lee Port Authority PD: No Plates For Driver Stopped On GWB In Fort Lee Port Authority PD: No Plates For Driver Stopped On GWB In Fort Lee
Port Authority PD: No Plates For Driver Stopped On GWB In Fort Lee FORT LEE, N.J. -- A driver stopped by Port Authority police after blowing through a George Washington Bridge toll booth had no transponder or license plates on her car -- and an upaid toll ticket for the New Jersey Turnpike on her front seat, authorities said. Another motorist, meanwhile, has duct tape over the rear license of his motorcycle -- apparently to try and beat the system, they said. PAPD Officer Juan Guzman was on patrol on the bridge's lower level Friday morning when he stopped a silver 2008 Ford, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. He arrested the driver, 29-ye…

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Northern Valley, NJ
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Downward Facing Dad: Old Tappan Library Offers Men's-Only Yoga Downward Facing Dad: Old Tappan Library Offers Men's-Only Yoga Downward Facing Dad: Old Tappan Library Offers Men's-Only Yoga
Downward Facing Dad: Old Tappan Library Offers Men's-Only Yoga Old Tappan Public Library will host a men's yoga event Nov. 16 - Dec. 21. Men are invited to learn the basics and master yoga poses to stregthen, stretch, and prevent workout injuries all while focusing on mental health and wellness. Classes are Mondays from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. and are $78 for six sessions; and $60 for seniors. Vincent Bonadies, a certified instructor, will lead the classes. MORE INFO: http://oldtappan.bccls.org 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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You Can Win Allendale Leather Fire Helmet Signed By Aerosmith You Can Win Allendale Leather Fire Helmet Signed By Aerosmith You Can Win Allendale Leather Fire Helmet Signed By Aerosmith
You Can Win Allendale Leather Fire Helmet Signed By Aerosmith ALLENDALE, N.J. -- You could own an Allendale Fire Department leather helmet signed by the members of the rock group Aerosmith. Raffle tickets are $20 each for a shot at winning the helmet, which a friend of a firefighter got signed in Las Vegas. The winning entry will drawn on Feb. 7, 2016. The winner will receive the autographed helmet with a custom shield in a plexi-glass case, framed photos of the band members signing it and a certificate of authenticity. The proceeds from the raffle will be going towards restoring the deparment's antique 1953 Mack engine and for improvements to the f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Police Charge Machete-Carrying Man in Burglaries Fort Lee Police Charge Machete-Carrying Man in Burglaries Fort Lee Police Charge Machete-Carrying Man in Burglaries
Fort Lee Police Charge Machete-Carrying Man in Burglaries FORT LEE, N.J. -- Fort Lee detectives connected a rash of commercial burglaries to a 24-year-old Teaneck man they arrested with a machete outside a Route 4 motel last month. A judge increased the bail for Sharod Benjamin to $100,000 for the additional charges. Officers who responded to a report of a man with a gun on Oct. 19 said they found Benjamin in the parking lot of the Best Western with the black handle of a weapon sticking out of his waistband. Detective Thomas Keelen approached Benjamin, who "circled around [him], bladed his body in a fighting stance and refused to take his h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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New Bogota Police Chief Says Department's On 'Upswing' New Bogota Police Chief Says Department's On 'Upswing' New Bogota Police Chief Says Department's On 'Upswing'
New Bogota Police Chief Says Department's On 'Upswing' BOGOTA, N.J. -- New Bogota Police Chief Daniel Maye was sworn in on Friday after being appointed by the Borough Council the night before. “We have a group of great guys here,” Maye told Daily Voice. "The department is in an upswing right now, so my job is to maintain that.” A 27-year department veteran respected by his colleagues, Maye was a detective for five years and a sergeant for 15 years before becoming the borough's top law enforcement officer. He's been a traffic officer, Rapid Deployment Force member and a liaison to the Auxiliary Police, among other duties. Over the years, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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NY Knicks Honor Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant From Westwood NY Knicks Honor Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant From Westwood NY Knicks Honor Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant From Westwood
NY Knicks Honor Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant From Westwood PASCACK VALLEY, N.J. -- Tamiko Beutel of Westwood beamed with pride as she and her five daughters stood at Madison Square Garden's center court during a break in the New York Knicks game Friday night and received a tribute on behalf of her late husband, Bergen County Sheriff's Lt. Brian Beutel. Sheriff's officers and family members led the Garden cheers as Beutel accepted a Sweetwater Clifton City Spirit Award honoring local heroes who have made a significant difference in the lives of others. She was also given a Knicks #15 jersey with "Beutel" on the back and a donation of $2,00…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
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Auto Detailer OK After Englewood Flash Fire Auto Detailer OK After Englewood Flash Fire Auto Detailer OK After Englewood Flash Fire
Auto Detailer OK After Englewood Flash Fire ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Fumes from laquer being applied to a car at an Englewood shop ignited Friday, burning a detailer. The 30-something victim "walked away on his own" after being treated by Englewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps for burns on his hands at ASAP Kars on Haring Place, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Is 3rd Hudson City Savings Robbery After New Milford, River Edge Glen Rock Is 3rd Hudson City Savings Robbery After New Milford, River Edge Glen Rock Is 3rd Hudson City Savings Robbery After New Milford, River Edge
Glen Rock Is 3rd Hudson City Savings Robbery After New Milford, River Edge GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- It was too soon to tell whether the robbery of a Hudson City Savings Bank in Glen Rock on Friday morning was connected to recent holdups at two other Bergen County branches of the same bank in the past two months. On Oct. 23, a neatly-dressed robber in a painted-on beard walked into the Hudson City Savings at the corner of Henley Avenue and River Road in New Milford and left with about $4,800. Police said he was black, about 5-foot-5 and in his late 20s. He was wearing a a green cardigan sweater with a tan shirt underneath, khaki pants, and light blue tinted prescription …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Police Officer Hospitalized After Cruiser Is Struck Teaneck Police Officer Hospitalized After Cruiser Is Struck Teaneck Police Officer Hospitalized After Cruiser Is Struck
Teaneck Police Officer Hospitalized After Cruiser Is Struck TEANECK, N.J. -- A chain-reaction crash caused when a vehicle rear-ended a Teaneck police car sent an officer to the hospital with neck pain, Police Chief Robert Carney told Daily Voice. The officer was headed east on Cedar Lane when he stopped his cruiser for pedestrians in the crosswalk at Red Road at 8:43 p.m. Thursday when it was struck from behind, Carney said. The other driver "was unable to stop in time and therefore had to swerve to the right to avoid colliding with the police car," the chief said. The driver of a second car behind that one "was also unable to stop a…

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