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
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American Legion Post Honors Park Ridge Businessman American Legion Post Honors Park Ridge Businessman American Legion Post Honors Park Ridge Businessman
American Legion Post Honors Park Ridge Businessman PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Commander Phil Langner of American Legion Post 162 of Hillsdale, Woodcliff Lake and Old Tappan recently presented a Legion Appreciation Certificate to Craig Smith of Rugged Outfitters in Park Ridge. The certificate "was our way to say 'thank you' to Craig Smith and his father, David Smith," the post's Zoltan Horvath said. The Smiths "generously offer discounts to veterans from veteran organizations in the local area" and "donate backpacks and winter clothing items to be distributed -- along with additional items the post purchased -- to homeless …

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Signal Problems Delay Bergen NJ Transit Trains Ridgewood Signal Problems Delay Bergen NJ Transit Trains Ridgewood Signal Problems Delay Bergen NJ Transit Trains
Ridgewood Signal Problems Delay Bergen NJ Transit Trains RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Signal problems Friday morning near Ridgewood Junction delayed northbound New Jersey Transit trains on the Main and Bergen lines. Delays were up to 20 minutes as of just after 8 a.m., NJ Transit said.

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority GWB Squad From Fort Lee Honored For Suicide Saves Port Authority GWB Squad From Fort Lee Honored For Suicide Saves Port Authority GWB Squad From Fort Lee Honored For Suicide Saves
Port Authority GWB Squad From Fort Lee Honored For Suicide Saves FORT LEE, N.J. -- The Port Authority Police’s George Washington Bridge Command was honored for its members' work stopping and preventing suicides at the span. So far this year, the command has stopped 77 attempts, compared with 16 deaths, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Vantage Health System gave the squad its Richard J. Codey Mental Health Recovery Award and the Courage and Compassion Award during a fundraiser Monday night at the Brick House in Wyckoff. Codey, who served a brief stand-in stint as the 53rd governor of New Jersey after Jim Florio stepped down, made the presentation.

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Saddle Brook Officers Save OD Victim, 43, With Narcan Saddle Brook Officers Save OD Victim, 43, With Narcan Saddle Brook Officers Save OD Victim, 43, With Narcan
Saddle Brook Officers Save OD Victim, 43, With Narcan SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A pair of Saddle Brook police officers saved a 43-year-old overdose victim with Narcan Thursday night. Officers John Tritto and Darrin Williams were summoned to a Floral Lane home "by a family member who found him unresponsive and barely breathing," Police Chief Robert Kugler told Daily Voice. After they administered the Narcan spray, he "was brought back to consciousness and resumed normal breathing," the chief said Saddle Brook Volunteer Ambulance members took him to Hackensack University Medical Center. "Fortunately our officers carry and …

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Spencer Savings Of Elmwood Park Raises $8,000 To Fight Breast Cancer Spencer Savings Of Elmwood Park Raises $8,000 To Fight Breast Cancer Spencer Savings Of Elmwood Park Raises $8,000 To Fight Breast Cancer
Spencer Savings Of Elmwood Park Raises $8,000 To Fight Breast Cancer The donations have been totaled, and Elmwood Park-based Spencer Savings Bank raised more than $8,000 in the 2015 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Ridgefield Park. Employees spent the latter half of the summer raising funds for the American Cancer Society, selling chocolates, lollipops, hats, lapel pins and bracelets in all of their branch locations. On Oct. 18, more than 70 employees, friends and family joined Team Spencer for a spirited, pink-clad walk that drew more than 400 teams and 14,000 people to Overpeck Park. "The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is a tru…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood Station Museum Open On Sunday Maywood Station Museum Open On Sunday Maywood Station Museum Open On Sunday
Maywood Station Museum Open On Sunday MAYWOOD, N.J. -- The Maywood Station Museum will be open on Sunday, Nov. 8, from noon to 3 p.m. The restored 1872-era station museum features displays, artifacts and photographs of local railroading and local history. Climb aboard restored Caboose #24542 and see more history -- not to mention an operating model train layout. The new 2015 annual Maywood Station Museum holiday ornament also will be available. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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NY Knicks Honoring Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant At Center Court NY Knicks Honoring Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant At Center Court NY Knicks Honoring Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant At Center Court
NY Knicks Honoring Late Bergen Sheriff's Lieutenant At Center Court WESTWOOD, N.J. -- With a mix of excitement, nervousness and awe, the widow of a former Bergen County Sheriff's officer who died during a charity basketball tournament this year is preparing to stand at center court at Madison Square Garden during a New York Knicks game Friday night for a tribute on his behalf. BCSO Lt. Brian Beutel "was one of the biggest Knicks fans ever," Tamiko Beutel of Westwood told Daily Voice. "This would be such a proud moment for him." Sheriff's officers and family members will lead the Garden cheers as Beutel accepts a Sweetwater Clifton City S…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights Street Closed After Crane Snags Utility Wires Hasbrouck Heights Street Closed After Crane Snags Utility Wires Hasbrouck Heights Street Closed After Crane Snags Utility Wires
Hasbrouck Heights Street Closed After Crane Snags Utility Wires HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- A crane snagged utility wires, pulling them down and closing a main artery in Hasbrouck Heights on Thursday afternoon. Passaic Avenue was expected to remain closed at least until 6 p.m. and possibly until 7 following the mishap. "The guy went up the block with the boom extended," Detective Lieutenant Michael Colaneri Jr. told Daily Voice. Hasbrouck Heights police and firefighters, New Jersey State Police and PSE&G were among the responders.

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Englewood, NJ
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Indictment says Englewood Cliffs woman conned firms out of $7.8M Indictment says Englewood Cliffs woman conned firms out of $7.8M Indictment says Englewood Cliffs woman conned firms out of $7.8M
Indictment says Englewood Cliffs woman conned firms out of $7.8M ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- An Englewood Cliffs woman bilked two law firms where she was a partner of $7.8 million, then ducked taxes on the money, a federal grand jury indictment returned in Newark on Thursday charges. The indictment charges Keila Ravelo, 50, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion. Ravelo's husband, Melvin Feliz, 49, took a plea deal and admitted in August that he used bogus litigation support companies to steal the money with his wife. Ravelo worked at one of the firms from 2005 through October 2010 and the other after that until November 2014. D…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Schools Superintendent Charged With Setting Wyckoff Garage Fire Schools Superintendent Charged With Setting Wyckoff Garage Fire Schools Superintendent Charged With Setting Wyckoff Garage Fire
Schools Superintendent Charged With Setting Wyckoff Garage Fire WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Authorities have charged a Randolph Township schools superintendent with setting a fire in the garage of his Wyckoff home that put him in the hospital. A judge ordered David Browne to surrender to formally face charges within 24 hours of his release from Hackensack University Medical Center. Browne, 55, was taken there after the Oct. 13 fire on Wyckoff Avenue. Police found him outside the garage "suffering from numerous injuries," Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Thursday. An investigation by Wyckoff police and Molinelli's Arson Squad found that h…

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