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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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Northvale Couple Admits Embezzling Union's $150G For Themselves Northvale Couple Admits Embezzling Union's $150G For Themselves Northvale Couple Admits Embezzling Union's $150G For Themselves
Northvale Couple Admits Embezzling Union's $150G For Themselves NORTHVALE, N.J. – A Northvale husband and wife admitted in federal court on Monday that they used a union health care benefit plan to steal more than $150,000 for their personal use. Leonard Telesca, 62, admitted that he embezzled $159,598 in benefit funds to pay mortgages on a home and rental property, to go on cruises and for luxury hotel stays from February 2009 through April 2011. Joann Telesca, 63, admitted embezzling $13,369 for mortgage payments on a River Vale rental property September 2009 through March 2010. The Telescas operated the United International Brotherhood of All Trade…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Fort Lee Man Charged With Pinning, Hitting Boy Fort Lee Man Charged With Pinning, Hitting Boy Fort Lee Man Charged With Pinning, Hitting Boy
Fort Lee Man Charged With Pinning, Hitting Boy FORT LEE, N.J. -- A Fort Lee baggage handler was charged with pinning a boy down and hitting him several times after police responded to a 911 hangup. Officer found the boy "with bruises on his face and neck" after responding to the Oct. 23 call at 2100 Linwood Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said. They arrested Jordan Miller, 48, on aggravated assault and child endangerment charges. Miller was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail.

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Garfield Home Invasion Woman Sexually Assaulted In Garfield Home Invasion Woman Sexually Assaulted In Garfield Home Invasion
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Garfield Home Invasion GARFIELD, N.J. -- A group of intruders forced their way into a Garfield home, where they repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman while taking cash, cellphones and other valuables from her and two other victims, authorities said. A short time later, investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor's office arrested two Jersey City men. Xavier Epps, 22, and Tymell J. White 21, were being held on $500,000 bal each in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault, armed robbery, armed burglary and weapons offenses. Garfield police responded to the Harrison Avenue home after getti…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Missing Wyckoff Man, 76, Found In Haledon Missing Wyckoff Man, 76, Found In Haledon Missing Wyckoff Man, 76, Found In Haledon
Missing Wyckoff Man, 76, Found In Haledon WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Family members confirmed late Sunday. Oct. 25, that a 76-year-old Wyckoff man reported missing earlier in the day was found in Haledon. Giuseppe DiMenza was wearing a black sweater and heavy jacket when he drove off from his home in a white, four-door 2003 Audi A4 a day earlier, concerned family members said just hours before getting word that he'd been found at a service station. "He didn't say where he was going and doesn't have a cell phone," his granddaughter, Natasha Rose said earlier. "He speaks Italian and very little English. He hasn't been feeling we…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Smoky Blaze Put Down In Garfield Smoky Blaze Put Down In Garfield Smoky Blaze Put Down In Garfield
Smoky Blaze Put Down In Garfield GARFIELD, N.J. -- A firefighter hurt his foot and another sustained an undetermined minor injury n a smoky early-morning fire in Garfield that severely damaged two buildings, damaged a third and displaced more than a dozen people Sunday morning. Firefighters removed a special needs child after the blaze broke out around 8:40 a.m. at Jewell and Market streets in an apartment over a convenience store. The building next door is also an apartment over a business. Responders included firefighters and EMS from Garfield, Elmwood Park, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook, Teaneck and Wallington. The Bergen…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Pedestrian Crashes Outside Saddle Brook Eateries Worry Police Chief Pedestrian Crashes Outside Saddle Brook Eateries Worry Police Chief Pedestrian Crashes Outside Saddle Brook Eateries Worry Police Chief
Pedestrian Crashes Outside Saddle Brook Eateries Worry Police Chief SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Another pedestrian accident on North Midland Avenue had Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler wondering what can be done to improve safety. A couple had just left Midland Brew House around 7 p.m. Friday when the 52-year-old wife was struck by a 2005 Toyota RAV4, Kugler said. Her leg was injured and she hit her head on the pavement and was hospitalized, he said. Her husband wasn't injured. No summonses were issued, Kugler said. "She nearly made it all the way across when she was struck" he said. With the Brew House on one side of the street, the Bennigans…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Your Community
'Godsend' Hurricane Sandy Minister Returns To Little Ferry 'Godsend' Hurricane Sandy Minister Returns To Little Ferry 'Godsend' Hurricane Sandy Minister Returns To Little Ferry
'Godsend' Hurricane Sandy Minister Returns To Little Ferry LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- An Indiana man who drove 862 miles to Little Ferry after feeling called to service in the wake of Hurricane Sandy returns the night before Halloween to revisit the friends he made and discuss a book he wrote about the experience. Stan Gregory cooked while doling out constant hugs and smiles during his visit to Little Ferry and Moonachie. "Over the last three years he has become a friend to many of us through visits, Facebook and phone calls," Little Ferry resident Frank J. Fuchs said. "Stan has written a book that includes many of the stories and photos …

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Northern Valley, NJ
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'Tales Of The Old Burying Ground' To Be Told Tonight In Harrington Park 'Tales Of The Old Burying Ground' To Be Told Tonight In Harrington Park 'Tales Of The Old Burying Ground' To Be Told Tonight In Harrington Park
'Tales Of The Old Burying Ground' To Be Told Tonight In Harrington Park HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- There may still be a limited number of entrants permitted into the Harrington Park Arts Councils production of “Tales at the Old Burying Ground” Sunday night. Space was limited for the 3 o'clock, 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock shows featuring Charles Kruger. A writer and performer for several decades, Kruger has been pursuing an interest in paranormal and unexplained phenomenon. The council says he and his wife, Anne, are in constant contact with their sons, Charlie and Jacob Jubilee. They share their home with their dog and cat, Pickles and Boo. The Old Burying Ground …

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Northern Valley, NJ
Your Community
Son Tells Of Dad's Escape From Nazis At Harrington Park Library Son Tells Of Dad's Escape From Nazis At Harrington Park Library Son Tells Of Dad's Escape From Nazis At Harrington Park Library
Son Tells Of Dad's Escape From Nazis At Harrington Park Library HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. -- A story of escape from the Nazis will be told at the Harrington Park Library on Nov. 2 by the son of man who flew 21 bombing missions during World War II. Rick Feingold, who teaches at Bergen Community College, will give a talk entitled “Escape from Behind Enemy Lines… Operation Bonaparte.” Sponsored by the Harrington Park Historical Society, the talk at the Herring Street library begins at 7:30 p.m. Feingold’s father, Lt. Louis Feingold, was flying a bombing missions for what was then the U.S. Air Corps when his B-17 "Flying Fortress" was shot down durin…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Sources: Midland Park Mom's Killer Drove Rental From Hackensack Sources: Midland Park Mom's Killer Drove Rental From Hackensack Sources: Midland Park Mom's Killer Drove Rental From Hackensack
Sources: Midland Park Mom's Killer Drove Rental From Hackensack MIDLAND PARK, N.J. -- Outdoor surveillance cameras at a Midland Park mother's home were working when a disgraced former NYPD officer stabbed her to death in her car on Oct. 22, Daily Voice has learned. Arthur Lomando, 44, apparently had been waiting for some time for Suzanne Bardzell before attacking her with a large "Rambo-styled survival knife" when she pulled into her driveway -- all of it captured on video, a law enforcement source said. Bardzell might not have suspected trouble, the source said, because Lomando -- who was under a temporary restraining order -- drove a rental …

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