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
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Demarest Pizzeria offers order donations in special field hockey fundraiser Demarest Pizzeria offers order donations in special field hockey fundraiser Demarest Pizzeria offers order donations in special field hockey fundraiser
Demarest Pizzeria offers order donations in special field hockey fundraiser SHOUT OUT: Demarest Pizzeria is sponsoring a fundraising special on Thursday, Oct. 8: You can donate 25% of orders of $10 or more to the Northern Valley Demarest Girls Field Hockey Team. The special runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Hardenburg Avenue pizzeria, sponsored by owner Steve Renke, and applies to lunch, dinner, takeout and delivery. Patrons are asked to present the flier below to the cashier, driver or @DemarestPizzeria on orders of $10 or more.

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Demarest Pizzeria Sponsors Day-Long Field Hockey Fundraiser Demarest Pizzeria Sponsors Day-Long Field Hockey Fundraiser Demarest Pizzeria Sponsors Day-Long Field Hockey Fundraiser
Demarest Pizzeria Sponsors Day-Long Field Hockey Fundraiser DEMAREST, N.J. -- Demarest Pizzeria is sponsoring a fundraising special on Thursday, Oct. 8: You can donate 25% of orders of $10 or more to the Northern Valley Demarest Girls Field Hockey Team. The special runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Hardenburg Avenue pizzeria, sponsored by owner Steve Renke, and applies to lunch, dinner, takeout and delivery. Patrons are asked to present the flier above to the cashier, driver or @DemarestPizzeria on orders of $10 or more.

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Senior Summit Will Focus On Investment Fraud Garfield Senior Summit Will Focus On Investment Fraud Garfield Senior Summit Will Focus On Investment Fraud
Garfield Senior Summit Will Focus On Investment Fraud GARFIELD, N.J. -- The New Jersey Bureau of Securities is hosting its annual Safe Investing Summit at the Garfield Senior Center on Thursday, Oct. 8. This year’s event focuses on elder investment fraud, one of the fastest-growing crimes of its type in the U.S. "State securities regulators, such as the New Jersey Bureau of Securities, report that approximately one-third of all investment scams involve senior citizens," acting state Attorney General John J. Hoffman said. "Approximately one in five American, 65 or older have been victimized by financial fraud." Representati…

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Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Garfield Man Surrenders In Home Arson Attempt Garfield Man Surrenders In Home Arson Attempt Garfield Man Surrenders In Home Arson Attempt
Garfield Man Surrenders In Home Arson Attempt GARFIELD, N.J. -- An 18-year-old Garfield man who authorities said tried to set a local tenant's house on fire after he asked a group of noisy teens to quiet down or leave turned himself in to face aggravated arson charges,  Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli. Shakyl Ivy was being held on $75,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Four people were inside the Palisade Avenue home -- among them an infant -- when Shakyl Ivy shouted "This is my block!" and poured gasoline around the front door around 9:20 p.m. Sept. 20, Molinelli said. He took off before igniting the gas, the pr…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Franklin Lakes PBA Selling Pink Breast Cancer Caps For Park Ridge Group Franklin Lakes PBA Selling Pink Breast Cancer Caps For Park Ridge Group Franklin Lakes PBA Selling Pink Breast Cancer Caps For Park Ridge Group
Franklin Lakes PBA Selling Pink Breast Cancer Caps For Park Ridge Group FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- Members of Franklin Lakes PBA Local 150 are selling pink baseball caps this month with the department name embroidered on the front to support a Park Ridge organization that raises money for breast cancer awareness and research. All proceeds from the sale of the $25 caps go to the non-profit Octoberwoman Foundation. You can buy your hat with cash or a check at Franklin Lakes police headquarters, 490 Dekorte Drive. In support of the cause, Franklin Lakes officers will be wearing the pink caps during the month of October. MORE: www.octoberwoman.org ALSO SEE: http://…

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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Girl, 11, Hit By Car Serious But Stable Paramus Girl, 11, Hit By Car Serious But Stable Paramus Girl, 11, Hit By Car Serious But Stable
Paramus Girl, 11, Hit By Car Serious But Stable PARAMUS, N.J. -- An 11-year-old Paramus girl was hospitalized in serious but stable condition after being hit by a car Tuesday afternoon. A crossing guard was controlling traffic as the girl walked in the crosswalk on Spring Valley Road between Paramus High School and East Brook Middle School and was struck by a 2014 Hyundai Sonata just before 3 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth R. Ehrenberg said. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center by Paramus EMS, he said. Complaints were pending against the driver, identified as 60-year-old Janis Vahanian of Paramus, the chief said. Police Tr…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Second warrant turns up $8,000, Oxy from Maywood man Second warrant turns up $8,000, Oxy from Maywood man Second warrant turns up $8,000, Oxy from Maywood man
Second warrant turns up $8,000, Oxy from Maywood man Maywood police following up on their arrest of a borough man on drug-selling charges seized 111 Oxycodone tablets and $8,000 in suspected proceeds during a search of his home. Additional charges that resulted boosted bail to $80,000 for 23-year-old Thomas Delvecchio, who was being held in the Bergen County Jail. Detectives who were watching Delvecchio’s home arrested him Friday after taking a buyer into custody. They returned with a second search warrant yesterday, Police Chief David Pegg told Daily Voice this morning.

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Paterson, NJ
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Clifton Man Sexually Assaulted Girl, 9, Authorities Charge Clifton Man Sexually Assaulted Girl, 9, Authorities Charge Clifton Man Sexually Assaulted Girl, 9, Authorities Charge
Clifton Man Sexually Assaulted Girl, 9, Authorities Charge CLIFTON, N.J. -- Bergen County Special Victims Unit detectives arrested a Clifton man who they said molested a 9-year-old girl. Fabian G. Rodriguez, 39, was being held on $100,000 bail in the Passaic County Jail, charged with sexual contact and child endangerment. County detectives and Passaic police officers arrested Rodriguez on Monday, Oct. 5, after being contacted by staff at St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Girl, 9 Cliffside Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Girl, 9 Cliffside Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Girl, 9
Cliffside Park Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fairview Girl, 9 FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- A Cliffside Park landscaper sexually assaulted a then-9-year-old Fairview girl four years ago, authorities said Tuesday in announcing his arrest. Denis S. Cardoza, 25, was being held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual contact and child endangerment. "The offenses were initially reported to the Fairview Police Department and the [Bergen County] Special Victims Unit was notified to commence a joint investigation," county Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said Tuesday afternoon.  

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood Police Seize $8,000, Drugs Maywood Police Seize $8,000, Drugs Maywood Police Seize $8,000, Drugs
Maywood Police Seize $8,000, Drugs MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood police following up on their arrest of a borough man on drug-selling charges seized 111 Oxycodone tablets and $8,000 in suspected proceeds during a search of his home. Additional charges that resulted boosted bail to $80,000 for 23-year-old Thomas Delvecchio, who was being held in the Bergen County Jail. Detectives who were watching Delvecchio's home arrested him Friday after taking a buyer into custody. They returned with a second search warrant yesterday, Police Chief David Pegg told Daily Voice this morning. The 30mg Oxycodone tablets that they found are worth …

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