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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Wheel pops off Range Rover in Ridgewood Route 17 crash Wheel pops off Range Rover in Ridgewood Route 17 crash Wheel pops off Range Rover in Ridgewood Route 17 crash
Wheel pops off Range Rover in Ridgewood Route 17 crash ONLY ON CVP: The wheel of Range Rover popped off on southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood this afternoon, sending the vehicle into a concrete divider, a witness told police who responded to the crash. The male driver escaped injury, but the SUV was heavily damaged and had to be towed. A police officer retrieved the wheel, which rolled more than 100 feet in the 12:15 p.m. cdrash. Ridgewood firefighters tended to a minor fluid spill The left and center lanes of southbound Route 17 near Race Track Road were closed for more than 45 minutes while the wreckage was cleared. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
NJ appeals court tells Donovan to pay sheriff’s officers, sides with her in 2 other cases NJ appeals court tells Donovan to pay sheriff’s officers, sides with her in 2 other cases NJ appeals court tells Donovan to pay sheriff’s officers, sides with her in 2 other cases
NJ appeals court tells Donovan to pay sheriff’s officers, sides with her in 2 other cases A New Jersey appeals court today ordered Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan to implement the 2011 and 2012 pay raises to Bergen County Sheriff’s officers that she thus far has denied. In a trio of rulings, two of which favored the county executive, the state Appellate Division said only Sheriff Michael Saudino — and not Donovan — can negotiate contracts with his officers. This directly rejects the county executive’s argument that she should have had a seat at the bargaining table with PBA Local 134, which represents more than 400 sheriff’s officers. This frees what Donovan said is…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run draws cheers throughout Bergen Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run draws cheers throughout Bergen Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run draws cheers throughout Bergen
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run draws cheers throughout Bergen SHOUT OUT: The weather cooperated nicely as the 31th Annual Special Olympics Torch Run made its way through Bergen County this morning. More than 3,000 dedicated law enforcement officers today are helping carry the “Flame of Hope” nearly 1,000 miles across the state, with some of the event’s 26 legs stopping or passing through just about every Bergen municipality. The Garfield PD contingent and their supporters The ultimate destination: The College of New Jersey in Ewing, where the torch will light the cauldron officially launching the Special Olympics New Jersey 2014 Summer Games aroun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Some drivers should be on a government watch list Some drivers should be on a government watch list Some drivers should be on a government watch list
Some drivers should be on a government watch list A TRAVELER WRITES: When I travel by train or plane, the TSA protects me (that’s my story) by profiling my fellow passengers. But how about when I am driving? Do I really know my fellow drivers? As a matter of fact, I think I do. You may recognize some of them: George Burns His head is at least 2 inches below the whiplash headrest. You may actually be convinced that his Buick, which has never gone more than 45 miles an hour, is being operated via remote control by the schoolkids standing at the bus stop. He won’t drive on highway, at rush hour, or after dark. His even-shorter wife is usu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Woman tells jurors of beating at hands of Hackensack man Woman tells jurors of beating at hands of Hackensack man Woman tells jurors of beating at hands of Hackensack man
Woman tells jurors of beating at hands of Hackensack man ONLY ON CVP: Groped, choked, thrown into a mirror and through a door, then punched repeatedly in the face — before being chased into a parking lot for more of a beating — is what a former Clifton woman said was done to her by a man on trial in Hackensack. It was Memorial Day last year when she stopped by her friend’s Anderson Street apartment to pick up her son from a outing, the woman told jurors in the sexual assault and beating trial of Paul Roseboro, Jr. of Hackensack. She brought her young cousin along for the ride, she said, and when they’d nearly reached the top of the stairs to th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Former deejay Dave Herman dies in federal custody awaiting child sex trial Former deejay Dave Herman dies in federal custody awaiting child sex trial Former deejay Dave Herman dies in federal custody awaiting child sex trial
Former deejay Dave Herman dies in federal custody awaiting child sex trial (via NJ.com) NEWARK — Dave Herman, the former disc jockey and radio personality charged last year with trying to lure a 7-year-old Bergen County girl to the U.S. Virgin Islands to sexually abuse her, died this morning, authorities said. Herman, 77, who was being…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock garbage truck, sedan collide Glen Rock garbage truck, sedan collide Glen Rock garbage truck, sedan collide
Glen Rock garbage truck, sedan collide ONLY ON CVP: No injuries were immediately reported after a Glen Rock borough sanitation truck collided with a Buick sedan — although both vehicles had to be towed. They crashed on Prospect Street, just south of Grove Street, around 2:45 p.m. Southbound Prospect Street was closed for about an hour, causing heavy area delays. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Loved ones of slain Lodi woman weep as husband is brought to court Loved ones of slain Lodi woman weep as husband is brought to court Loved ones of slain Lodi woman weep as husband is brought to court
Loved ones of slain Lodi woman weep as husband is brought to court YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi man charged with stabbing his wife to death and fleeing to South Carolina with their two sons remained held on $3 million bail today following his first court appearance in connection with the stabbing death of his estranged wife earlier this month. John “Rob” Jordan, 47, said nothing during the brief hearing, which brought several loved ones and friends from the late Tracey Jordan’s side of the family to the county courthouse in Hackensack. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Wayne Mello read the formal complaints: purposefully causing the death, or s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Englewood Cliffs kitten rescued from underground pipe — by his parents Englewood Cliffs kitten rescued from underground pipe — by his parents Englewood Cliffs kitten rescued from underground pipe — by his parents
Englewood Cliffs kitten rescued from underground pipe — by his parents ONLY ON CVP: After a seven-hour effort, a kitten trapped in PVC tubing nearly 10 feet below ground in Englewood Cliffs was rescued today by his mother and father, as rescue workers kept a sizable distance. Englewood Cliffs police, along with firefighters, DPW workers and members of the Cliffside Park Humane Society, could see the kitten through a special camera. After nearly seven hours, they were still having trouble getting him out safely, though. So Humane Society workers rigged a set-up: They put sticks over the hole with an opening through which only the kitten could fit. They also…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Pharmacist admits trying to weaponize deadly toxins Pharmacist admits trying to weaponize deadly toxins Pharmacist admits trying to weaponize deadly toxins
Pharmacist admits trying to weaponize deadly toxins YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Jersey City pharmacist today admitted in federal court that he tried to develop, produce and deploy the potentially deadly toxins ricin and abrin as weapons. Jordan S. Gonzalez, 34, old U.S. District Court Judge Mary L. Cooper in Trenton that he also stockpiled weapons and body armor and collected training manuals for violent confrontations. “We all have seen the devastation possible when these behaviors go unchecked,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. “Even small doses of ricin and abrin are potentially lethal to humans if ingested, inhaled or injected …

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