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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Teaneck, NJ
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Comprehensive Teaneck public safety meeting Monday night Comprehensive Teaneck public safety meeting Monday night Comprehensive Teaneck public safety meeting Monday night
Comprehensive Teaneck public safety meeting Monday night PUBLIC SAFETY: Teaneck residents and business owners are invited to an information meeting on community safety tomorrow (Monday) featuring prominent emergency responders and both the bomb squad and K9 unit from the Bergen County Police Department tomorrow. “What You Need To Know About Safety & Security Throughout Our Town” will touch on: *Planning, development, organization and implementation of safety & security programs *Development & maintenance of cooperative relationships with local public safety officials *Training in modern safety & security techniques *Inspection o…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Lillian Lee’s red carpet ‘Night of Wonders’ to fund cancer wigs Lillian Lee’s red carpet ‘Night of Wonders’ to fund cancer wigs Lillian Lee’s red carpet ‘Night of Wonders’ to fund cancer wigs
Lillian Lee’s red carpet ‘Night of Wonders’ to fund cancer wigs A red-carpet inaugural fundraising gala is set in Teaneck for a newly-created non-profit organization that provides customized wigs free of charge to women and girls with cancer. There are few higher callings than the “Do Wonders” program created by entrepreneur Lillian Lee, who owns and operates the Teaneck Road salon that bears her name. Lee has been collecting, refurbishing and customizing donated wigs for several years. MORE INFO: http://dowonderscharity.org/ She has taken her charity to a higher level by establishing Do Wonders as a 501(c)3 designated non-profit charity. The Nov.…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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NJ State Police grab man in Saddle Brook wanted for attempted murder in Rockland NJ State Police grab man in Saddle Brook wanted for attempted murder in Rockland NJ State Police grab man in Saddle Brook wanted for attempted murder in Rockland
NJ State Police grab man in Saddle Brook wanted for attempted murder in Rockland YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Acting on a tip, New Jersey State Police were waiting at the Holiday Inn in Saddle Brook tonight when a reputed gang enforcer wanted in connection with two stabbings outside a Rockland nightclub showed up. Joel “The Beast” Pointdujour of Haverstraw, was taken into custody without incident in the parking lot of the hotel near the Garden State Parkway just before 6:30 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Adam Grossman said tonight. Arrested with him was Kaylyn Michele Martucci, 23, who police said was his getaway driver the night of the assaults. Both were being held in the Bergen County…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood police beefsteak, comedy to help community Maywood police beefsteak, comedy to help community Maywood police beefsteak, comedy to help community
Maywood police beefsteak, comedy to help community SHOUT OUT: The Maywood Police Department is hosting a beefsteak and comedy night to support community organizations and projects. It’s set for 7-11 p.m., Fri., Sept. 27 at the Hasbrough Heights VFW, and features John Pizzi (as seen on “America’s Got Talent”).

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Nearly finished, 9/11 museum melds past, future PHOTOS: Nearly finished, 9/11 museum melds past, future PHOTOS: Nearly finished, 9/11 museum melds past, future
Photos: Nearly finished, 9/11 museum melds past, future (via NJ.com)  — The silver metal-and-glass building that houses the National September 11 Museum at ground zero is small in comparison to the cathedral of space it covers underground. Walking into the building, you hear only the sound of a waterfall gushing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist hospitalized after Ridgewood crash with BMW Motorcyclist hospitalized after Ridgewood crash with BMW Motorcyclist hospitalized after Ridgewood crash with BMW
Motorcyclist hospitalized after Ridgewood crash with BMW YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A 36-year old motorcyclist sustained neck and back injuries following a collision tonight with a BMW sedan in Ridgewood. Ridgewood police and EMS responded to the intersection of West Glen Avenue and Oak Street in Ridgewood. The victim was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital. he BMW was driven from the scene. The motorcycle was removed by flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn police crack cupcake car theft Fair Lawn police crack cupcake car theft Fair Lawn police crack cupcake car theft
Fair Lawn police crack cupcake car theft YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fair Lawn woman brought her neighbor cupcakes and then stole his car, police said today. Shannon Henry, 23, “handed over the keys to the stolen vehicle” to police when they showed up, Detective Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim told police that Henry had come over the day before with cupcakes. Early the next morning, he found a bowl that contained roughly $10 in change missing. It got worse when he opened the garage door — no car. Henry had parked the vehicle in a church lot across the street, where police found it, Metzler said. She was being held on $…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood police chief tends to boy, 11, in crash Ridgewood police chief tends to boy, 11, in crash Ridgewood police chief tends to boy, 11, in crash
Ridgewood police chief tends to boy, 11, in crash EXCLUSIVE: Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward kept a young boy calm and at times smiling, rendering first aid until ambulance workers arrived, after two cars collided at a village intersection today. The boy was in a Volkswagen Routan mini-van that struck a Nissan Versa on Ackerman Avenue as it emerged from Bellair Road, Ward said. The Nissan, driven by an 85-year-old Hawthorne woman, then crashed into a nearby fence. The Ridgewood boy’s 42-year-old mother, who was driving the mini-van, wasn’t injured. The elderly woman complained of pain in her side, however, and the boy had a bump on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Fourth suspect sought in Bergenfield shootings: ‘armed, dangerous,’ prosecutor says Fourth suspect sought in Bergenfield shootings: ‘armed, dangerous,’ prosecutor says Fourth suspect sought in Bergenfield shootings: ‘armed, dangerous,’ prosecutor says
Fourth suspect sought in Bergenfield shootings: ‘armed, dangerous,’ prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A manhunt was underway for a fourth suspect in the shooting of two men in Bergenfield during a home invasion on Sunday, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced this afternoon. Prosecutor’s detectives were searching for 24-year-old Hassan “Smoke” Sly, an alleged Crips gang member who Molinelli said “was present during the home invasion/robbery, was armed with a gun and was an active participant in the robbery/shooting.” TOP: Zakeer Roberts (left), Mario Ferreira BELOW: Christian Nova (PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia) Newark SWAT team members led a raid on Sl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority police cracking down on taxi hustlers Port Authority police cracking down on taxi hustlers Port Authority police cracking down on taxi hustlers
Port Authority police cracking down on taxi hustlers PUBLIC SAFETY: Cracking down again on taxi hustlers, Port Authority police at JFK Airport yesterday arrested 10 unlicensed cabbies in less than 12 hours. Two officers sustianed minor injuries when one phony hack bolted on foot and another tried to fight off his arrest, the authority’s Joe Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. Refusing to accept a ride from a hustler who offers to let you cut the line — and then charges you three to four times the usual rate — is the best way to curb the practice. Pentangelo said the authority “would rather arrest these guys than see innocent p…

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