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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Last wall of Alcoa plant in Edgewater comes down Last wall of Alcoa plant in Edgewater comes down Last wall of Alcoa plant in Edgewater comes down
Last wall of Alcoa plant in Edgewater comes down VIDEO: The last vestiges of an East Coast symbol of the 20th century’s industrial era were removed today as what remained of the old Alcoa Aluminum plant in Edgewater came crashing down. River Road from Archer Street to Russell Avenue was closed through the morning as the 5-story wall was razed. Crews attached cables to the top girder running the length of the building’s remaining wall and yanked the structure down with backhoes. The rest will be bulldozed. Originally known as the Alcoa Edgewater Works, the factory was built in 1916 and produced millions of alumninum cans — as well a…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
80 Bergen police officers honored by MADD New Jersey for making roads safer 80 Bergen police officers honored by MADD New Jersey for making roads safer 80 Bergen police officers honored by MADD New Jersey for making roads safer
80 Bergen police officers honored by MADD New Jersey for making roads safer PUBLIC SAFETY: With 60 DUI arrests among them, Fort Lee Police Officers Christina Blue, Carlos Cabrera and Tom Keelen were among nearly seven dozen cops from Bergen County who were honored yesterday at a ceremony held yesterday by MADD NJ (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). It’s the second time all three were recognized for their dedication to keeping the roads safe, Fort Lee Deputy Police Chief Tim Ford said. They were among a group of 80 from Bergen County – including six from New Milford and five from Hackensack — to receive the special distinction at yesterday’s annual event (SEE complet…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run comes through Bergen Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run comes through Bergen Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run comes through Bergen
Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run comes through Bergen SHOUT OUT: Despite the rain, the 30th Annual Special Olympics Torch Run made its way into New Jersey early this morning, with several stops on the route through Bergen County. Stops in Ridgewood included the Willard and Ridge elementary Schools, where soggy but smiling law enforcement officers were cheered on by pupils, teachers and staff members. Several runners got high fives. More than 3,000 dedicated law enforcement officers were helping carry the “Flame of Hope” more than 750 miles across the state – stopping at Emerson, Fair Lawn, Hillsdale, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Northvale and Ramsey, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi fire marshal charged with elderly abuse Lodi fire marshal charged with elderly abuse Lodi fire marshal charged with elderly abuse
Lodi fire marshal charged with elderly abuse EXCLUSIVE: Lodi Fire Marshal Paul Wanco and his niece this week have applied for entry into a special program that will removed charges of elderly abuse against them in connection with an incident in which prosecutors said they neglected his mother after she fell down at home, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. The three live together in Lodi, where, prosecutors said, the 85-year-old woman fell and needed assistance getting up. However, she was left there for at least 12 hours — and possibly up to 15 — and later had to be taken to a hospital, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Jessica Gomperts …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Five facts about TS Andrea Five facts about TS Andrea Five facts about TS Andrea
Five facts about TS Andrea Here’s what you need to know about Tropical Storm Andrea: OVERALL: It will deliver widespread heavy rain here from late tonight until Saturday morning, with 2-4″ of rainfall. FLOODING: This amount of rainfall will produce flash flooding and potentially river flooding. The main threat window for river flooding would be this Saturday into Sunday. WIND GUSTS: Up to 40 mph along the coast, 25-35 over inland areas east of I-95, and 25 mph west of I-95. The current forecast track keeps the strongest winds over the Atlantic Ocean. COASTAL FLOODING: Minor during the Friday evening high tide. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bicyclist injured in crash with sedan in Ridgewood Bicyclist injured in crash with sedan in Ridgewood Bicyclist injured in crash with sedan in Ridgewood
Bicyclist injured in crash with sedan in Ridgewood YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A young man was injured early tonight in Ridgewood after his bicycle collided with a car on South Maple Avenue. The cyclist was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood for treatment of what police said were leg and facial injuries after the bicycle and black sedan collided near Walton Street. Ridgewood Police, EMS, and Fire Department EMS support personnel all responded to the incident. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Carjacking, resisting charges for Passaic man in daylong police manhunt Carjacking, resisting charges for Passaic man in daylong police manhunt Carjacking, resisting charges for Passaic man in daylong police manhunt
Carjacking, resisting charges for Passaic man in daylong police manhunt YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Passaic man who led police on a daylong manhunt after crashing a van following a domestic dispute was charged with carjacking today by Garfield police, who revealed new details of the crime. Dexter Mouzone, 47, already was being held on trespassing and resisting arrest charges after Garfield police found him hiding in an attic after breaking into a Palisade Avenue apartment yesterday. Today, Garfield police added the carjacking charge, which boosted his bail to $150,000. Mouzone got into the passenger door of a Cambridge Avenue resident and pushed him, trying t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack business owner charged with extoring $250,000 from partners Hackensack business owner charged with extoring $250,000 from partners Hackensack business owner charged with extoring $250,000 from partners
Hackensack business owner charged with extoring $250,000 from partners YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A managing partner of companies that design “sip-n-spoon” straws and pre-fab orthodontics was arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on charges of embezzling more than $250,000. Mingoo “Marty” Kim, 47, of Wanaque, was responsible for the day-to-day operations of CGK Group LLC and Body Tech Labs LLC, both located in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon. Recently, he said, Kim “submitted fraudulent receipts for reimbursement of orthotic shoe molds” and “issued numerous checks to himself for reimbursemen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run coming through Bergen Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run coming through Bergen Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run coming through Bergen
Special Olympics 30th annual Torch Run coming through Bergen SHOUT OUT: Beginning as early as 4:45 a.m. tomorrow, more than 3,000 dedicated law enforcement officers will help carry the “Flame of Hope” more than 750 miles across the state as part of the 30th Annual Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey – stopping at Emerson, Fair Lawn, Hillsdale, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Northvale and Ramsey tomorrow, among other area sites. Eventually, the last leg will reach The College of New Jersey in Ewing, where the torch will light the cauldron officially launching the Special Olympics New Jersey 2013 Summer Games. One of the top grassroots fundraising organizati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen judge refuses to lower $4 million bail for synagogue firebomb defendant Bergen judge refuses to lower $4 million bail for synagogue firebomb defendant Bergen judge refuses to lower $4 million bail for synagogue firebomb defendant
Bergen judge refuses to lower $4 million bail for synagogue firebomb defendant YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack today refused to reduce the $4 million bail for one of two suspects charged with a series of firebombings, including one at a rabbi’s home and another at a Paramus synagogue. “It’s so high, I can hardly say the words,” defense attorney Brian Neary told Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian, in requesting the reduction for Aakash Dalal (above). The  judge was unmoved, however. Anthony Marco Graziano, the primary defendant in the case, at this afternoon’s status conference (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia) “I consider these very serious …

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