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Jerry DeMarco

Senior Content Editor jdemarco@dailyvoice.com

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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  1. Not The Time For A Tax Preparer Fire: Cliffside Park's Bravest Douse Flames

    Not The Time For A Tax Preparer Fire: Cliffside Park's Bravest Douse Flames

    Electronic filers can exhale, but those who had paperwork at Liberty Income Tax in Cliffside Park might want to check with them.But take heart: Firefighters quickly doused a mid-morning blaze that broke out at the Anderson Avenue shop on Saturday, March 25.They had it knocked down in well under a half-hour, then doused a slight extension beneath the roof that took down part of the ...

  2. UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Destroys Building Housing Longtime Pickle King Business In Paterson

    UPDATE: Ferocious Fire Destroys Building Housing Longtime Pickle King Business In Paterson

    A ferocious, fast-moving fire early Saturday destroyed a Paterson building that housed a 65-year-old pickle company.The blaze broke out in the single-story Pickle King plant on Ellison Street at Straight Street around 6 a.m. March 25, several hours after the last employees working on Friday had left, city authorities said.It went to two alarms within minutes, then hit three bells ...

  3. NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard

    NJSP, NYPD Recover 100 Handguns, 200 Mags Stolen From North Jersey Railyard

    A North Bergen storage unit rented by a Union City woman held 100 brand-new 9mm handguns and 200 large-capacity magazines that were stolen from a railyard in Hudson County on their way from the Northeast to the Deep South, authorities said.New Jersey State Police and the NYPD, assisted by federal agents, recovered the cache and arrested Claudine Kammo, 43, who they said was planning to ...

  4. Garage Fire Doused In Palisades Park

    Garage Fire Doused In Palisades Park

    A full-sized scooter that had been left charging ignited a garage fire in Palisades Park on Friday, authorities confirmed.Its lithium battery was found on a nearby roof after the blaze broke out on Commercial Avenue off Union Street shortly after 3:30 p.m. March 24, responders said.The fire was knocked down and placed under control in a little over a half-hour. Firefighters then doused ...

  5. Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations

    Teen Trio Caught Running Fund-Raising Robbery Scam At Jersey City PATH Stations

    Three teens running a fund-raising robbery scam on strangers at Jersey City PATH stations were captured after one of the victims was injured in a scuffle, authorities said.That man was approached by the trio at the Grove Street station on March 6, Port Authority Public Information Officer Lenis Valens said.“They asked if he was willing to donate to their football team,” she said.When he ...

  6. Rolling Into Pascack's ER After Crash

    Rolling Into Pascack's ER After Crash

    An ambulance didn't have far to go after collecting a driver involved in a rollover in Westwood.Members of Westwood Fire Department Rescue 17 extricated the driver through the SUV's roof following the crash on Old Hook Road at Charles Street right outside the entrance/exit for Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center shortly before 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 24.The Township of ...

  7. Prosecutor IDs Paterson Pair Busted Following Young Mom's Fentanyl Death At Hackensack Mall

    Prosecutor IDs Paterson Pair Busted Following Young Mom's Fentanyl Death At Hackensack Mall

    UPDATE: Authorities vowed to find whoever sold the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed one of five women who overdosed on it at the Shops At Riverside mall in Hackensack. They believe they have.Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Friday, March 24, that two arrests were made in an ongoing investigation into what killed 29-year-old Michelle Edoo of Bergenfield, a nursing ...

  8. GUILTY: Paterson Man, 40, Sexually Assaulted Children, Seven And 11, Jury Finds

    GUILTY: Paterson Man, 40, Sexually Assaulted Children, Seven And 11, Jury Finds

    Jurors in Paterson convicted a 40-year-old city man of sexually assaulting two children – one seven, the other 11.Antwan Campbell was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault along with two counts each of sexual assault and child endangerment on Thursday, March 23, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.At the very least, Campbell faces a minimum of 25 years in state prison ...

  9. Wildwood Mayor Admits Tax Dodge: Feds

    Wildwood Mayor Admits Tax Dodge: Feds

    Wildwood Mayor Peter J. Byron admitted Friday that he ducked paying taxes on $40,425 that he received for working as a salesman for a law firm, federal authorities said.Byron, 67, officially pleaded guilty to twice willfully "aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of fraudulent tax returns" to the IRS for calendar years 2017 and 2018, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger ...

  10. RCNJ Hosts Symposium On 'Power-Based' Dating Violence On Campus

    RCNJ Hosts Symposium On 'Power-Based' Dating Violence On Campus

    The cold-blooded killings of four female college students in Idaho just months ago make a symposium next week at Ramapo College on stalking and dating violence on campus more than relevant."Power-Based Violence: A Look into College Life" will delve into social media harassment, stalking behavior, sign recognition, resource disparities and barriers that prevent marginalized populations ...

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