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Jerry DeMarco

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jdemarco@dailyvoice.com

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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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Illegal After-Hours Clubs Grow Amid COVID Restrictions, NJ Police Say Illegal After-Hours Clubs Grow Amid COVID Restrictions, NJ Police Say
Illegal After-Hours Clubs Grow Amid COVID Restrictions, NJ Police Say Just like the speakeasys of the Prohibition-era 1920s, illegal nightclubs stocked with booze, music and more are sprouting up amid COVID restrictions in New Jersey, including two that Paterson police raided this past week.  Those followed one less than a week earlier in Englewood. “You may think this game of cat-and-mouse ... is kind of cute, but let’s be honest, it can be deadly,” Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. “And, by the way, when you act like a knucklehead, you show your true self. You show you don’t care about your community. You show you don’t care about your customers or your e…

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Grisly History Of Sussex Man Captured In Hunterdon Homicide: Stabbed Robbery Victim In Head Grisly History Of Sussex Man Captured In Hunterdon Homicide: Stabbed Robbery Victim In Head
Grisly History Of Sussex Man Captured In Hunterdon Homicide: Stabbed Robbery Victim In Head UPDATE: A Sussex County ex-con who's spent nearly all of his adult life in prison was captured in Pennsylvania and charged Monday in connection with a homicide the night before in Hunterdon County, authorities confirmed. Brandon Petersen, 31, of Newton, whose criminal history includes imprisonment for more than eight years for brutally stabbing a neighbor during a robbery, became the target of a manhunt following the Sunday night killing of a female victim in Delaware Township, they said. Delaware Township police responding to a 911 call at 9:15 p.m. Sunday discovered that the victim had be…

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Giuliani Hospitalized With COVID-19: 'Feeling Good, Recovering Quickly, Keeping Up' Giuliani Hospitalized With COVID-19: 'Feeling Good, Recovering Quickly, Keeping Up'
Giuliani Hospitalized With Covid-19: 'Feeling Good, Recovering Quickly, Keeping Up' Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said that he was "recovering quickly and keeping up with everything" after being hospitalized for COVID-19. The 76-year-old personal attorney for President Donald Trump -- who's been leading the campaign to overturn presidential elections results in court -- reportedly was admitted to Georgetown University Hospital on Sunday after testing positive for the virus. "Thank you to all my friends and followers for all the prayers and kind wishes," Giuliani tweeted Sunday night. "I’m getting great care and feeling good. Recovering quickly and keeping u…

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Hawthorne, Glen Rock Officers Capture Quartet Who Crashed Stolen Ridgewood Lexus Hawthorne, Glen Rock Officers Capture Quartet Who Crashed Stolen Ridgewood Lexus
Hawthorne, Glen Rock Officers Capture Quartet Who Crashed Stolen Ridgewood Lexus Hawthorne and Glen Rock police captured a quartet of juveniles from three counties -- two of them 15 years old -- after they crashed a Lexus stolen out of Ridgewood during a brief overnight chase Monday. Glen Rock police tried to stop the car, but the driver hit the gas and continued into Hawthorne, crashing on Parker Avenue shortly after 12:30 a.m., Hawthorne Police Capt. Robert King said. The four occupants immediately bailed, he said. Hawthorne officers chased down three of them in a backyard on Rea Avenue after they ran there from 11the Avenue, King said. Glen Rock police nabbed the f…

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One Shot In Brawl Outside Teaneck Nightclub One Shot In Brawl Outside Teaneck Nightclub
One Shot In Brawl Outside Teaneck Nightclub Shots fired during a midnight brawl outside a Teaneck nightclub struck one victim, authorities confirmed Monday morning. About 15 people were fighting when police arrived at RAIN on Water Street behind Cedar Lane, Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. "As officers were breaking up the fight, several gun shots were fired," he said. "One person was hit and transported to Hackensack University Medical Center," the chief said. A resident who lives nearby reported hearing "two, maybe three" shots. It wasn't immediately clear whether the victim was a participant or a bystander. The injury "does no…

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East Rutherford House Fire KO'd East Rutherford House Fire KO'd
East Rutherford House Fire KO'd East Rutherford firefighters doused a pre-dawn house blaze Sunday. The Willow Wood Court fire broke out in the living room of the 2½-story wood-frame home shortly before 2 a.m. and was quickly knocked down. Joining borough firefighters at the scene were companies from Carlstadt, Rutherford and Wallington. They were released shortly before 3 a.m. PHOTO: Damien Danis for DAILY VOICE

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What Shortage? Washington Township Firefighters Have Plenty Of Christmas Trees For Sale What Shortage? Washington Township Firefighters Have Plenty Of Christmas Trees For Sale
What Shortage? Washington Township Firefighters Have Plenty Of Christmas Trees For Sale During a season when fewer Christmas trees than usual are available, you might find some comfort and joy in Washington Township, where the local firefighters have a wide assortment to choose from. A widespread shortage is partly a result of COVID and mostly a function of the economy: Farmers planted fewer trees a decade or so ago, when relatively low sales during a national recession reduced the available space. That means not only fewer trees this Christmas season but fewer stands selling them. Leave it to firefighters to come to the rescue. Washington Township’s smoke eaters boast a wid…

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FBI: Finger Prick Can't Detect COVID, Jersey Shore Lab Patients Should Get Retested ASAP FBI: Finger Prick Can't Detect COVID, Jersey Shore Lab Patients Should Get Retested ASAP
FBI: Finger Prick Can't Detect COVID, Jersey Shore Lab Patients Should Get Retested ASAP ALERT: "Rapid" finger-prick blood tests cannot diagnose active COVID-19 cases, federal authorities warned, while urging patients of a particular Jersey Shore lab that's under investigation to immediately get retested and notify the FBI. Finger-prick tests are used only to detect antibodies and not to diagnose active coronavirus cases, they said. "Only a test that uses a nasal swab or saliva should be used to diagnose active cases of COVID-19," the FBI Newark Field Office said in an alert Friday. "If you were recently tested for COVID-19 at Infinity Diagnostic Laboratory, located at 6715 At…

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Bergen Youth Hoops Program Continues During NJ Indoor Sports Ban Bergen Youth Hoops Program Continues During NJ Indoor Sports Ban
Bergen Youth Hoops Program Continues During NJ Indoor Sports Ban The director of a Bergen County-based organization said he's found a way to keep from shutting down a youth basketball program amid a COVID-related statewide suspension of all indoor sports that began Saturday. An indoor kids basketball program operated by Englewood-based CMEK will continue uninterrupted "through the month of December and beyond," Director Chad Mekles wrote this past week to parents. Gov. Phil Murphy ordered the suspension, which covers all youth and adult sports, amid a rising resurgence in COVID-19 cases. It remains in place at least until Jan. 2, he said. The decision t…

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If Lt Mark Richardson Calls You About Missing Jury Duty, Hang Up If Lt Mark Richardson Calls You About Missing Jury Duty, Hang Up
If Lt Mark Richardson Calls You About Missing Jury Duty, Hang Up It’s the phone scam that won’t die: A caller who claims to be from the local sheriff’s office threatens to arrest you if you don’t pay fines for ducking jury duty. He says his name is Lt. Mark Richardson. Heading into what will be its fifth year, the scam is still fooling people throughout the U.S. Hoping the scare tactic works, the caller warns that you’re in big trouble because you failed to report for jury duty. Then he offers you a way out: Just buy Amazon or iTunes gift cards for such-and-such an amount, then give him the numbers on the back of the card. "Yeah, right," you say. …

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