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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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Best Mall Hideouts From Zombie Apocalypse: GSPlaza, American Dream, Palisades Center Make List Best Mall Hideouts From Zombie Apocalypse: GSPlaza, American Dream, Palisades Center Make List
Best Mall Hideouts From Zombie Apocalypse: GSPlaza, American Dream, Palisades Center Make List The seemingly never-ending stream of click-baiting "Best Of" lists has brought us a ranking of area shopping malls that offer the greatest chance of survival during a zombie apocalypse -- and Bergen County has two of the Top 10. Not only that: On the list with the Garden State Plaza in Paramus and the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford is Palisades Center in Rockland County. This list was produced by an online casino, JeffBet.com, that's trying, as most of these lists do, to build its brand, boost sales and drive traffic -- in other words: free advertising. Like most, it's not wholly (o…

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SUV Versus Tree In Ridgewood: Driver, 17, Injured SUV Versus Tree In Ridgewood: Driver, 17, Injured
SUV Versus Tree In Ridgewood: Driver, 17, Injured A 17-year-old driver was hospitalized following a head-on crash into a tree on a Ridgewood cul-de-sac. The Honda CR-V got the worst of the collision on Mulberry Place near North Maple Avenue shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 22. All Points towing removed the vehicle. There was no immediate word on injuries or possible summonses or complaints. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account. All Points Towing removed the Honda SUV following the mid-morning crash on Mulberry Place in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving

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Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver
Route 17 Crash: Waldwick Police Revive Overdosed Midnight Driver HEROES: An unconscious 28-year-old driver from East Rutherford was revived by Waldwick police after overdosing and crashing his car into a median on Route 17, authorities said. It was moments after midnight when the crash occurred near Sheridan Avenue early Wednesday, March 22, Police Lt. Troy Seifert said. Sgt. Michael Sinclair and Officers Tom Zachmann and Anthony LoPrinzi had to break a window to get to the unresponsive driver and pull him out, Seifert said. He regained consciousness after they administered Narcan, then was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood by the Waldwick Volun…

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Fair Lawn Man Chokes To Death On Food Fair Lawn Man Chokes To Death On Food
Fair Lawn Man Chokes To Death On Food A Fair Lawn man died when he choked on some food, authorities confirmed. What the 54-year-old victim choked couldn't immediately be determined by responders called to a 20th Street home shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was notified and the county Medical Examiner was requested. Kyle Mazza/UNF News took the photos.

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Dance Teacher From CT Swapped Nude Pics, Sought Meet With Bergen Minor: Prosecutor Dance Teacher From CT Swapped Nude Pics, Sought Meet With Bergen Minor: Prosecutor
Dance Teacher From CT Swapped Nude Pics, Sought Meet With Bergen Minor: Prosecutor A Connecticut event planner and dance instructor known as "Glamorous Piti" was arrested and charged with exchanging pornographic images and having sexually explicit chats with an underage student in Bergen County. Edison Bueno-Tenempaguay, 28, of Danbury has been held in the Bridgeport, CT Correctional Center, pending extradition to New Jersey, since his arrest last Friday, March 17, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of the prosecutor’s Cyber Crimes Unit earlier this month “received information that a child from Bergen County was being engaged in conversations on social me…

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Homeowner Charged With Arson, Aggravated Assault In Destructive Fire Overlooking Greenwood Lake Homeowner Charged With Arson, Aggravated Assault In Destructive Fire Overlooking Greenwood Lake
Homeowner Charged With Arson, Aggravated Assault In Destructive Fire Overlooking Greenwood Lake UPDATE: A West Milford man was charged with conducting an illegal backyard burn that ignited a rapidly-spreading weekend blaze that sent two firefighters to the hospital while destroying one home and damaging two others on a hill overlooking Greenwood Lake. Keith Scherer, 45, of Hewitt, was burning wood and debris in a fire pit behind his Lakeside Road home when the brush caught fire and flames spread up the hill in the Hewitt section of West Milford, a little over a half-mile from the New York State border, shortly before 12:30 p.m., March 18, responders had told Daily Voice. Scherer was …

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Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital
Teen Driver Injured In Hackensack Crash Down Street From Hospital A 17-year-old driver was taken up the street to the hospital following a collision in Hackensack. An SUV and the teen's Honda Civic collided on Polifly Road just off westbound Route 80 late Monday afternoon, leaving the sedan against the front steps of the Polifly Arms Apartments garden apartment complex. The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. Unexpected arrival at the door of tenants at the Polifly Arms Apartments in Hackensack.Rory Puntasecca for DAILY VOICE No other injuries were immediately reported. There w…

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Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police
Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police A would-be burglar bolted after breaking a window at a Cresskill pharmacy, authorities said. A passerby who saw the aborted attempt at Hudson Drug on Union Avenue dialed 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, March 17, Capt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Officers found broken glass and no entry, the captain said Tuesday. The witness told police the bandit, who ran south on Willow Street, had on dark clothing and a baseball cap, Lanzilotti said. Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification forensics investigator gathers evidence following what local police said was an aborted burglary …

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20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say 20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say
20-Year-Old Passaic Shooter Wounded One, Missed Another, Authorities Say UPDATE: A 20-year-old Passaic resident was the shooter who wounded one young city man and missed hitting another nearly three weeks ago, authorities said. Elijah Ortiz opened fire on Martha Place between Monroe and Madison streets shortly after 10:30 p.m. March 12, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint statement on Tuesday, March 21. Four shell casings were recovered, responders said at the time. A 21-year-old city man was struck in the leg, they said. He was later released from nearby St. Joseph’s University Medical Center foll…

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Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup
Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup An ex-con from Essex County who served 13½ years in federal prison for holding up banks in Fair Lawn, Clifton and Belleville within weeks of one another was convicted Monday of robbing an East Orange cellphone store at gunpoint just two months after his release. Kenneth Graham, 50, of Newark, was wearing a black mask and blue jeans when he entered the downtown Boost Mobile store on Central Avenue and announced a robbery in the middle of the afternoon on Jan. 18, 2021, federal prosecutors said. Graham pointed a gun at a store employee, who was ordered to place several cell phones from a dis…

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