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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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UPDATE: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River UPDATE: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River
Update: Mahwah Rescuers Pull Body Of Swimmer, 33, From Ramapo River Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…

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Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery
Mahwah Rescue Boat Summoned For Ramapo River Recovery Mahwah firefighters pulled the body of a 33-year-old Suffern man from the Ramapo River on Thursday. Police found two men “running frantically along the riverbank in the area of the athletic fields” behind a water treatment plant on Pat Malone Drive, Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said. The men told police their brother “had gone swimming in the river earlier this morning and they thought he had gone home,” said Osborn, who went to the scene. “When they came back to check the area several hours later after realizing he did not respond home, they located his clothing and personal belongin…

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PSE&G Workers Burned In Teaneck Gas Flash Fire PSE&G Workers Burned In Teaneck Gas Flash Fire
PSE&G Workers Burned In Teaneck Gas Flash Fire Two PSE&G workers were burned Thursday – one seriously – when they struck a gas line that ignited on a Teaneck street, authorities said. Both were working in a construction hole on Merrison Street near Grange Road when the fire flashed shortly before 11 a.m., Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. “Apparently, they were using a cutting instrument when they struck a gas line that ignited,” Faggello said. “One employee was severely burned on the arm while the second had less serious burns.” The Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps and medics responded along with police, the deputy chief sa…

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One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought
One Dead, Four Wounded In Paterson Shooting, Black Truck Sought UPDATE: A 25-year-old Paterson man was killed and four other young men wounded overnight Thursday in an apparent drive-by shooting. Authorities were looking for a four-door black truck that sped down Jefferson Street following the shooting at the corner of North Main Street just after midnight. Witnesses said an automatic rifle was used. All five victims were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. The 25-year-old victim “succumbed to his wounds and died at the hospital,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release.…

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Firefighters Douse Westwood Blaze Firefighters Douse Westwood Blaze
Firefighters Douse Westwood Blaze Firefighters doused a quick-moving blaze that severely damaged a Westwood home Thursday morning. The fire broke out on the second floor of the Hillside Avenue home around 5:15 a.m. and blew through the attic. A candle left burning overnight may have been to blame, responders said. Firefighters had the bulk of the blaze knocked down within 20 minutes. A quick response prevented even more extensive damage. No injuries were reported. 65 Hillside Ave., WestwoodRobert Saul Among those assisting Westwood firefighters were their colleagues from Hillsdale and Woodcliff Lake, with an ambulan…

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Lightning Strike Fire Engulfs Jersey Shore Home Lightning Strike Fire Engulfs Jersey Shore Home
Lightning Strike Fire Engulfs Jersey Shore Home UPDATE: A lightning strike Wednesday ignited a fire that destroyed a Jersey Shore home and killed several pets. Two cats, a bird and several reptiles died in the Beckerville Road fire, which broke out in the 1½-story ranch house shortly before 3 p.m., Manchester Township police said. Responders included firefighters from Whiting, Manchester, Ridgeway, Forked River, Lakehurst, Cassville and Whitesville, as well as Manchester Township EMS and police. No injuries were reported. The American Red Cross found temporary lodging and provided supplies to the family.

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FOUND! Passaic Woman, 78, With Alzheimer's Safe, Sound FOUND! Passaic Woman, 78, With Alzheimer's Safe, Sound
Found! Passaic Woman, 78, With Alzheimer's Safe, Sound A 78-year-old Passaic woman with Alzheimer’s who went missing in the morning was found Wednesday night in Garfield, police said. Gloria Rivera left her Quincy Street residence around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday through the rear yard (see image above, right), city police said. She turned up about 12 hours later, they said. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest
State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest A high-speed New Jersey State Police pursuit that began Wednesday night in Morris County ended nearly a half-hour later in Rockland with a suspect in custody, responders said. The nearly 30-mile chase began on northbound Route 287 shortly before 8 p.m. With wet road conditions and speeds eventually topping 100 miles per hours, troopers began to pull back as the suspect exited at Airmont Road in Suffern, responders said. Moments later, the driver was taken into custody at the corner of Route 59 and College Road just off the highway in the Airmont section of Ramapo, they said. CHECK BACK FO…

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Feds: Englewood Swindler Cons Families Out Of $1.5M In Cosmetics Scheme Feds: Englewood Swindler Cons Families Out Of $1.5M In Cosmetics Scheme
Feds: Englewood Swindler Cons Families Out Of $1.5M In Cosmetics Scheme The FBI on Wednesday arrested an accused swindler from Englewood who scammed at least three families out of $1.5 million with a phony cosmetics investment scheme, federal authorities said. Matthew Benjamin, 53, used the money for car and house rental payments, food, international travel, legal fees, technology equipment and summer camp tuition for family members, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Benjamin told the victims that his company, Clear Solutions Group, had lucrative contracts to purchase closeout or excess cosmetic inventory from one company that he planned to sell that another,…

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UPDATE: North Bergen Special Police Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound UPDATE: North Bergen Special Police Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Update: North Bergen Special Police Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound UPDATE: A special police officer from North Bergen who shot himself in the parking lot of a Hudson River hotel in Edgewater succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, authorities said. Responding officers found township the officer sitting in a vehicle outside the Comfort Inn along the Hudson River around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, responders said. As they approached him to talk, a shot rang out, they said. A landing zone was set up at nearby Veterans Field, but weather conditions cancelled plans for an airlift. An ambulance took the 28-year-old officer to Hackensack University Medical Center, wher…

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