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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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Fire Destroys Roselle Park Home Fire Destroys Roselle Park Home
Fire Destroys Roselle Park Home Flames blew through the roof of a Roselle Park home overnight Monday. The gas-fed fire ravaged the two-story wood frame house on Colfax Avenue at the corner of Ashwood Avenue and extended to the garage, responders said. No injuries were immediately reported. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. and went to two alarms within minutes. Downed wires complicated the situation for firefighters. The fire, which could be seen from the nearby northbound Garden State Parkway was placed under control around 2:40 a.m. but rekindled nearly seven hours later.

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Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Health Officials Warn Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To COVID-19, Health Officials Warn
Attendees At Clifton Fundraiser May Have Been Exposed To Covid-19, Health Officials Warn Anyone who attended a fundraising dinner dance last weekend at a Clifton catering hall for a faith-based nonprofit that serves underdeveloped countries could have been exposed to the coronavirus, health officials warned on Saturday. Those who attended the March 14 Mustard Seed Ministries NJ 2020 Gala at the Valley Regency on Valley Road should contact their local health department, they said. Launched in 1978 in Jamaica, the Christian-based Mustard Seed Ministries (MSC) says it focuses primarily on helping more than 600 children and adults who’ve been disabled, infected with HIV or abandone…

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Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says
Seven Reputed Gang Members Nabbed By Passaic Police With Guns, Knives, Mayor Says Passaic police investigating a stabbing robbery outside a local club busted seven purported gang members, seizing several weapons, authorities said. The group chased two men after an incident outside the Third Street club on Feb. 22, Passaic Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. One was stabbed in the abdomen and robbed before going to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle, the mayor said. The other victim escaped, he said. Passaic detectives identified seven people, then conducted a raid on Friday, Lora said. Arrested were ex-con Antonio Gomez-Mendez, 25, of Market Street, w…

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Old Tappan Resident Dies, 8 Test Positive For Coronavirus, Mayor Reports Old Tappan Resident Dies, 8 Test Positive For Coronavirus, Mayor Reports
Old Tappan Resident Dies, 8 Test Positive For Coronavirus, Mayor Reports An Old Tappan resident has died and eight other residents recently tested positive for the coronavirus, Mayor John M. Kramer said Friday. Kramer emphasized the need for social distancing, while urging that anyone with questions "seek appropriate guidance and medical care at the direction of primary care physicians." In addition to regular communication among borough officials, Kramer told residents that he’s been in touch with mayor of other towns “to share best practices and policies to keep you as safe as we possibly can under the circumstances.” The number of positive tests, as well as …

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CEO Of Holy Name Medical Center In Teaneck Tests Positive For Coronavirus CEO Of Holy Name Medical Center In Teaneck Tests Positive For Coronavirus
CEO Of Holy Name Medical Center In Teaneck Tests Positive For Coronavirus The president and chief executive officer of Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck has tested positive for the coronavirus, multiple sources confirmed. Michael Maron was "self-quarantined at home, resting and feeling well," a source with direct knowledge of the his condition told Daily Voice early Friday evening. Maron sent an email to staff members earlier alerting them to the situation. Sources said he exhibited no symptoms around staff or with various officials from the township and county. Maron was among those at a news conference in Teaneck last Sunday with Holy Name Medical Cent…

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Van Whacks Utility Pole In Fair Lawn Van Whacks Utility Pole In Fair Lawn
Van Whacks Utility Pole In Fair Lawn No injuries were reported after a van slammed into a utility pole Friday afternoon in Fair Lawn. Fair Lawn police and EMS responded to the crash at Plaza Road and Berdan Avenue. A flatbed tow truck removed the van. Boyd A. Loving took the photo and provided this account.

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Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say
Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say A convicted rapist who took a bus from Oklahoma to New Jersey for what he thought would be sex with an 11- and 12-year-old girl was caught in a joint state-federal sting, authorities said. New Jersey State Police detectives and special U.S. Homeland Security agents arrested Aaron Craiger, 33, at an Atlantic City motel this week, they said. Craiger planned to meet two men he thought were bringing their daughters to have sex with him, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and State Police Supt. Col. Patrick Callahan said Friday. “Craiger had condoms with him, as well as a small amount of marijua…

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COVID-19: Misinformation, Fake News Spreads, Watchdog Tries To Help COVID-19: Misinformation, Fake News Spreads, Watchdog Tries To Help
Covid-19: Misinformation, Fake News Spreads, Watchdog Tries To Help The coronavirus wasn’t developed in a Chinese military lab, and there aren’t any cures that treat or prevent it. Don’t believe it? One site is sorting fact from fakery. At last count, NewsGuard.com found 132 sites publishing false claims about the coronavirus pandemic. Some pose as legitimate news sources with the names of “reporters” but no way to contact them, the online news watchdog found. Many succeed in dumping BS into your newsfeed – often from the other side of the world -- in the tremendously popular Internet version of the telephone game. But here’s the thing: You aren’t getting…

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Feds: ICE Employee At Immigrant Detention Center In Elizabeth Tests Positive For COVID-19 Feds: ICE Employee At Immigrant Detention Center In Elizabeth Tests Positive For COVID-19
Feds: ICE Employee At Immigrant Detention Center In Elizabeth Tests Positive For Covid-19 An ICE employee at the immigrant detention facility in Elizabeth tested positive for the coronavirus and was under self-quarantine, federal authorities said Thursday. "The staff member is currently receiving treatment,'' a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. "Currently, no ICE detainees or other staff are symptomatic for COVID-19 at this facility." Any detainees at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility who become infected would be placed in isolation, while those with moderate or severe symptoms would be taken to hospitals, the agency said. The…

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Bergenfield Resident, 52, Killed By Coronavirus Bergenfield Resident, 52, Killed By Coronavirus
Bergenfield Resident, 52, Killed By Coronavirus A 52-year-old Bergenfield resident who'd been hospitalized since being tested positive for the coronavirus last week died Thursday, officials said. As of Thursday afternoon, state authorities said nine New Jerseyans had been killed by COVID-19. The Bergenfield resident was the eighth, officials said. “On behalf of the Borough Council and our entire community, I want to express our deepest sympathies to the family of the resident whose life was tragically taken by coronavirus,” Mayor Arvin Amatorio said. Of eight other Bergenfield residents who tested presumptively positive, five remained h…

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