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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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Driver OK In Route 17 Ramsey Rollover Driver OK In Route 17 Ramsey Rollover
Driver OK In Route 17 Ramsey Rollover A New York State driver escaped with minor injuries Tuesday in a Route 17 rollover in Ramsey, responders said. The Jeep Renegade landed on it side on the northbound side of the highway in front of Bottle King around 12:30 p.m. Extrication wasn't necessary, Police Chief Bryan Gurney said. Police, firefighters, EMS and Ramsey Rescue responded. Upper Saddle River police assisted with traffic. The vehicle was towed. Another minor accident was reported nearby around the same time.

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Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass
Englewood Man Critically Injured In Suspected Suicide Jump From Route 4 Overpass A 30-year-old Englewood man was undergoing a lengthy emergency surgery after jumping from a Route 4 overpass early Tuesday in a suspected suicide attempt, authorities said. Responding city police officers found him moving but severely injured on South Dean Street below the highway at 7:15 a.m., Deputy Chief Gregory Halstead said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a possibly severe spinal injury, along with heavy facial injuries and cuts, responders said. South Dean Street was temporarily closed between Van Nostrand Avenue and Rockwood Place, Halstead said.

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THE RISING: Sam Springsteen Sworn As Jersey City Firefighter THE RISING: Sam Springsteen Sworn As Jersey City Firefighter
THE Rising: Sam Springsteen Sworn As Jersey City Firefighter With his famous parents looking on, Bruce Springsteen’s son was sworn in Tuesday morning as a Jersey City firefighter at City Hall. Sam Springsteen, who turned 26 earlier this month, was one of 15 new Jersey City firefighters sworn in during a half-hour ceremony that filled the City Council chambers. The youngest of Bruce and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa’s three children had been a member of the Colts Neck Fire Department close to his folks’ home. He then trained for five months with his fellow Jersey City newbies at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy. “It wasn’t easy,”…

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Pascack Valley Social Worker, 39, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paramus Private HS Student Pascack Valley Social Worker, 39, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paramus Private HS Student
Pascack Valley Social Worker, 39, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paramus Private HS Student A clinical social worker from Washington Township was charged with having sex with an underage student from a private Paramus High School. Tara Cardinale, a 39-year-old primary therapist, "invited the student to her residence,  where they engaged in sexual activity," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. Records show Cardinale, who worked at the Alliance Academy, is accused of doing it twice with the same student. Cardinale remained held in the Bergen County Jail after being arrested Friday on charges of child endangerment through sexual contact and criminal sexual contact. …

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Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof
Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof Murder and rape charges were dropped against a Guatemalan national accused of killing a 50-year-old Rutherford woman more than six years ago after a judge refused to allow prosecutors to use DNA evidence against him. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said she had no choice, leaving the family of Karen Splettstoesser without justice. Rafael Camey is now in the hands of federal immigration officials who are expected to deport him. The issue bounced around the court system before coming to a halt last month. Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark initially granted a defense request …

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SEE ANYTHING? Teen Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Cliffside Park SEE ANYTHING? Teen Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Cliffside Park
SEE Anything? Teen Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Cliffside Park UPDATE: Cliffside Park detectives were closing in when a borough man surrendered Friday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that sent a 16-year-old girl to the hospital earlier in the week. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/cliffsidepark/police-fire/cliffside-park-man-turns-himself-in-for-hit-run-crash-that-injured-girl-16/782071/ ORIGINAL STORY: Police were searching for a sedan that struck a Cliffside Park teenager Tuesday morning. The 16-year-old girl was taken to Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen with hip and leg injuries after being struck at the corner of Columbia and Palis…

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USA's First K9 Scent Detection Kit For Missing At-Risk, Disabled Citizens Unveiled In Maywood USA's First K9 Scent Detection Kit For Missing At-Risk, Disabled Citizens Unveiled In Maywood
USA's First K9 Scent Detection Kit For Missing At-Risk, Disabled Citizens Unveiled In Maywood The Maywood Police Department’s K-9 Unit has become the first in the country to offer an all-in-one, do-it-yourself human scent collection kit that could help find at-risk or disabled area residents who go missing. Making it all possible are Remi, Bergen County’s only scent-specific bloodhound, and Find ‘Em Scent Safe, which created the kits. Maywood police are also updating their at-risk/disabled resident registration. Information includes emergency contacts, special considerations, hide-a-key locations, etc., Police Chief Joseph Natale said. Residents/family members can obtain a regis…

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Crooked Paterson Utilities Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Fed Pen Crooked Paterson Utilities Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Fed Pen
Crooked Paterson Utilities Commissioner Sentenced To 35 Months In Fed Pen A former commissioner with the now-defunct Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority is headed to federal prison for nearly three years for a pair of kickback schemes. Erik Lowe, 51, of Paterson, previously pleaded guilty in exchange for leniency at Monday’s sentencing in U.S. District Court in Newark. He must serve just about all of the term because they’re no parole in the federal prison system. Lowe admitted conspiring with contractor Carnell Baskerville, who was sentenced two years ago to a plea-bargained 21 months in federal prison for his role in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carp…

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SEE ANYTHING? Front Door Smashed, Hackensack Jewelry Store Burglarized SEE ANYTHING? Front Door Smashed, Hackensack Jewelry Store Burglarized
SEE Anything? Front Door Smashed, Hackensack Jewelry Store Burglarized The owners of a Hackensack jewelry store were totaling the value of merchandise stolen during a weekend burglary, authorities said Monday. Someone used an object to smash the front door of Premier Jewelers on Main Street sometime after dark on Saturday into Sunday, police Sgt. Anthony Di Persia said. Detectives canvassed the area seeking surveillance footage. Meanwhile, the store's front door was replaced on Monday. Anyone who might have seen something, knows something about the break-in or has surveillance video that might show suspects or possibly an involved vehicle is asked to co…

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Mom, Special Needs Daughter Who Lost Everything In Lodi Fire Get Guardian Angel Mom, Special Needs Daughter Who Lost Everything In Lodi Fire Get Guardian Angel
Mom, Special Needs Daughter Who Lost Everything In Lodi Fire Get Guardian Angel A roaring fire was destroying a Lodi uniform supply company earlier this month when even sadder news emerged: A woman and her 7-year-old special needs daughter had been living next door in a former store where the blaze broke out. Crucita Fatima Sanchez, 44, and Mia escaped unharmed. But they lost everything. Enter Maria Zito. The fellow single mom of two didn’t know Sanchez or her daughter, but their plight touched her. The apparent electrical fire broke out in their kitchen the night of Jan. 2. It spread quickly, eventually destroying the onetime party rental store where they lived, the…

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