Jerry DeMarco

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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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Were Clifton, Paterson Shootings Related? Were Clifton, Paterson Shootings Related? Were Clifton, Paterson Shootings Related?
Were Clifton, Paterson Shootings Related? It remained unclear Thursday whether the shooting of an 18-year-old Clifton man the night before was related another incident in Paterson. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for what responders said was a gunshot wound in his lower left leg sustained in the area of 44 MacDonald Street -- between Marrion Street and LaSalle Avenue -- just after 7 p.m. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes wouldn’t confirm a report that it was related to another shooting around the same time on Market Street in Paterson. In that incident, two victims reportedly went …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
HEROES: Cliffside Police Officer Rescues Choking Woman, 86 HEROES: Cliffside Police Officer Rescues Choking Woman, 86 HEROES: Cliffside Police Officer Rescues Choking Woman, 86
Heroes: Cliffside Police Officer Rescues Choking Woman, 86 It was a case of right place/right time when a woman came running into the street, screaming for help, as Cliffside Park Police Officers Steven Mantilla and Jason Pinzone passed a local school as part of their patrol. Moments later, Mantilla saved a 86-year-old Park Avenue homeowner who'd been choking on some food. Pinzone summoned additional units after the frantic 56-year-old home aide dashed into the street behind the No. 3 School last Thursday. He and Mantilla then ran inside the home, where they found the victim choking and gasping for air. Mantilla conducted the Hemlich manuever, di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74
Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Jim Brierty had a lion’s heart – at once huge and comforting, yet fiercely protective. It’s how many have remembered him since news came that the Navy veteran, longtime police officer, firefighter and high school security guard from Ridgefield died last week at 74. Brierty “was a man of honor, respect and dignity,” said former Ridgefield Fire Chief Mike Kees. “He was a man who brought talent and dedication not only to our company but to the entire department.” "Jim's purpose in life was to serve and show how you treat people," former firefighter Steve Rosone added. "That ultimately tells …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
After Year In Jail, 'Compulsive' Bergen Cyber-Stalker From Old Tappan Charged Again After Year In Jail, 'Compulsive' Bergen Cyber-Stalker From Old Tappan Charged Again After Year In Jail, 'Compulsive' Bergen Cyber-Stalker From Old Tappan Charged Again
After Year In Jail, 'Compulsive' Bergen Cyber-Stalker From Old Tappan Charged Again A year behind bars apparently made little difference to a convicted “compulsive and repetitive” cyber-stalker from Old Tappan who went after his victim yet again after being released, said authorities who seized him once more on Wednesday. Daniel G. Pfeiffer, 29, spent 364 days in the Bergen County Jail after being convicted of posting fake nude photos and creating bogus social medial accounts of a woman he’d dated nearly seven years earlier. This came after three arrests for similar behavior over a two-year span. The unemployed salesman was released in late October. Bergen County Prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor
Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor A registered sex offender who previously served time for assaulting a 15-year-old girl in a South Hackensack motel is charged with raping another teen in his Englewood apartment. Garrett Haskins, 44, was taken to a state processing facility in Trenton -- for violating parole -- after being processed at the Bergen County Jail, records show. The parole violation will keep him imprisoned at least until next May, pending the outcome of the new charges. He is scheduled for a first appearance Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Waldwick Contractor Admits Paying Tens Of Thousands In Kickbacks For No-Show Paterson MUA Jobs Waldwick Contractor Admits Paying Tens Of Thousands In Kickbacks For No-Show Paterson MUA Jobs Waldwick Contractor Admits Paying Tens Of Thousands In Kickbacks For No-Show Paterson MUA Jobs
Waldwick Contractor Admits Paying Tens Of Thousands In Kickbacks For No-Show Paterson MUA Jobs A Paterson-based contractor from Waldwick admitted in federal court Wednesday that he paid kickbacks in exchange for work – much of it for work that was never done -- from the now-defunct Paterson Municipal Utilities Authority. Anthony Cacciola, 47, told a U.S. District Court judge in Newark that he conspired with then-MUA commissioner Erik Lowe to jack up the cost of contracts for fence installation and repair. He said he then kicked back the padded thousands to Lowe, who, exercising control over the MUA’s infancies, steered more contracts his way. Near the end of the scheme, U.S. Attorne…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Three-Time DWI Driver From Oakland Goes To Jail -- And That's Just The Start Three-Time DWI Driver From Oakland Goes To Jail -- And That's Just The Start Three-Time DWI Driver From Oakland Goes To Jail -- And That's Just The Start
Three-Time DWI Driver From Oakland Goes To Jail -- And That's Just The Start An Oakland resident is only just beginning to pay her debt to society by spending the next three months in the Bergen County Jail after being convicted of her third DWI. And it's a gonna be a steep bill. Susan Anderson, 53, was taken into custody without incident and taken to the Bergen County Jail following the May 16 Municipal Court conviction, Capt. Christian Eldridge said. It doesn't end there, however. Under New Jersey law, a third-time DWI offender loses his or her license for 10 years.Once it's restored, the driver must use an ignition interlock device -- and pay $4,500 additional i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game 'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game 'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game
'No Pulse, Blue Lips,' Paterson's Bravest, Finest Revive Victim At Girl's Softball Game Sometimes the fates are in your favor: When the heart of a spectator at a Paterson girls softball game stopped beating, one of the first to rush to the fallen woman's aid was one of the coaches -- city firefighter John Molina. Also there in seconds was another spectator, Washington Griffin -- a retired Paterson police lieutenant. Together, the veterans of Paterson's bravest and finest -- "real-life superheroes," Mayor Andre Sayegh called them -- revived the 50-year-old grandmother. Molina gave mouth-to-mouth while Griffin handled the chest compressions until her heart began beating again. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze PHOTOS: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze
Photos: Saddle Brook Police Officer Rescues Cat From Smoky House Blaze UPDATE: A Saddle Brook police officer rescued a cat from a smoky fire that destroyed a local resident’s home Tuesday. Officer Matt Benus was the first responder at the two-alarm Hutter Street blaze. The 60-something woman got out safely, while her cat remained inside. Benus rushed in, found the feline in the living room and completed the rescue. The 7 a.m. fire -- the third residential blaze in the township in a week – broke out in the basement and quickly roared out the back of the 864-square-foot, wood-frame home, responders said. Firefighters had to open the roof to vent the fire whi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River In Rockland Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River In Rockland Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River In Rockland
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River In Rockland No one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in Rockland County early Tuesday evening, authorities said. Piermont firefighters and EMS and Nyack firefighters were operating at the end of the pier while a Rockland County sheriff's Marine Unit towed the single-engine craft to shore, police said. The plane made the "controlled" water landing around 5 p.m. and was pulled from the water a little over two hours later, they said.

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