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.

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
HERO: Wayne Postal Carrier Saves Woman After Finding Son, 2, In The Street HERO: Wayne Postal Carrier Saves Woman After Finding Son, 2, In The Street HERO: Wayne Postal Carrier Saves Woman After Finding Son, 2, In The Street
Hero: Wayne Postal Carrier Saves Woman After Finding Son, 2, In The Street Postal carrier Steve Garofalo knew something was wrong when he saw a 2-year-old boy alone outside while on his route in Wayne. Garofalo, 57, of Totowa told CBS2 that he asked the youngster where his mother was and he pointed inside. He found the woman unconscious from a bad reaction to medication and quickly dialed 911, CBS2 reported. “If it wasn’t for him, the EMT wouldn’t have gotten there as quickly and I would’ve been brought to the hospital,” she told the TV station. Garofalo, who’s been on the route for 32 years, received a Life Saving Award Thursday from the U.S. Postal Service. G…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents
Officers From Pascack Valley Towns Get Special 'Micro-Training' On Domestic Violence Incidents More than 40 police officers from seven Pascack Valley towns attended a special "micro-training" session in River Vale on how to handle domestic violence incidents. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Jessica Gomperts, who runs her office’s Domestic Violence Unit, discussed complete and proper investigations. River Vale police were joined by their colleagues from Hillsdale, Montvale, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake. The local venue and succinct nature of “micro-training” -- the first of its kind in the Pascack Valley area -- enabled on- and off-duty officers to atten…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges
Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges UPDATE: A longtime Bergen County senior environmental health specialist from Paramus was suspended without pay after authorities said they caught him with more than 1,000 files of child pornography. Nathan W. Glotzer, 66, was being held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before on charges of child endangerment by possessing child pornography. The files, found during a warranted search of Glotzer's home, “depicted nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The county hired Glotzer in Septembe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Toasts Trailer Full Of Bread On Route 95 In Teaneck Fire Toasts Trailer Full Of Bread On Route 95 In Teaneck Fire Toasts Trailer Full Of Bread On Route 95 In Teaneck
Fire Toasts Trailer Full Of Bread On Route 95 In Teaneck Fire destroyed a tractor-trailer and the bread loaves that it was carrying on southbound Route 95 in Teaneck, witnesses said Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported.Traffic on both the local and express lanes was backed up -- in part, by rubberneckers.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Throngs Expected For Memorial Tribute To Legendary Hackensack HS Principal Harold Bloom Throngs Expected For Memorial Tribute To Legendary Hackensack HS Principal Harold Bloom Throngs Expected For Memorial Tribute To Legendary Hackensack HS Principal Harold Bloom
Throngs Expected For Memorial Tribute To Legendary Hackensack HS Principal Harold Bloom It seemed more fitting than a funeral: What organizers expect to be a spectacular tribute this weekend will try to reflect the impact that the late, legendary Harold Bloom had on Hackensack High School and beyond. The celebration of Bloom’s life scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, April 27, in the auditorium of the school where “Hal” served as principal for 22 years. Members of the sending districts of Maywood, Rochelle Park and South Hackensack will join the city Board of Education, the Bloom family and close friends, returning students and colleagues.  All will…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other
Back-To-Back Paterson Shootings: No Victim At One, No Crime Scene At Other Detectives were investigating a pair of Paterson shootings four hours apart – one in which they at first couldn’t find a victim and another that didn’t produce a crime scene. The first involved a 17-year-old boy who was wounded in the area of North 1st Street just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police responding to the area found a crime scene but no victim. He was found soon after at a nearby North Main Street home, authorities said. He was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment, they said. Investigators returned to the hospital just before 12:30 a.m. Thu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Overnight Fire Blows Out Front Window Of Saddle Brook Deli Overnight Fire Blows Out Front Window Of Saddle Brook Deli Overnight Fire Blows Out Front Window Of Saddle Brook Deli
Overnight Fire Blows Out Front Window Of Saddle Brook Deli Firefighters quickly put down an overnight blaze that severely damaged a Saddle Brook bagel shop. No injuries were reported in the 1 a.m. fire Thursday at Metro Bagels and Deli at 5th Street and westbound Route 46, which blew out the front window. An electrical malfunction apparently was to blame, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said. Township firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Elmwood Park while companies from Fair Lawn, Lodi and Rochelle Park covered their firehouses. They had the two-alarm blaze under control within a half hour. "The quick response and professi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges 26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges 26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges
26-Year Bergen County Hazmat Veteran From Paramus Busted On Child Porn Charges A longtime Bergen County senior environmental health specialist from Paramus was suspended without pay after authorities said they caught him with more than 1,000 files of child pornography. Nathan W. Glotzer, 66, was being held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before on charges of child endangerment by possessing child pornography. The files, found during a warranted search of Glotzer's home, “depicted nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. The county hired Glotzer in September 1992, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
UPDATE: Boy, 10, Injured In Rollover At Notorious Old Tappan Intersection UPDATE: Boy, 10, Injured In Rollover At Notorious Old Tappan Intersection UPDATE: Boy, 10, Injured In Rollover At Notorious Old Tappan Intersection
Update: Boy, 10, Injured In Rollover At Notorious Old Tappan Intersection A 10-year-boy was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after a rollover at an infamous Old Tappan intersection Wednesday. The crash at Old Tappan and Orangeburg roads occurred just before 6 p.m. Old Tappan police, firefighters and EMS responded. A tow truck removed the vehicle.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Convicted 'Bridgegate' Lane-Closure Figure Resentenced To Less Federal Prison Time Convicted 'Bridgegate' Lane-Closure Figure Resentenced To Less Federal Prison Time Convicted 'Bridgegate' Lane-Closure Figure Resentenced To Less Federal Prison Time
Convicted 'Bridgegate' Lane-Closure Figure Resentenced To Less Federal Prison Time Former Chris Christie senior staffer Bridget Anne Kelly had her “Bridgegate” federal prison sentence reduced Wednesday from 18 to 13 months. Bridget Anne Kelly, 46, had her conviction tossed by a federal appeals court last November for her role in a political-retribution scheme against Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich. Kelly, the former deputy chief of staff for legislative and intergovernmental affairs in Christie’s office, was convicted along with William E. Baroni, 47, formerly the deputy executive director of the Port Authority, in 2016 in what became a massive traffic jam at the Georg…

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