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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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police
New Milford PD: Unwanted Borough Guest Hospitalized After Scuffle With Police New Milford police sent a borough man to New Bridge Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation and a treatment of a cut on his forehead after they said he fought police called to remove him from a home Sunday night. Police responded to an 8:19 p.m. call of an unwanted guest found 23-year-old Patrick Lee “belligerent and verbally combative,” Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. As they tried taking him into custody, Lee “began to clench his fists and lunged towards the officers in an attempt to physically assault them,” Van Saders said. “A brief scuffle ensued with Lee and the officers, an…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet
Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation Fundraiser Follows Biggest Year Yet This May's annual Eric Ayala Memorial Foundation dinner at the Woodcliff Manor follows the organization's biggest year yet. Ayala was a three-sport athlete who was 23 when he died in May 2000, six years after he was graduated from Emerson Junior-Senior High School -- and only four months after he was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia. Created by his friends, brother, teacher, and wrestling coach, the foundation that bears his name has distributed nearly $150,000 to those in need, recently diagnosed with an illness or who've experienced a tragedy. That include…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight
Fair Lawn Man, 25, Dies At Hospital After Paterson Bar Fight UPDATE: The death of a 25-year-old Fair Lawn man at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center over the weekend following a scuffle at a Paterson tavern was being investigated by the state Attorney General's Office, authorities said Monday. Steven A. Sherlock was pronounced dead around 4 a.m. Sunday, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said, confirming a report in Daily Voice. He had been taken to the hospital by Paterson police for evaluation, Grewal said. The attorney general said a preliminary investigation showed that "Paterson police officers were dispatched to Duffy’s Bar and Tavern on River…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clothing Store Fire That Cleared Wing Of Willowbrook Mall Apparently Electrical, Responders Say Clothing Store Fire That Cleared Wing Of Willowbrook Mall Apparently Electrical, Responders Say Clothing Store Fire That Cleared Wing Of Willowbrook Mall Apparently Electrical, Responders Say
Clothing Store Fire That Cleared Wing Of Willowbrook Mall Apparently Electrical, Responders Say Authorities were investigating a clothing store fire that cleared a wing of the Willowbrook Mall on Saturday -- although responders said it appeared to be electrical. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out in a storage area just after 10:45 a.m. in the Hollister California store on the second floor, authorities said. “Significant smoke had spread to the nearby Bloomingdale’s store, and that wing of the mall was evacuated,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief James Clarke said in a joint release issued early Sunday afternoon. “An investig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
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Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate
Palisades Park PD: Off-Duty Officer Nabs Porch Pirate An alert off-duty Palisades Park police officer nabbed a porch pirate who’d stolen packages from several victims, authorities said. Officer Salvatore Farnese was in his own car Saturday when he spotted Paul R. Bossack, a known offender, in the area of Henry and Highland avenues, Sgt. George Beck said. Farnese kept an eye on Bossack, 38, of Hackettstown, until uniformed officers arrived, Beck said. Police charged him with several counts of theft and receiving stolen property in connection with a series of theft this month and last. He also was charged with driving with a suspended license. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Glen Rock Honors Police Motorcycle Unit's Founder, Retired Sergeant Turned Crossing Guard Glen Rock Honors Police Motorcycle Unit's Founder, Retired Sergeant Turned Crossing Guard Glen Rock Honors Police Motorcycle Unit's Founder, Retired Sergeant Turned Crossing Guard
Glen Rock Honors Police Motorcycle Unit's Founder, Retired Sergeant Turned Crossing Guard Glen Rock Police Officer Adam Pyatak has made a lasting mark in the borough as the “driving” force behind the department’s motorcycle unit. In return, the borough’s governing body recently honored him, along with a retired sergeant who's become a beloved crossing guard. A Glen Rock native, Pyatak joined the borough’s auxiliary police as a volunteer in 1993, and in 1996 was promoted to sergeant. He became a full-fledged borough officer in 1999 and was assigned to the patrol division, of which he’s now the senior officer. Pyatak literally built the Motor Unit’s first ride, completely refurb…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Your Community
Northern Valley Knights Seek Baseball Coaches, Assistants Northern Valley Knights Seek Baseball Coaches, Assistants Northern Valley Knights Seek Baseball Coaches, Assistants
Northern Valley Knights Seek Baseball Coaches, Assistants The Northern Valley Knights are seeking coaches and assistants for the spring/summer baseball seasons. These are paid positions, consisting of two practices and one game per week, for ages 10u-13u. Encouraged to apply are any and all high school baseball/softball players, former Knights players and local aspiring coaches. CONTACT: [email protected] The NV Knights have teams from 9u (3rd grade) through 14u (8th grade) and operate as a feeder for Northern Valley High School-Old Tappan baseball. The non-profit 501-C3 volunteer organization says it “is intended for more competitive playe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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'Legends, Heroes': Bergen Jam Band Headlines Mayday Missions First-Responder Fundraiser 'Legends, Heroes': Bergen Jam Band Headlines Mayday Missions First-Responder Fundraiser 'Legends, Heroes': Bergen Jam Band Headlines Mayday Missions First-Responder Fundraiser
'Legends, Heroes': Bergen Jam Band Headlines Mayday Missions First-Responder Fundraiser Classics by several recently-departed rock and soul legends will make a powerful set list when the Bergen-based jam band Midnight Toast headlines a fundraiser for a non-profit group dedicated to helping first responders and their families in times of trouble. The “Legends and Heroes Tribute Show” at Debonair Music Hall (formerly Mexicali Blues) in Teaneck on April 6 will benefit Mayday Missions. Switching back and forth between electric and acoustic, Midnight Toast moves from festival stages to bars without missing a chord. They're also bringing guest musicians -- as well as a horn section…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience
Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience Several weeks from officially taking office, incoming New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy already has plans for enhancing an effective department. Clancy, 41, said he has “big shoes to fill” replacing retired Chief Frank Ramaci – and, before him, longtime Chief Frank Papapietro -- in what a trade association of private security companies named one of the safest municipalities in New Jersey two years in a row. The 18-year department veteran brings a wealth of experience to the job. Raised in the borough, Clancy began his law enforcement career at the NYPD’s 43rd Precinct in the Bronx…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road
Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road A 19-year-old driver escaped unharmed after her hatchback rolled off a Mahwah road early Friday evening. She was headed south on Ramapo Valley Road across from the old Carmel Retreat property when the 2005 Mazda 3 went off the road, Police Capt. Stuart Blank said. ****** HEROES: A 62-year-old warehouse manager at Mahwah's Center for Food Action site was in full cardiac arrest when a group of township police officers responded last July. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mahwah/police-fire/mahwah-police-heroes-honored-for-reviving-center-for-food-action-manager-donate-defibrillator/749610/…

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