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

Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Scared Straight? Hackensack Prom Season Off To Serious Start Scared Straight? Hackensack Prom Season Off To Serious Start Scared Straight? Hackensack Prom Season Off To Serious Start
Scared Straight? Hackensack Prom Season Off To Serious Start Students gathered outside of Hackensack High School early Tuesday for the annual demonstration by emergency responders of what could happen in a deadly prom-time crash -- only this year there was a twist. "The message we want kids to get is: Besides impaired driving, distracted driving is also dangerous," said Iris Koonan, a student assistance counselor. Each year, city firefighters, police, EMS and other responders show the students the consequences of drunk driving. Tuesday morning's "crash," however, occurred when youngsters on the way to their prom looked up to take…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Body Found Outside Paterson Fried Chicken Restaurant Body Found Outside Paterson Fried Chicken Restaurant Body Found Outside Paterson Fried Chicken Restaurant
Body Found Outside Paterson Fried Chicken Restaurant It wasn't immediately clear how a man whose body was found Tuesday morning behind a trash bin at a fried chicken restaurant in Paterson died. The body was found around dawn behind the bin at American Fried Chicken and Pizza on Broadway. Authorities were preparing a statement. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Threat Scrawled On Palisades Park Jr/Sr High School Desk Prompts Response Threat Scrawled On Palisades Park Jr/Sr High School Desk Prompts Response Threat Scrawled On Palisades Park Jr/Sr High School Desk Prompts Response
Threat Scrawled On Palisades Park Jr/Sr High School Desk Prompts Response An increased police presence at Palisades Park Junior/Senior High School on Tuesday will be among the measures taken after a "non-specific" threat was found scrawled on a desk. Students also will be able to enter the school only through the front doors, Schools Supt. Joseph Cirillo said Monday. School officials were working with police to determine who wrote the graffiti found on a desk in a classroom, Cirillo said. "Please discuss the ramifications of such a threat with your child," the superintendent wrote to parents. He also urged them to call police if they or thei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Hillsdale PD: Allendale Robber Injures Car Service Driver, Fights Police Hillsdale PD: Allendale Robber Injures Car Service Driver, Fights Police Hillsdale PD: Allendale Robber Injures Car Service Driver, Fights Police
Hillsdale PD: Allendale Robber Injures Car Service Driver, Fights Police An Allendale man tried to rob a ride service driver by smashing him in the head and assaulted Hillsdale police who arrested him, authorities said. Then he smiled for his mugshot. Responding officers found the 37-year-old driver from Newark bleeding from a cut above his eye in the area of Hillsdale Avenue and Hunters Court around 12:50 a.m. Monday, Detective Bill Diedtrich said. The driver told them he’d been assaulted by Matthew Hughes, 24, in an attempt to rob him of $20, Diedtrich said. After calling an ambulance, police approached Hughes, who, the detective said, “highly intoxicated and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps
Lick It Or Not: Scratch 'N Sniff Postage Stamps Scratch and sniff postage stamps? You bet. The U.S. Postal Service says it will “add the sweet scent of summer to letters of love, friendship, party invitations and other mailings” when it introduces “Frozen Treats Forever” stamps next month. The new 20-stamp booklet will feature the “whimsical watercolor illustrations” of Margaret Berg of Santa Monica, CA, the Postal Service said in a release Monday. “Scratch-and-sniff” made its debut, coincidentally, around the time that LSD was becoming popular in the mid-60s. As lore has it, an organic chemist was tasked with suspending scents inside m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges
Mahwah Detectives Bust Hudson Doctor, GF On Ecstasy, LSD Selling Charges Investigative work by Mahwah police detectives led to the arrest of a Jersey City doctor and his girlfriend, who they said were peddling Ecstacy and LSD to suburban buyers. Thanks to a solid tip, Detective Lt. Guido Bussinelli led an investigation that targeted Anthony Kopiecki, 28, and Molly Campbell, 29, after they sold the drugs to buyers in Edgewater and Harrison, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said Monday. Kopiecki's LinkedIn account lists him as a resident MD at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. He previously was a GNC salesman for two years and a mortgage consultant for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No'
Smoke Shop In Washington Township? Police Officer Mom Says 'No' Washington Township Police Officer Heather Castronova has a unique perspective on the proposal for a smoke shop in her suburban town of fewer than 9,000 residents. "I am a Washington Township police officer, juvenile officer, community policing officer, resident, mother and the creator of the Washington Township Moms Facebook group. I’m blessed and fortunate to hold a unique position in our community. This town is my home and the people in it are my family. People in town know how involved I am in all aspects of my community.  "Therefore, I was approached by a large group of conce…

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by Heather Castronova
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Stolen Car Thief Caught After Chase Ends In Crash Passaic Sheriff: Stolen Car Thief Caught After Chase Ends In Crash Passaic Sheriff: Stolen Car Thief Caught After Chase Ends In Crash
Passaic Sheriff: Stolen Car Thief Caught After Chase Ends In Crash A Passaic County sheriff’s officer on the lookout for a car stolen from a 7-Eleven minutes earlier grabbed the thief after he crashed during a chase and tried to run, authorities said. Officer Chris Schiavo began chasing the black Honda Accord after spotting it on Grand and Spruce streets around 3 a.m. Thursday, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. The driver, repeat offender 27-year-old Kadeem Clarke of Newark, lost control of the car moments later, crashed onto the sidewalk of Slater and Mill streets and bailed, Berdnik said. Schiavo quickly caught him in a rear yard off Mill str…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Damages Fair Lawn Group Home Fire Damages Fair Lawn Group Home Fire Damages Fair Lawn Group Home
Fire Damages Fair Lawn Group Home Fire ravaged the facade and caused smoke damage to a Fair Lawn group home Sunday night. Two firefighters sustained ankle injuries during in 9:15 p.m. blaze, which began on the front porch of the Fern Street home and was quickly doused. No other injuries were reported. Police and members of the Rescue Squad and Volunteer Ambulance Corps also responded.  Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear
Animal Control Officers Bag Glen Rock Bear Animal control officers captured a bear who climbed a Glen Rock backyard tree on Sunday. The bear was tranquilized and tagged for release into the wild.

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