Jerry DeMarco

Senior Reporter

[email protected]

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin

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

Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Your Community
Fund Helps Family Of Garfield Teen Killed In West Milford Crash Fund Helps Family Of Garfield Teen Killed In West Milford Crash Fund Helps Family Of Garfield Teen Killed In West Milford Crash
Fund Helps Family Of Garfield Teen Killed In West Milford Crash GARFIELD, N.J. -- With hundreds of mourners expected, the wake for a popular 19-year-old Garfield soccer player killed in a car crash last weekend will be held in the rectory of Holy Rosary RC Church in Passaic next Thursday. A private cremation for Aleksander Klos will be held after a 7 p.m. public Mass at the church, according to Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service in Wallington. Visitation at Holy Rosary will be from 4 to 7 p.m. ***** HOLY ROSARY RECTORY 6 Wall St, Passaic, NJ 07055 (973) 473-1578 ****** A GoFundMe account was established by Bryan Thomson, a former co-worker and family …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson Detectives Seize 3 Guns, Drugs, Four Suspects Paterson Detectives Seize 3 Guns, Drugs, Four Suspects Paterson Detectives Seize 3 Guns, Drugs, Four Suspects
Paterson Detectives Seize 3 Guns, Drugs, Four Suspects PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson narcotics detectives seized two handguns, a 12-gauge shotgun and various drugs -- including 19 bags of crack -- while raiding two floors and arresting four men at a renovated multi-family residence, authorities said. Recovered, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said, were: 19 baggies containing crack cocaine; 4 glassines containing heroin; 3 baggies containing marijuana; a .380-cal. Smith & Wesson handgun; a Glock 22 .40-cal. handgun; an 870 Remington 12-gauge shotgun; eight ball-point bullets and one hollow-point bullet; ten 12-gauge shotgun shells; drug p…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Guts Fairview Home Fire Guts Fairview Home Fire Guts Fairview Home
Fire Guts Fairview Home FAIRVIEW, N.J. -- An overnight garage fire Friday gutted one side of a Fairview duplex, authorities said. No one was hurt in the blaze, which broke out just before 2:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Park Avenue and drew borough firefighters and a Cliffside Park FAST team, with Ridgefield providing mutual aid, Police Chief Martin Kahn told Daily Voice. The other side of the duplex didn't sustain any fire damage, he said. The cause hadn't been determined, although responders said they suspected an electrical panel because of where the fire started.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser
Ridgefield PBA Stages Annual Beefsteak Fundraiser RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- Ridgefield PBA Local 330's 9th Annual Beefsteak Dinner and Comedy Night returns to the borough community center on May 20. All proceeds go to Special Olympics New Jersey. The event features comedians, beefsteak, soft drinks and an enormous tricky tray. It begins at 6 p.m. at the Ridgefield Community Center, 725 Slocum Avenue. Admission is $55 per person. Adults only.TICKETS SOLD IN ADVANCE ONLY.Call Gloria: (201) 943-5210 (ext. 5004)

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Little Ferry Mother, Children Sold Oxy To Undercovers Prosecutor: Little Ferry Mother, Children Sold Oxy To Undercovers Prosecutor: Little Ferry Mother, Children Sold Oxy To Undercovers
Prosecutor: Little Ferry Mother, Children Sold Oxy To Undercovers LITTLE FERRY, N.J. – A Little Ferry woman and her unemployed adult son and daughter sold Oxycodone from their Little Ferry home, said authorities who arrested them after an undercover buy. Maryann Gratzel, who turns 57 on Friday, had the drugs prescribed from a physician, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Thursday. Detectives arrested her son, Anthony, 38, and Rory Puntasecca, 34, who lives with them, after they sold 55 Oxycodone pills to an undercover detective in front of their Washington Avenue home -- one of several deals during a two-month investigation, Grewal said. They…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tenafly PD: DWI Cresskill Driver Rear-Ends Other Motorist Tenafly PD: DWI Cresskill Driver Rear-Ends Other Motorist Tenafly PD: DWI Cresskill Driver Rear-Ends Other Motorist
Tenafly PD: DWI Cresskill Driver Rear-Ends Other Motorist TENAFLY, N.J. – A Cresskill motorist was drunk when his car rear-ended another stopped at a red light in Tenafly, authorities said. Neither Francis States, 60, nor the two occupants of a Ford struckfrom behind by his Hyundai on southbound Knickerbocker Road judge north of Riveredge Road said were injured in the 4:30 p.m. crash Sunday, Capt. Michael deMoncada said Thursday. States was processed at police headquarters, issued summonses for DWI and careless driving and released to a responsible adult a short time later, deMoncada said.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Your Community
Celebrate Ridgewood High School's 125th In Style At 'Party In The Park' Celebrate Ridgewood High School's 125th In Style At 'Party In The Park' Celebrate Ridgewood High School's 125th In Style At 'Party In The Park'
Celebrate Ridgewood High School's 125th In Style At 'Party In The Park' RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Food stations, hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine and speciality drinks -- along with musical entertainment -- will help celebrate Ridgewood High School's 125th anniversary at the "Party in the Park" on May 19. Community adults 21 and over are welcomed to the Vets Field event, which runs from 7 to 11 p.m. and includes a tent auction and a raffle to help raise money for the school. The village's own Group Therapy Band and celebrity DJ Nick Cannon will provide the musical entertainment. Tickets cost (what else?) $125. Businesses can obtain sponsorships: https://store.rh…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington PD: Wanted Criminal Takes Tumble Running From Detectives Wallington PD: Wanted Criminal Takes Tumble Running From Detectives Wallington PD: Wanted Criminal Takes Tumble Running From Detectives
Wallington PD: Wanted Criminal Takes Tumble Running From Detectives WALLINGTON, N.J. -- A convicted petty thief from Wallington who was wanted for skipping court on resisting arrest and intensive probation violation charges bolted from borough detectives -- and immediately tripped and fell, authorities said Thursday. The detectives spotted 24-year-old Adam Jaworski walking on Main Avenue toward the Gregory Avenue Bridge on Wednesday, then ordered him to put his hands on their car so they could take him into custody, Detective Capt. Shawn Kudlacik told Daily Voice. As the detectives prepared to handcuff him, Jaworski "muttered a few words, then attempte…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Grenade Threat Clears Bergen Courthouse, Administration, BCC Buildings Grenade Threat Clears Bergen Courthouse, Administration, BCC Buildings Grenade Threat Clears Bergen Courthouse, Administration, BCC Buildings
Grenade Threat Clears Bergen Courthouse, Administration, BCC Buildings BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Emailed threats Thursday morning that grenades had been strategically placed cleared three Bergen County institutions -- the courthouse, the administration building and Bergen Community College's campuses -- causing a logistical headache, authorities said. The County Counsel's office received the initial threat. It specifically cited a judge, in a repeat of a threat last Friday. Just as last week, authorities "have no evidence whatsoever that there is any substance at all to these threats," William Schievella, public information director for Bergen County Sh…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighter Charged With Murder In Paterson Street Shooting Firefighter Charged With Murder In Paterson Street Shooting Firefighter Charged With Murder In Paterson Street Shooting
Firefighter Charged With Murder In Paterson Street Shooting PATERSON, N.J. -- A Paterson firefighter was charged with gunning down another man in what authorities said was a planned killing earlier this week. Kaheem Hunt, 30, is charged with murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses -- bringing the city Detective Bureau's solve rate this year to 87%, Police Director Jerry Speziale said Thursday. Juan Martinez, 39, was rushed to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after Monday's 4:45 p.m. shooting at Madison and Essex streets but died in the operating room, Speziale said. Detectives identified Hunt as one of the killers and arrested him, the director…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Prev Page 1484 of 2958 1,482 1,483 1,484 1,485 1,486 Next
14,831 - 14,840 of 29,573 articles