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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Chief: Witness Leads Police To Bloody Edgewater Business Burglar Chief: Witness Leads Police To Bloody Edgewater Business Burglar Chief: Witness Leads Police To Bloody Edgewater Business Burglar
Chief: Witness Leads Police To Bloody Edgewater Business Burglar EDGEWATER, N.J. – A witness who alerted Edgewater police to a commercial break-in overnight Tuesday helped produce an arrest by their Cliffside Park colleagues a short time later. Officers found a glass door broken and a cash register drawer removed from the Old River Road business just after 1:30 a.m., Police Chief William Skidmore said Tuesday afternoon. They immediately broadcast a description provided by a witness – after which Cliffside Park police stopped Joseph Hernandez, 46, of Union City on nearby Gorge Road, Skidmore said. Hernendez -- who had fresh cuts on his hands, broken glas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Police: Wayne Bar Patron 'Snaps,' Fights Security, Scares Off Uber Driver Police: Wayne Bar Patron 'Snaps,' Fights Security, Scares Off Uber Driver Police: Wayne Bar Patron 'Snaps,' Fights Security, Scares Off Uber Driver
Police: Wayne Bar Patron 'Snaps,' Fights Security, Scares Off Uber Driver WAYNE, N.J. -- A patron inexplicably went ballistic at Mother's Ale House in Wayne, scaring off an Uber driver and fighting with bouncers, then continued his combative behavior after being taken to the hospital for an evaluation, police said. Officers found security guards restraining 26-year-old William V. Benenato of Lincoln Park, who was "screaming and yelling obscenities," to keep him from injuring himself just before 11 p.m. last Friday, Capt. Laurence Martin said. Bouncers had removed him from the club, after which Benenato tried taking Uber but "snapped," forcing …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Gas Blast Destroys 3 Paterson Homes, Several Firefighters Injured VIDEO: Gas Blast Destroys 3 Paterson Homes, Several Firefighters Injured VIDEO: Gas Blast Destroys 3 Paterson Homes, Several Firefighters Injured
Video: Gas Blast Destroys 3 Paterson Homes, Several Firefighters Injured PATERSON, N.J. -- Several firefighters were injured after a gas leak ignited an explosion in Paterson Tuesday morning that leveled two homes and forced the destruction of another. Ten or so firefighters were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center and more than three dozen people were displaced, city officials said. Neighbors of the Goshen Street building were evacuated as firefighters put down flames after the 9:25 a.m. blast, which blew out windows in nearby buildings.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Meteorologist (VIDEO): Matthew Packs Wind, Rain But Likely Not Destruction Meteorologist (VIDEO): Matthew Packs Wind, Rain But Likely Not Destruction Meteorologist (VIDEO): Matthew Packs Wind, Rain But Likely Not Destruction
Meteorologist (Video): Matthew Packs Wind, Rain But Likely Not Destruction Whichever of three possible tracks that Hurricane Matthew takes, the impact on New Jersey shouldn't be anywhere near as severe as it was from Superstorm Sandy, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said Tuesday. "Where we live, track means everything," Cioffi said after Matthew made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in western Haiti and headed toward eastern Cuba. As of Tuesday, he said, it had three possible tracks -- none involving direct landfall in New Jersey, he said. "However, it could be a stormy Saturday night and Sunday morning, especially along the New Jersey shore," Ciof…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Break Down Barriers, Come To Fair Lawn 'Coffee With A Cop' Break Down Barriers, Come To Fair Lawn 'Coffee With A Cop' Break Down Barriers, Come To Fair Lawn 'Coffee With A Cop'
Break Down Barriers, Come To Fair Lawn 'Coffee With A Cop' FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn police are continuing the popular national "Coffee With a Cop Day" series this Friday. Come meet with them from 9-11 a.m. at Fisher’s Café, 7-07 Fair Lawn Avenue. The highly successful program designed at discussing community issues, building relationships – and drinking free coffee. "No agenda or speeches -- just a chance to ask questions and voice concerns," Police Chief Chief Glen Cauwels said. The majority of contacts the public has with law enforcement comes during emergencies or emotional situations -- not always the best times for re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Meteorologist: Matthew, You're No Sandy Meteorologist: Matthew, You're No Sandy Meteorologist: Matthew, You're No Sandy
Meteorologist: Matthew, You're No Sandy Although Hurricane Matthew was intensifying -- posting a severe threat to Florida -- it won't be as destructive in the Northeast as Sandy, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said Monday. "The track and structure would suggest that the effects for New Jersey northeastward to Southern New England would be much like a winter time nor’easter and a fairly strong one," Cioffi said late Monday. There very likely will be no direct landfall in New Jersey, he said. "However, it could be a stormy Saturday night and Sunday morning especially along the New Jersey shore," Cioffi said. The &…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Break Down Barriers, Come To Hasbrouck Heights 'Coffee With A Cop' Break Down Barriers, Come To Hasbrouck Heights 'Coffee With A Cop' Break Down Barriers, Come To Hasbrouck Heights 'Coffee With A Cop'
Break Down Barriers, Come To Hasbrouck Heights 'Coffee With A Cop' HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Hasbrouck Heights police are continuing the popular national "Coffee With a Cop Day" series this Friday. Come meet with them from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Bagel Shop, 230 Boulevard. The highly successful program designed at discussing community issues, building relationships – and drinking free coffee. "No agenda or speeches -- just a chance to ask questions and voice concerns," Police Chief Michael Colaneri Sr. said. The majority of contacts the public has with law enforcement comes during emergencies or emotional situations -- not always …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock Adds Blue Line -- And Red And White Glen Rock Adds Blue Line -- And Red And White Glen Rock Adds Blue Line -- And Red And White
Glen Rock Adds Blue Line -- And Red And White GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Glen Rock added a twist to the "blue line" movement Tuesday morning by also painting white and red stripes in the middle of Harding Plaza in front of Borough Hall. "We are proud to honor our police, volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMTs," Mayor Bruce Packer said. "With respect to the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Department and Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps, we truly value our volunteers who give their time and energy to be there when our lives are potentially at risk," the mayor said. "We have painted an additional, thin blue line…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
U.S. Marine Corps Billboard In Carlstadt Defaced, Police Seek Public's Help U.S. Marine Corps Billboard In Carlstadt Defaced, Police Seek Public's Help U.S. Marine Corps Billboard In Carlstadt Defaced, Police Seek Public's Help
U.S. Marine Corps Billboard In Carlstadt Defaced, Police Seek Public's Help CARLSTADT, N.J. -- Carlstadt police hope someone comes forward to identify whomever was responsible for vandalizing a U.S. Marine Corp. billboard with graffiti that included the words "Trump" and an expletive. The Paterson Avenue billboard near the railroad tracks and in front of the Burger King was vandalized overnight either Saturday or Sunday by someone using the tag "Retro 16!," Detective Sgt. John Cleary told Daily Voice. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call Carlstadt police: (201) 438-4300.

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Police: Drugged Driver In Crash Sends Woman To Hospital Fair Lawn Police: Drugged Driver In Crash Sends Woman To Hospital Fair Lawn Police: Drugged Driver In Crash Sends Woman To Hospital
Fair Lawn Police: Drugged Driver In Crash Sends Woman To Hospital FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A 25-year-old Riverdale man with a suspended driver's license was under the influence of drugs when he was involved in a Fair Lawn crash that sent another motorist to the hospital, authorities said. Patrick Serafin, who records show had a previous arrest for heroin and crack cocaine possession out of Passaic County two years ago, was brought to Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus for treatment following last Thursday's collision on Morlot Avenue near Van Saun Place, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The other driver, a 57-year-old Paterson woman, was taken to St. Joseph's Re…

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