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

Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Scout Honors 'Hillsdale Five' Killed In Vietnam Scout Honors 'Hillsdale Five' Killed In Vietnam Scout Honors 'Hillsdale Five' Killed In Vietnam
Scout Honors 'Hillsdale Five' Killed In Vietnam HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Boy Scout Ryan Tobin of Troop 109 in Hillsdale beamed with pride as he formally turned over his completed Eagle Scout project -- landscaping around memorial plaques for five local soldiers killed in Vietnam -- to American Legion Post 162. The project which was conceived in the fall of 2015, was to provide landscaping around the memorial plaques for the so-called Hillsdale Five -- Ernie Elfenbein, Edward Maher, Peter Murner, Michael Roell and George Poor. The plaques are located at five ball fields in town that were re-named last year in honor of the young men, who made t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
2nd Park Ridge Sidewalk Crash Victim Dies, Driver Had 'Medical Episode' 2nd Park Ridge Sidewalk Crash Victim Dies, Driver Had 'Medical Episode' 2nd Park Ridge Sidewalk Crash Victim Dies, Driver Had 'Medical Episode'
2nd Park Ridge Sidewalk Crash Victim Dies, Driver Had 'Medical Episode' PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- The second pedestrian in a Father's Day sidewalk crash succumbed to his injuries and died on Monday, said Park Ridge authorities, while noting that the driver had a "medical episode." The 2015 Volvo driven by 61-year-old James Duncan of Park Ridge mounted the Park Avenue sidewalk, where it hit both victims, borough police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said Monday. "At the crash scene several off-duty nurses stopped to assist responding officers in the life-saving efforts," the captain said, "but the injuries sustained were too great to overcome." I…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Priest Convicted Of Luring, Kissing, Sexually Touching Girl, 14 Passaic Priest Convicted Of Luring, Kissing, Sexually Touching Girl, 14 Passaic Priest Convicted Of Luring, Kissing, Sexually Touching Girl, 14
Passaic Priest Convicted Of Luring, Kissing, Sexually Touching Girl, 14 PATERSON, N.J. -- A jury in Paterson convicted a Passaic priest on Tuesday of luring a 14-year-old girl to his rectory quarters, kissing her and trying to have sexual contact with her. Fr. Jose Lopez-Durango, a 37-year-old Colombian native who was assigned to St. Mary’s Assumption Church, was convicted of luring, criminal sexual contact, and child endangerment. The jurors cleared him of attempted sexual assault charges. Lopez-Durango, who is also affiliated with St. Nicholas Church in Passaic, was arrested on July 25, 2013. Authoriities charged that in January of that year, he lured the g…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Lawyer Tied To Reputed Glen Rock Mobster Gets 43 Months In Ticket Scam Lawyer Tied To Reputed Glen Rock Mobster Gets 43 Months In Ticket Scam Lawyer Tied To Reputed Glen Rock Mobster Gets 43 Months In Ticket Scam
Lawyer Tied To Reputed Glen Rock Mobster Gets 43 Months In Ticket Scam GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A disbarred Westchester attorney convicted for his role in a $3 million ticket resale scheme with a reputed Glen Rock mob associate was sentenced Tuesday to 43 months in federal prison. Pasquale "Pat" Stiso, 55, of New Rochelle, was previously convicted during a bench trial in U.S. District Court in Newark after co-defendant Paul Mancuso, 49, took a plea deal in the case. Mancuso testified that and Stiso were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that the government said Mancuso never paid. Among a variety of scams that Mancuso said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rivertowns, NY
Breaking News
Police Arrest GWB Toll Cheats Who Owed $207K Police Arrest GWB Toll Cheats Who Owed $207K Police Arrest GWB Toll Cheats Who Owed $207K
Police Arrest GWB Toll Cheats Who Owed $207K FORT LEE, N.J. -- Port Authority police arrested several accused toll violators who owed a combined $207,010 during an early morning initiative Tuesday at the George Washington Bridge. One of them, 58-year-old Jermone Daly of Teaneck, owed $79,423 in unpaid tolls and fees covering 1,260 violations, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Daly's unpaid tolls came to $16,423 -- and the fines jacked it up an additional $63,000. Police arrested him just after 6 a.m. for blowing through a toll booth without paying -- and then again three and a half hours later after confirming …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority Police: GWB Toll Cheats Owed Over $200K Port Authority Police: GWB Toll Cheats Owed Over $200K Port Authority Police: GWB Toll Cheats Owed Over $200K
Port Authority Police: GWB Toll Cheats Owed Over $200K Port Authority police arrested several accused toll violators who owed a combined $207,010 during an early morning initiative Tuesday at the George Washington Bridge. One of them, 58-year-old Jermone Daly of Teaneck, owed $79,423 in unpaid tolls and fees covering 1,260 violations, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Daly's unpaid tolls came to $16,423 -- and the fines jacked it up an additional $63,000. Police arrested him just after 6 a.m. for blowing through a toll booth without paying -- and then again three and a half hours later after confirming the total arrears,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
On Your Side
Report: Bergen Boasts Eight Of NJ's 50 Wealthiest Report: Bergen Boasts Eight Of NJ's 50 Wealthiest Report: Bergen Boasts Eight Of NJ's 50 Wealthiest
Report: Bergen Boasts Eight Of NJ's 50 Wealthiest Eight of the 50 wealthiest New Jerseyans live in Bergen County, according to a report by NJBIZ. The area leader is hedge fund titan Larry Robbins, 46, of Alpine. Robbins, the founder, portfolio manager and CEO of Glenview Capital Management, is No. 8 on the list, with $2 billion, according to NJBIZ. Listed at 12 and 13, respectively, are third-generation Goya Foods kingpins Robert Unanue, 62, of Wyckoff, and his Peter Unanue, 50, of River Vale, with a combined worth of $1.5 billion, the report says. Alpine real estate mogul Richard Kurtz, 76, is No. 15 on the list, at $1.4 billion. Eng…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
NJ Legislators Approve Law To Make MVC Register Drivers To Vote NJ Legislators Approve Law To Make MVC Register Drivers To Vote NJ Legislators Approve Law To Make MVC Register Drivers To Vote
NJ Legislators Approve Law To Make MVC Register Drivers To Vote Gov. Christie will be asked to sign into law a measure from state legislators that requires the state Motor Vehicle Commission to automatically register or update a person’s voter registration as part of applying for or renewing a driver’s license. It's not mandatory for drivers: They would have the option to decline, under the bill. “We should be doing this already,” said Assemblywoman Benjie Wimberly (D-Passaic/Bergen). “Increasing voter registration is something we can all agree upon.” “Sometimes voter turnout can be stymied simply by the fact that would-be voters have forgotten to upda…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Thunderstorm Threat Moves Hasbrouck Heights Fireworks To Wednesday Thunderstorm Threat Moves Hasbrouck Heights Fireworks To Wednesday Thunderstorm Threat Moves Hasbrouck Heights Fireworks To Wednesday
Thunderstorm Threat Moves Hasbrouck Heights Fireworks To Wednesday HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- The threat of thunderstorms Tuesday moved the Hasbrouck Heights Lions Club Fourth of July fireworks event to Wednesday,  June 29. Gates open at Gary Depken Field (Route 17/Franklin) at 6:30 p.m. Tickets at the gate are $5 each. Activities will include a 50/50 raffle and dunk tank before the fireworks are ignited at dusk.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Prosecutor Seeks Vehicle In Paterson Officer-Involved Shooting Bergen Prosecutor Seeks Vehicle In Paterson Officer-Involved Shooting Bergen Prosecutor Seeks Vehicle In Paterson Officer-Involved Shooting
Bergen Prosecutor Seeks Vehicle In Paterson Officer-Involved Shooting HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Authorities investigating a police-involved shooting in Paterson are seeking the public's help finding a vehicle that fled the scene. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the June 24 shooting. "At approximately 1:56 a.m....plain clothes officers from the Paterson Police Department were patrolling the area of Summer and Cedar Streets in the City’s Fifth Ward," acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Monday. "The officers were alerted by the sound of a vehicle rapidly accelerating," Grewal said. They immediately spotte…

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