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

Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee Police Nab Fugitive In Bomb-Making Case Fort Lee Police Nab Fugitive In Bomb-Making Case Fort Lee Police Nab Fugitive In Bomb-Making Case
Fort Lee Police Nab Fugitive In Bomb-Making Case FORT LEE, N.J. -- Extradition proceedings were under way for a Connecticut fugitive caught by Fort Lee police after authorities charged him with trying to make bombs in his home. Scott Basile, 24, of Wolcott, CT remained held without bail in the Bergen County Jail on Monday. Authorities reported him missing in January, a day before someone crashed his stepfather's car into a utility pole in Stamford and fled. Witnesses told police they'd dropped Basile at the train station. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging him with criminal mischief, arson, and attempt to manufacture bombs. B…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn: Pint Glasses Still Available For Collura Scholarship Donations Fair Lawn: Pint Glasses Still Available For Collura Scholarship Donations Fair Lawn: Pint Glasses Still Available For Collura Scholarship Donations
Fair Lawn: Pint Glasses Still Available For Collura Scholarship Donations FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Pint glasses were still available for a $10 donation each to the Mary Ann Collura Scholarship Fund named for a Fair Lawn police officer who was shot and killed by a crazed ex-con 13 years ago this past weekend. The glasses are from a special daylong event held at the local athletic center featuring retired Fair Lawn police officers tending bar for donations. It raised nearly $4,500. Email: [email protected] Collura was shot and killed on the grounds of the Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church on River Road after coming to the aid of a fellow officer trying to ar…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
On Your Side
Business Alliance Welcomes All To Lunchtime Forum At Meadowlands Business Alliance Welcomes All To Lunchtime Forum At Meadowlands Business Alliance Welcomes All To Lunchtime Forum At Meadowlands
Business Alliance Welcomes All To Lunchtime Forum At Meadowlands EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The RSMG Business Alliance hosts ts first annual Executive Business Forum at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Tuesday beginning at noon. Speakers include Jim Kirkos, president and CEO of the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce; Jason Settlemoire, the CEO and general manager of the track; and Tammy Molinelli, the executive director of the Bergen County Workforce Development Board. Tickets are $25 online or $30 (cash or check) at the door. GO TO: www.rsmgba.com MORE INFO: [email protected] RSMG Business Alliance is a networking group based in Springfield that belongs …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Your Community
Berkeley College Moves Health Studies School To Woodland Park Campus Berkeley College Moves Health Studies School To Woodland Park Campus Berkeley College Moves Health Studies School To Woodland Park Campus
Berkeley College Moves Health Studies School To Woodland Park Campus WOODLAND PARK, N.J. -- Berkeley College has moved its School of Health Studies to its Woodland Park campus from Clifton. “This move made sense because of the many resources and services available for students at the campus in Woodland Park,” said Linda Pinsky-Mauro, Berkeley's campus operating officer. "All students will benefit from the full campus environment we experience here.” More than 400 students who previously attended classes in Clifton moved to new facilities that include nine teaching laboratories, staff offices, and faculty work stations/ The labs are used to teach stude…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Your Community
Old Tappan Cub Scouts Hope Earth Day Weather Complies Old Tappan Cub Scouts Hope Earth Day Weather Complies Old Tappan Cub Scouts Hope Earth Day Weather Complies
Old Tappan Cub Scouts Hope Earth Day Weather Complies OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- Local Cub Scouts will observe Earth Day by participating in a cleanup Friday of Stone Point Park in Old Tappan. The Scouts are hoping volunteers will join them in the bleacher area at the basketball court at 4 p.m. Gloves and bags will be provided. The entire cleanup of the woods should take roughly an hour, organizers said. Parents must accompany their children.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police Swear In New Officer Lodi Police Swear In New Officer Lodi Police Swear In New Officer
Lodi Police Swear In New Officer LODI, N.J. -- Lodi's newest policeman is Officer Derrick Morrison. Morrison previously worked for the West Orange Police Department for two years.

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland Bicyclist, 17, Still Critical After Being Struck Oakland Bicyclist, 17, Still Critical After Being Struck Oakland Bicyclist, 17, Still Critical After Being Struck
Oakland Bicyclist, 17, Still Critical After Being Struck OAKLAND, N.J. — A 17-year-old bicyclist remained in critical condition Sunday at Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck in Oakland on Saturday, authorities said. "The motorist remained at the scene of the accident [Franklin Avenue] and cooperated with the investigation, which is ongoing," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal told Daily Voice. Oakland police were investigating, assisted by the prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigation Unit, Grewal said. Also responding was the county sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, along with Oakland firef…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Gas Station Attendant: Robber Hit Him, Took $600, Cigarettes Fair Lawn Gas Station Attendant: Robber Hit Him, Took $600, Cigarettes Fair Lawn Gas Station Attendant: Robber Hit Him, Took $600, Cigarettes
Fair Lawn Gas Station Attendant: Robber Hit Him, Took $600, Cigarettes FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- A Fair Lawn gas station attendant told police an armed robber took $600 and several packs of cigarettes overnight Sunday after hitting him in the head. Police nearly had a suspect on 5th Avenue, but he fled onto 16th Street and vanished through area backyards, Sgt. Brian Metzler said Sunday morning. The 62-year-old attendant from Paterson told police the robber was carrying a gas can, claiming his car broke down, when he approached him just before 5 a.m at the BP station on Wagaraw Road. When he turned to open the gas can, the attendant said, the robber hit him with &quo…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
On Your Side
Demarest Pizzeria Owner Celebrates 29 Years In Business Demarest Pizzeria Owner Celebrates 29 Years In Business Demarest Pizzeria Owner Celebrates 29 Years In Business
Demarest Pizzeria Owner Celebrates 29 Years In Business DEMAREST, N.J. -- Demarest Pizzeria owner Steve Renke celebrated 29 years in business on Sunday. A father of three who lives in town, Renke became a partner his senior year at Northern Valley Regional High School in what was first known as Caesar's Pizza and then Pizza Express. He began working behind the counter full time after graduation and bought out his partners two years later. Over time, the business evolved from pizza and sandwiches to include a large, varied menu, catering and birthday parties. Renke also is deeply involved in the community and supports a variety of causes, particu…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Passaic Sheriff: Paterson Drug Dealers Had Fortified Apartment Passaic Sheriff: Paterson Drug Dealers Had Fortified Apartment Passaic Sheriff: Paterson Drug Dealers Had Fortified Apartment
Passaic Sheriff: Paterson Drug Dealers Had Fortified Apartment PATERSON, N.J. -- Two accused drug dealers had the doors of their Paterson apartment fortified when members of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Bureau of Narcotics raided it, authorities said. An investigation into the Union Avenue residence began with a call to the PSCO TIPS line, Sheriff Richard Berdnik said. Detectives arrested Ramon Rivera Jr., 23, of Doremus Street and Christian Ortiz, 24, of Courtland Street after finding 109 folds of heroin, 10 zip-locking bags of crack and $954 in alleged proceeds during a raid Friday, the sheriff said. Authorities believe the wood and metal bars gave …

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Prev Page 1719 of 2958 1,717 1,718 1,719 1,720 1,721 Next
17,181 - 17,190 of 29,573 articles