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

Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Schools Chief: Girl Questioned Under NJ Law In Anti-Israel Tweets Fair Lawn Schools Chief: Girl Questioned Under NJ Law In Anti-Israel Tweets Fair Lawn Schools Chief: Girl Questioned Under NJ Law In Anti-Israel Tweets
Fair Lawn Schools Chief: Girl Questioned Under NJ Law In Anti-Israel Tweets FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn school officials were following New Jersey's anti-bullying law when they questioned a high school student about anti-Israeli comments she posted on Twitter, the district superintendent said Thursday afternoon. "While pupil confidentiality laws prevent us from identifying or discussing individual pupils, we stress at the outset that at no time have District officials sought to censor or reprimand any pupils for their online speech," Schools Supt. Bruce Watson wrote in a statement. Bethany Koval, 16, who calls herself an Israeli Jew, said she secretly re…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Wyckoff Son Of NJ Crime Boss Gets Prison Along With Dad, Brother Wyckoff Son Of NJ Crime Boss Gets Prison Along With Dad, Brother Wyckoff Son Of NJ Crime Boss Gets Prison Along With Dad, Brother
Wyckoff Son Of NJ Crime Boss Gets Prison Along With Dad, Brother WYCKOFF, N.J. -- The Wyckoff son of an organized crime family captain was sent to state prison Thursday along with his father and brother. Joseph Perna, 46, was sentenced to 10 years, as was John Perna, 38, of West Caldwell. Their father, Ralph V. Perna, 69, of East Hanover received an eight-year sentence from a judge in Morristown. All three were arrested during Operation Heat, an investigation by the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice that uncovered an international criminal gambling enterprise that authorities said handled billions of dollars in wagers -- primarily on sporting even…

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Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Bergen Executive Tedesco Swears In Officials Across County Bergen Executive Tedesco Swears In Officials Across County Bergen Executive Tedesco Swears In Officials Across County
Bergen Executive Tedesco Swears In Officials Across County Reorganizations kept Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco moving from town to town to administer oaths of office to fellow Democrats. Among them: Park Ridge Mayor Terrance Maguire, Councilmen Matthew Capilli, Robert Opplet (Friday, Jan. 1) Oakland Mayor Linda Schwager, Councilman John Biale (Sunday, Jan. 3) Paramus Councilwoman Holly Tedesco-Santos (Sunday) Edgewater Mayor Michael McPartland, Councilman Anthony Bartolomeo, Councilwoman Dolores Lawlor (Sunday) Closter Councilwoman Jannie Chung (Monday, Jan. 4) Emerson Councilmen Brian Downing, John Lazar (Tuesday, Jan. 5) Hackensack: B…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Port Authority Police Promoting 79 Uniformed Officers Port Authority Police Promoting 79 Uniformed Officers Port Authority Police Promoting 79 Uniformed Officers
Port Authority Police Promoting 79 Uniformed Officers The Port Authority Police Department will promote 79 of its uniformed officers to higher ranks during a ceremony on Friday. Raymond Bryan will be promoted to deputy chief and Ronald Shindel will be promoted to deputy inspector at the 10 a.m. event at St. Peter’s University, MacMahon Student Center, 2641 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City. The remaining 77 officers will be promoted to the ranks of detective lieutenant (2); detective sergeant (4); lieutenant (18); sergeant (41) and detective (12). The promotions will backfill the 87 supervisory officers who retired since the department’s last rou…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Your Community
Cliffside Park Man: How To Grow Your Own Pineapple Cliffside Park Man: How To Grow Your Own Pineapple Cliffside Park Man: How To Grow Your Own Pineapple
Cliffside Park Man: How To Grow Your Own Pineapple CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- With a bit of his tongue in cheek, a Cliffside Park man celebrating both his 60th birthday and 26th wedding anniversary on Thursday, described "how to grow a pineapple on Gorge Roard in four steps." "Twenty-six years ago today I stood in a pineapple field in Hawaii with my new bride, Ada," said Richard Criscione, a property manager and avid guitarist who contributes regularly to Daily Voice.To grow your own pineapple, he, said: 1. Buy a pineapple. 2. Cut the top off. 3. Bury the top in soil. 4. Wait 2½ years. "You're done!"

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Carjacker Pistol-Whips Victim, Flees Englewood Police Carjacker Pistol-Whips Victim, Flees Englewood Police Carjacker Pistol-Whips Victim, Flees Englewood Police
Carjacker Pistol-Whips Victim, Flees Englewood Police ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Neighboring police rushed to Englewood near the Teaneck border Thursday night after an armed carjacker bailed out of the vehicle and fled on foot, gun in hand, law enforcement sources told Daily Voice. The owner of the Ford Explorer told police he'd just returned home with his wife, who went inside while he began unloading items from the vehicle near the intersection of Cleveland Street and West Palisade Avenue. just after 8 p.m., Capt. Timothy Torell told Daily Voice. The 20-something bandit came up, put a gun to his head and demanded his wallet and keys, the victim said…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
New Ridgefield Deputy Police Chief Sworn New Ridgefield Deputy Police Chief Sworn New Ridgefield Deputy Police Chief Sworn
New Ridgefield Deputy Police Chief Sworn RIDGEFIELD, N.J. -- New Ridgefield Deputy Police Chief Robert "Bobby" Meurer was sworn to the post Wednesday night. Meurer, a former Bergen County Sheriff's officer, is a motorcycle coach and instructor and an adjunct criminal justice professor. "I am truly blessed and want to thank everyone for their love, support, and confidence in me," the 16-year department veteran said. Two new police officers also were sworn in -- former specials Fatih Karabiyik and Justin Brito. Brito is the son of Ridgefield Police Lt. Jose Brito.

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Your Community
Past, Future Unite At Swearing-In Of Emerson Councilmen Past, Future Unite At Swearing-In Of Emerson Councilmen Past, Future Unite At Swearing-In Of Emerson Councilmen
Past, Future Unite At Swearing-In Of Emerson Councilmen EMERSON, N.J. -- A first-timer and second-timer officially took seats on the Emerson council when Brian Downing and John Lazar were sworn in Tuesday to two three-year terms. Both Democrats, they won seats in November that were vacated by Councilmen Stephen Paino and Scott Rivers, who didn't seek re-election. Downing, the leading vote-getter, has made downtown redevelopment a priority, while Lazar -- who'd previously been on the council and at one point served as its president -- pledged to resume a Kinderkamack Road reconstruction plan that he devised with Mayor Louis Lamatina several years…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Police Disarm Distraught Man With Sword In Haworth Bathroom Standoff Police Disarm Distraught Man With Sword In Haworth Bathroom Standoff Police Disarm Distraught Man With Sword In Haworth Bathroom Standoff
Police Disarm Distraught Man With Sword In Haworth Bathroom Standoff HAWORTH, N.J. -- After 20 minutes of volatile talks with an emotionally disturbed Haworth man wielding a Samurai sword, officers rushed him -- crashing through a glass shower door -- and took him into custody. "I'm extremely proud of the restraint shown by my officers and those officers who responded from Closter, Demarest and Harrington Park," Police Chief Christopher Campbell told Daily Voice on Wednesday. "As a result, they were able to get this man the help he needs, instead of a much darker outcome." Responding to family members' calls for help, Lt. Thomas Ryan and …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County Sheriff Holding Free Pet Emergency Training Bergen County Sheriff Holding Free Pet Emergency Training Bergen County Sheriff Holding Free Pet Emergency Training
Bergen County Sheriff Holding Free Pet Emergency Training HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The likelihood that you and your pets will survive a fire, flood, tornado or even a terrorist attack depends on how equipped you all are to handle them, says Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, who is offering free preparedness courses beginning next month. "Join us in learning how to prepare your animals for disasters, as well as learn animal behaviors in everyday life," Saudino said. The classes begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 in the amphitheater of the Bergen County Jail at 160 South River Street (see list of dates and times, above). All are welcome. Print, comp…

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