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

Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
Jersey Bounce: Christie's Approval Ratings Drop At Home Jersey Bounce: Christie's Approval Ratings Drop At Home Jersey Bounce: Christie's Approval Ratings Drop At Home
Jersey Bounce: Christie's Approval Ratings Drop At Home Gov. Chris Christie's time in New Hampshire has won him increasing followers there, but his approval ratings continue to fall with likely voters back home -- particularly when it comes to the state pension system, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Christie’s overall job approval has slipped to its lowest point yet: 33% of New Jersey registered voters now approve of his performance, a drop of six points since October, and 62% disapprove, up six points, Rutgers reports Meanwhile, 33% of voters have a favorable opinion of Christie, his second-lowest rating ever. His unfavorable r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
SBA Opens New Sandy Relief Center In Mahwah For Bergen Property Owners SBA Opens New Sandy Relief Center In Mahwah For Bergen Property Owners SBA Opens New Sandy Relief Center In Mahwah For Bergen Property Owners
SBA Opens New Sandy Relief Center In Mahwah For Bergen Property Owners MAHWAH, N.J. -- The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced the opening of another Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) in Bergen County. The center -- at the Office of Emergency Management at 285 Campgaw Road in Mahwah -- will provide one-on-one assistance to businesses, nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by Hurricane Sandy, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco said. It's open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. SBA’s customer services representatives are available at the Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to answer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
On Your Side
'Biggest Losers' Win In Mahwah-Based ShopRite Weight-Loss Competition 'Biggest Losers' Win In Mahwah-Based ShopRite Weight-Loss Competition 'Biggest Losers' Win In Mahwah-Based ShopRite Weight-Loss Competition
'Biggest Losers' Win In Mahwah-Based ShopRite Weight-Loss Competition MAHWAH, N.J. -- Losing meant winning for associates from the 22 ShopRite stores owned by Mahwah-based Inserra Supermarkets. A three-month weight-loss competition melted off a combined 400 pounds, with Rommel Raymond “Ray” Mondejar, produce manager of ShopRite of Jersey City, dropping a company-best 65 pounds -- nearly a fifth of what had been his body weight. Modeled after the popular “Biggest Loser” show, the friendly competition was led by Lindsey Inserra, vice president of corporate health and wellness; Jenna Stock, manager of corporate retail health and wellness; and the entire dietitia…

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Hackensack, NJ
Your Community
New York Giants Legends Gathering In Maywood For Children's Cancer Cause New York Giants Legends Gathering In Maywood For Children's Cancer Cause New York Giants Legends Gathering In Maywood For Children's Cancer Cause
New York Giants Legends Gathering In Maywood For Children's Cancer Cause MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A group of former New York Giants who have all won Super Bowls will attend "Breakfast With Santa" on Saturday at HackensackUMC Fitness & Wellness on Route 17 in Maywood to help raise funds and awareness for children's cancer research. Attendees of the Tackle Kids Cancer event, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will have their photo taken with Santa and Big Blue legends Jesse Armstead, Sean Landetta, OJ Anderson and David Tyree. Breakfast with be provided by Sal’s Good Eats. Tackle Kids Cancer supports the HackensackUMC Foundation and the Children’s Cancer Institute at H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Police Quickly ID, Arrest Suspect In Gift Shop Burglary Elmwood Park Police Quickly ID, Arrest Suspect In Gift Shop Burglary Elmwood Park Police Quickly ID, Arrest Suspect In Gift Shop Burglary
Elmwood Park Police Quickly ID, Arrest Suspect In Gift Shop Burglary ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elmwood Park detectives and uniformed officers reviewing surveillance video from a gift shop burglary Thursday night quickly identified a local ex-con and arrested him, Police Chief Michael Foligno told Daily Voice. Officers responding to the 9:47 p.m. ADT alarm at the Pyramid Gift Shop on Market Street found a rear door pried open and several packs of Newport cigarettes missing, Foligno said. A Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit traced a scent halfway down Chestnut Street while borough police reviewed surveillance video from the gift shop and nearby Fair Food Market, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
No Permits In Hackensack Scaffold Collapse, Authorities Say No Permits In Hackensack Scaffold Collapse, Authorities Say No Permits In Hackensack Scaffold Collapse, Authorities Say
No Permits In Hackensack Scaffold Collapse, Authorities Say HACKENSACK, N.J. -- A makeshift scaffold outside a three-story Hackensack garden apartment complex collapsed Thursday afternoon, critically injuring two laborers while also sending five others to the hospital, authorities told Daily Voice. The collapse of the jerry-rigged platform sent the victims working on an upper floor 35 feet to the ground just before 3:30 p.m., city Fire Capt. Justin Derevyanik said. All were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, he said. A law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the situation told Daily Voice that the company doing the work didn't h…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
You Can Help Popular Montvale Bartender Stricken With Cancer You Can Help Popular Montvale Bartender Stricken With Cancer You Can Help Popular Montvale Bartender Stricken With Cancer
You Can Help Popular Montvale Bartender Stricken With Cancer MONTVALE, N.J. -- Friends, loved ones and customers are rallying around Mark Rahl, a popular bartender at Davey's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Montvale struck with pancreatic cancer. "It just snuck up," Westwood Police Sgt. Scott McNiff Daily Voice. Rahl, 57, who next month will have worked behind Davey's bar for 30 years, has a wife and a daughter. "Mark has been so close to all of us over the years. We have gone to weddings and family events together," McNiff said. "I remember him coming to my father's wake. "Mark is much more than just our favorite barte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi Police Nab 3 After Witness Reports House Burglary Lodi Police Nab 3 After Witness Reports House Burglary Lodi Police Nab 3 After Witness Reports House Burglary
Lodi Police Nab 3 After Witness Reports House Burglary LODI, N.J. -- Lodi police responding to call of a burglary Thursday afternoon arrested two men -- one from Lodi and the other from Little Ferry -- and a juvenile. A witness reported seeing all three kick in an air-conditioning unit to get into the Jackson Place home around 2 p.m., Lt. Robert Salerno said. The witness said they then took off in a Chrysler 300 with Pennsylvania license plates, he said. Police stopped the car five blocks away, Salerno said. Steven Zamuria, 18, of Little Ferry, and Airon Tanon, 19, of Lodi, were charged with burglary, criminal mischief and manufacturing/distr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Former Rutherford Man Admits Supporting ISIS Former Rutherford Man Admits Supporting ISIS Former Rutherford Man Admits Supporting ISIS
Former Rutherford Man Admits Supporting ISIS RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A Jordanian national who previously lived in Rutherford admitted Thursday that he conspired to support foreign terrorism in Iraq. Nader Saadeh, 20, was the last of several defendants charged by federal agents for "trying to provide material support" to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. Saadeh, who Fishman said flew to the Middle East in May to join ISIL, joins his brother, Alaa Saadeh of West New York, who was arrested in late June, and Samuel Rahamin Topaz, a Fort …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Your Community
Tenafly Rescue Organization Raises $15G For Abused Yorkie In Week Tenafly Rescue Organization Raises $15G For Abused Yorkie In Week Tenafly Rescue Organization Raises $15G For Abused Yorkie In Week
Tenafly Rescue Organization Raises $15G For Abused Yorkie In Week TENAFLY, N.J. -- A fundraiser staged by a pet rescue organization in Tenafly for an abused Yorkie kept in a basement cage for 7 months raised more than $15,500 in its first week. Robyn Urman sought to help meet Ginger's expected $20,000 in medical bills after rescuers from Brookyn found her emaciated, with three broken legs (SEE: Dumont, Tenafly Advocates Unite To Save Abused Yorkie). She and Dumont pet spa owner Lisa Pagnozzi brought the story to News12 New Jersey and Daily Voice, which reported on Wednesday that Ginger's owner had been cited (SEE: Dumont, Tenafly Pet Advocates Cheer Charg…

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