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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
‘Bring Back Jack’ aims to help Little Ferry man stricken with stroke in Mexico ‘Bring Back Jack’ aims to help Little Ferry man stricken with stroke in Mexico ‘Bring Back Jack’ aims to help Little Ferry man stricken with stroke in Mexico
‘Bring Back Jack’ aims to help Little Ferry man stricken with stroke in Mexico SHOUT OUT: Jack Garland and his wife, Sharon, only wanted to share a special milestone with their daughter, who was born with a heart defect, when the Little Ferry couple agreed to accompany her on a celebratory vacation to Cancun. Then disaster struck. On Thursday, three days after several family members arrived, Jack suffered a severe stroke and ended up in a Mexican hospital. He survived, but only after relatives and friends pooled their money and secured a $40,000 line of credit through the local consulate (Mexico doesn’t honor American health insurance). However, they need a minimu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Homeless man charged with grabbing buttocks of girl at Port Authority terminal has 84 arrests Homeless man charged with grabbing buttocks of girl at Port Authority terminal has 84 arrests Homeless man charged with grabbing buttocks of girl at Port Authority terminal has 84 arrests
Homeless man charged with grabbing buttocks of girl at Port Authority terminal has 84 arrests BEYOND BERGEN: A homeless man who police said grabbed a 10-year-old girl’s butocks at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan was arrested 83 times before over the past 25 years, records show. Willie Hanford, 44, has been convicted of 78 charges in that time — six of them felonies and one a violent felony, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The New York City victim was walking behind her mother when Hanford grabbed her on the southwest main concourse around 6:30 p.m. yesterday, the Port Authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. She screamed and the mother followed him a short distan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Longtime Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps member needs your help Longtime Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps member needs your help Longtime Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps member needs your help
Longtime Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps member needs your help SHOUT OUT: Two nights ago, former longtime Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps member R Carter Wolf was readmitted to the hospital as he continues a battle with leukemia. A GoFundMe site seeks to help the family. Wolf, a Fair Lawn native who now lives in Ohio, had a bone marrow transplant three months ago following several rounds of chemotherapy. He may need a blood transfusion, loved ones said. The other night his fever spiked above 100.4, they said. After more than seen months of hospital care, he’d been home less than a month. *      *      *      *      *      *  You can help de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Ramsey pedestrian critically injured in hit and run involving ‘police-type’ vehicle Ramsey pedestrian critically injured in hit and run involving ‘police-type’ vehicle Ramsey pedestrian critically injured in hit and run involving ‘police-type’ vehicle
Ramsey pedestrian critically injured in hit and run involving ‘police-type’ vehicle UPDATE: Authorities were searching for an older model “police type” sedan that struck a 55-year-old Queens man at a Ramsey intersection and sped off last night. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Ramsey police arrested a motorist who they said was behind the wheel in a hit-and-run crash that hospitalized a 55-year-old pedestrian with severe head injuries. READ MORE…. The Kew Gardens man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern with severe head injuries following the crash at the corner of N. Franklin Turnpike and Hilltop Road just after 9:30 p.m., Police Chief Bryan Gurney said this morn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Suicide hotline calls increase after death of Robin Williams Suicide hotline calls increase after death of Robin Williams Suicide hotline calls increase after death of Robin Williams
Suicide hotline calls increase after death of Robin Williams PUBLIC SAFETY: The suicide prevention hotline CONTACT We Care said today that it has had a surge in calls since the suicide of Robin Williams. This mirrors an increase in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline, which received the greatest number of calls in its history the day after the actor/comedian hanged himself. “Call volume goes up after a suicide makes the news,” said Joanne Oppelt, executive director of CONTACT We Care, a caring and listening line and suicide prevention trainer headquartered in Westfield and a listening hub in Morristown. “We get more calls relating to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Glow Party Venue in Westwood makes any type of celebration happen Glow Party Venue in Westwood makes any type of celebration happen Glow Party Venue in Westwood makes any type of celebration happen
Glow Party Venue in Westwood makes any type of celebration happen SHOUT OUT: Name your party — birthday, retirement, holiday, bar/bat mitzvah, baby shower, Sweet 16, school reunion and more — and Glow Party Venue in Westwood can make it happen. The entire facility is available for exclusive use for up to five hours for each party, be it teen or adult, corporate or private. Engagement parties, anniversary parties, networking events — fundraisers, too — Glow brings them to life. Schools, churches and temples, emergency services squads, PTAs, D.A.R.E. programs and others choose Glow. Only invited guests will share the 4,500 square feet of space and party…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Surveillance photo issued in Elmwood Park convenience store armed robbery Surveillance photo issued in Elmwood Park convenience store armed robbery Surveillance photo issued in Elmwood Park convenience store armed robbery
Surveillance photo issued in Elmwood Park convenience store armed robbery DO YOU KNOW HIM? Elmwood Park police issued a surveillance image of a gunman who sped off on a motorcycle or dirt bike after robbing a convenience store this afternoon. A 40-year-old female clerk at the Seven Days convenience mart in the 700 block of Boulevard handed over cigarettes and an undetermined amount of cash after the dark-skinned robber came in wearing a cycle helmet and pointed a gun at her, Detective Capt. Brian DiPasquale told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. He then fled west on Route 46, the captain said. Site of Elmwood Park convenience store holdup (CLICK TO ENLARGE) T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Palisades Park man charged with practicing acupuncture without license at home Palisades Park man charged with practicing acupuncture without license at home Palisades Park man charged with practicing acupuncture without license at home
Palisades Park man charged with practicing acupuncture without license at home YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 20-year-old Palisades Park man provided acupuncture from his apartment without ever having a license, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning in announcing charges against him. Ercheng Zhang of Fifth Street was released on a summons charging him with the unlawful practice of acupuncture following his arrest Wednesday, Molinelli said. The charges followed an investigation by the prosecutor’s White Collar Crimes Unit, the Palisades Park police and the state Division of Consumer Affairs Enforcement Bureau. Zhang “does not possess a New Jersey …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus police break up brawl outside Route 4 restaurant, arrest 2 Paramus police break up brawl outside Route 4 restaurant, arrest 2 Paramus police break up brawl outside Route 4 restaurant, arrest 2
Paramus police break up brawl outside Route 4 restaurant, arrest 2 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An overnight brawl in the parking lot of a Route 4 restaurant in Paramus led to charges against two men and treatment of a man by EMS workers at the scene, authorities said this morning. Dozens of people were gathered outside Miller’s Ale House when police pulled up at 2:40 a.m. and found a 26-year-old Englewood man sprawled on the ground, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. As the officers tried to help him, others kicked and hit the victim, Ehrenberg said. Backup quickly arrived, including Bergen County Police and colleagues from Fair Lawn, Maywood and Rochell…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Police supervisors hone skills in FDU course underwritten by Bergen prosecutor Police supervisors hone skills in FDU course underwritten by Bergen prosecutor Police supervisors hone skills in FDU course underwritten by Bergen prosecutor
Police supervisors hone skills in FDU course underwritten by Bergen prosecutor SHOUT OUT: A continuing education course for police supervisors is being offered at Fairleigh Dickinson University, thanks to the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association. “The consensus of chiefs was that a training course was needed for the mid-level supervisor,” said Wood-Ridge Police Chief Joseph T. Rutigliano, chairman of the chiefs’ association Education and Training Committee. “The course needed to be more specific to the county then what is offered now by private organizations,” he said. With the help of Executive Associate Dean Ronald E. Calissi, the Supervision of Law Enforceme…

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