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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Hackensack, NJ
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Federal judge approves reinstating Hackensack police lieutenant Federal judge approves reinstating Hackensack police lieutenant Federal judge approves reinstating Hackensack police lieutenant
Federal judge approves reinstating Hackensack police lieutenant ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A federal judge this week signed a consent order reinstating a Hackensack police lieutenant and permitting him to take a captain’s test as part of a $2 million city settlement with him and three fellow officers. Besides getting his rank back , the demoted Vincent Riotto receives $500,000 as part of the settlement. Their 2009 lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Newark, was the beginning of a tidal wave of change that swept out the longtime regime of former Police Chief Charles “Ken” Zisa. Nearly two dozen police officers in all brought civil rights suits against Z…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack schoolteaching authors to raise funds this weekend for colleague with leukemia Hackensack schoolteaching authors to raise funds this weekend for colleague with leukemia Hackensack schoolteaching authors to raise funds this weekend for colleague with leukemia
Hackensack schoolteaching authors to raise funds this weekend for colleague with leukemia SHOUT OUT: A quartet of Hackensack schoolteachers who are also all published writers will be holding a “Book Talk” on Saturday to benefit a fellow teacher with leukemia. Caseen Gaines, Christopher Ryan, Toney Jackson (l. to r., above) and recently-added Dina Nasr-Heerema will be at the Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, 39 Broadway, beginning at 2 p.m. The suggested $5 donation will benefit Hackensack High School teacher Ashley Paladino (below), an HHS alumna who is currently undergoing treatment for leukemia. A portion of the proceeds from the afternoon’s book sale will go toward the cause…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck man driving without license gets more than ticket for fire zone parking Teaneck man driving without license gets more than ticket for fire zone parking Teaneck man driving without license gets more than ticket for fire zone parking
Teaneck man driving without license gets more than ticket for fire zone parking YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Teaneck man wanted on a warrant for driving without a license got more than another ticket when he parked his car in a fire zone in Bergenfield yesterday. Officer Jon Sommer was patrolling the snowy streets when he spotted the black 2012 Jeep Liberty illegally parked in the fire zone in front of the Pathmark on New Bridge Road. As he was writing the summons, he was approached by the owner, 40-year-old Martyse A. Lewis, Capt. Cathy Madalone said. A computer check turned up the suspension and the active warrant out of Teaneck, she said. Lewis was arrested and c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Two jurors in Leaf child sex asault trial drop out Two jurors in Leaf child sex asault trial drop out Two jurors in Leaf child sex asault trial drop out
Two jurors in Leaf child sex asault trial drop out EXCLUSIVE: The jury in the child sex abuse trial of former Emmy-winning Fox 5 investigative reporter Charles Leaf lost two members yesterday — one whose fiancé died and another who went on vacation. No witnesses were heard today, as the unexpected jury issues and weather dominated concerns. The one juror’s fiancé died suddenly and unexpectedly Monday night. The other  complained that the trial was taking too long, and that he wanted to go on vacation. He also reportedly commented on the probable outcome of the trial, considered inappropriate because neither side is even close to resting…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Accused father-son cat burglar team moves closer to trial Accused father-son cat burglar team moves closer to trial Accused father-son cat burglar team moves closer to trial
Accused father-son cat burglar team moves closer to trial EXCLUSIVE: A father and son accused in a string of cat burglar-like break-ins in Saddle River and Morris County moved closer to a trial today. Jerome Shaw arrived in court in Hackensack as scheduled, but his son, Jerome Shaw Jr., was delayed by snow. When he called at about 11:30 a.m. and said it would take him 15 minutes more to get to court, both sides agreed to adjourn until next Wednesday. The catch: There won’t be any last-minute plea deals and they’ll be given a trial date. The Shaws face 10 third-degree charges, including conspiracy to commit burglary, breaking into six differe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Service animals in New Jersey now protected, ‘Dusty’s Law’ signed Service animals in New Jersey now protected, ‘Dusty’s Law’ signed Service animals in New Jersey now protected, ‘Dusty’s Law’ signed
Service animals in New Jersey now protected, ‘Dusty’s Law’ signed YOU READ IT HERE FIRST:  The state measure born in Woodcliff Lake known as “Dusty’s Law” is, in fact, a law now after being signed by Gov. Christie today. It establishes criminal penalties for killing, maiming or interfering with a service dog. Before today, police couldn’t investigate such instances as criminal acts but, instead, must refer them to animal control agencies who sometimes cannot respond immediately on nights or weekends. The law was crucial, proponents said, because of the imminent danger to a blind person whose dog is incapacitated or killed. Dusty’s Law makes it a crimina…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Solar panel protections bill for NJ firefighters becomes law Solar panel protections bill for NJ firefighters becomes law Solar panel protections bill for NJ firefighters becomes law
Solar panel protections bill for NJ firefighters becomes law YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Gov. Christie today signed a long-awaited bill in law establishing new protections for firefighters when they are working around roof-mounted solar panels. The law reflects regulation updates to the National Electrical Code and Uniform Construction Code that require external shutoff mechanisms. It also calls for the creation of identifying emblems for buildings that have the systems or are served by them. One- and two-family residential homes are exempted from having to post the emblem, and buildings that already have an emblem indicating a truss roof may combine t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Hundreds mourn former Northern Highlands athlete Hundreds mourn former Northern Highlands athlete Hundreds mourn former Northern Highlands athlete
Hundreds mourn former Northern Highlands athlete (via NJ.com) ALLENDALE — James Holleran asked everyone to stand at the end of his eulogy for his daughter, Madison. He asked the hundreds of people in Guardian Angel Roman Catholic Church and the hundreds more in a nearby auditorium where the funeral mass was…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Man who dealt child porn avoids trial, takes 3 years in prison Man who dealt child porn avoids trial, takes 3 years in prison Man who dealt child porn avoids trial, takes 3 years in prison
Man who dealt child porn avoids trial, takes 3 years in prison EXCLUSIVE: A North Bergen man who trafficked child pornography online in Bergen and Hudson counties cut his potential prison time from 10 to three years by pleading guilty before a trial date could be set today in Hackensack. Javier E. Salazar, 39, will serve the time in state prison and not at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, where many sex offenders are sent, Acting Presiding Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian said. The judge also warned Salazar that if he doesn’t comply with the requirements of lifetime Megan’s Law registration, he will “face 18 months addition…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
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Lyndhurst firefighters, EMS rescue Passaic River barge worker struck by boom Lyndhurst firefighters, EMS rescue Passaic River barge worker struck by boom Lyndhurst firefighters, EMS rescue Passaic River barge worker struck by boom
Lyndhurst firefighters, EMS rescue Passaic River barge worker struck by boom EXCLUSIVE: Members of the Lyndhurst Fire Department and Police Emergency Squad teamed up to rescue a barge worker struck by a boom while on a project to remove dioxin-laden mud from the bottom of the Passaic River next to Riverside County Park. “The initial call was a nosebleed and that they were going to bring him in themselves,” Lyndhurst Fire Chief Paul Haggery Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT a short time after today’s 11:15 a.m. rescue, “but when EMS got there they could see that it was much more serious.” “There was head trauma. He was barely conscious,” said Haggerty, who is also a townshi…

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