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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Hyde Park, NY
Breaking News
Montclair internist convicted for role in oxycodone street ring Montclair internist convicted for role in oxycodone street ring Montclair internist convicted for role in oxycodone street ring
Montclair internist convicted for role in oxycodone street ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A federal jury in Newark today convicted a Montclair internist for his role in a conspiracy that put tens of thousands of oxycodone pills on the street. Jurors after two days of deliberations found 59-year-old Michael Durante guilty of 16 of the 17 counts he was charged with — one of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and 15 of unlawfully distributing it — following a nearly three month trial is U.S. District Court. Among the evidence that emerged at the trial: Between 2009 and March 2011: Durante regularly sold oxycodone prescriptions to a pair of distributors who…

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Rutherford, NJ
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State officials: ‘Operation Swill’ nails bars replacing top-shelf booze State officials: ‘Operation Swill’ nails bars replacing top-shelf booze State officials: ‘Operation Swill’ nails bars replacing top-shelf booze
State officials: ‘Operation Swill’ nails bars replacing top-shelf booze More than 100 state investigators this morning raided 29 bars and restaurants — including the Railroad Café in East Rutherford and The Brick House in Wyckoff  — seizing cheap booze that they said was being passed off as premium liquor, capping a major investigation dubbed “Operation Swill.” The ABC struck at 11 a.m., with help from the state Division of Criminal Justice, seizing certain inventory and serving demeands notices from 29 licensed bars and restaurants throughout the state. Of those, 13 were TGI Fridays, including one on Route 17 in Wood-Ridge and another on Route 3 in Clifton. …

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Paramus, NJ
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Police statewide forced to pay for NJ pension abuses, PBA president says Police statewide forced to pay for NJ pension abuses, PBA president says Police statewide forced to pay for NJ pension abuses, PBA president says
Police statewide forced to pay for NJ pension abuses, PBA president says NJ PBA CHIEF WRITES: From the day Governor Christie took office and broke his promise to police and firefighters to never reduce benefits for active or retired officers, we have been engaged in a never-ending effort to stop the revisionist history of blaming employees for the unfunded liability in the pension system. The facts are clear that the State and local governments went nearly a decade without making a full contribution into the State pension system, and nearly a full 3 years passed without a penny of employer contributions being made. Unfunded liabilities exploded and combined with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Service dog could be someone to watch over epileptic Hasbrouck Heights girl Service dog could be someone to watch over epileptic Hasbrouck Heights girl Service dog could be someone to watch over epileptic Hasbrouck Heights girl
Service dog could be someone to watch over epileptic Hasbrouck Heights girl Frequent seizures require someone to constantly watch young Marybeth Barrios around the clock, but a service dog could change her life, allowing the Hasbrouck Heights youngster to play without being watched and sleep in her own bed instead of with her mother. To help raise money for the dog, the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department is hosting a pasta dinner fundraiser next month. Besides alerting others when she’s having a seizure, a service dog could do deep pressure massage to pull Marybeth out of an anxiety attack. It would also increase her sense of self-reliance and independence, whic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Judge rejects ‘diminished’ defense in South Hackensack standoff Judge rejects ‘diminished’ defense in South Hackensack standoff Judge rejects ‘diminished’ defense in South Hackensack standoff
Judge rejects ‘diminished’ defense in South Hackensack standoff ONLY ON CVP: Steven Spalnick wasn’t suffering from “diminished capacity” when he kept South Hackensack police and a Bergen County SWAT team at bay for hours on Christmas night 2011 after authorities said he beat his wife as she held their 5-month-old son, a judge in Hackensack ruled yesterday, clearing the way for a trial beginning next week. Even a psychologist enlisted by Spanick’s attorney “does not say he has the inability to form intent,” one of the standards that must be met for such a defense, Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said. The expert said that Spalnick previously was di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hasbrouck Heights youth donates $4,000 from Sweet 16 party to HUMC cancer center Hasbrouck Heights youth donates $4,000 from Sweet 16 party to HUMC cancer center Hasbrouck Heights youth donates $4,000 from Sweet 16 party to HUMC cancer center
Hasbrouck Heights youth donates $4,000 from Sweet 16 party to Humc cancer center SHOUT OUT: Amanda Jo Magno made her Sweet 16 birthday party special, raising $4,000 for the John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC in the name of her grandfather, Nick Ciarocco, who died of small-cell lung cancer last year. “I always knew I wanted to participate in the fight against cancer, but I had to think carefully about how I could best make an impact,” Magno said. In the end, the Hasbrouck Heights High School student said she decided to both honor the memory of her grandfather (inset, below) and “contribute to medical developments that will help to cure the disease that took hi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Snapped power line ignites small gas fire in Ridgewood Snapped power line ignites small gas fire in Ridgewood Snapped power line ignites small gas fire in Ridgewood
Snapped power line ignites small gas fire in Ridgewood YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A snapped power line in Ridgewood burned through pavement and a gas pipe, igniting a small fire. The gas-fed fire broke out around 3 o’clock this afternoon on Goffle Road. No injuries were reported. Goffle Road was closed between Ravine Avenue and Lake Street while PSE&G crews worked to extinguish the fire and repair gas & electrical service. Outages were limited to a small number of area homes, emergency workers said. Ridgewood police, firefighters and Emergency Services personnel responded. Wyckoff police assisted with traffic control. STORY / PHOT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor’s detectives net paralegal, department store worker in child porn arrests Bergen prosecutor’s detectives net paralegal, department store worker in child porn arrests Bergen prosecutor’s detectives net paralegal, department store worker in child porn arrests
Bergen prosecutor’s detectives net paralegal, department store worker in child porn arrests YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Harrington Park paralegal for a New York City law firm remains free without bail after being arrested by detectives from Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli’s Computer Crimes Unit on charges of possession of child pornography. The squad also arrested a 60-year-old Sears employee from Maywood who was charged with both possession and trafficking such images. He was being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. Anthony Zito (above, left), a 33-year-old paralegal in the billing department of Leahey & Johnson, had a court appearance this afternoon. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Former Emerson executive indicted in $230,000 embezzlement scheme out of Allendale Former Emerson executive indicted in $230,000 embezzlement scheme out of Allendale Former Emerson executive indicted in $230,000 embezzlement scheme out of Allendale
Former Emerson executive indicted in $230,000 embezzlement scheme out of Allendale YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former executive from Emerson was indicted by a state grand jury today on charges that he embezzled more than $230,000 in investor funds from two biotechnology/medical device companies he ran in Allendale, mostly to gamble. Thomas J. Fagan, 57, of Rye, NY, already has been sued by the state Attorney General’s Office on charges of defrauding nearly 800 investors of $9.5 million by selling unregistered stock in one of the companies, Energex Systems, Inc. More than 225 of them were in New Jersey, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said today. Fagan was presi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Jurors convict Hackensack firefighter of sexually abusing girl, 13 Jurors convict Hackensack firefighter of sexually abusing girl, 13 Jurors convict Hackensack firefighter of sexually abusing girl, 13
Jurors convict Hackensack firefighter of sexually abusing girl, 13 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack this afternoon convicted a 40-year-old city firefighter on four counts of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl but were deadlocked on two others. David Fernandez showed little reaction as the verdicts were read. Family members later sobbed quietly as the courtroom was being cleared and Fernandez was escorted out in handcuffs by Bergen County Sheriff’s officers. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida revoked his bail and set sentencing for Sept. 16. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristin DeMarco told Guida that she would accept the partial ver…

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