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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Major heroin supply network busted by state, Passaic County sheriff, DEA, others Major heroin supply network busted by state, Passaic County sheriff, DEA, others Major heroin supply network busted by state, Passaic County sheriff, DEA, others
Major heroin supply network busted by state, Passaic County sheriff, DEA, others YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities have taken down a major heroin supply network that was distributing millions of dollars worth of the drug to large-scale wholesalers in North Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. from a number of processing mills and stash houses in Paterson. The accused ringleader, 36-year-old Segundo Garcia, is a Dominican national who was deported but re-entered the U.S. illegally after serving more than five years in federal prison for drug dealing, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. Authorities arrested 14 other defendants, and two others…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah PBA gives Thanksgiving donation to Center for Food Action Mahwah PBA gives Thanksgiving donation to Center for Food Action Mahwah PBA gives Thanksgiving donation to Center for Food Action
Mahwah PBA gives Thanksgiving donation to Center for Food Action Mahwah PBA Local 143 donated $1,500 to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah in advance of Thanksgiving. “We are aware that there are more people in need of assistance this year than usual due to the economic conditions,” said Local 143 President Gerald Falotico. “It is our hope that our donation will assist those in need, so that more people will have something to give thanks for during this holiday season,” he said. PHOTO: Members of Mahwah PBA Local 143 delivering check to William James (in hat) of the Center for Food Action last Friday.

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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State authorities urge checking medications possibly affected by Sandy power outages State authorities urge checking medications possibly affected by Sandy power outages State authorities urge checking medications possibly affected by Sandy power outages
State authorities urge checking medications possibly affected by Sandy power outages If you haven’t already, check with your doctor or physician to be sure certain prescription medications weren’t affected by temperature changes during Hurricane Sandy power outages, state authorities urged this morning. “This warning is especially important for consumers who rely on emergency medications.  Take the time to check those medicines now, to make sure they will be fully effective when you need them,” said Eric T. Kanefsky, acting director of the State Division of Consumer Affairs, “Do not hesitate to replace any medicines that may have been compromised.  Your health and your life…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
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NJ authorities unveil online domestic violence training for police officers NJ authorities unveil online domestic violence training for police officers NJ authorities unveil online domestic violence training for police officers
NJ authorities unveil online domestic violence training for police officers A horrifying real-life 911 call from a girl whose mother is being assaulted is part of a free online training program designed to help police officers in New Jersey respond to domestic violence incidents. The online course gives officers “complete flexibility regarding scheduling” and “will save police departments time and money,” state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said this afternoon. The in-house program teaches officers how to respond to and investigate such incidents, as well as how to protect and assist victims. An officer can complete the training program alone, breaking it …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Cliffside Park police grab 3 Guatemalan nationals in beer-bottle mugging Cliffside Park police grab 3 Guatemalan nationals in beer-bottle mugging Cliffside Park police grab 3 Guatemalan nationals in beer-bottle mugging
Cliffside Park police grab 3 Guatemalan nationals in beer-bottle mugging YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Cliffside Park police grabbed a trio of Guatemalan nationals who they said attacked three men with beer bottles before fleeing with $200 in cash, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. All three face deportation after being arrested before dawn Sunday following the Palisade Avenue mugging. A 30-year-old victim sustained a serious gash on his forehead in the attack, police said. Officers who rushed to the scene  near Jersey Avenue just after 2:45 a.m. got help from a bouncer at a nearby tavern who witnessed the attack. As a result, they found all three suspects two blocks…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
State puts 9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ out of business State puts 9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ out of business State puts 9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ out of business
State puts 9/11 scammers with ‘Memorial Truck’ out of business YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two convicted scammers who claimed to support families of emergency responders killed on 9/11 — and conned Gov. Christie into posing for a photo with them — have been ordered to return more than $120,000 in donations, pay civil fines and never again work for a New Jersey charity. UPDATE: A state grand jury indicted Mark Niemczyk and Thomas Scalgione in connection with their operation of a fraudulent 9/11 charity using a pickup truck painted with the Twin Towers and the names of police and firefighters who died at Ground Zero, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Christie mobile office in Little Ferry to help with storm insurance Christie mobile office in Little Ferry to help with storm insurance Christie mobile office in Little Ferry to help with storm insurance
Christie mobile office in Little Ferry to help with storm insurance YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: If you need help filing a storm-related claim or have any related questions, problems or concerns raised by Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Christie will have a staffed mobile office in Little Ferry tomorrow (Tues., Nov. 20). The Department of Banking and Insurance vehicle will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. outside St. Margaret of Cortona Church “to handle consumers’ questions, take complaints, and assist them in filing insurance claims related to damages caused by the storm,” Christie said this morning. Senior staff members and consumer representatives will provide informat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
4 Paterson girls grabbed in Paramus mall thefts 4 Paterson girls grabbed in Paramus mall thefts 4 Paterson girls grabbed in Paramus mall thefts
4 Paterson girls grabbed in Paramus mall thefts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Paramus police grabbed four female Paterson teens after a store employee’s cellphone and a couple hundred dollars worth of merchandise were stolen from the Garden State Plaza. It turned out one of them, 18-year-old Tashyma Thorne, was wanted on a warrant out of Passaic, Paramus Lt. John Scully said. Thorne (top, right) was also carrying more than $200 worth of items stolen from the mall, he said. Police got the call from security guards who detained the quartet around 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Scully said. One of the crew, 18-year-old Alexus Rhoden, had gone …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Wondrous ‘Cabinet of Wonders’ turns by Earle, Waterboys, Wainwright at City Winery Wondrous ‘Cabinet of Wonders’ turns by Earle, Waterboys, Wainwright at City Winery Wondrous ‘Cabinet of Wonders’ turns by Earle, Waterboys, Wainwright at City Winery
Wondrous ‘Cabinet of Wonders’ turns by Earle, Waterboys, Wainwright at City Winery IN TUNE: Steve Earle and frontman Mike Scott of the reunited Waterboys premiered songs from upcoming albums, Loudon Wainwright showed where Rufus, Martha and Lucy got all that talent, and John Wesley Harding was beside himself with joy from an astonishing “Cabinet of Wonders” performance at City Winery last night. Although this second of three shows in the recurring residency wasn’t originally intended for that purpose, it became a fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Sandy, with the artists contributing their fees, Harding said. What’s more, he said, “City Winery agreed to kick in.” And a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
$1 million bail for doctor in Ridgewood explosives raid $1 million bail for doctor in Ridgewood explosives raid $1 million bail for doctor in Ridgewood explosives raid
$1 million bail for doctor in Ridgewood explosives raid UPDATE: Authorities found a “highly volatile chemical used for bomb-making,” along with assault rifles and other weapons, in the apartment of a Ridgewood physician who they arrested last night on weapons and explosives possession charges following a raid involving several agencies, including the FBI. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New details emerged today in the case of a Ridgewood physician found with explosive chemicals and weapons in his house, amid word that his license was temporarily suspended by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners. READ MORE…. Dr. Robert Rivera was being…

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