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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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Your Community
Cliffside Park Framing Shop Makes Work A Family Affair Cliffside Park Framing Shop Makes Work A Family Affair Cliffside Park Framing Shop Makes Work A Family Affair
Cliffside Park Framing Shop Makes Work A Family Affair CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — A new era in a storied 45-year history is under way along the Anderson Avenue commercial strip at F&D Frame Company. Bruce Nubile, George Kolodinsky and Kathi Kolodinsky-Nubile — who all grew up in town — converted what was a custom framing shop by adding a gallery wall that includes fine art, sports collectibles and animation art and hosting special events featuring local artists and photographers. It’s a family tradition. Siblings George and Kathi’s mother, Mitzi Kolodinsky, owned and operated Andiamo Art Gallery and Custom framing in Palisades Park 1980-1990. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
On Your Side
Ex-Pompton Lakes Mayor Keeps Up Contamination Fight Ex-Pompton Lakes Mayor Keeps Up Contamination Fight Ex-Pompton Lakes Mayor Keeps Up Contamination Fight
Ex-Pompton Lakes Mayor Keeps Up Contamination Fight POMPTON LAKES, N.J. -- Former Mayor Jack Sinsimer may have moved to South Carolina, but he left his heart in Pompton Lakes, which is why he based his first novel on chemical contamination at the DuPont munitions plant -- and returned there to help residents continue a decades-long fight to clean it up. Sinsimer recently published "The Brook," which centers on a corrupt corporate cover-up accidentally discovered by -- who else? -- a small-town mayor. He then set out on a book signing tour, with a stop in Pompton Lakes. "The fact alone that former Mayor Sinsimer, long retired,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
3rd Suspect Surrenders In Leonia Pepper Spray Robbery 3rd Suspect Surrenders In Leonia Pepper Spray Robbery 3rd Suspect Surrenders In Leonia Pepper Spray Robbery
3rd Suspect Surrenders In Leonia Pepper Spray Robbery The third and final suspect wanted in the pepper-spray robbery of a Leonia liquor store surrendered to police today. Two women were already being after borough detectives took them into custody on Staten Island yesterday. Investigators also obtained an arrest warrant and issued an alert for 28-year-old Jamell Carmona, also of Staten Island, who turned himself in earlier today. He was taken to the Bergen County Jail to be held on $100, bail, Capt. Scott Tamagny told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Thanks to license plate number provided by a witness, Leonia detectives found the getaway car on Staten Isla…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park Man, 65, Killed By Heroin-Influenced Driver Elmwood Park Man, 65, Killed By Heroin-Influenced Driver Elmwood Park Man, 65, Killed By Heroin-Influenced Driver
Elmwood Park Man, 65, Killed By Heroin-Influenced Driver A Rockland County man was high on heroin when he drove his car onto an Elmwood Park sidewalk, where it struck and killed a 65-year-old man last night, said authorities who charged the driver with vehicular homicide. Troy Saucier, 24, of Suffern was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after last night's crash just after 6:40 p.m. Besides the homicide charge, he faces various drug counts. He was also issued summonses for reckless driving and driving while under the influence of drugs. An arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday. The victim, Rasim Hida, was walking in front of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Wayne Woman, 52, Killed By Train In Glen Rock Suicide Wayne Woman, 52, Killed By Train In Glen Rock Suicide Wayne Woman, 52, Killed By Train In Glen Rock Suicide
Wayne Woman, 52, Killed By Train In Glen Rock Suicide GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A 52-year-old Wayne woman stepped in front of a New Jersey Transit train and was killed this morning. Responders said Svetlana Zabolotski's four-door Volvo was found in the rear of a grocery wholesaler on Broad Street after she was struck by the Waldwick-bound No. 1857 train out of Hoboken around 8 a.m. She was pronounced dead about a half-hour later. Service was suspended between Secaucus and Ridgewood, NJ Transit's Jennifer Nelson said. There were 13 passengers and three crew members aboard, she said. The passengers were picked up by NJ Transit buses.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn Flag of Honor unfurled at 9/11 remembrance Fair Lawn Flag of Honor unfurled at 9/11 remembrance Fair Lawn Flag of Honor unfurled at 9/11 remembrance
Fair Lawn Flag of Honor unfurled at 9/11 remembrance PHOTOS: Marilyn Bojanowski TRIBUTE: The morning was still as the names of three Fair Lawn residents killed in the 9/11 terror attacks on America were read outside Borough Hall, and a Flag of Honor with the names of all the victims was unfurled. Susan Huie, Jennifer Lynn Kane and Richard David Rosenthal were recalled by those gathered in the Memorial Garden on Parmalee Avenue around 9 a.m. Also mentioned Frank Connor who was killed in the terrorist bombing of Fraunces Tavern on Wall Street in 1975. Taps was played. A moment of silence was held. Among those attending: Mayor John Cosgro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Arrests made in Leonia liquor store pepper spray robbery Arrests made in Leonia liquor store pepper spray robbery Arrests made in Leonia liquor store pepper spray robbery
Arrests made in Leonia liquor store pepper spray robbery LEONIA, N.J. -- Two people were in custody and authorities were searching for a third in the pepper-spray robbery of a Leonia liquor store last night. Thanks to license plate number provided by a witness, Leonia detectives found the getaway car on Staten Island earlier today -- with two of their suspects inside, Capt. Scott Tamagny told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Samantha James, 26, and Nikyia Smith, 27, were being held pending extradition to New Jersey, with bail set at $100,000 each, on robbery charges. Detectives also obtained an arrest warrant for 28-year-old Jamell Carmona. They asked that any…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia detectives arrest 2, seek third, in liquor store pepper-spray robbery Leonia detectives arrest 2, seek third, in liquor store pepper-spray robbery Leonia detectives arrest 2, seek third, in liquor store pepper-spray robbery
Leonia detectives arrest 2, seek third, in liquor store pepper-spray robbery ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Two people were in custody and authorities were searching for a third in the pepper-spray robbery of a Leonia liquor store last night. Thanks to license plate number provided by a witness, Leonia detectives found the getaway car on Staten Island earlier today — with two of their suspects inside, Capt. Scott Tamagny told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Andres Wine & Spirits, Broad Avenue Nikyia Smith, 27 (above, middle), and Samantha James, 26 (above right), were being held pending extradition to New Jersey, with bail set at $100,000 each, on robbery charges. Detectives also ob…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Your Community
9/11 Flag Of Honor Unfurled In Fair Lawn 9/11 Flag Of Honor Unfurled In Fair Lawn 9/11 Flag Of Honor Unfurled In Fair Lawn
9/11 Flag Of Honor Unfurled In Fair Lawn FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- The morning was still as the names of three Fair Lawn residents killed in the 9/11 terror attacks on America were read outside Borough Hall, and a Flag of Honor with the names of all the victims was unfurled. Susan Huie, Jennifer Lynn Kane and Richard David Rosenthal were recalled by those gathered in the Memorial Garden on Parmalee Avenue around 9 a.m. Also mentioned Frank Connor who was killed in the terrorist bombing of Fraunces Tavern on Wall Street in 1975. Taps was played. A moment of silence was held. Among those attending: Mayor John Cosgrove, Council members Li…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities Hunt Biting Robber From Park in Paramus Authorities Hunt Biting Robber From Park in Paramus Authorities Hunt Biting Robber From Park in Paramus
Authorities Hunt Biting Robber From Park in Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. — The Bergen County Sheriff's Office is hoping someone leads them to a woman who they said robbed and bit another woman as she walked her dog in Van Saun Park. Authorities can't put an approximate age to the assailant, who they said frequents the park. They do know she's Asian and about 5-foot-3 and 110 pounds, with dark hair pulled back in a ponytail. She was wearing female athletic clothing, sheriff's spokesman Anthony Cureton told Daily Voice. The robber approached the 50-something victim from Hackensack around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, grabbed the victim's cellphone and bit he…

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