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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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
‘Odd’ items discovery clears Bergen County Courthouse ‘Odd’ items discovery clears Bergen County Courthouse ‘Odd’ items discovery clears Bergen County Courthouse
‘Odd’ items discovery clears Bergen County Courthouse UPDATE: Bergen County sheriff’s officers evacuated the county courthouse this afternoon after what they dubbed “undisclosed items” were found in a restroom. “The matter is not criminal at this time,” Undersheriff Joseph Hornyak told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Odd, but not criminal.”  

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Driver OK after sedan rear-ends tanker truck on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Driver OK after sedan rear-ends tanker truck on Route 208 in Fair Lawn Driver OK after sedan rear-ends tanker truck on Route 208 in Fair Lawn
Driver OK after sedan rear-ends tanker truck on Route 208 in Fair Lawn PHOTOS: The driver of a sedan that rear-ended a tanker truck on Route 208 in Fair Lawn this morning sustained a few cuts but otherwise wasn’t injured. Fair Lawn police were investigating the 10 a.m. crash just south of Maple Avenue. Fair Lawn EMS tended to the sedan driver. PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps makes 3rd Narcan save of year Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps makes 3rd Narcan save of year Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps makes 3rd Narcan save of year
Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps makes 3rd Narcan save of year SHOUT OUT: The Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps last night used Narcan to revive a 34-year-old man who overdosed on heroin in a Blauvelt Avenue residence. It was the third Narcan save this year for the BVAC. The victim was taken to Holy Name Medical Center. Bergenfield police assisted.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Bronx man in custody in Virginia charged with 6 Englewood commercial burglaries Bronx man in custody in Virginia charged with 6 Englewood commercial burglaries Bronx man in custody in Virginia charged with 6 Englewood commercial burglaries
Bronx man in custody in Virginia charged with 6 Englewood commercial burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A DNA match led to charges against a Bronx ex-con in a string of downtown Englewood commercial burglaries more than a year ago, authorities said this afternoon. Detectives Chris Quirk and Carlos Marte teamed up with the Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification to connect 35-year-old Justin Creekmore to the break-ins after the evidence was analyzed by the New Jersey State Police lab, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Creekmore is serving a prison term in Virginia in connection with a pair of Virginia Beach burglaries last October,…

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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus police charge driver in Route 4 DWI crash with assaulting construction worker, officers Paramus police charge driver in Route 4 DWI crash with assaulting construction worker, officers Paramus police charge driver in Route 4 DWI crash with assaulting construction worker, officers
Paramus police charge driver in Route 4 DWI crash with assaulting construction worker, officers YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A drunk driver who got into an argument with a 17-year-old female whose car he rear-ended on Route 4 outside the Garden State Plaza last night attacked a construction worker who came to her aid and then kicked out the window of a Paramus police car, authorities said. The woman slowed her 2002 Honda Civic while approaching a construction zone on the eastbound highway when it was struck by a 1995 Honda Accord driven by Alkhabir Tate, 22, of Newark around 10:20 p.m., Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. She got out to inspect the damage …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
Bronx man who ducked GWB E-ZPass had bogus registration, no license or insurance, Port Authority police charge Bronx man who ducked GWB E-ZPass had bogus registration, no license or insurance, Port Authority police charge Bronx man who ducked GWB E-ZPass had bogus registration, no license or insurance, Port Authority police charge
Bronx man who ducked GWB E-zpass had bogus registration, no license or insurance, Port Authority police charge BEYOND BERGEN: A driver who blew through an E-ZPass lane on the George Washington Bridge without paying the toll was driving a sedan with a broken windshield and no license plate, Port Authority police said. Roberto R. Payano, 26, of the Bronx gave PAPD Officer Leonel Gonzalez an expired New York State learner’s permit and registration that didn’t match the 2001 Audi after the officer stopped him on the lower level toll plaza yesterday afternoon, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. “He could not provide an insurance card,” Pentangelo said. A computer che…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
DOT worker from Lodi critical after being struck on Route 80 cleanup detail in Saddle Brook DOT worker from Lodi critical after being struck on Route 80 cleanup detail in Saddle Brook DOT worker from Lodi critical after being struck on Route 80 cleanup detail in Saddle Brook
DOT worker from Lodi critical after being struck on Route 80 cleanup detail in Saddle Brook UPDATE: A state DOT worker on a litter cleanup detail had both arms and legs broken, among other serious injuries, after being struck and pinned this morning on eastbound Route 80 in Saddle Brook near the Elmwood Park border, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Carmine DeSomma, 28, of Lodi was undergoing a brain scan at Hackensack University Medical Center following the 10:35 a.m. crash, a family member told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “We’re all praying,” she said. The driver also was hospitalized after the eastbound Chevy Malibu hit and pinned DeSomma on a bridge spanning railroad lines and Midlan…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst firefighters rescue unconscious dog in East Newark blaze Lyndhurst firefighters rescue unconscious dog in East Newark blaze Lyndhurst firefighters rescue unconscious dog in East Newark blaze
Lyndhurst firefighters rescue unconscious dog in East Newark blaze SHOUT OUT: Smoke billowed through an East Newark duplex late last night when Lyndhurst Firefighter Andrew Wagner, searching rooms with a thermal imaging camera, found an unconscious dog on a kitchen floor. “She was moaning, taking her last breath,” Lyndhurst Fire Chief Paul Haggerty told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. “Andrew scooped her up and carried her to the front of the building.” Haggerty’s crew responded to the call for a rescue company — one of two Bergen departments, along with North Arlington — at the three-alarm blaze. In the Lyndhurst truck was an animal rescue kit with masks …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood police seize 93 heroin bags, charge Rockland brothers in traffic stop Maywood police seize 93 heroin bags, charge Rockland brothers in traffic stop Maywood police seize 93 heroin bags, charge Rockland brothers in traffic stop
Maywood police seize 93 heroin bags, charge Rockland brothers in traffic stop YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A court-approved search of an SUV stopped by a Maywood police officer produced 93 bags of heroin and a warrant for the arrest of the Rockland County driver. Officer Greg Mulawka stopped the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee on northbound Route 17 yesterday for a broken tail light and an unsafe lane change, Detective Jason Liaban told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. The driver, Kyle Jeffers, 25, and his brother, Andrew, 27, both from Airmont, “gave conflicting accounts of their travels, provided dishonest answers and displayed nervous behavior,” Liaban said. A Bergen Count…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Aug. 11 hearing set for animal rescue operator who had dead, emaciated dogs at Dumont home Aug. 11 hearing set for animal rescue operator who had dead, emaciated dogs at Dumont home Aug. 11 hearing set for animal rescue operator who had dead, emaciated dogs at Dumont home
Aug. 11 hearing set for animal rescue operator who had dead, emaciated dogs at Dumont home ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A judge in Hackensack today once again postponed a hearing for the owner and operator of a Newark non-profit animal rescue stemming from the discovery of two dead dogs and a half-dozen emaciated canines at her Dumont home. Central Municipal Court Judge Louis Dinice said  investigative and expert reports still remain to be submitted to the court. He also said that Gabrielle Ganter, who wasn’t required to be in court today, must attend the Aug. 11 proceeding or risk another arrest. Gabrielle Ganter / IMAGE: Courtesy BCSPCA Ganter remained free on $5,000 bail, posted a…

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