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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Cooperator in case of gun used in police shootout arrested on drug charges in South Hackensack Cooperator in case of gun used in police shootout arrested on drug charges in South Hackensack Cooperator in case of gun used in police shootout arrested on drug charges in South Hackensack
Cooperator in case of gun used in police shootout arrested on drug charges in South Hackensack EXCLUSIVE: A cooperating witness in a case involving the history of a handgun that a fleeing fugitive used to shoot at Hackensack police was arrested on drug charges in South Hackensack. Officers Justin Zanca and Brian Kropp arrested 24-year-old Cristiana Cyriax of Upper Saddle River after finding her with 30 Xanax, more than 50 grams of marijuana and small amount of cocaine during a Route 46 traffic stop, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this evening. She was also carrying scales and packing material for distribution purposes, as well as $400 in ill-gotten gains that were seized,…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
JC man caught with 3 kilos of heroin at GWB could be freed in 18 months JC man caught with 3 kilos of heroin at GWB could be freed in 18 months JC man caught with 3 kilos of heroin at GWB could be freed in 18 months
JC man caught with 3 kilos of heroin at GWB could be freed in 18 months EXCLUSIVE: A judge in Hackensack on Friday approved a plea-bargained six-year prison sentence for a Jersey City man caught by Fort Lee police with six pounds of pure heroin for sale during a George Washington Bridge stop last summer. While insisting that she was “not overlooking the seriousness of the offense,” Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti upheld the plea deal brokered with prosecutors by defense attorney Adam Lustberg, which could have 25-year-old Ernis Beato freed in 18 months. “Dealing drugs in my view causes serious harm,” Foti said, “and obviously the societal necessity is t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
SUV crashes into two vehicles on Route 17 ramp in Paramus SUV crashes into two vehicles on Route 17 ramp in Paramus SUV crashes into two vehicles on Route 17 ramp in Paramus
SUV crashes into two vehicles on Route 17 ramp in Paramus PHOTOS: An SUV was spun around the other way after colliding with two other vehicles on the exit ramp from Route 17 to Route 4 in Paramus this afternoon. There was no serious injuries in the incident, which occurred just after 3 p.m., police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.  PHOTOS: Douglas Lee, American Chimney Service

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack police officer busts 2 with drugs for sale at Route 46 motel South Hackensack police officer busts 2 with drugs for sale at Route 46 motel South Hackensack police officer busts 2 with drugs for sale at Route 46 motel
South Hackensack police officer busts 2 with drugs for sale at Route 46 motel YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A South Hackensack police officer arrested a pair of accused Paterson drug dealers last night at a Route 46 motel. Jamar Parker, 35, and Evenell Warren, 19, were being held on $20,000 bail each in the Bergen County Jail following the arrests by Officer Brian Kropp at the Airport Motel. They were charged with possession with the intent to distribute drugs after Kropp seized 55 wax folds of heroin, a plastic bag with six grams of marijuana, burnt marijuana cigar and $273 in alleged drug proceeds, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. MUGSHOTS: Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington man charged with DWI auto assault in Elmwood Park pedestrian crash Wallington man charged with DWI auto assault in Elmwood Park pedestrian crash Wallington man charged with DWI auto assault in Elmwood Park pedestrian crash
Wallington man charged with DWI auto assault in Elmwood Park pedestrian crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Wallington man was intoxicated when his car struck a pedestrian in Elmwood Park last night, authorities said. The 18-year-old Hackensack victim sustained minor injuries in the crash just before 11 p.m. at the intersection of eastbound Route 46 and Boulevard, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. He was treated at Hackensack University Medical Center and released, the chief said. The driver, Kevin Koller, 30, was being held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with assault by auto and DWI.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcylist, 25, dies after Lodi crash Motorcylist, 25, dies after Lodi crash Motorcylist, 25, dies after Lodi crash
Motorcylist, 25, dies after Lodi crash YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 25-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center just after 5:30 a.m. after being struck seven hours earlier, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. No summonses were issued after the 1996 black Honda CBR driven by Michael White was struck by a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by a Hasbrouck Heights man at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Washington Street at 10:30 p.m., Lodi Police Capt. Louis Franco told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Kevin Teel White was making a turn onto Washington when he wa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Paterson man who sexually assaulted River Vale boy, 4, will be sent to treatment center Paterson man who sexually assaulted River Vale boy, 4, will be sent to treatment center Paterson man who sexually assaulted River Vale boy, 4, will be sent to treatment center
Paterson man who sexually assaulted River Vale boy, 4, will be sent to treatment center EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A judge in Hackensack yesterday handed down a 10-year sentence to a Paterson man who used his friendship with a River Vale family to sexually assault a 4-year old boy. Jason Martini, 29, will begin his sentence in state prison and will then be transferred to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center at Avenel once a bed becomes available, based on an evaluation that deemed him a repetitive and compulsive offender, Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said. Although he pleaded guilty to a lesser crime in exchange for the sentence, Martini admitted that he made the boy give…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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Accused Holland Tunnel toll-cheat motorcyclist arrested on his birthday Accused Holland Tunnel toll-cheat motorcyclist arrested on his birthday Accused Holland Tunnel toll-cheat motorcyclist arrested on his birthday
Accused Holland Tunnel toll-cheat motorcyclist arrested on his birthday BEYOND BERGEN: Port Authority police arrested a motorcyclist who they said tried to beat the Holland Tunnel toll on his 35th birthday yesterday. Officer John DeFilippo was conducting a traffic enforcement operation in Jersey City yesterday afternoon when he said he saw Michael A. Carrozza “place his left foot over the licnese plate” of his 2009 Triumph while passing through the toll without an E-ZPass transponder. DeFilippo stopped Carrozza, of Manhattan, who had a New York driver’s license and insurance card but no registration, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. “The officer then…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tree limbs fall, do damage in neighboring Ridgewood, Hawthorne Tree limbs fall, do damage in neighboring Ridgewood, Hawthorne Tree limbs fall, do damage in neighboring Ridgewood, Hawthorne
Tree limbs fall, do damage in neighboring Ridgewood, Hawthorne PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving PHOTOS: Police and firefighters in neighboring Ridgewood and Hawthorne responded to separate reports of fallen tree limbs that blocked roadways and disrupted electrical service this afternoon. Ridgewood public safety teams were dispatched to a home on Oak Street (photos above), where a village-owned tree limb had fallen on the front lawn, knocking out electrical, phone and cable TV services. In neighboring Hawthorne (photos above), police and fire units converged on Minerva Avenue, where a limb from a privately-owned tree destroyed a backyard shed and toppled sev…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Summonses issued after driver runs stop sign in Ridgewood crash Summonses issued after driver runs stop sign in Ridgewood crash Summonses issued after driver runs stop sign in Ridgewood crash
Summonses issued after driver runs stop sign in Ridgewood crash PHOTO: Ridgewood police issued summonses to a driver who they said passed a stop sign before her Honda Civic struck a GMC Acadia in Ridgewood this afternoon. Ridgewood police, firefighters and paramedics responded to the crash at at the intersection of East Glen Avenue and Northern Parkway. The Honda driver and her two young daughters weren’t injured, nor was the Acadia driver. PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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