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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood homeowner OK after reporting chest pains in kitchen fire Ridgewood homeowner OK after reporting chest pains in kitchen fire Ridgewood homeowner OK after reporting chest pains in kitchen fire
Ridgewood homeowner OK after reporting chest pains in kitchen fire PHOTO: A homeowner refused medical attention after complaining of chest pains in a two-alarm kitchen fire on Beveridge Road in Ridgewood that was quickly extinguished this morning. STORY / PHOTO: Nick Jennings

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Manhole explosion blows through Fair Lawn road Manhole explosion blows through Fair Lawn road Manhole explosion blows through Fair Lawn road
Manhole explosion blows through Fair Lawn road PHOTOS: Eric Demeraski (top), Tanya Goldenberg (above) UPDATE: A manhole explosion in Fair Lawn took part of the roadway with it last night. No injuries or property damage were reported in the 5:35 p.m. blast, which closed eastbound Broadway between 30th Street and Fair Lawn Parkway for repairs.  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia man severely injured in July 4th fireworks accident Leonia man severely injured in July 4th fireworks accident Leonia man severely injured in July 4th fireworks accident
Leonia man severely injured in July 4th fireworks accident A 52-year-old Leonia man “blew part of his calf off” in a July 4 fireworks mishap just after 9:30 last night, an emergency responder told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The Grand Avenue resident was blown backward, breaking his left leg and suffering severe burns on his right, Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Responders estimated the explosive had the same firepower as a quarter-stick of dynamite.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Quick air put to test in dodge ball game hosted by Fair Lawn firefighters Quick air put to test in dodge ball game hosted by Fair Lawn firefighters Quick air put to test in dodge ball game hosted by Fair Lawn firefighters
Quick air put to test in dodge ball game hosted by Fair Lawn firefighters PHOTOS: Courtesy FAIR LAWN FD PHOTOS: A dodge ball game gave the host Fair Lawn firefighters and their guests from Glen Rock, Hawthorne and Saddle Brook a chance to practice air management in full gear at Memorial Park. Firefighters at Monday night’s event wore full SCBA and turnout gear, which weighs around 50 lbs. The idea is to get the firefighters’ heart rate up while they try to control their breathing — a critical skill in battling blazes. By playing dodge ball, they “simulate the stress on the body of working in a structure fire and see just how much air you consume in a 12-mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Amazing, graceful: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Amazing, graceful: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Amazing, graceful: ‘Star Spangled Banner’
Amazing, graceful: ‘Star Spangled Banner’ TRIBUTE: In September 2011, a decade after 9/11, three Scottish choirs came to New York City to pay their respects — and deliver a unique musical gift. The Lothian and Borders Police Choir, The Tayside Police Choir and the Peebles community choir, InChorus, participated at a variety of events — from Times Square to Central Park to Wall Street — and even sang in the street. Then, on the night of the “anniversary,” the choirs participated in a Police Memorial benefit concert at New York City’s Town Hall. Performers also included the Police Pipes & Drums of Bergen County and the New Jers…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park man, 78, jailed for watching porn in front of girl, 6 Elmwood Park man, 78, jailed for watching porn in front of girl, 6 Elmwood Park man, 78, jailed for watching porn in front of girl, 6
Elmwood Park man, 78, jailed for watching porn in front of girl, 6 EXCLUSIVE: A 78-year-old Elmwood Park man remained jailed on $100,000 bail after authorities accused him of watching porn in front of a 6-year-old girl. Vincent Anello (MUGSHOT: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR) UPDATE: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli this morning confirmed the arrest of a 78-year-old Elmwood Park retiree charged watching porn in front of a 6-year-old girl. READ MORE…. Vincent Anello was arrested on child endangerment charges Thursday by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Elmwood Park police, records show. Records show th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
$500,000 bail for NY man, 27, charged with statutory rape of Closter girl $500,000 bail for NY man, 27, charged with statutory rape of Closter girl $500,000 bail for NY man, 27, charged with statutory rape of Closter girl
$500,000 bail for NY man, 27, charged with statutory rape of Closter girl CVP EXCLUSIVE: A municipal judge set bail at $500,000 for an upstate New York deliveryman charged with statutory rape after a Closter police officer caught him with a borough teenager in a local park. The girl was 16 — the age of consent in New Jersey — when Officer Justin Krapels found her with David J. Clarke, 27, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The officer collected information that was then passed to Detective Sgt. Vincent Aiello, who found evidence of a sexual relationship beginning while the girl was 15, they said. Clarke was taken into custody in Dutchess County and extradited …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Minivan rolls in Montvale crash Minivan rolls in Montvale crash Minivan rolls in Montvale crash
Minivan rolls in Montvale crash PHOTO: An occupant was hospitalzied after a Toyota Sienna minivan with New York license plates sideswiped a telephone pole, struck a fire hydrant and rolled on Kinderkamack Road in Montvale near the Rockland County border this morning. CHRIS LEON (Bergen Brookside Auto Body and Towing, Inc.)

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park police nab NY couple with 60 bags of heroin, six of cocaine Elmwood Park police nab NY couple with 60 bags of heroin, six of cocaine Elmwood Park police nab NY couple with 60 bags of heroin, six of cocaine
Elmwood Park police nab NY couple with 60 bags of heroin, six of cocaine YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police last night arrested an Orange County, NY couple passing through town who they said were carrying 60 bags of heroin and a half-dozen bags of cocaine. Joseph Policano, 25, and 44-year-old Tara Shoonmaker were released on court summonses charging them with possession with the intent to distribute drugs after officers stopped them in the parking lot of the Elmwood Park Shopping Center on Broadway, Police Chief Michael Foligno said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
New police officer added, auxiliary sergeant promoted in Fair Lawn New police officer added, auxiliary sergeant promoted in Fair Lawn New police officer added, auxiliary sergeant promoted in Fair Lawn
New police officer added, auxiliary sergeant promoted in Fair Lawn SHOUT OUTS: Fair Lawn’s finest added a new officer to its police department and a new sergeant to its auxiliary police. John Kelly, 45, was sworn in as a police officer during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Kelly, who was an officer in Paterson for 12 years, was graduated from Passaic County Technical Institute and John Jay College. He’ll start in the patrol division, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. PHOTO (above): Fair Lawn Police Officer John Kelly sworn-in by Mayor John Cosgrove while his mother, Alice Kelly, holds the Bible PHOTO: Fair Lawn Aux/Sgt. Nicholas Magarelli being sworn-in by …

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