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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Deportation will follow prison stretch for West African native in East Rutherford home invasion robbery Deportation will follow prison stretch for West African native in East Rutherford home invasion robbery Deportation will follow prison stretch for West African native in East Rutherford home invasion robbery
Deportation will follow prison stretch for West African native in East Rutherford home invasion robbery ONLY ON CVP: A native of the Ivory Coast living in Paterson who was sentenced today for his role in an October 2013 East Rutherford home invasion robbery could be freed from prison in under three years — but that’s only to be deported, a judge in Hackensack said. Addis Aka, 24, pleaded guilty in February in exchange for a five-year prison term, of which he’d have to serve at least four years and three months before being eligible for parole. Aka, who has an extensive criminal record, is already serving a five-year term, begun earlier this month, for a Passaic drug and handgun possession c…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
4th defendant in Fairview card game killing brought to court 4th defendant in Fairview card game killing brought to court 4th defendant in Fairview card game killing brought to court
4th defendant in Fairview card game killing brought to court ONLY ON CVP: A lawyer for the final defendant arraigned in a Fairview card game murder and robbery entered a “not guilty” plea in a Hackensack courtroom this morning. Jose Rivas, 26, already is serving a state prison sentence for escape out of Hudson County and couldn’t be brought to court last week with his three co-defendants. One of them, Evana Dumas, 21, also has been in state prison since November on drug and weapons convictions and isn’t eligible for release for another two years. Dumas, of Irvington, face 60 or more years in prison if convicted of the shooting death of 50-year-ol…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes police crash house, frat parties Franklin Lakes police crash house, frat parties Franklin Lakes police crash house, frat parties
Franklin Lakes police crash house, frat parties YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Franklin Lakes police detained eight juveniles with pot and alcohol one night and arrested four adults for having an underage frat house drinking party another. Officers responding to a 12:41 a.m. disorderly complaint yesterday at the William Paterson University frat house on Tice Road charged Farra Jared, 22, of Ridgefield, Harry Sanmartin, 21, of Newark and Charles Nicolich, 22, of Unon with maintaining a nuisance and making alcohol available to underaged drinkers, Detective Lt. John Bakelaar said this morning. Edgar Ramon Flores, 20, of Passaic was charged with …

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Brothers charged in $12,000 Ridgefield Park camera equipment burglary, thanks to Bergen sheriff’s forensics unit Brothers charged in $12,000 Ridgefield Park camera equipment burglary, thanks to Bergen sheriff’s forensics unit Brothers charged in $12,000 Ridgefield Park camera equipment burglary, thanks to Bergen sheriff’s forensics unit
Brothers charged in $12,000 Ridgefield Park camera equipment burglary, thanks to Bergen sheriff’s forensics unit YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Rapid assistance from Bergen County sheriff’s forensic investigators helped Ridgefield Park police nab a pair of local brothers hours after $12,000 worth of camera equipment was stolen during a burglary. Jeffrey Vangeldren, 29 (above, left), and 33-year-old Charles Vangeldren (above, right) forced their way in through the window of a Union Place home early last Wednesday, Capt. Daniel Hippe told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification was collecting evidence after village police responded to the homeowner’s report…

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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
NY Giants punter survives NJ Turnpike hydroplane crash, gets big assist from NJ State Police NY Giants punter survives NJ Turnpike hydroplane crash, gets big assist from NJ State Police NY Giants punter survives NJ Turnpike hydroplane crash, gets big assist from NJ State Police
NY Giants punter survives NJ Turnpike hydroplane crash, gets big assist from NJ State Police SHOUT OUT: New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford had rented a car in Washington DC and driven to New Jersey after visiting his newborn daughter at a hospital in San Diego when the vehicle hydroplaned on the NJ Turnpike in the overnight night rain and slammed into the median. Weatherford, known as much for his chiseled physique as for his prowess as one of the professional football’s best punters, said he got “blasted in the face by the air bags.” “The rental is totaled, and I walked out without a scratch,” he added. Weatherford dialed 911 “and the finest Highway Patrol in America, th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst firefighter extinguishes balcony propane grill blaze at Avalon Bay Lyndhurst firefighter extinguishes balcony propane grill blaze at Avalon Bay Lyndhurst firefighter extinguishes balcony propane grill blaze at Avalon Bay
Lyndhurst firefighter extinguishes balcony propane grill blaze at Avalon Bay ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Lyndhurst tenant who used a propane barbecue grill on his second-floor balcony was rescued by a borough firefighter who happened to be nearby when it ignited this afternoon, authorities said. The Avalon Bay tenant refused immediate medical treatment after being burned on his arms and legs, said Fire Chief Paul Haggerty Jr, who had some harsh words for him. The high risk of explosion is one of the primary reasons fire officials insist that people do not use propane grills on balconies. ANY type of open-flame grill should be used on asphalt or concrete and should be a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Blaze guts Ridgefield Park house Blaze guts Ridgefield Park house Blaze guts Ridgefield Park house
Blaze guts Ridgefield Park house PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis (top);Natasha Hopper-Suarez (above) PHOTOS: No injuries were reported in a fire that gutted a Ridgefield Park house early this evening. Bogota, Hackensack and Teaneck firefighters were among those responders who joined their village colleagues at 18 Highland Place. The blaze began on a rear upper floor. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTOS (BELOW): Natasha Hopper-Suarez

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Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Lightning strike smacks Lyndhurst chimney Lightning strike smacks Lyndhurst chimney Lightning strike smacks Lyndhurst chimney
Lightning strike smacks Lyndhurst chimney YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A lightning strike knocked pieces of a Lyndhurst chimney to the ground this afternoon. No injuries were reported after the bolt smacked the Second Avenue home in the 400 block just after 4 p.m., Lyndhurst Fire Chief Paul Haggerty Jr. told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. There was no other structural damage to the house, which Haggerty said borough building inspectors deemed safe for occupancy.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Two firefighters treated, released after lightning-sparked Tenafly house fire Two firefighters treated, released after lightning-sparked Tenafly house fire Two firefighters treated, released after lightning-sparked Tenafly house fire
Two firefighters treated, released after lightning-sparked Tenafly house fire PHOTOS: Two firefighters were treated — one for burns and other for cuts on his hand — after a two-alarm Tenafly house blaze ignited by a lightning strike this afternoon. Both were later released from the hospital. Bergenfield, Cresskill, Dumont and Englewood firefighters, along with Tenafly police and EMS, joined their borough colleagues at the 2½-story River Edge Road house after the blaze broke out just before 2:15 p.m. The fire began in the attic and hidden knee wall voids on the second floor, Tenafly Assistant Fire Chief Mark Fredrick told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT C…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Robber with ‘large’ knife takes $250 from Saddle Brook 7-Eleven Robber with ‘large’ knife takes $250 from Saddle Brook 7-Eleven Robber with ‘large’ knife takes $250 from Saddle Brook 7-Eleven
Robber with ‘large’ knife takes $250 from Saddle Brook 7-Eleven ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A robber wearing a hoodie and a mask over his face pointed a large knife at a Saddle Brook 7-Eleven clerk before making off with $250 from the cash register, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Police reviewed surveillance video (see image, above) and interviewed witnesses following the 2:50 a.m. holdup at the Market Street convenience store, Police Chief Robert Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The robber appeared to be dark skinned and in his mid 20s, the clerk told police. A Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit and Bureau of Police Services joined township police in searc…

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