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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Burglar alarm leads to Lodi High School bomb scare Burglar alarm leads to Lodi High School bomb scare Burglar alarm leads to Lodi High School bomb scare
Burglar alarm leads to Lodi High School bomb scare CVP EXCLUSIVE: Authorities were reviewing surveillance video at Lodi High School after a burglar alarm led to the discovery last night of a suspicious-looking military bag that brought the county bomb squad — and was eventually proven harmless. Checking the school in response to the 8:47 p.m. alarm, officers “noticed a suspicious-looking military bag on the second floor,” Police Chief Vincent Quatrone told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. “Officers at the scene secured the school and contacted the Bergen County Bomb Squad to check the package,” the chief said. “It turned out to be track an…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Old Tappan boy flown to hospital after falling down stairs in walker Old Tappan boy flown to hospital after falling down stairs in walker Old Tappan boy flown to hospital after falling down stairs in walker
Old Tappan boy flown to hospital after falling down stairs in walker UPDATE: An Old Tappan infant was airlifted to Hackensack University Hospital for evaluation of possible head trauma after he fell down a set of stairs in his walker earlier today. The boy, who’s just under a year old, was “stable, conscious and alert” while being flown by AirMed One to HUMC from a landing zone at the Charles deWolf School following the incident just after 2:30 p.m., Police Chief Thomas Shine told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. PHOTO: Justin Roth

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Elmwood Park police promote 4 Elmwood Park police promote 4 Elmwood Park police promote 4
Elmwood Park police promote 4 SHOUT OUTS: Elmwood Park police had a quartet of promotions this week. Joining Police Chief Michael Foligno in the above photo at their swearings-in were: Lt. Ralph Sigona Lt. John Harris Sgt. Joseph Friedman Sgt. Jeff Sudol

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-con held without bail after Carlstadt police revive boy, 17, who smoked synthetic pot Ex-con held without bail after Carlstadt police revive boy, 17, who smoked synthetic pot Ex-con held without bail after Carlstadt police revive boy, 17, who smoked synthetic pot
Ex-con held without bail after Carlstadt police revive boy, 17, who smoked synthetic pot YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 28-year-old Carlstadt man who was arrested after police said he gave a 17-year-old boy a synthetic marijuana cigarette that required a Narcan save was ordered held without bail on a parole violation. A Superior Court judge in Hackensack yesterday ordered Steven Strauss held in the Bergen County Jail pending a hearing. Strauss was charged with child endangerment and possessing and distributing a synthetic cannabinoid to a minor after Officer’s Felix D’Amico and Jonathan Rood responded to a Madison Street residence Wednesday night, Carlstadt Police Chief Thomas Nie…

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Englewood, NJ
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TOMORROW: 29th annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k for Special Olympics New Jersey TOMORROW: 29th annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k for Special Olympics New Jersey TOMORROW: 29th annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k for Special Olympics New Jersey
Tomorrow: 29th annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5k for Special Olympics New Jersey PHOTOS: Courtesy SONJ SHOUT OUT: More than 3,000 entrants — including this year’s Bergen County Police Academy class — are set to run through the Lincoln Tunnel and back to Weehawken in tomorrow’s 29th annual Challenge 5K for Special Olympics New Jersey. “It’s amazing how the event has grown,” Port Authority Police Detective Larry Mays told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “We used to be thrilled if we raised $50,000. We never imagined it would grow this big,” said Mays, the event’s director since 1999. “The response has been humbling.” As of this morning, more than $180,000 had been raised by those…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Benches donated by longtime Fair Lawn police captain’s widow unveiled at Collura memorial Benches donated by longtime Fair Lawn police captain’s widow unveiled at Collura memorial Benches donated by longtime Fair Lawn police captain’s widow unveiled at Collura memorial
Benches donated by longtime Fair Lawn police captain’s widow unveiled at Collura memorial PHOTOS: Douglas Haber TRIBUTE: Three benches donated by the widow of a longtime Fair Lawn police captain in memory of her husband were unveiled at this afternoon’s annual remembrance ceremony for slain Officer Mary Ann Collura. “They’re beautiful,” Detective David Boone said of the benches, which were brought to the Fair Lawn Municipal Building and unveiled during the solemn ceremony. The blue and gold metal benches with plastic casting were donated by Marie Gajarsky, whose husband, Robert, served the department for 36 years before retiring as captain in 1996. Robert Frank Gajarsky, a …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Carlstadt police say unlicensed driver in crash was under influence of prescription drugs Carlstadt police say unlicensed driver in crash was under influence of prescription drugs Carlstadt police say unlicensed driver in crash was under influence of prescription drugs
Carlstadt police say unlicensed driver in crash was under influence of prescription drugs YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 39-year-old Clifton driver on the suspended list was under the influece of some type of narcotic when she rammed her SUV into a parked construction van, Carlstadt police said. Stacie Burek was taken into custody after her Honda Odyssey clammed into the unoccupied vehicle at 11:20 p.m. on Hackensack Avenue near Summit Avenue, Police Chief Thomas Nielsen said. After she registered a 0.00% blood alcohol content level at police headquarters, a drug recognition officer evaluated her and determined she was under the influence of a “central nervous system depressant and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
‘No explosive threat’ posed by discovery in vehicle at Picatinny Arsenal ‘No explosive threat’ posed by discovery in vehicle at Picatinny Arsenal ‘No explosive threat’ posed by discovery in vehicle at Picatinny Arsenal
‘No explosive threat’ posed by discovery in vehicle at Picatinny Arsenal UPDATE: Picatinny Arsenal said there was “no explosive threat” posed by what was found in a suspicious vehicle that caused widespread evacuations and a response by FBI agents responded to the base earlier today. “While the truck gate will remain closed, normal operations will commence through the front entrance,” base officials announced. “Additionally, gate operations will continue through the Mount Hope gate for a limited time. Picatinny Arsenal spokesman Ed Lopez confirmed late this afternoon that a driver was taken into custody after he tried to enter through a truck gate around 11:30…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New charges for Paramus convict sentenced to 7 years in $180,000 bogus unemployment scheme New charges for Paramus convict sentenced to 7 years in $180,000 bogus unemployment scheme New charges for Paramus convict sentenced to 7 years in $180,000 bogus unemployment scheme
New charges for Paramus convict sentenced to 7 years in $180,000 bogus unemployment scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST (UPDATE): No sooner was a Paramus man who spent the past several years in federal and state prison sentenced to seven more years yesterday for leading an unemployment benefits scheme than he was arraigned on new charges of passing a bogus check for $4,436.20. Stephen Pirrone, 54, formerly of Old Tappan and Norwood, took a deal in February after his three co-defendants all pleaded guilty in December to pocketing more than $180,000 in the unemployment scam. Pirrone, who also must pay restitution of $54,623 to the state Department of Labor, led the scheme while in fede…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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PHOTOS: Longtime Cliffside Park Mayor Gerald ‘Gerry’ Calabrese laid to rest PHOTOS: Longtime Cliffside Park Mayor Gerald ‘Gerry’ Calabrese laid to rest PHOTOS: Longtime Cliffside Park Mayor Gerald ‘Gerry’ Calabrese laid to rest
Photos: Longtime Cliffside Park Mayor Gerald ‘Gerry’ Calabrese laid to rest PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Richard Criscione PHOTOS: A funeral Mass for longtime Cliffside Park Mayor Gerald “Gerry” Calabrese was held this morning at Epiphany Church celebrating an era of public service unlike any New Jersey had seen before — or will likely see again. A massive crowd of mourners included Bergen County Executive James Tedesco, former New Jersey Govs. James Florio and Jim McGrevey and Congressman Bill Pascrell, who gave the family a U.S. flag that had flown over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. “He had a very good listening ear, and he listened very pa…

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