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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Cars slide off slippery roads Cars slide off slippery roads Cars slide off slippery roads
Cars slide off slippery roads MORNING CRASHES: Two vehicles skidded off slippery roads on and around Route 17 less than a mile apart in East Rutherford and Lyndhurst this morning. A white Lexus sedan slid off Route 17, followed by a black Ford SUV just down the road. The SUV driver apparently skidded out on Union Avenue at the Route 17 exit while looking at the aftermath of another crash. Her vehicle ended up pinned in the fence. The Union Avenue/Route 17 jughandle was shut down. PHOTO: Tom Joseph

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson County driver critical after SUV rear-ends stopped tractor-trailer on Route 80 in Hackensack Hudson County driver critical after SUV rear-ends stopped tractor-trailer on Route 80 in Hackensack Hudson County driver critical after SUV rear-ends stopped tractor-trailer on Route 80 in Hackensack
Hudson County driver critical after SUV rear-ends stopped tractor-trailer on Route 80 in Hackensack YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hackensack firefighters extricated a Hudson County driver this morning after his SUV rear-ended a tractor-trailer stopped in the right local lane on westbound Route 80 near Polifly Road. The driver was taken to nearby Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition after the 7 a.m. crash. He was removed from his Honda CR-V, which was wedged under the trailer, in less than 15 minutes. Emergency responders told CLIFFVIEW PILOT they didn’t initially know why the rig was stopped. Engines 1 and 2 and Rescue 1 and D/C 2 responded. New Jersey State Police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
1st annual Bergen Craft Beer Experience set for tomorrow at Westwood Elks Club 1st annual Bergen Craft Beer Experience set for tomorrow at Westwood Elks Club 1st annual Bergen Craft Beer Experience set for tomorrow at Westwood Elks Club
1st annual Bergen Craft Beer Experience set for tomorrow at Westwood Elks Club SHOUT OUT: Sample top craft beers from 25 local and domestic microbreweries while helping raise money for worthy causes this Saturday at the Westwood Elks Club. The first annual Bergen Craft Beer Experience runs from 7 to 10 p.m. and includes Lagunitas Brewing Co IPA, Ommegang Belgian Wheat Ale, Founders Brewing Co. Breakfast Stout, among other brews. CLICK HERE for the Beer Fest Lineup Some of the proceeds will go to: Army Of Hope, which assists families who have had a father or mother called to active duty with the military reserve or National Guard;. Elks Camp Moore, which offers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Is red-wigged Glen Rock bank robbery suspect nabbed in Atlantic City serial bandit? Is red-wigged Glen Rock bank robbery suspect nabbed in Atlantic City serial bandit? Is red-wigged Glen Rock bank robbery suspect nabbed in Atlantic City serial bandit?
Is red-wigged Glen Rock bank robbery suspect nabbed in Atlantic City serial bandit? UPDATE (THURS NIGHT): The red-wigged female bandit who took at least $112,900 in cash at gunpoint from a Glen Rock bank two weeks ago after robbing a Greenwich, CT bank late last month was arrested by the FBI today at an Atlantic City casino, multiple law enforcement sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT late this afternoon. *      *      *      *      *      * YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 51-year-old Westchester County woman arrested by the FBI in Atlantic City yesterday for taking at least $112,900 in cash at gunpoint from a Glen Rock bank while wearing a bright red wig two weeks ago and $13,000 fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook boys, 14, accused in Fair Lawn electronic smoke shop burglary Saddle Brook boys, 14, accused in Fair Lawn electronic smoke shop burglary Saddle Brook boys, 14, accused in Fair Lawn electronic smoke shop burglary
Saddle Brook boys, 14, accused in Fair Lawn electronic smoke shop burglary YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two 14-year-old Saddle Brook boys fled empty-handed after breaking into a Fair Lawn store that sells electronic cigarettes — and were then tracked down by a local detective. Unspecified evidence left at the scene led to the pair, whom Sgt. Brian Metzler said were issued juvenile complaints answerable in the Family Part of Superior Court in Hackensack. The break-in at Good Karma Vapor on Broadway occurred just before 3 a.m. last Saturday, Metzler said. A side window was smashed after a failed attempt at prying open a rear door, and the pair fled after an alarm sou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
First Fair Lawn police Narcan save rescues Park Ridge woman, 23 First Fair Lawn police Narcan save rescues Park Ridge woman, 23 First Fair Lawn police Narcan save rescues Park Ridge woman, 23
First Fair Lawn police Narcan save rescues Park Ridge woman, 23 SHOUT OUT: Fair Lawn police had their first Narcan save after they found a 23-year-old heroin overdose victim from Park Ridge in her car. The woman was taken by Saddle Brook Ambulance to Bergen Regional Medical Center after Officers Luis Vasquez and Kevin Wood found her in a car parked at the Dunkin Donuts on Broadway at 4:22 a.m. Sunday, Sgt. Brian Metzler said this afternoon. Vasquez administered two doses of nasal Naloxone, who “became responsive a short time later.”

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
24 minor injuries after LaGuardia plane nearly skids into Flushing Bay 24 minor injuries after LaGuardia plane nearly skids into Flushing Bay 24 minor injuries after LaGuardia plane nearly skids into Flushing Bay
24 minor injuries after LaGuardia plane nearly skids into Flushing Bay ABOVE: CLIFFVIEW PILOT photos (No commercial reproduction without permission) EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Two dozen people were examined or treated for injuries that authorities said weren’t life-threatening after a flight from Atlanta skidded off a LaGuardia Airport runway and into a fence that kept it from plunging into Flushing Bay. “Delta Flight 1086 from Atlanta to LaGuardia landing on Runway 13 skidded into a fence late this morning,” the authority said. “All 131 passengers and five crew members were safely taken off plane. PHOTO: Courtesy FDNY The FDNY said three of the 24 injured pe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield police seek public’s help finding driver who hit pedestrian, 73 Bergenfield police seek public’s help finding driver who hit pedestrian, 73 Bergenfield police seek public’s help finding driver who hit pedestrian, 73
Bergenfield police seek public’s help finding driver who hit pedestrian, 73 ALERT: A 73-year-old Bergenfield woman was in stable condition with head trauma this morning as police turned to the public for help finding the car that hit her last night. The woman was crossing South Washington Avenue at New Bridge Road when she was struck around 8:50 p.m., Police Chief Michael Carr said this morning. The car that hit her — possibly a Nissan Altima or similar vehicle — had its lights off as it traveled north on South Washington at the time, Carr said. The driver kept going, turning eastbound onto East Englewood Avenue, a side street just north of the crash scene, he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park police reach 62 drug arrests for 2015 — including same Dumont heroin addict twice Elmwood Park police reach 62 drug arrests for 2015 — including same Dumont heroin addict twice Elmwood Park police reach 62 drug arrests for 2015 — including same Dumont heroin addict twice
Elmwood Park police reach 62 drug arrests for 2015 — including same Dumont heroin addict twice YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Elmwood Park police yesterday made their 62nd drug arrest of this year — just about one per day, on average — including a 29-year-old Dumont man grabbed for the second time in seven weeks.. French native Michael Yildiz Etoile was released on a court summons charging him with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, destroying evidence and having drugs in a motor vehicle after police said he threw seven bags of heroin out the window of his BMW during a traffic stop. Etoile had been released on a summons after borough police arrested him Jan. 15 for carrying heroi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Jack-knifed tractor-trailer closes Route 287 in Mahwah Jack-knifed tractor-trailer closes Route 287 in Mahwah Jack-knifed tractor-trailer closes Route 287 in Mahwah
Jack-knifed tractor-trailer closes Route 287 in Mahwah PHOTO: A jackknifed tractor-trailer on the northbound Route 287 bridge over Route 17 in Mahwah closed the highway at Exit 66 just after 8 a.m. this morning. It wasn’t expected to reopen until at least 9:30 a.m. Traffic was being detoured onto the southbound highway and Route 17 south. State Department of Transportation salt trucks were requested. “The roadways are extremely slippery,” Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said, noting that other vehicles have slid off the highway. No injuries were reported. PHOTO: Courtesy MAHWAH PD

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