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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Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Breaking News
GWB, Lincoln, Holland tolls going up overnight GWB, Lincoln, Holland tolls going up overnight GWB, Lincoln, Holland tolls going up overnight
GWB, Lincoln, Holland tolls going up overnight REMINDER: Tolls on the bridges and tunnels into New York City go up again overnight. The fourth of five Port Authority hikes that began three years ago takes effect at 3 a.m. Sunday when the tolls increase by a dollar to $14 in cash lanes and by 75 cents for transponder users. The American Automobile Associations of New York and North Jersey had sued to block the toll increase, saying the authority violated federal law because the money was used partly to cover redevelopment of the World Trade Center.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Two confirmed dead, 12 hospitalized in CO incident at Passaic recording studio Two confirmed dead, 12 hospitalized in CO incident at Passaic recording studio Two confirmed dead, 12 hospitalized in CO incident at Passaic recording studio
Two confirmed dead, 12 hospitalized in CO incident at Passaic recording studio UPDATE: Two people were confirmed dead of carbon monoxide poisoning at a recording studio in a more-than-100-year-old former Passaic textile mill this afternoon. Twelve people were hospitalized following the incident at the three-story Streets Rehearsal studio on Willet Street behind the Food Basics on Van Houten Avenue. The two who died apparently were together on the second floor, while other victims were scattered throughout some of Streets’ 19 rooms, authorities said. A host of emergency responders included Moonachie First Aid & Rescue, Lyndhurst Rescue and various fire and poli…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Authorities eye mechanical issues in Glen Rock vehicle fires Authorities eye mechanical issues in Glen Rock vehicle fires Authorities eye mechanical issues in Glen Rock vehicle fires
Authorities eye mechanical issues in Glen Rock vehicle fires PHOTO: Christopher HoltTOP PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The causes of two afternoon vehicle fires in Glen Rock yesterday — one of which destroyed one van and seriously damaged another — “might have been mechanical issues,” Police Chief Fred Stahman told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “No further investigation by [police],” the chief said this afternoon. Two vans parked in a Bradford Street driveway at Birchwood Road caught fire — one of which became fully involved — as did a car on Ackerman Avenue (photo, right) shortly after one another yesterday…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
One confirmed dead in Route 78 tanker truck crash, explosion One confirmed dead in Route 78 tanker truck crash, explosion One confirmed dead in Route 78 tanker truck crash, explosion
One confirmed dead in Route 78 tanker truck crash, explosion BEYOND BERGEN (UPDATE): State Police confirmed one fatality after a tanker truck filled with 5,000 gallons of fuel overturned and exploded during a crash on Route 78 in Union Township this afternoon. A mulch tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle were involved in the explosive crash, which hurled black smoke high into the sky around 1 p.m. The Port Authority sent a foam truck from Newark Airport, joining several other emergency responding agencies. The fire was brought under control within 40 minutes. TOP PHOTO: Courtesy Joe DeGioia Contributed PHOTOS  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Another quick release after Teaneck police charge stepbrother of slain football star, repeat offender, in drug raids Another quick release after Teaneck police charge stepbrother of slain football star, repeat offender, in drug raids Another quick release after Teaneck police charge stepbrother of slain football star, repeat offender, in drug raids
Another quick release after Teaneck police charge stepbrother of slain football star, repeat offender, in drug raids EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A former Teaneck High School football player whose stepbrother was killed in a street gang shooting three years ago and an associate already facing charges for illegal gun possession, aggravated assault and selling drugs posted bail and were freed yesterday after police again busted them on drug charges. No sooner were Kamar Wynter, 22 (above, left), and Clarence Childress, 20 (above, right), processed than each posted bail –Wynter $15,000 and Children $20,000 — and were released. Both already were free on bail in connection with previous arrests when Teaneck police, fed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle Brook police bust massage parlor pair Saddle Brook police bust massage parlor pair Saddle Brook police bust massage parlor pair
Saddle Brook police bust massage parlor pair ONLY ON CVP: Employees at a Saddle Brook massage parlor charge $60 for the service and $60 for the “finish” before police made a pair of arrests, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Tips that a “large number of men were surreptitiously entering” Accupressure Studio on Market Street led to the investigation by township investigators and Quality of Life Unit detectives from Garfield, Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler said. Yulan Jin, 48, of Flushing, Queens (above, left), was charged with engaging in prostitution and practicing massage therapy without a license. Yulan Jin, Shunnu Jin,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Driver hospitalized in Englewood Route 4 rollover Driver hospitalized in Englewood Route 4 rollover Driver hospitalized in Englewood Route 4 rollover
Driver hospitalized in Englewood Route 4 rollover ONLY ON CVP: An SUV driver was hospitalized following a rollover on westbound Route 4 at Webster Avenue in Englewood around 8:30 this morning. PHOTO: Chris Leon, Bergen Brookside Auto Body and Towing, Inc.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Chemical reaction brings haz-mat unit to Lodi factory Chemical reaction brings haz-mat unit to Lodi factory Chemical reaction brings haz-mat unit to Lodi factory
Chemical reaction brings haz-mat unit to Lodi factory ONLY ON CVP: Lodi firefighters cut through a roll-up door last night in what became a hazardous materials incident involving a chemical vat at a company that makes water-based paint. No injuries were reported. A Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit responded to the Dell Glen Avenue factory. Habrouck Heights, Saddle Brook and Wallington assisted. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Former Tenafly man, 39, found hanged at Clinton Inn Former Tenafly man, 39, found hanged at Clinton Inn Former Tenafly man, 39, found hanged at Clinton Inn
Former Tenafly man, 39, found hanged at Clinton Inn ONLY ON CVP: A 39-year-old former Tenafly resident was found hanged in his room at the Clinton Inn in an apparent suicide, authorities confirmed. The body was found after family members who knew that he’d been staying there called to check on him, police said. No note was found, they said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was conducting an autopsy, the results of which were necessary before an official cause of death can be determined. CLIFFVIEW PILOT is not releasing any further information.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Nordstrom at Garden State Plaza in Paramus cleared after threat Nordstrom at Garden State Plaza in Paramus cleared after threat Nordstrom at Garden State Plaza in Paramus cleared after threat
Nordstrom at Garden State Plaza in Paramus cleared after threat UPDATE: Authorities cleared Nordstrom at the Garden State Plaza and brought in bomb-sniffing dogs after receiving a bomb threat, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. A store employee received the phoned-in threat around 5:30 p.m.

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