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
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ back for holidays ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ back for holidays ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ back for holidays
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ back for holidays PUBLIC SAFETY: Local, county and state police will be on the lookout as the holiday-season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign officially begins this Friday — and continues through Jan. 2. Saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints will be the norm. “This is a critical law enforcement program that can save lives during a time of the year when impaired driving traditionally increases by nearly 10 percent,” Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward said. “This initiative brings attention to the serious consequences of drunk driving and the grave danger those who choose to drink and drive pose…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Driver in Rutherford Route 3 rollover had open wine in SUV, police say Driver in Rutherford Route 3 rollover had open wine in SUV, police say Driver in Rutherford Route 3 rollover had open wine in SUV, police say
Driver in Rutherford Route 3 rollover had open wine in SUV, police say ONLY ON CVP: A 25-year-old Denville woman whose SUV rolled after it clipped the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 3 in Rutherford late Friday night had an opened bottle of wine in the vehicle and smelled of alcohol, police said this morning. Rutherford firefighters and Volunteer Ambulance Corps members joined police at the scene just after 11 p.m. A 2010 Nissan Rogue driven by Kimberly Kulik in the eastbound highway’s center lane struck the driver’s side rear wheel of a 2007 Freightliner, sending it rolling, Capt. Patrick Feliciano told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Kulik “admitted to consuming alc…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township police arrest six underage alcohol customers Washington Township police arrest six underage alcohol customers Washington Township police arrest six underage alcohol customers
Washington Township police arrest six underage alcohol customers YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Washington Township police officer summoned to a local liquor store on a call of an underage teen trying to buy alcohol got a shock when another walked in and tried the same thing. He was also carrying marijuana, authorities said. The teen was one of no fewer than a half-dozen would-be customers sniffed out by store this weekend, Officer Heather Castronova told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. “A majority of them are male and from Ridgewood,” she said. The store owner also called police six times in a four-hour span after being shown questionable IDs, Castronova said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bail reduced for Dominican brothers in botched Route 4 burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured Bail reduced for Dominican brothers in botched Route 4 burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured Bail reduced for Dominican brothers in botched Route 4 burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured
Bail reduced for Dominican brothers in botched Route 4 burglary that left one dead, Paramus officer injured ONLY ON CVP: Two Dominican brothers charged in a botched overnight burglary that left a Paramus officer injured and their accomplice dead had their bail reduced, despite burglary-related criminal histories in New Jersey and New York. Hector Felix, 25 and Josue Felix, 21, would have to remain under house arrest, with monitoring bracelets, at their father’s Bronx apartment if they make $200,000 bail — reduced from $500,000, Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi ruled this past week. Hector Felix, Nico Vega, Josue Felix (FILE PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Allendale police suspect driver, 70, who crashed into garage was under influence Allendale police suspect driver, 70, who crashed into garage was under influence Allendale police suspect driver, 70, who crashed into garage was under influence
Allendale police suspect driver, 70, who crashed into garage was under influence ONLY ON CVP: Police suspected a 70-year-old Allendale man was under the influence when he crashed his sedan into his garage last night. The Colonial Drive resident was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood by ambulance after complaining of difficulty breathing following the 9 p.m. crash. Members of the Allendale Fire Department’s Heavy Rescue team shored up a structural support beam so that the home could remain occupied after being struck by the 2011 Hyundai Elantra. The Allendale building sub-code official also responded, along with borough police and EMS workers. STORY / PHOT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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Deportation possible for Garfield man charged with DWI while on suspended list Deportation possible for Garfield man charged with DWI while on suspended list Deportation possible for Garfield man charged with DWI while on suspended list
Deportation possible for Garfield man charged with DWI while on suspended list YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Polish national is facing possible deportation after Garfield police arrested him on Thanksgiving for driving drunk while his license was suspended a second time — both for DWI. Records show Kazimierz M. Burdzy, 28, also owes $664 for a July 2009 DWI conviction out of Rutherford. Burdzy (who posted the above photos on Facebook) was being held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. The INS also put a detainer on him for deportation proceedings once the case is resolved.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Steep bail reduction for girlfriend accused of supplying burglary addresses to Teaneck Bond Gang heirs Steep bail reduction for girlfriend accused of supplying burglary addresses to Teaneck Bond Gang heirs Steep bail reduction for girlfriend accused of supplying burglary addresses to Teaneck Bond Gang heirs
Steep bail reduction for girlfriend accused of supplying burglary addresses to Teaneck Bond Gang heirs EXCLUSIVE: A Teaneck woman accused of helping her boyfriend’s burglary crew target homes for break-ins had her 6-year-old child in the room while she packaged cocaine for sale — then hid out for a week when she discovered that police were looking for her, an assistant prosecutor said this past week. Still, a judge in Hackensack reduced bail to $100,000 from $750,000 for Janay Cole, a 26-year-old former Englewood schools lunch aid accused of suppyling a target list to her boyfriend, Jamelle Singletary, in a burglary spree that hit homes in Bergen, Morris and Somerset counties. Jamelle Sing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Cliffside Park fire officials don’t know what ignited exploding propane tanks in condo fire Cliffside Park fire officials don’t know what ignited exploding propane tanks in condo fire Cliffside Park fire officials don’t know what ignited exploding propane tanks in condo fire
Cliffside Park fire officials don’t know what ignited exploding propane tanks in condo fire PHOTO/INSET: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Richard Criscione, TOP: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Damien Danis UPDATE: Cliffside Park fire officials said they don’t know why propane tanks exploded and sparked a windswept fire 10 days ago that blew through five interconnected four-story condominium buildings under construction and ignited another fire nearby.  Multiple sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT they heard at least three loud blasts — possibly propane tanks exploding — from the upper floors of the Walker Street building around 5:30 p.m. the night of Nov. 18. The fire quickly went to thre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Small Ridgewood fire put down Small Ridgewood fire put down Small Ridgewood fire put down
Small Ridgewood fire put down ONLY ON CVP: A fire that started on top of a clothes dryer slightly damaged a kitchen while causing smoke and water damage to an attic and the floor below. Firefighters quickly snuffed the second-floor Liberty Street fire. Waldwick and Glen Rock firefighters responded along with their village firefighting, EMS and Emergency Services colleagues. ALSO SEE: Dog rescued, cats die in Ridgewood basement fire STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Ramsey girl, 1, medevaced to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns Ramsey girl, 1, medevaced to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns Ramsey girl, 1, medevaced to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns
Ramsey girl, 1, medevaced to St. Barnabas with second-degree burns YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 1-year-old Ramsey girl was flown to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston with second-degree burns this afternoon after she was scalded by hot tea, Police Chief Bryan Gurney told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Ramsey Volunteer Ambulance Corps members, along with a unit from The Valley Hospital, picked up the child at her Airmont Avenue home around 3:30 p.m. They rushed her less than two miles to McFarren Field, where Hackensack Unversity Medical Center’s AirMed One picked her up. PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Jennifer Aumuller

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