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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
No serious injuries in 3-car crash, fire on Route 46 in Totowa No serious injuries in 3-car crash, fire on Route 46 in Totowa No serious injuries in 3-car crash, fire on Route 46 in Totowa
No serious injuries in 3-car crash, fire on Route 46 in Totowa BEYOND BERGEN: No serious injuries were reported in a three-car crash and resulting car fire on Route 46 in Totowa this afternoon. PHOTO: Brian Anderson

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Leaky gas valve in science lab clears Elmwood Park school Leaky gas valve in science lab clears Elmwood Park school Leaky gas valve in science lab clears Elmwood Park school
Leaky gas valve in science lab clears Elmwood Park school UPDATE: A leaky gas valve in a science lab prompted the evacuation of Elmwood Park High School/Middle School for about an hour this morning. PSE&G responded and replaced the valve in the general science lab on the second floor of the 3rd wing of the high school around 9:30 a.m., Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The building was then vented and everyone returned around 10:30, the chief said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen authorites seek help in hit and run death of Ramsey woman outside BCC in Paramus Bergen authorites seek help in hit and run death of Ramsey woman outside BCC in Paramus Bergen authorites seek help in hit and run death of Ramsey woman outside BCC in Paramus
Bergen authorites seek help in hit and run death of Ramsey woman outside BCC in Paramus YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 37-year-old Ramsey woman struck by a hit-and-run driver outside Bergen Community College 10 days ago died of her injuries on Saturday, authorities said today, while asking the public for help finding the motorist responsible. Anila Lluka was found in the northbound lane just north of the BCC entrance just before 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. Lluka was transported by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was initially listed in critical condition, after a northbound vehicle hit her as she crossed Paramus Road toward a bus stop outside the colle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Fallen Mahwah tree knocks out power to homes, school, firehouse, ambulance building Fallen Mahwah tree knocks out power to homes, school, firehouse, ambulance building Fallen Mahwah tree knocks out power to homes, school, firehouse, ambulance building
Fallen Mahwah tree knocks out power to homes, school, firehouse, ambulance building UPDATE: A downed tree in the Fardale section of Mahwah overnight knocked out power to several homes, a firehouse and ambulance building and forced the closing of the Geroge Washington School today. Phone service was also disrupted for some after the tree around 4:45 a.m. on Fardale Avenue near Wyckoff Avenue. Orange & Rockland Electric utility crews responded. STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Accused Bergenfield dealer caught with cocaine, crack, weapons, authorities say Accused Bergenfield dealer caught with cocaine, crack, weapons, authorities say Accused Bergenfield dealer caught with cocaine, crack, weapons, authorities say
Accused Bergenfield dealer caught with cocaine, crack, weapons, authorities say Authorities seized cocaine, crack, a handgun and $2,400 in alleged drug proceeds in arresting a Bergenfield man on drug dealing charges, authorities said. Rayshon G. Hoyle, 30, was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail on charge of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute the drug and possession of a weapon in the commission of a drug crime. Detectives began investigating Hoyle a month ago after a tipster told them that he was dealing cocaine in the northeast section of the county, Bergen CountyBergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. They…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Franklin Lakes officer stuck with needle while rescuing heroin overdose victims Franklin Lakes officer stuck with needle while rescuing heroin overdose victims Franklin Lakes officer stuck with needle while rescuing heroin overdose victims
Franklin Lakes officer stuck with needle while rescuing heroin overdose victims YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Franklin Lakes police officer was accidentally stuck with a hypodermic needle last night while administering Narcan to two addicts who’d overdosed on heroin. Officers responding to a 911 call on Van Dine Avenue found a 21-year-old Riverdale man and a 19-year-old Haskell man. They were taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after officers revived them, Lt. John Bakelaar said this morning. The officer was treated at Valley, as well, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Trio had young children in car with weapons, drugs, Wyckoff police say Trio had young children in car with weapons, drugs, Wyckoff police say Trio had young children in car with weapons, drugs, Wyckoff police say
Trio had young children in car with weapons, drugs, Wyckoff police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two young children were in the car when a routine traffic stop on Route 208 yesterday yielded Wyckoff police three loaded handguns, a stun gun, hollow-point bullets and three arrests, authorities said this morning. Officer Mark Tagliareni stopped the car just before 3:30 p.m. Inside were three adults and two children, ages 4 and 2. Approaching the car, Tagliareni spotted a handgun partially covered by a jacket in the lap of the front-seat passenger, 50-year-old Walbertt Santiago of Paterson (above, left), Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. Sgt. Joseph Soto and Offic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Man shoots fiance, then himself in Moonachie trailer park murder-suicide Man shoots fiance, then himself in Moonachie trailer park murder-suicide Man shoots fiance, then himself in Moonachie trailer park murder-suicide
Man shoots fiance, then himself in Moonachie trailer park murder-suicide UPDATE: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli this afternoon confirmed the identities of an engaged couple found dead in a murder-suicide at a Moonachie trailer home overnight. The mobile home was decorated for Christmas over the weekend Authorities were called at 3:07 a.m. by another man who lived at 3 West 1st Street in the Vanguard Trailer Park off Moonachie Avenue who friends identified as Chris Jaconski. There they found the bodies of April Marie Wallace Ellialtioglu and Jeffrey Scarpanito Jr. on the living room floor, both with gunshot wounds in the head, Molinelli said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Crash outside stadium sends 3 to hospital Crash outside stadium sends 3 to hospital Crash outside stadium sends 3 to hospital
Crash outside stadium sends 3 to hospital ONLY ON CVP: Three people were hospitalized following a collision involving a bus, an SUV and a Ford Mustang on westbound Route 3 outside MetLife Stadium after last night’s game. A total of 28 people on the bus denied treatment after the 11:50 p.m. crash. East Rutherford EMS and Moonachie First Aid & Rescue responded along with East Rutherford police and New Jersey State Police.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Recent federal parolee from Mahwah arrested on stalking charges in Fort Lee Recent federal parolee from Mahwah arrested on stalking charges in Fort Lee Recent federal parolee from Mahwah arrested on stalking charges in Fort Lee
Recent federal parolee from Mahwah arrested on stalking charges in Fort Lee ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 60-year-old Mahwah native released from federal prison two months ago after serving more than five years for bank fraud and possession of child pornography was arrested on stalking charges in Fort Lee on Saturday. Salvatore Stabile was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, records show. Stabile was arrested by federal agents in 2007 after a woman who believed that she was his wife — not knowing that he was still married to another woman — gave them consent to search their Mahwah home. The Secret Service agents were investigating counterfeit checks t…

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