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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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Oakland police nab ex-employee outside pizzeria following theft Oakland police nab ex-employee outside pizzeria following theft Oakland police nab ex-employee outside pizzeria following theft
Oakland police nab ex-employee outside pizzeria following theft YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Oakland police said they caught a former employee walking out of a local pizzeria with cash taken from the register. Jose A. Leroy, 40, was being held on $20,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with burglary, theft and cocaine possession. The INS also issued a detainer for Leroy, a Costa Rican national. Officers Bryan Rowin and Joseph Noury were aware that money had been missing before — and that Leroy was the prime suspect — when they responded to an active alarm at the Ramapo Valley Road pizzeria just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Lt. Christian Eldridge told…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Fairview police officer saves drug overdose victim with Narcan Fairview police officer saves drug overdose victim with Narcan Fairview police officer saves drug overdose victim with Narcan
Fairview police officer saves drug overdose victim with Narcan YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Fairview police officer used Narcan to revive an attempted suicide victim who’d ingested several anti-depressants and a large amount of cough medicine last night — the first such save for the department. Officers found the 29-year-old man unconscious in a Walker Street residence after getting a call from his friend around 8 o’clock last night, Police Chief Thomas Juliano said. After Officer Nicholas Leto administered the Narcan, “the patient immediately came to,” Juliano said. “It worked.” The Fairview Ambulance Corps took him to Palisades General Medical Cente…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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TONIGHT: Hear Lennon companion May Pang on North Bergen native’s online radio show TONIGHT: Hear Lennon companion May Pang on North Bergen native’s online radio show TONIGHT: Hear Lennon companion May Pang on North Bergen native’s online radio show
Tonight: Hear Lennon companion May Pang on North Bergen native’s online radio show IN TUNE: She was once John Lennon’s companion and confidante — and received a gold record for her work on the ex-Beatle’s “Walls & Bridges” — and tonight May Pang will be on Steve Ludwig’s online radio show. Pang was there for several seminal post-Beatles moments, including the recording sessions for Lennon’s “Rock and Roll,” Ringo Starr’s “Goodnight Vienna,” Lennon’s collaboration with Harry Nilsson, “Pussycats,” and his “secret” 1974 jam session with former writing partner Paul McCartney. The 6 p.m. “Classic Pop Culture” podcast will be archived as soon as it begins streaming. Ste…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Florida teen charged in June murder of Park Ridge woman Florida teen charged in June murder of Park Ridge woman Florida teen charged in June murder of Park Ridge woman
Florida teen charged in June murder of Park Ridge woman A 15-year-old neighbor broke into the Florida apartment of a 19-year-old Park Ridge woman who used to work at a popular Ridgewood bakery, stabbed her in the chest and watched her dial 911 before dying, authorities said. D’Marcus Tucker D’Marcus Tucker awoke Nicole “Nikki” Franco as she lay in her bed the night of June 3 after entering through a sliding glass door, then stabbed the aspiring chef several times with one of her own knives, Broward Sheriff’s detectives said. After watching her dial for help from the doorway, he left with her wallet — which he later threw into a nearby lak…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Two hospitalized after SUVs collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights Two hospitalized after SUVs collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights Two hospitalized after SUVs collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights
Two hospitalized after SUVs collide on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights ONLY ON CVP: Both drivers were hospitalized after a pair of SUVs collided on northbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights this afternoon. Neither was seriously injured in the 4:15 p.m. crash. Hasbrouck Heights EMS and Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad took the victims — one from each vehicle — to Hackensack University Medical Center.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic man admits staging bogus car crashes for $179,210 in insurance payments Passaic man admits staging bogus car crashes for $179,210 in insurance payments Passaic man admits staging bogus car crashes for $179,210 in insurance payments
Passaic man admits staging bogus car crashes for $179,210 in insurance payments BEYOND BERGEN: The ringleader of a crew that staged car crashes for insurance payouts will be sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty today to orchestrating two schemes in 2010 that cost insurers $179,210 for medical treatment and personal injury settlements. Olivares R. Liberato-Cohen, 46, of Passaic, also must combine with his co-conspirators to repay the money, under the terms of his plea bargain. “A car accident is a worst-case scenario for any driver or passenger,” state acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said this afternoon. “This pursuit not only defraude…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Worker burned in fire at Ho-Ho-Kus industrial complex Worker burned in fire at Ho-Ho-Kus industrial complex Worker burned in fire at Ho-Ho-Kus industrial complex
Worker burned in fire at Ho-Ho-Kus industrial complex ONLY ON CVP: A worker was burned in a fire at an industrial complex in Ho-Ho-Kus this afternoon. The worker was taken by Ho-Ho-Kus ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after the fire, which broke out around 3:15 p.m. near several vehicles parked at the industrial painting company on Hollywood Avenue. Ho-Ho-Kus and firefighters responded, as well. The victim’s wounds didn’t appear life-threatening, emergency responders said. STORY/PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Senior Correspondent Boyd A. Loving CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Former Westwood schools chief who took generator home becomes Rochelle Park superintendent Former Westwood schools chief who took generator home becomes Rochelle Park superintendent Former Westwood schools chief who took generator home becomes Rochelle Park superintendent
Former Westwood schools chief who took generator home becomes Rochelle Park superintendent YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Geoffrey Zoeller, the Westwood Regional schools superintendent who resigned under pressure after taking a district generator home just before Hurricane Sandy hit, is set to be named the new schools chief for Rochelle Park tonight, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. UPDATE (Nov. 4): The Rochelle Park Board of Education unanimously gave Zoeller the job, beginning Dec. 1 through July 1, 2019, at a starting salary of $130,000. They cited many positive references, some of which they said were unsolicited. “Trust is earned. Respect is earned. And I’m going to earn it for you,” Z…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood man, 73, beat younger foe with cane, police charge Englewood man, 73, beat younger foe with cane, police charge Englewood man, 73, beat younger foe with cane, police charge
Englewood man, 73, beat younger foe with cane, police charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 73-year-old man was in custody at Bergen Regional Medical Center after Englewood police said he beat a 41-year-old city man with his cane at a bus shelter, splattering blood across the sidewalk. Officers on Friday found the victim bleeding heavily from several wounds to the head on Lafayette Place, across from Rosemont Place, Detective Capt. Timothy Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT early this afternoon. The victim told them that Kenneth Harrison hit him with a wooden cane as part of an ongoing dispute, he said. Sgt. James Morgan and Officer Fabian Gallego got on the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Indictment for Oakland man charged with growing pot next to park Indictment for Oakland man charged with growing pot next to park Indictment for Oakland man charged with growing pot next to park
Indictment for Oakland man charged with growing pot next to park YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A grand jury in Hackensack indicted an Oakland man on charges of growing marijuana next to a local park. Concerned citizens pointed Oakland police to 10 pot plants being grown next to Great Oak Park near the end of Spruce Street, Lt. Christian Eldridge told CLIFFVIEW PILOT shortly after the Aug. 28 arrest. Seen tending to the plants on surveillance video was Rory Dooley, 58, Eldridge said. The grand jury charged Dooley with marijuana possession and distribution within 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of a public park. He remained free on $75,000 bail today. …

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