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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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen sheriff’s quality of life detail nabs Lodi man with 119 bags of heroin Bergen sheriff’s quality of life detail nabs Lodi man with 119 bags of heroin Bergen sheriff’s quality of life detail nabs Lodi man with 119 bags of heroin
Bergen sheriff’s quality of life detail nabs Lodi man with 119 bags of heroin YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A special Quality of Life street initiative led to the arrest of a Lodi man who Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino said tossed more than 100 bags of heroin over a fence when he saw detectives watching him. Manuel Felton, 36, was being held on $10,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail after Saudino’s investigators teamed up with detectives from Hackensack and Lodi to make the arrest. Felton reached into his pants, pulled out 119 bags of heroin wrapped in two bundles and tossed them over the fence after he spotted the detectives watching him a female acquaintance wal…

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Man with camera outside Ridgewood schools was making homecoming video, police say Man with camera outside Ridgewood schools was making homecoming video, police say Man with camera outside Ridgewood schools was making homecoming video, police say
Man with camera outside Ridgewood schools was making homecoming video, police say UPDATE: A man spotted videotaping two Ridgewood public schools this afternoon is an alumnus in town for a reunion who wanted to show people where he came from, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Police Chief John Ward stepped up patrols, notified district officials and had officers looking for anyone who fit the description of the man reportedly seen within a short period of time at both the George Washington Middle School on Washington Place (above) and the Willard Elementary School on Morningside Road. A short time later, he showed up at the high school, where staff spoke with him and qu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Grand jury charges Maywood man with having eight pounds of pot for sale Grand jury charges Maywood man with having eight pounds of pot for sale Grand jury charges Maywood man with having eight pounds of pot for sale
Grand jury charges Maywood man with having eight pounds of pot for sale ONLY ON CVP: A Maywood manwas indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack in connection with more than eight pounds of pot seized from his home. Miguel A. Brito remained free on $75,000 bail. Grand jurors charged him with three marijuana possession counts — one on the Grant Avenue property of Memorial School — as well as “possession of drug paraphernalia to facilitate distribution” and transporting $26,000 in alleged drug proceeds. Also facing charges are his father, Miguel T. Brito, and his father’s female companion, Altagracia Montilla, who were also arrested at the Sterling Avenue address…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Drivers OK after head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash Drivers OK after head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash Drivers OK after head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash
Drivers OK after head-on Ho-Ho-Kus crash ONLY ON CVP: No serious injuries were immediately reported in a head-on crash in Ho-Ho-Kus this morning. A Nissan Rogue and a Hyundai Elantra collided around 10:15 a.m. near the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and East Franklin Turnpike. One of the drivers complained of chest pain from the deployed air bag and was tended by members of the Ho-Ho-Kus Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Borough firefighters cleaned up a minor fluid leak. Police also responded. Both vehicles were removed by a flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Brother of renowned Russian pianist arrested in $87,000 Hackensack Medicaid scam Brother of renowned Russian pianist arrested in $87,000 Hackensack Medicaid scam Brother of renowned Russian pianist arrested in $87,000 Hackensack Medicaid scam
Brother of renowned Russian pianist arrested in $87,000 Hackensack Medicaid scam YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The brother of a renowned Russian classical pianist billed Medicaid for more than $87,000 worth of services that he didn’t provide as a home health care aide during a period when he was actually working in a Paramus jewelry store, authorities said today. Vladimir Faerman, a 66-year-old former certified home health aide from Passaic County, was being held on $175,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest this morning on Medicaid fraud charges. Faerman submitted $87,616 in billing to the program for work he never actually completed on behalf of his Hack…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Eluding charges in Englewood Cliffs stolen vehicle chase, crash Eluding charges in Englewood Cliffs stolen vehicle chase, crash Eluding charges in Englewood Cliffs stolen vehicle chase, crash
Eluding charges in Englewood Cliffs stolen vehicle chase, crash ONLY ON CVP: A 19-year-old Englewood probationer was indicted by a grand jury in Hackensack this week on two counts of eluding police after they said he led them on a chase in a stolen pickup truck while wearing his monitoring bracelet. Englewood Cliffs Officer Kyle Ust tried stopping the Dodge Ram for several traffic violations on Palisade Avenue around 4 a.m. July 9. Malik Lee kept going, however, and a brief chase ended when the Ram crashed near Dwight Place and Franklyn Street in Englewood, Police Capt. Daniel Morrissey said at the time. Officers arrested Lee and took a 17-year-old …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Prosecutor says sex offender who molested boy ‘still aroused’ by it Prosecutor says sex offender who molested boy ‘still aroused’ by it Prosecutor says sex offender who molested boy ‘still aroused’ by it
Prosecutor says sex offender who molested boy ‘still aroused’ by it ONLY ON CVP: A Paterson man caught molesting a boy on his then-wife’s birthday “still gets aroused when he thinks about it,” a prosecutor told a sentencing judge in Hackensack. Frederick L. Pate, 43, was headed to the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, rather than to prison, at his own request. Although sentenced to 13 years – eleven of which he must serve before being eligible for parole – Pate could end up spending more time at the secure treatment center than if he’d been sent to a correctional facility. Offenders can be held indefinitely at the ADTC if deemed an ongoin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Deals possible for 3 in shooting death of New Milford man, 22 Deals possible for 3 in shooting death of New Milford man, 22 Deals possible for 3 in shooting death of New Milford man, 22
Deals possible for 3 in shooting death of New Milford man, 22 ONLY ON CVP: Three defendants in the “reckless accidental” shooting death of a 22-year-old New Milford man behind a borough apartment complex drew closer to plea agreements this week. Aaron McMorris (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Danielle Grootenboer said she’s made progress with the attorneys for Nicholas Questal (above, left) and Byron Sankar (above, right), both of East Orange. Presiding Superior Court Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi also gave the lawyer for Aaron McMorris (left) of Hackensack until Dec. 1 to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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‘Boob shot’ leads to sexting investigation at Westwood high school ‘Boob shot’ leads to sexting investigation at Westwood high school ‘Boob shot’ leads to sexting investigation at Westwood high school
‘Boob shot’ leads to sexting investigation at Westwood high school YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A naked “boob shot” sent by a female student to a male student at Westwood Regional Junior-Senior High School last month prompted an investigation involving school officials and Washington Township police, sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The boy shared the image with others, prompting a confiscation of some students’ cellphones as authorities began looking into the incident, they said. “Cell phones leave digital footprints,” one of them told CLIFFVIEW PILOT, “so you know who sent it, got it and forwarded it.” The girl subsequently was suspended for 10 days, another …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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River Vale’s Leonard Scott celebrates 50 years as a firefighter River Vale’s Leonard Scott celebrates 50 years as a firefighter River Vale’s Leonard Scott celebrates 50 years as a firefighter
River Vale’s Leonard Scott celebrates 50 years as a firefighter SHOUT OUT: Not many firefighters can say they’ve remained active after 50 years at it, but those who know him will tell you that River Vale’s Leonard E. Scott isn’t like many firefighters. The grandfather of seven – and great-grandfather of three – continues to respond to fire calls, drive department vehicles and train probationary members. Scott is still expanding his social horizons, as well – becoming a member of Temple Lodge in Westwood last year, for instance. He joined the Masons at Fulton Friendship Lodge in Park Ridge in 1977 and became a Master Mason in 2007 and a Shriner nearly …

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