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
Breaking News
Hackensack illegal immigrant offered 20 years in alleged rapes of Moonachie girl Hackensack illegal immigrant offered 20 years in alleged rapes of Moonachie girl Hackensack illegal immigrant offered 20 years in alleged rapes of Moonachie girl
Hackensack illegal immigrant offered 20 years in alleged rapes of Moonachie girl ONLY ON CVP: Prosecutors have offered an illegal Ecuadoran immigrant from Hackensack 20 years in state prison in exchange for his guilty plea to repeatedly raping a Moonachie girl over several years, beginning when she was 10. Investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit arrested Luis Remache 25, in March after the girl’s father went to Moonachie police. A grand jury indicted him in August on charges of aggravated sexual assault and impairing the morals of a child. The assaults began in September 2009, when the 5-foot-2-inch, 125-pound Remache began molesting t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Boy, 17, slams car into four others Boy, 17, slams car into four others Boy, 17, slams car into four others
Boy, 17, slams car into four others ONLY ON CVP: A 17-year-old boy lost control of his 2005 Honda Accord while backing up and it hit four parked vehicles at a Ridgewood apartment complex last night. All four appeared driveable after the 10 p.m. incident at 25 Heights Road. The Honda didn’t. The driver, who wasn’t injured, received a summons. STORY / PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood pedestrian, 72, OK after being struck by bus Ridgewood pedestrian, 72, OK after being struck by bus Ridgewood pedestrian, 72, OK after being struck by bus
Ridgewood pedestrian, 72, OK after being struck by bus YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 72-year-old man suffered lower leg and ankle injuries when he was struck by an NJ Transit bus while crossing a Ridgewood street tonight. “He was in in good spirits and talking with emergency workers at the scene” before being taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT after the 7:15 p.m. crash. The man was crossing Oak Street as the bus turned from Franklin Avenue when he was struck and pinned under the driver’s side. Ridgewood firefighters boosted the bus with air bags and freed him. Oak Street betwee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack firefighters remove windshield to free occupant in crash Hackensack firefighters remove windshield to free occupant in crash Hackensack firefighters remove windshield to free occupant in crash
Hackensack firefighters remove windshield to free occupant in crash Several Hackensack Rescue engines and others responded to a crash today that left a car on its side. One occupant was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with a knee injury while another refused treatment following the crash at Union and Atlantic streets. Firefighters removed the windshield to free one of them. Hackensack police were investigating. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS PHOTOS: Courtesy HACKENSACK FIRE DEPT.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Videos show DWI crash that critically injured BCPD officer, driver drinking in bar earlier, prosecutor says Videos show DWI crash that critically injured BCPD officer, driver drinking in bar earlier, prosecutor says Videos show DWI crash that critically injured BCPD officer, driver drinking in bar earlier, prosecutor says
Videos show DWI crash that critically injured Bcpd officer, driver drinking in bar earlier, prosecutor says ONLY ON CVP: A pair of videos are among the key evidence against a local high school teacher who was drunk when his car slammed into a police cruiser, critically injuring Bergen County Police Officer Daniel Breslin on Route 46 in Lodi six months ago, a prosecutor said in court today. Danny Breslin (FAMILY PHOTO) One shows a vehicle driven by Michael Ettz ramming Breslin’s cruiser, and the other Ettz drinking at a bar before the April 19 crash, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Martin Delaney said. “The videos actually exist,” Delaney said. “There is a video that captures the crash. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood intersection flooded, homes evacuated after SUV hits hydrant Ridgewood intersection flooded, homes evacuated after SUV hits hydrant Ridgewood intersection flooded, homes evacuated after SUV hits hydrant
Ridgewood intersection flooded, homes evacuated after SUV hits hydrant ONLY ON CVP: A Ridgewood intersection was flooded this morning, and some homes were evacuated, after an SUV driven by a Ho-Ho-Kus man struck a fire hydrant. Water poured through the intersection of Spring and Van Dien avenues following the 9:45 a.m. crash. Representatives from PSE&G were called to the scene when firefighters detected a strong smell of natural gas in the area. Four nearby homes were temporarily evacuated while emergency crews checked for any signs of accumulated gas. The driver wasn’t injured. Village police, fire and EMS units all responded, along with Ridgewood W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge again denies lower bail for Hackensack man, 65, charged in beating that killed wife Judge again denies lower bail for Hackensack man, 65, charged in beating that killed wife Judge again denies lower bail for Hackensack man, 65, charged in beating that killed wife
Judge again denies lower bail for Hackensack man, 65, charged in beating that killed wife YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack today again denied a defense lawyer’s request for a reduction of the $2 million bail on a 65-year-old city man charged with beating his wife to death with a cane in their home. Frank Lucianna entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Thomas Fabbricatore during his arraignment on an August grand jury indictment charging him with first-degree murder in connection with what authorities said was an assault last Nov. 12 that sent his wife, Elizabeth, to the hospital, where she died six days later. The Viet Nam War veteran has contended that his wife f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
IRS phone scam costs Leonia resident thousands IRS phone scam costs Leonia resident thousands IRS phone scam costs Leonia resident thousands
IRS phone scam costs Leonia resident thousands PUBLIC SAFETY: A Leonia resident lost several thousand dollars this weekend in the IRS Green Dot phone scam, police said. The scams continue to do serious damage because many of the victims aren’t aware that the IRS will NEVER call anyone for money. The government also doesn’t email anyone for Social Security numbers, birth dates, bank account numbers, passwords or other personal identification. “The first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail,” the Internal Revenue Service says. Local police departments say they’ve been inundated with reports from local …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prison time boosted for Hackensack Bond gang burglar who crashed in police chase Prison time boosted for Hackensack Bond gang burglar who crashed in police chase Prison time boosted for Hackensack Bond gang burglar who crashed in police chase
Prison time boosted for Hackensack Bond gang burglar who crashed in police chase ONLY ON CVP: A judge in Hackensack added four years to a 17½-year term being seved by a local burglar tied to the infamous James Bond Gang for violating parole when he led police on a wild chase after he and an accomplice broke into two Nutley homes. Defense lawyer Vincent Basile, Hakeem Chance (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) Hakeem Chance, 22, was driving his mother’s BMW during the July 2012 pursuit through Nutley and parts of Bloomfield and Little Falls before the car slammed into a brick wall in front of a hilltop house in Montclair. The la…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack apartment fire being investigated Hackensack apartment fire being investigated Hackensack apartment fire being investigated
Hackensack apartment fire being investigated UPDATE: The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Arson Squad was investigating a two-alarm fire that destroyed one of six units at a Hackensack apartment building last night. Two people living in the second-floor Prospect Avenue apartment were ushered out by firefighters after the blaze broke out in a bedroom a little after 7 p.m., firefighters said. Nearly 100 other building residents also got out OK. One required treatment at the scene while the other was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, both for smoke inhalation, city Fire Lt. Justin Derevyanik said. Teaneck’s FAST unit and a lad…

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