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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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
‘RHONJ’ couple get to take turns in the fed pen ‘RHONJ’ couple get to take turns in the fed pen ‘RHONJ’ couple get to take turns in the fed pen
‘Rhonj’ couple get to take turns in the fed pen UPSHOT: With four daughters to care for, Teresa and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” get to take turns in federal prison mortgage and bankruptcy fraud, beginning next year, following their sentencings today in Newark. After that, he could be deported. A federal ordered Teresa Giudice, 42, to report to the Bureau of Prisons on Jan. 5 to begin serving 15 months. As soon as she’s released, 44-year-old Giuseppe Giudice goes in for 41 months. “The Giudices together deceived financial institutions with patently false loan applications; were dishonest when they s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist OK after spill in Wyckoff Motorcyclist OK after spill in Wyckoff Motorcyclist OK after spill in Wyckoff
Motorcyclist OK after spill in Wyckoff ONLY ON CVP: A motorcyclist was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center following a minor spill in Wyckoff this afternoon. The cyclist apparently swerved to avoid a silver passenger car and went down around 4:15 p.m. on Grandview Avenue near the Route 208 northbound entrance/exit ramp. There was no contact between vehicles, and the driver of the car kept going, perhaps not realizing that the biker was down. The cyclist walked to a waiting ambulance, his head wrapped. The motorcycle was towed. Wyckoff police and EMS workers responded. STORY / PHOTO: CLIFFVIEW PILOT…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Washington Township pizza maker charged with attacking former Carlstadt landlord Washington Township pizza maker charged with attacking former Carlstadt landlord Washington Township pizza maker charged with attacking former Carlstadt landlord
Washington Township pizza maker charged with attacking former Carlstadt landlord ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Washington Township pizza maker from Carlstadt attacked his former landlord — kicking him in the groin, throwing a chair at him and chasing him with a knife while shouting in Arabic — before arriving officers took him into custody, authorities said. Officers were called Tuesday night to the Cobblestone Deli on Broad Street near Route 17 South, where Aymen Safounah and his mother had gone to return a key to the landlord, who was visiting the store owner, Carlstadt Police Chief Thomas Nielsen told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. A short time earlier, an argument between…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
South Hackensack police rescue prostitute, 16, charge female pimp with human trafficking South Hackensack police rescue prostitute, 16, charge female pimp with human trafficking South Hackensack police rescue prostitute, 16, charge female pimp with human trafficking
South Hackensack police rescue prostitute, 16, charge female pimp with human trafficking YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 16-year-old girl forced into prostitution was rescued by South Hackensack police who arrested her female pimp — the department’s second recent recovery of a slave-trade juvenile. An undercover South Hackensack police officer responded to an online adult advertisement and was met by the teen at a Route 46 motel, Capt. Robert Kaiser told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. She was turned over to state child protection workers, and the accused pimp — 30-year-old Ernestine Bowman of Orange (above) — was arrested on human trafficking charges. Bowman was being held on $2…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
‘Broke’ scam artist cons Saddle Brook church member out of $200 ‘Broke’ scam artist cons Saddle Brook church member out of $200 ‘Broke’ scam artist cons Saddle Brook church member out of $200
‘Broke’ scam artist cons Saddle Brook church member out of $200 YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A conniver conned a caring member of a Saddle Brook church out of $200 by claiming to have serious financial trouble, said police who hope surveillance video will produce an arrest. The member of St. Philip the Apostle RC Church on Saddle River Road got a call from someone on Sunday claiming to be a friend who knew the parish priest, Police Chief Robert Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “The caller said he was having financial problems and needed money,” Kugler said. “After some discussion, and the victim believing the caller was in fact the person known t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Five cars damaged in crash at Paramus medical office building Five cars damaged in crash at Paramus medical office building Five cars damaged in crash at Paramus medical office building
Five cars damaged in crash at Paramus medical office building ONLY ON CVP: A crash in the parking lot of a Paramus medical office building damaged five vehicles this afternoon. No injuries requiring immediate hospitalization were reported following the incident at 1 West Ridgewood Avenue. Paramus police and EMS responded. At least two vehicles were damaged so severely that they needed to be towed. STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fully involved Fort Lee car fire KO’d Fully involved Fort Lee car fire KO’d Fully involved Fort Lee car fire KO’d
Fully involved Fort Lee car fire KO’d PHOTOS: No injuries were reported as Fort Lee Fire Deparment’s “FL3″ extinguished a fully involved Ford Fusion early this afternoon on southbound Route 95 just north of Fletcher Avenue. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Mike Villanova  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Single-car crash closes Route 4 service road in River Edge Single-car crash closes Route 4 service road in River Edge Single-car crash closes Route 4 service road in River Edge
Single-car crash closes Route 4 service road in River Edge ONLY ON CVP: A driver escaped injury this morning after he lost control of his Honda Accord and it crashed into a guardrail and sign stanchion on a Route 4 service road in River Edge. River Edge police were investigating the 10:30 a.m. crash near Main Street. The vehicle was towed. Meanwhile, a portion of the service road, including a busy nearby bus stop, was temporarily closed for the cleanup. STORY /. PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Classes at Rockland Community College could resume today following bomb threat Classes at Rockland Community College could resume today following bomb threat Classes at Rockland Community College could resume today following bomb threat
Classes at Rockland Community College could resume today following bomb threat BEYOND BERGEN: Classes could resume at Rockland Community College in Ramapo this afternoon, once a search prompted by an emailed bomb threat is fully checked out, authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT news partner Nyack Free Press. Meanwhile, a room-by-room search was continuing, NFP’s Bill Demarest reports. Bill Demarest / NYACK FREE PRESS GO TO: http://nyackfreepress.blogspot.com/ *      *      *      *      *      * NYACK FREE PRESS photo (above) by Bill Demarest

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Judge sets high bail for Oradell lawyer in $1.1M thefts from clients Judge sets high bail for Oradell lawyer in $1.1M thefts from clients Judge sets high bail for Oradell lawyer in $1.1M thefts from clients
Judge sets high bail for Oradell lawyer in $1.1M thefts from clients YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An Oradell attorney who once claimed to represent Eddie Murphy and various professional football players was ordered held on $700,000 bail this morning on charges of stealing more than $1.1 million from his clients — including $600,000 from his brother. Louis Capazzi (STORY / PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter Mary K. Miraglia) Louis Capazzi, who lives in Harrington Park, was placed on Temporary Disability Inactive list by the state two weeks ago following what authorities said were 40 or so victim complaints. A prosecutor requested $200,000 bail for …

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