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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Injured deer slows Ridgewood traffic Injured deer slows Ridgewood traffic Injured deer slows Ridgewood traffic
Injured deer slows Ridgewood traffic ONLY ON CVP: An injured deer slowed rush-hour traffic on Grove Street in Ridgewood just before 8 o’clock this morning. Ridgewood Police Officer Paul Dinice got the fawn out of the street after finding it cut on both hips and above one eye. He attempted to restrain it until animal control workers arrived, but the fawn broke free after about 20 minutes and dashed back into nearby woods. Glen Rock Police Officer Murray Yang assisted. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving STORY/PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving    

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Tractor-trailer fire jams Route 17 in Paramus Tractor-trailer fire jams Route 17 in Paramus Tractor-trailer fire jams Route 17 in Paramus
Tractor-trailer fire jams Route 17 in Paramus UPDATE: A trailer loaded with paper towels caught fire on Route 17 in Paramus before dawn this morning, shutting down the northbound highway for nearly three hours and clogging traffic on both sides well past the morning rush. Witnesses reported a utility pole also ablaze in the 5 a.m. incident between Powers Drive and Midland Avenue. The northbound highway was closed from there to Century Road before the left lane was opened around 7:45 a.m. The entire roadway was finally reopened at 1:35 p.m. Paramus police and firefighters responded and a backhoe was brought in to remove the paper to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist OK after Ridgewood crash Motorcyclist OK after Ridgewood crash Motorcyclist OK after Ridgewood crash
Motorcyclist OK after Ridgewood crash ONLY ON CVP: A motorcyclist sustained only minor injuries after his bike collided with an Acura RDX in Ridgewood early tonight. Alert and walking around, the motorcyclist refused ambulance transportation to the hospital after the crash in the 200 block of Union Street just before 6 p.m. He was able to drive the cycle away. A towing service tended to a flat tire on the Acura. Reponding were Ridgewood police and EMS workers and a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
3 arrested after stopping PATH train 3 arrested after stopping PATH train 3 arrested after stopping PATH train
3 arrested after stopping PATH train BEYOND BERGEN: Three Brooklyn men were arrested after trying to jump from a moving PATH train and then kicking the conductor’s door last night, Port Authority police said. The Journal Square-bound train from 33rd Street in Manhattan had pulled out of the Hoboken station around 10 p.m. when the trouble began, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. The crew stopped the train and shut off power to the area rails while checking whether anyone was on the tracks. After 10 minutes, the trip resumed, Pentangelo said. At that point, one of the three kicked the conductor’s door, he said. Por…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Woman plans suit against anti-police councilman who called her chief’s ‘whore’ Woman plans suit against anti-police councilman who called her chief’s ‘whore’ Woman plans suit against anti-police councilman who called her chief’s ‘whore’
Woman plans suit against anti-police councilman who called her chief’s ‘whore’ BEYOND BERGEN: A Sussex County councilman who resigned after stirring a firestorm with anti-police cartoons and comments is the target of pending lawsuit by a woman he accused of being the police chief’s “whore” on Facebook and other social media sites. Nancy DiMauro has filed a notice of intent to sue David Fanale and the Franklin Borough Council for slander and liber, saying that he disparaged her in retaliation for a letter ot the editor she wrote in support of borough police. Fanale posted a photo of a woman giving a man oral sex in one of the posts, the notice alleges. DiMauro, who…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood bicyclist seriously injured in crash Ridgewood bicyclist seriously injured in crash Ridgewood bicyclist seriously injured in crash
Ridgewood bicyclist seriously injured in crash ONLY ON CVP: A male bicyclist sustained a traumatic head injury after crashing in front of the Ridgewood Public Library this morning. Police at the scene said that they suspect the cyclist — who was wearing a helmet — may have been riding too close to the curb and simply lost control. However, they said they can’t rule out that he might have been struck by a passing vehicle. Passersby comforted the victim until emergency personnel arrived. Responding were Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS workers, as well as a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. He was taken by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Police in Maryland see no foul play in death of Lyndhurst man Police in Maryland see no foul play in death of Lyndhurst man Police in Maryland see no foul play in death of Lyndhurst man
Police in Maryland see no foul play in death of Lyndhurst man UPDATE: Police in Ocean City, MD today said they see no foul play in the death of a 38-year-old Lyndhurst man who worked for a worldwide shipping company whose body was found in his hotel room before dawn yesterday. An autopsy on Jorge Troca was conducted today — and although the results weren’t in, preliminary indications are that no foul play was involved, authorities said. First responders took Troca to a local hospital after responding to the call of an unconscious and unresponsive man at the Princess Bayside Beach Hotel, police said. He was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m., they said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Leonia police chief warns about phone scammers claiming connections to fire department Leonia police chief warns about phone scammers claiming connections to fire department Leonia police chief warns about phone scammers claiming connections to fire department
Leonia police chief warns about phone scammers claiming connections to fire department PUBLIC SAFETY: Leonia police are warning citizens to be wary of scammers claiming a connection to the borough fire department while claiming to offer chimney cleaning services and smoke detectors. Two residents reported receiving calls from the 555 exchange. “Obviously, this is a scam,” Police Chief Thomas Rowe said. “The Leonia Fire Department does not provide these services. “On a daily basis, there seems to be a new scam popping up,” Rowe added. “Everyday, we receive messages from other police departments throughout state alerting us to these various scams. Some of these scams can be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Woman injured in Midland Park morning crash Woman injured in Midland Park morning crash Woman injured in Midland Park morning crash
Woman injured in Midland Park morning crash ONLY ON CVP: A female passenger was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with a head injury that wasn’t considered life-threatening following a crash in Midland Park this morning. The woman was in a silver, 4-door Honda Civic that collided with a light green Subaru Outback at the intersection of Greenwood and Central Avenues around 9:30 a.m. Midland Park police and EMS workers responded. Wyckoff police assisted with traffic control. Both vehicles were removed by tow trucks. STORY / PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Mahwah man charged in Ramsey pedestrian hit-and-run after citizen spots car damage Mahwah man charged in Ramsey pedestrian hit-and-run after citizen spots car damage Mahwah man charged in Ramsey pedestrian hit-and-run after citizen spots car damage
Mahwah man charged in Ramsey pedestrian hit-and-run after citizen spots car damage YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A good Samaritan who noticed damage to a car parked at her condominium led authorities to a Mahwah man who they said was behind the wheel in a hit-and-run crash that hospitalized a 55-year-old pedestrian with severe head injuries. Thomas Moylan, 27, who lives abut a mile from the crash site, was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving an endangered and injured victim while on the suspended list, among a host of other charges. He also was issued no fewer than nine summonses. He was being held on $25,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. The 6-foot-5-i…

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