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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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Pimp gets 10 years in first-ever NJ human trafficking prosecution Pimp gets 10 years in first-ever NJ human trafficking prosecution Pimp gets 10 years in first-ever NJ human trafficking prosecution
Pimp gets 10 years in first-ever NJ human trafficking prosecution YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A pimp who ran a high-priced prostitution ring through violence and threats was sentenced today to 10 years in state prison — half of which he must serve before being eligible for parole — under New Jersey’s new human trafficking law. Percival R. Williams, 36, of Edison, pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy to commit human trafficking and promoting prostitution — one of the first ever in the state under the statute. Williams — also known as Tayvann Dunston — posed as a music producer while tooling around in high-performance Maseratis and a Porsche, state author…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
‘Terrific man, father, friend': Services tomorrow for former Allendale Fire Chief John Shute ‘Terrific man, father, friend': Services tomorrow for former Allendale Fire Chief John Shute ‘Terrific man, father, friend': Services tomorrow for former Allendale Fire Chief John Shute
‘Terrific man, father, friend': Services tomorrow for former Allendale Fire Chief John Shute TRIBUTE: Visiting hours for former Allendale Fire Chief John Shute — a man praised as a “terrific man, father and friend” — are tomorrow in Wyckoff. Shute, 56, of Waldwick, died Friday, leaving his children, Allendale Fire Chief Ryan Shute and Meghan Shute, his parents Louise and Howard, his brother Josh (Kristin) Shute, his niece Morgan and nephew Pierson. Shute grew up and lived in Glen Rock until moving to Waldwick 20 years ago. He worked with the Allendale DPW before becomiong an elevator mechanic for Thyssen Krupp Elevator in New York City. He was a life member of the Allendale Fir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Tipped Route 287 tractor-trailer spills milk in Mahwah Tipped Route 287 tractor-trailer spills milk in Mahwah Tipped Route 287 tractor-trailer spills milk in Mahwah
Tipped Route 287 tractor-trailer spills milk in Mahwah YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Thousands of gallons of milk spilled when a tractor-trailer tipped onto its side before dawn overnight on southbound Route 287 in Mahwah. A law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT the driver fell asleep and rolled the rig into the center median near mile marker 64.9 at 3:30 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital with what were characterized as minor injuries. PHOTOS: Courtesy MAHWAH FD Mahwah Fire Stations 2 & 4 responded, along with New Jersey State Police, a Bergen County Hazardous Materials Unit team and a crew from the state Department of Transportati…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood police issue photo of bandit who punched bank employee Ridgewood police issue photo of bandit who punched bank employee Ridgewood police issue photo of bandit who punched bank employee
Ridgewood police issue photo of bandit who punched bank employee YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Ridgewood police this morning issued a photo of a man who they said punched a bank employee in the face and fled after the bank refused to cash a bogus check yesterday. Police were being called on the bum-check report when the employee locked the door at closing time at the TD Bank on Franklin Avenue around 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. That’s when the man punched her, took her keys and let himself out, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The employee declined medical attention, he said. Courtesy: RIDGEWOOD PD Witnesses described the getawa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
One-car Saddle River crash sends driver to hospital One-car Saddle River crash sends driver to hospital One-car Saddle River crash sends driver to hospital
One-car Saddle River crash sends driver to hospital YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A driver was hospitalized this afternoon with injuries that police said didn’t appear life-threatening after losing control of his Chrysler Sebring convertible, which slammed into a curb off Route 17 in Saddle River. A paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood assisted basic life support ambulance workers at the northbound highway exit ramp onto eastbound Allendale Avenue. Saddle River firefighters disconnected the vehicle battery. STORY/PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Paramus Fashion Center power restored after transformer fire Paramus Fashion Center power restored after transformer fire Paramus Fashion Center power restored after transformer fire
Paramus Fashion Center power restored after transformer fire YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Power was restored just after 4 o’clock this afternoon to the Fashion Center in Paramus after being knocked out late last night by a fire in a rooftop transformer . The fire on the roof of the Best Buy just before 11 p.m. cleared a packed Applebee’s restaurant, as well as the nighttime stock crew of Fairway Market off northbound Route 17. All other businesses in the complex were closed at the time. Paramus police, firefighters, Heavy Rescue and EMS personnel all responded, as did a crew from PSE&G. Paramus police secured all entrances to the shopping complex w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: Wrong-lane DWI Holland Tunnel driver arrested after chase Port Authority PD: Wrong-lane DWI Holland Tunnel driver arrested after chase Port Authority PD: Wrong-lane DWI Holland Tunnel driver arrested after chase
Port Authority PD: Wrong-lane DWI Holland Tunnel driver arrested after chase YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A bail jumper from Pennsylvania was arrested early this morning after Port Authority police said he drove drunk in a Holland Tunnel lane closed to traffic and then led them on a brief chase that ended on westbound Route 139. Michel Petit-Frere, 28 of Easton, PA, “refused to leave his vehicle and waved his arms around yelling” before police removed him around 6 a.m., the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “His eyes were watery and bloodshot, with a strong odor or alcohol on his breath. His speech was slurred,” Pentangelo said, adding …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
New Hampshire retiree brought to NJ on charges of fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos New Hampshire retiree brought to NJ on charges of fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos New Hampshire retiree brought to NJ on charges of fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos
New Hampshire retiree brought to NJ on charges of fondling Wyckoff girl, 12, showing her crotch photos YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A New Hampshire retiree was extradited to Bergen County to face charges of fondling a 12-year-old Wyckoff girl, showed her photos of his crotch on his laptop and having sexual conversations with her. Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit had 65-year-old Robert A. Patzelt of Woodsville, NH taken into custody on March 26 after interviewing the girl. She told them that Patzelt “fondled her buttocks, showed her pictures of his genitalia which he had on his laptop computer and engaged her in conversation of a sexual nature,” Bergen County Prosec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood EMT says: Don’t out-source service Maywood EMT says: Don’t out-source service Maywood EMT says: Don’t out-source service
Maywood EMT says: Don’t out-source service AN EMT WRITES: In the very near future, the mayor and council of Maywood will make a decision regarding our daytime EMTs. The Council is looking to turn over our daytime emergency calls to a Hackensack service with no charge to the borough of Maywood. How will this affect the elderly and individuals with medical issues? Or the new Wellness Center on Route 17 and the dialysis facility on Essex Street? Our borough EMTs were established to serve the people of Maywood. It was never to make money but to help the citizens of our community. The Borough has been submitting to insurance companie…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Three treated in Wyckoff house fire Three treated in Wyckoff house fire Three treated in Wyckoff house fire
Three treated in Wyckoff house fire YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Three people were treated for smoke inhalation in an overnight fire that destroyed a Wyckoff home. Unconfirmed reports are that a dog and bird died in the two-alarm blaze, which apparently began on the second floor of the 2½-story Monroe home just before 3:30 a.m.  Wyckoff firefighters were joined by their colleagues from Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Oakland, Ramsey and Hawthorne. All were released by 6:30 a.m. Franklin Lakes EMS responded for the victims. Mahwah and North Haledon companies remained on mutual aid standby. A water flow alarm sounded at a…

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