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
Garfield CVS robber: Same M.O. as Hasbrouck Heights, Elmwood Park holdups Garfield CVS robber: Same M.O. as Hasbrouck Heights, Elmwood Park holdups Garfield CVS robber: Same M.O. as Hasbrouck Heights, Elmwood Park holdups
Garfield CVS robber: Same M.O. as Hasbrouck Heights, Elmwood Park holdups YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A gunman who robbed a CVS in Garfield this afternoon had the same M.O. as one who held up both a Rite Aid in Hasbrouck Heights and a Sunoco station in Elmwood Park last night, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. * * * * * YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A manhunt was under way for a Bergen County armed robber who is believed to have struck five times in a little over 24 hours this weekend — twice in Hasbrouck Heights and once each in Garfield, Lodi and Elmwood Park, authorities said. READ MORE …. * * * * * K9 units from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office searched neighborh…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Man slashed by girlfriend on Fair Lawn bridge ends up arrested Man slashed by girlfriend on Fair Lawn bridge ends up arrested Man slashed by girlfriend on Fair Lawn bridge ends up arrested
Man slashed by girlfriend on Fair Lawn bridge ends up arrested YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man slashed several times by his girlfriend during an argument on the Maple Avenue bridge in Fair Lawn ended up behind bars today when police turned up an arrest warrant out of Woodland Park. “Lucky for him he had on a hooded sweatshirt,” Fair Lawn Police Lt. Derek Bastinck told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. “He sustained only minor injuries and refused treatment.” The victim, 30, was being held until Woodland Park police could pick him up sometime after 4 o’clock this afternoon, Bastinck said. The 31-year-old woman was arrested and charged with aggravated as…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Street robbery, gunshots return Englewood police to troublesome neighborhood Street robbery, gunshots return Englewood police to troublesome neighborhood Street robbery, gunshots return Englewood police to troublesome neighborhood
Street robbery, gunshots return Englewood police to troublesome neighborhood ONLY ON CVP: An Englewood house that authorities said was recently home to a gambling den was the site of more trouble before dawn yesterday when two teens who’d just left a party there were robbed by a gunman who fled into the night, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. At least one shot was fired around the same time in the same neighborhood, but the gunman vanished, as well, police said. It began just after midnight yesterday with the holdup of a 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old man on Jane Street, a few blocks from the Central Avenue party they’d just left. The location has become a sore spo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
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Sex offender found with pipe bombs, guns, ammo, Saddle Brook neighborhood cleared Sex offender found with pipe bombs, guns, ammo, Saddle Brook neighborhood cleared Sex offender found with pipe bombs, guns, ammo, Saddle Brook neighborhood cleared
Sex offender found with pipe bombs, guns, ammo, Saddle Brook neighborhood cleared YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Saddle Brook neighborhood was evacuated last night as authorities seized several homemade pipe bombs and nine guns after a convicted sex offender menaced his girlfriend’s two daughters with a rifle, Police Chief Robert Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Robert Sunday, 51, was being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a weapon and an illegal weapons possession charge. SBPD Neighborhood homes were evacuated as a precaution while the Bergen County Police Department Bomb squad spent several hours…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Gunman in ski mask holds up Hasbrouck Heights Rite Aid Gunman in ski mask holds up Hasbrouck Heights Rite Aid Gunman in ski mask holds up Hasbrouck Heights Rite Aid
Gunman in ski mask holds up Hasbrouck Heights Rite Aid YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A robber pulled a ski mask over his face, pointed a gun at a Rite Aid cashier in Hasbrouck Heights and made off with the contents of a cash register last night. * * * * * UPDATE: A manhunt was under way for a Bergen County armed robber who is believed to have struck five times in a little over 24 hours this weekend — twice in Hasbrouck Heights and once each in Garfield, Lodi and Elmwood Park, authorities said. READ MORE …. * * * * * The robber entered the pharmacy in the 100 block of Boulevard at 8:20 p.m., walked halfway down an aisle, then pulled the ski m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Elderly driver crashes car through side of Ridgewood takeout restaurant Elderly driver crashes car through side of Ridgewood takeout restaurant Elderly driver crashes car through side of Ridgewood takeout restaurant
Elderly driver crashes car through side of Ridgewood takeout restaurant An elderly motorist was cited for careless driving after his car smashed through the side of a Ridgewood Chinese restaurant this morning. The car slammed into the China King on North Maple Avenue in the Kings supermarket shopping center around 8 a.m. today. Village officials deemed the section of the complex structurally sound, allowing the restaurant to reopen as soon as the debris could be cleared and the damage repaired. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford ShopRite closed next 2 months, free shuttle to Emerson store New Milford ShopRite closed next 2 months, free shuttle to Emerson store New Milford ShopRite closed next 2 months, free shuttle to Emerson store
New Milford ShopRite closed next 2 months, free shuttle to Emerson store SHOUT OUT: Because the New Milford ShopRite will remain closed for the next two months while it’s entirely renovated, its owners are providing free shuttle bus service to and from the Emerson store from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Customers will be served on a first-come, first-serve basis, officials with Inserra Supermarkets said. A full renovation was required after an ice and snow storm last month collapsed the roof of the River Road store, which has operated at that site more than 50 years, they said. In addition to repairing the roof, interior renovations include installing new flo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield woman gets probation for beating boy caught having sex with daughter Garfield woman gets probation for beating boy caught having sex with daughter Garfield woman gets probation for beating boy caught having sex with daughter
Garfield woman gets probation for beating boy caught having sex with daughter ONLY ON CVP: A Garfield woman was sentenced yesterday to a year’s probation for assaulting a 15-year-old boy with a bat, threatening him with a machete and sending him home without his shoes after she and her partner found him having sex with their daughter. Alexandra Vargas, 33 (above, right), told Superior Court Judge James J. Guida she was very sorry. “I never knew he was a juvenile,” she said in pleading guilty to child abuse. “He was about 6-foot-3. “I knew he was young, but I didn’t know he was that young.” Her partner, Shaina Carter, was admitted to Pre-Trial Intervention for t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Leader of international theft ring that stole cars in Bergen gets nearly 22 years in federal prison Leader of international theft ring that stole cars in Bergen gets nearly 22 years in federal prison Leader of international theft ring that stole cars in Bergen gets nearly 22 years in federal prison
Leader of international theft ring that stole cars in Bergen gets nearly 22 years in federal prison YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in federal prison yesterday for running an international car smuggling ring that shipped millions of dollars worth of cars vehicles to Africa that were stolen out of Cresskill, Fort Lee, Hackensack, North Arlington and elsewhere. As part of her sentence, U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler in Camden ordered 44-year-old Hope “The Lady” Kantete to pay $346,937 in restitution, based on estimated losses of $2.5 million to $7 million. Kantete was convicted last June of buying stolen cars from gang members and others, ha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Accessibility for Bergen County disabled focus of ‘Access for All’ summit in Englewood Accessibility for Bergen County disabled focus of ‘Access for All’ summit in Englewood Accessibility for Bergen County disabled focus of ‘Access for All’ summit in Englewood
Accessibility for Bergen County disabled focus of ‘Access for All’ summit in Englewood SHOUT OUT: The Bergen County Department of Human Services’ Division on Disability Services is holding the “Access for All Summit III” on Sat., March 29 at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan announced yesterday. This year’s event brings together municipal leaders, public safety officials and volunteers, as well as concerned citizens concerned about providing more access to those with disabilities, Donovan said. The site of the summit is key: One of the main topics at last year’s event was how southern Bergen County seems to have more to offer than i…

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