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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Haledon fire spreads fast, displaces nearly a dozen Haledon fire spreads fast, displaces nearly a dozen Haledon fire spreads fast, displaces nearly a dozen
Haledon fire spreads fast, displaces nearly a dozen BEYOND BERGEN: A large fire that spread to several Haledon homes, two of them occupied, drew firefighters from at least six area towns as the new year approached. Nearly a dozen people were displaced by the blaze, which began in a vacant home under renovation in the 400 block of Morrissee Avenue. The fire quickly spread to houses on either side, while cracking the front windows and melting the vinyl siding of two homes across the street, as firefighters arrived within minutes of the 9:45 p.m. call. One of the homes was burned to the ground, while another collapsed. Haledon firefighter…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Mercedes mounts wall of Waldwick home off Route 17 Mercedes mounts wall of Waldwick home off Route 17 Mercedes mounts wall of Waldwick home off Route 17
Mercedes mounts wall of Waldwick home off Route 17 YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The driver of a Mercedes Benz sedan that careened off southbound Route 17 and up the retaining wall of a Waldwick home this afternoon wasn’t seriously injured, police said. Rubberneckers gasped at the sight of the car mounted against the wall at the corner of Bergen Avenue following the 3:15 p.m. crash. Waldwick police, fire rescue and EMS units all responded. The driver was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and the heavily damaged vehicle was removed by a flatbed tow truck. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Beware the PSE&G MoneyPak phone scam Beware the PSE&G MoneyPak phone scam Beware the PSE&G MoneyPak phone scam
Beware the PSE&G MoneyPak phone scam PUBLIC SAFETY: Police are warning citizens not to be scammed by callers who claim to represent PSE&G and threaten to turn off electric and gas service if they’re not paid. Callers working in the nationwide scam have convinced victims to purchase — and make payments with — Green Dot MoneyPak, police said. The Spanish- or English-speaking caller tells the customer to buy a Green Dot MoneyPak at a pharmacy or convenience store, use cash to put money onto the card, and then provide the number on the card to the person who called – or have their service shut off. The instant that happens…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi man accused of shooting grandmother, 85, brought to court Lodi man accused of shooting grandmother, 85, brought to court Lodi man accused of shooting grandmother, 85, brought to court
Lodi man accused of shooting grandmother, 85, brought to court YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Lodi man charged with shooting his 85-year-old grandmother several times as she lay sleeping on her living-room couch was brought into court in Hackensack this morning. A shackled Joseph Bariso, 28, said nothing other than “yes” when Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian asked him whether he understood the charges. Jerejian then entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Bariso, who doesn’t yet have an attorney, and continued his bail on $2 million on charges of attempted murder, illegal weapons possession and hindering apprehension. Joseph Bariso (PHOTOS: Mary K. M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington police stop 3, find loaded gun North Arlington police stop 3, find loaded gun North Arlington police stop 3, find loaded gun
North Arlington police stop 3, find loaded gun CVP EXCLUSIVE: North Arlington police found three Hudson County men carrying a gun with four spent rounds driving through town tonight — and, after taking them into custody, immediately called Newark’s Homicide Unit. “Given all the shootings there, we wanted to be sure just in case this weapon is connected to any of them,” Police Chief Louis Ghione told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The incident began when Officer Christopher Redmond stopped a car for a routine traffic violence on the Belleville Turnpike at River Road around 7 p.m. He and assisting Officer David Hudak “spotted a bag of marijuana in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lodi man charged with shooting grandmother, 85 Lodi man charged with shooting grandmother, 85 Lodi man charged with shooting grandmother, 85
Lodi man charged with shooting grandmother, 85 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli this afternoon confirmed a CLIFFVIEW PILOT report from earlier today that his detectives have charged a Lodi man with shooting his 85-year-old grandmother several times as she lay sleeping on her living-room couch yesterday. 141 Union Street, Lodi(GOOGLE MAPS) Joseph Bariso, 28, was being held on $2 million bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with attempted murder, illegal weapons possession and hindering apprehension. Olga Bariso remained in critical condition at Hackensack University Medical Center today after bei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Firefighters rescue Paramus window washers from scaffold Firefighters rescue Paramus window washers from scaffold Firefighters rescue Paramus window washers from scaffold
Firefighters rescue Paramus window washers from scaffold YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Firefighters this morning rescued two Paramus window washers trapped when their scaffolding tipped, smashed into a window and locked in place more than 60 feet up. A safety mechanism locked the scaffolding after it began to tip just after 11 a.m., sending some debris to the ground at the Mack-Cali Centre III off East Ridgewood Avenue. The workers then waited for help, which arrived quickly. “When it reaches a 5-degree tilt, the scaffold automatically shuts down to keep anyone from falling off,” Paramus Deputy Police Chief Robert Guidetti told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “When…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-con arrested in knifepoint robbery at Port Authority terminal Ex-con arrested in knifepoint robbery at Port Authority terminal Ex-con arrested in knifepoint robbery at Port Authority terminal
Ex-con arrested in knifepoint robbery at Port Authority terminal BEYOND BERGEN: A commuter was entering a third-floor mens room at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan when a robber pressed a knife to his throat, rifled through his pockets and took $117. The 61-year-old victim fought back against the 6-foot-5 bandit and got cut on his hand — but he kept him occupied long enough for Port Authority police to arrive and make an arrest. Officers recovered the proceeds of the Friday night robbery, along with the knife, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. They also arrested 49-year-old Kenneth Mays of the Bronx and charged him with first-degree…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Fiancée of hip hop star Jim Jones arrested in Edgewater bar brawl Fiancée of hip hop star Jim Jones arrested in Edgewater bar brawl Fiancée of hip hop star Jim Jones arrested in Edgewater bar brawl
Fiancée of hip hop star Jim Jones arrested in Edgewater bar brawl Christine Lampkin, the fiancé of hip hop star Jim Jones, was arrested before dawn today by Edgewater police who said she sent a woman to the hospital with a punch in the face. The brawl began inside Spirit Lounge on River Road and spilled into an entrance area around 2:30 a.m., Edgewater police said. TMZ said the victim needed stitches above her eye. Jones, 37 — whose real name is Joseph Guillermo Jones — posted bail for 42-year-old Christine Lampkin, who was released pending a court appearance on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. Jones and Lampkin, who have a 10-y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington police: Bank robbery brothers locked disabled uncle in bedroom North Arlington police: Bank robbery brothers locked disabled uncle in bedroom North Arlington police: Bank robbery brothers locked disabled uncle in bedroom
North Arlington police: Bank robbery brothers locked disabled uncle in bedroom EXCLUSIVE: Two North Arlington brothers arrested for a Little Ferry bank robbery on Friday are charged with locking their elderly, disabled uncle in a bedroom before leaving the house that day, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. North Arlington police broke into the house and freed the man, who’s now being cared for by other relatives. Nicholas Shelton (l.), Terry Shelton (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy LITTLE FERRY PD) Terry and Nicholas Shelton, already behind bars in connection with Friday night’s holdup of the TD Bank on Main Street in Little Ferry, face additional charges of neglect of the elderly o…

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