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
Glen Rock police: Combative passenger hits officer with spit, blood Glen Rock police: Combative passenger hits officer with spit, blood Glen Rock police: Combative passenger hits officer with spit, blood
Glen Rock police: Combative passenger hits officer with spit, blood YOU SAW HIM HERE FIRST: A Glen Rock police officer was treated at a local hospital after a drunken passenger arrested during an overnight traffic stop spit saliva and blood in his face at Bergen County Regional Medical Center, authorities said. It was the third time in 10 years that Edward F. Guy, 30, of Fair Lawn, was charged with assaulting police, records show. Guy was on a hospital gurney when he spit at Officer Greg Carter, who was then brought to The Valley Hospital for a blood test and treatment — weeks short of a decade since he was arrested on charges of assaulting police and res…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood man gets 5 years for molesting girl, 2 Englewood man gets 5 years for molesting girl, 2 Englewood man gets 5 years for molesting girl, 2
Englewood man gets 5 years for molesting girl, 2 EXCLUSIVE: A 60-year-old Englewood man who admitted molesting a friend’s 2-year old daughter accepted a plea deal today that sends him to state prison for no more than five years while sparing the victim’s family the ordeal of a trial. Juan Corea-Calderon, who pleaded guilty to impairing or debauching the morals of a child, will then be deported, as mandated under federal law. In exchange for his plea in Hackensack, Bergen County prosecutors dismissed an original,  more serious charge of first-degree aggravated sexual assault on a minor. Corea-Calderon is scheduled to be sentenced on Ma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
More than 11,000 customers have power restored in Bergen, Hudson More than 11,000 customers have power restored in Bergen, Hudson More than 11,000 customers have power restored in Bergen, Hudson
More than 11,000 customers have power restored in Bergen, Hudson OUTAGES: More than 4,000 PSE&G customers in Bergen and more than 7,000 in Hudson were without power for nearly an hour tonight. More than 3,000 were in Fairview, and nearly all of the Hudson outages were in North Bergen, according to the PSE&G website. Just about all were restored by 7:30, the site reported.  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Six injured, one seriously, as truck crushes van on Route 80 in Saddle Brook Six injured, one seriously, as truck crushes van on Route 80 in Saddle Brook Six injured, one seriously, as truck crushes van on Route 80 in Saddle Brook
Six injured, one seriously, as truck crushes van on Route 80 in Saddle Brook YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A box truck crushed the front of a mini-van on eastbound Route 80 in Saddle Brook this afternoon, seriously injuring the truck operator, who was taken by AirMed One helicopter to Hackensack University Medical Center after being extricated by firefighters. Five others — including the van driver — were injured, though not as seriously, NJ State Police Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Williams told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. At least two of them were treated at the scene of the 3 p.m. crash, he said. Crash site (GoogleMaps) Skidmarks ran nearly 150 feet just east of the Garden State P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Clifton consultant from Jersey City admits helping clients cheat on taxes Clifton consultant from Jersey City admits helping clients cheat on taxes Clifton consultant from Jersey City admits helping clients cheat on taxes
Clifton consultant from Jersey City admits helping clients cheat on taxes YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The owner of a Clifton consulting company today admitted in federal court in Newark that he helped clients cheat on their tax returns, defrauding the government out of nearly $85,000. Sean Gunby Sr., 44, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to a single charge from a 28-count indictment accusing him of aiding and assisting bogus tax returns. US District Court Judge Claire C. Cecchi set sentencing for April 4. “While most return preparers provide excellent service to their clients, a few dishonest tax preparers file false and fraudulent returns to defraud the government, t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Port Authority PD: Jeep bounces off Holland Tunnel walls, DWI driver registers .27% Port Authority PD: Jeep bounces off Holland Tunnel walls, DWI driver registers .27% Port Authority PD: Jeep bounces off Holland Tunnel walls, DWI driver registers .27%
Port Authority PD: Jeep bounces off Holland Tunnel walls, DWI driver registers .27% YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Secaucus man’s blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit when his Jeep bounced off the walls and curbs of the Holland Tunnel and then rammed another car headed into New Jersey, Port Authority Police said this morning. Robert Castronovo, 31, was charged with DWI, reckless driving and having an open alcohol container in his vehicle after his blood-alcohol content registered at .27%, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said this morning. The legal limit in both New Jersey and New York is .08. The PAPD got the call from another motorist of the 2006 Jeep pin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Allendale police: Drunk driver, 20, plows car through front of Pastafino Restaurant Allendale police: Drunk driver, 20, plows car through front of Pastafino Restaurant Allendale police: Drunk driver, 20, plows car through front of Pastafino Restaurant
Allendale police: Drunk driver, 20, plows car through front of Pastafino Restaurant YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A 20-year-old driver from Ramsey was charged with DWI and reckless driving after his car plowed through the front of the closed Pastafino restaurant in Allendale before dawn this morning. The driver, who wasn’t injured was released to his father on a summons after driving his car over the clock tower island on West Allendale Avenue and through the shuttered storefront, Allendale Police Chief George “Chip” Scherb told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The building sustained extensive damage, the chief said. In an ironic twist, Pastafino was owned by Aziz Kastrati, who also owns the d…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck ex-con shows no remorse, gets 17 years Teaneck ex-con shows no remorse, gets 17 years Teaneck ex-con shows no remorse, gets 17 years
Teaneck ex-con shows no remorse, gets 17 years EXCLUSIVE: An ex-con from Teaneck who spent nine years behind bars for armed robbery is headed back to prison for at least eight more — and possibly up to 17 — after being found with three handguns, hollow-nosed bullets, stolen jewelry and a gold-testing kit during a crime spree. Defense attorney Frank Carbonetti sought leniency for Kali Carter, 39, saying he was “one of the most intelligent defendants I have ever represented.” While that might be so, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor David Calviello said, “it doesn’t translate into respect and character and judgment.” Superior Court J…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Needy family gets gifts, bicycles, tree from ‘Santa,’ Garfield firefighters Needy family gets gifts, bicycles, tree from ‘Santa,’ Garfield firefighters Needy family gets gifts, bicycles, tree from ‘Santa,’ Garfield firefighters
Needy family gets gifts, bicycles, tree from ‘Santa,’ Garfield firefighters SHOUT OUT: A Garfield family got a magical treat when Santa Claus and his helpers — a group of city firefighters — brought a Christmas tree and a bounty of gifts, including new bicycles. Arojita, 7, and her 5-year-old brother, Mario, “were absolutely amazed by the tree and all the gifts we brought,” said Garfield Fire Co. #3 Assistant Chief Edward Morano. Using money raised by the company, Morano and his girlfriend, Amanda Yarmula, bought several sets of clothes, pajamas, jackets, gloves hats, scarves, socks, sweaters, as well as the toys and bikes for the Adopt-a-Family Santa Run. “San…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Gruesome details: Killer describes cutting up, disposing of Cliffside Park chef’s body Gruesome details: Killer describes cutting up, disposing of Cliffside Park chef’s body Gruesome details: Killer describes cutting up, disposing of Cliffside Park chef’s body
Gruesome details: Killer describes cutting up, disposing of Cliffside Park chef’s body EXCLUSIVE: A man convicted of murdering a Cliffside Park chef described in graphic detail yesterday how he and his co-defendant cut up the body and disposed of it in garbage bags around town after he stabbed the victim in the neck. Testifying against Wilfredo Sanchez in a trial that began two weeks ago, Pedro Garcia claimed he wasn’t looking for leniency when he is sentenced. Rather, Garcia said, he “just wanted to tell the truth of what happened” to Francisco Gonzalez Fuentes, who worked as a cook and kitchen helper at Cliffside Park’s Club House Cafe on Palisade Avenue. Sanchez (inset…

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