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.

Jerry DeMarco's Contributions

Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wallington ambulance crashes in Wood-Ridge, 5 sent to HUMC Wallington ambulance crashes in Wood-Ridge, 5 sent to HUMC Wallington ambulance crashes in Wood-Ridge, 5 sent to HUMC
Wallington ambulance crashes in Wood-Ridge, 5 sent to Humc YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Wallington ambulance with its lights and siren on hit a parked car and a stopped vehicle in Wood-Ridge yesterday afternoon, sending five people to the hospital with what police said weren’t life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. at the corner of Valley Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. The Wallington Fire Department ambulance was taking a patient to Hackensack University Medical Center when, the driver told police, he was cut off by another vehicle while heading north on the Boulevard. The ambulance veered into the southbound lane, where i…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen County sheriff’s officer sues current, former freeholder Bergen County sheriff’s officer sues current, former freeholder Bergen County sheriff’s officer sues current, former freeholder
Bergen County sheriff’s officer sues current, former freeholder YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bergen County Sheriff’s officer alleges that Freeholder Maura DeNicola and former freeholder Robert Hermansen violated his free-speech rights by bringing an internal affairs complaint against him, in a lawsuit filed in Hackensack. Officer Matthew Ryan says DeNicola and Hermansen pursued the complaint as retaliation for his support of both Sheriff Michael Saudino and a proposal to fold the county Police Department into the sheriff’s office. Hermansen, however, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT last night that he “never filed anything against Mr. Ryan” despite a confrontation o…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn mini-vans crash, 3 taken to hospital Fair Lawn mini-vans crash, 3 taken to hospital Fair Lawn mini-vans crash, 3 taken to hospital
Fair Lawn mini-vans crash, 3 taken to hospital YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Two mini-vans traveling tonight’s slick roads crashed in Fair Lawn, sending three people to area hospitals with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening — one of a long list of mishaps during today’s slowfall. Broadway was closed westbound between 32nd Street, where the 7 p.m. crash occurred, and 33rd Street while emergency crews tended to the injured and the wreckage was cleared. Both vehicles were removed by flatbed tow trucks. Road trouble was reported throughout Bergen County beginning late this afternoon. Police in Washington Township reported at l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Man collapses after Cliffside Park fire Man collapses after Cliffside Park fire Man collapses after Cliffside Park fire
Man collapses after Cliffside Park fire YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: No serious injuries were reported in a Cliffside Park fire, but the son of one of the tenants collapsed on the street and had to be rushed to the hospital after the blaze was brought under control. The fire began on the first floor of 441 Gorge Road around 2 p.m. Firefighters got to it quickly, keeping the blaze contained, but fire crawled up the walls, sending smoke to the third floor of the three-story building. A dozen or so cats and dogs were rescued. The hospitalized man’s condition couldn’t be determined late this afternoon. CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTOS: Richa…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Oil tank fire empties Fair Lawn car dealership Oil tank fire empties Fair Lawn car dealership Oil tank fire empties Fair Lawn car dealership
Oil tank fire empties Fair Lawn car dealership YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A smoky general alarm fire that began in an oil storage tank and several waste oil drums against the outside wall of a Fair Lawn car dealership sent dozens of customers, sales staff and mechanics running for cover this afternoon. No injuries were reported from the 2 p.m. fire at Glen Toyota on Maple Avenue. Firefighters quickly brought it under control, then checked the building for any extension of the fire and helped ventilate smoke. All of Fair Lawn’s fire companies responded, along with police, EMS, and Heavy Rescue units. Maple Avenue was closed in both dir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Driver airlifted to HUMC after 4 injured in PIP crash in Alpine Driver airlifted to HUMC after 4 injured in PIP crash in Alpine Driver airlifted to HUMC after 4 injured in PIP crash in Alpine
Driver airlifted to Humc after 4 injured in PIP crash in Alpine YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Four people were injured, one seriously, when their car plowed into a guard rail after apparently being cut off on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine this morning. AirMed One flew in and whisked the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center after Alpine firefighters cut out the occupants. Closter Ambulance and Rescue Corps and a Hackensack University Medical Center crew took the remaining occupants to the hospital following the 10 a.m. crash. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. Acting PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Lyndhurst brothers scuttle plea, head to trial in sex abuse of girl Lyndhurst brothers scuttle plea, head to trial in sex abuse of girl Lyndhurst brothers scuttle plea, head to trial in sex abuse of girl
Lyndhurst brothers scuttle plea, head to trial in sex abuse of girl ONLY ON CVP: Two Lyndhurst brothers will be tried together on charges of sexually abusing a young girl over several years after a plea deal with prosecutors collapsed yesterday. Gustavo Cedeno-Blondet, 53, and his brother Mauro Cedeno-Blondet, 51, said they wanted to plead guilty and be sentenced this morning. However, both insisted that they touched touched the girl’s leg accidentally and not in a deliberate, sexually-motivated way. Two judges, in turn, told them that wouldn’t fly. A grand jury in Hackensack indicted the brothers in August 2012 on five second-degree counts of sexual …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood ‘Downtown for the Holidays’ marred by crash Ridgewood ‘Downtown for the Holidays’ marred by crash Ridgewood ‘Downtown for the Holidays’ marred by crash
Ridgewood ‘Downtown for the Holidays’ marred by crash YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A sedan and Jeep collided during Ridgewood’s “Downtown for the Holidays” celebration tonight. The Chevy and Jeep collided at the intersection of East Ridgewood and South Maple avenues, sending the female sedan driver to Hackensack University Medical Center with neck and back injuries. The Jeep’s apparently teenaged occupants weren’t injured. Gridlock traffic conditions caused by the crash took awhile to clear after the responding tow truck got stuck in traffic. Ridgewood firefighers assisted the EMS crew. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
New Jersey State Police graduates most racially diverse class New Jersey State Police graduates most racially diverse class New Jersey State Police graduates most racially diverse class
New Jersey State Police graduates most racially diverse class SHOUT OUT: The most racially diverse class in New Jersey State Police history — 54% of it minorities — was graduated today at Elizabeth High School. The 153rd class, the second to be graduated this year, “represents a major step forward in our continuing effort to develop and maintain a State Police force that reflects the diverse population it serves,” Gov. Christie said. “That is critical because the State Police is the most visible symbol of law enforcement throughout New Jersey, and every individual trooper who puts on the uniform is recognized as a leader — on the road, in his or her…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Bail remains at $1M each for 2 in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion robbery Bail remains at $1M each for 2 in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion robbery Bail remains at $1M each for 2 in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion robbery
Bail remains at $1M each for 2 in Edgewater luxury high-rise home invasion robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge this afternoon ordered that an Edgewater couple charged with breaking developer Fred Daibes’s ribs while taking $2 million in cash, gold and jewelry during a luxury high-rise home invasion remain held on $1 million each — with no 10% option. Developer Fred Daibes attending today’s court appearance (STORY / PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter) Meanwhile, a law enforcement official told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that authorities believe they’re close to catching two two accomplices in the Nov. 26 robbery at the St. Moritz. Lawyers for Ram…

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