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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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
New federal indictment brings more charges against ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ cast members New federal indictment brings more charges against ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ cast members New federal indictment brings more charges against ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ cast members
New federal indictment brings more charges against ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ cast members YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A federal grand jury added two counts to the original charges against Teresa and Joe Giudice of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” who are accused of lying on applications for mortgages and other loans when they didn’t have much money, then trying to hide assets — including nearly $1 million in income — during bankruptcy proceedings. The 41-count superseding indictment returned today adds bank and loan application fraud charges against Teresa Giudice, 41, and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, 43, both of Towaco. This comes on top of the previous indictment, returned in lat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Bergenfield nurse with HIV gets 4 years in prison for raping 14-year-old boy Bergenfield nurse with HIV gets 4 years in prison for raping 14-year-old boy Bergenfield nurse with HIV gets 4 years in prison for raping 14-year-old boy
Bergenfield nurse with HIV gets 4 years in prison for raping 14-year-old boy EXCLUSIVE: An HIV-positive Filipino nurse from Bergenfield was sentenced to four years in state prison for having unprotected oral and anal sex with a 14-year old boy he met online. Roland L. Densen, 39, agreed to the sentence as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors. He’d have received a much harsher sentence if convicted at a trial, Superior Court Judge James J. Guida told him. RELATED: Nothing in the law can be more definitive than what constitutes statutory rape: It is a crime that occurs in New Jersey when one of the partners is between 13 and 16 and the other is at least four …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Pregnant woman, 24, hospitalized with pain after crash on Route 17 in Ridgewood Pregnant woman, 24, hospitalized with pain after crash on Route 17 in Ridgewood Pregnant woman, 24, hospitalized with pain after crash on Route 17 in Ridgewood
Pregnant woman, 24, hospitalized with pain after crash on Route 17 in Ridgewood YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST:  The driver and his pregnant passenger were taken to the hospital after their car rear-ended a FedEx Freight tractor-trailer on Route 17 south in Ridgewood this morning. The Honda Civic slammed into the back of the rig under the Linwood Avenue overpass around 11 a.m., police said. A witness confirmed the 40-year-old Garfield trucker’s account that he had just merged into traffic and had to slow down, Ridgewood Police Capt. Jacqueline Luthcke  told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The car behind him was unable to slow down as quickly,” she said. Ridgewood police, firefighters a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn police charge 3 with prescription fraud, Oxy possession Fair Lawn police charge 3 with prescription fraud, Oxy possession Fair Lawn police charge 3 with prescription fraud, Oxy possession
Fair Lawn police charge 3 with prescription fraud, Oxy possession YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fair Lawn police arrested an Essex County trio who they said were carrying 87 Oxycontin pills, along with pot and bottles of cough syrup, during a stop in the parking lot of a local CVS. “The pills and syrup had been fraudulently obtained earlier in the day at pharmacies in Elmwood Park,” Sgt. Brian Metzler said this morning. Detective Sgt. Tim O’Shaughnessy and Detectives Paul Donohue and Peter Yuskaitis found the drugs after stopping a suspicious 1996 Chrysler in the parking lot of the River Road pharmacy Thursday night, Metzler said. The trio had tried to get …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Major changes coming to senior health insurance this year Major changes coming to senior health insurance this year Major changes coming to senior health insurance this year
Major changes coming to senior health insurance this year ALERT: If you’re a senior, or have elderly parents, take note: Changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare supplement plans are coming that have nothing to do with Obamacare — some as early as Dec. 7, a CLIFFVIEW PILOT news partner, MyVeronaNJ.com, is reporting: (via MyVeronaNJ.com) In the wake of President Obama’s press conference last week, many people are talking about the Affordable Care Act. But a health insurance executive who lives in Verona says the more immediate concern is what’s happening to Medicare Advantage and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey City students from Great Britain attacked at PATH station Jersey City students from Great Britain attacked at PATH station Jersey City students from Great Britain attacked at PATH station
Jersey City students from Great Britain attacked at PATH station BEYOND BERGEN: Two students from Great Britain living in Jersey City were attacked by a gang of teens at a Manhattan PATH station, say Port Authority police, who grabbed two suspects — one of them 14 from East Orange. The other was identified as 17-year-old Deon Hinnat of Newark. One of the victims, a 23-year-old woman, hit her head on a metal bench at the 9th Street PATH station and had to be treated at Bellevue Hospital for a cut, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said this morning. The other, also 23, refused medical attention after the 7 a.m. attack yesterday, he said. Three hours…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Illegal alien, 20, held in Hackensack street stabbing Illegal alien, 20, held in Hackensack street stabbing Illegal alien, 20, held in Hackensack street stabbing
Illegal alien, 20, held in Hackensack street stabbing YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 20-year-old undocumented Ecuadoran was chased down by two Hackensack police officers after he stabbed another with a steak knife before dawn this morning, authorities said. Fabian Chimborazo-Saeteros stabbed the 20-year-old victim after getting into an argument with him on Anderson Avenue around 3:30 a.m., Lt. Brian Corcoran told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Officers Jason Sawyer and Richard Maietta, responding to bystanders’ 911 call, chased and caught Chimborazo-Saeteros and took him into custody, Corcoran said. He was charged with second-degree aggravated assault, resis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Volunteer Center of Bergen County continues Sandy relief, seeks those in need Volunteer Center of Bergen County continues Sandy relief, seeks those in need Volunteer Center of Bergen County continues Sandy relief, seeks those in need
Volunteer Center of Bergen County continues Sandy relief, seeks those in need SHOUT OUTS: Nearly 100 Bergen County residents whose homes were severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy have had repairs completed, and another 80 are being done, but there are countless others who haven’t applied for assistance — and that the Volunteer Center of Bergen County, Inc. is hoping to find them. A committee coordinated by the Volunteer Center was awarded $600,000 in grants this week to continue the recovery effort. The Robin Hood Foundation is providing a new grant of $250,000 to assist low-income and working-class residents. Grants can range to up to $10,000 per family, and can be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Heroes honored in Leonia for saving Overpeck heart attack victim Heroes honored in Leonia for saving Overpeck heart attack victim Heroes honored in Leonia for saving Overpeck heart attack victim
Heroes honored in Leonia for saving Overpeck heart attack victim SHOUT OUTS: A group of first responders and a pair of good Samaritans who brought a man who collapsed in Overpeck Park in Leonia back to life were honored this week for their heroism by borough officials – and the victim himself. Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan and state Sen. Loretta Weinberg were among those on hand for Wednesday night’s ceremony at borough hall honoring all of those involved.  So was the man who was saved, Jose “Numa” Andrade. The incident occurred just before 10:30 the morning of Aug. 27, when Andrade began having severe chest pains while walking with his wife…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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JFK cargo handlers grab $4,100 in goods, Port Authority police grab them JFK cargo handlers grab $4,100 in goods, Port Authority police grab them JFK cargo handlers grab $4,100 in goods, Port Authority police grab them
JFK cargo handlers grab $4,100 in goods, Port Authority police grab them BEYOND BERGEN: Two Brooklyn men who worked together at JFK Airport helped themselves to $4,100 worth of cellphones, headphones, beauty products, pet supplies and other goods that they were selling before Port Authority police cut them off. The goods were contained in six U.S. Postal bags swiped by both men, who worked for an air cargo company at the airport, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. Both were seen loading the booty onto a company truck and driving off, Pentangelo said. They hit it near a Citibank, also on JFK property, he said. Kevin Keon Adams, 25, of Jerome Street and…

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