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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Rutherford, NJ
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‘Dr. Marijuana’ of Rutherford says too many patients suffer needlessly ‘Dr. Marijuana’ of Rutherford says too many patients suffer needlessly ‘Dr. Marijuana’ of Rutherford says too many patients suffer needlessly
‘Dr. Marijuana’ of Rutherford says too many patients suffer needlessly PROFILE: A Rutherford-based physician known as “Dr. Marijuana” is the subject of a Q&A by one of CLIFFVIEW PILOT‘s news partners, NJSpotlight: *     *     *     *     * (via NJSpotlight) Many New Jersey doctors have steered clear of the state’s medical marijuana law, but not Dr. Anthony Anzalone. The Rutherford-based physician has moved the focus of his practice to treating medical marijuana patients. Trained as an obstetrician, Anzalone…

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Paterson, NJ
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Englewood Cliffs police grab one, seek another in service station car burglaries Englewood Cliffs police grab one, seek another in service station car burglaries Englewood Cliffs police grab one, seek another in service station car burglaries
Englewood Cliffs police grab one, seek another in service station car burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood Cliffs police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after interrupting a pair of car burglaries at a Sylvan Avenue service station early this morning. Patrolman Kyle Ust was responding to the burglar alarm at Rustic Exxon just after 2 a.m. when he spotted 35-year-old Karriem A. Hodges of Paterson bolt into nearby woods, Capt. Daniel Morrissey said this morning. Police from surrounding towns were notified and established a perimeter. Hodges was found under a set of bushes soon after, the captain said. At the station, police found one car with…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Bergen prosecutor: Sex offender violated lifetime parole by visiting social media Bergen prosecutor: Sex offender violated lifetime parole by visiting social media Bergen prosecutor: Sex offender violated lifetime parole by visiting social media
Bergen prosecutor: Sex offender violated lifetime parole by visiting social media YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Megan’s Law offender originally from Lodi was arrested for violating his parole by visiting social media websites, and now authorities are trying to determine whether any youngsters had online contact with him. Thaddeus Gil, 46, who has since moved to Newark, has profiles on a few social sites — including deviantART.com and YouTube — and is listed as “available” on more than 50 others, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has found. He primarily has used the screen name “Tgil3036,” but Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said he also used: “TGil” and “Thad Gi’l.” Records sho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood police chief, school official sparking young leaders in ‘ambassador’ program Ridgewood police chief, school official sparking young leaders in ‘ambassador’ program Ridgewood police chief, school official sparking young leaders in ‘ambassador’ program
Ridgewood police chief, school official sparking young leaders in ‘ambassador’ program SHOUT OUT: A group of youngsters got down to business with Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward yesterday, beginning the work of creating a mission statement and establishing core values for the village’s first-ever Community Policing Youth Ambassador Program, in conjunction with the Board of Education. Police and educators are looking to help coax youngsters into community leadership roles in which they will: Help make the community safer; Be voices in matters and concerns that directly affect youngsters – including anti-bullying, tolerance and respect; Help police with community o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Wandering hikers quickly found in Oakland Wandering hikers quickly found in Oakland Wandering hikers quickly found in Oakland
Wandering hikers quickly found in Oakland UPDATE: A quartet of teenaged hikers who had trouble finding their way out of the darkened woods in Oakland near Mahwah tonight after coming in through Ringwood finally made it out after a little over a half-hour, authorities said. “They weren’t exactly lost,” a source with knowledge of the incident told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “They called Oakland police and eventually met up with them.” A BCPD K9 unit and Oakland firefighters with ATVs, among others, were set to begin a search when the quartet emerged around 8:20 p.m. at Camp Glen Gray off Route 202. The oldest hiker in the group is 18, acco…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
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Englewood man scares off burglars, good Sam leads police to two arrests Englewood man scares off burglars, good Sam leads police to two arrests Englewood man scares off burglars, good Sam leads police to two arrests
Englewood man scares off burglars, good Sam leads police to two arrests YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Englewood police flooded a neighborhood and caught two Bronx men moments after a city resident scared off a pair of burglars trying to break into his family’s home. The man’s wife dialed 911 as her husband chased the two men from their Liberty Road home near the Teaneck/Bergenfield/Tenafly borders just before 9:30 last night, Detective Capt. Tim Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Patrol Officers rushed to the area and found a good Samaritan who told them he saw the pair fleeing with masks on. He then pointed them in the direction the two were headed. A short time later…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
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NJ State Police charge four in Jets-Pats fan brawl at MetLife Stadium NJ State Police charge four in Jets-Pats fan brawl at MetLife Stadium NJ State Police charge four in Jets-Pats fan brawl at MetLife Stadium
NJ State Police charge four in Jets-Pats fan brawl at MetLife Stadium YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The New Jersey State Police have charged four people with simple assault in connection with a brawl Sunday that followed the Jets-Patriots game at MetLife Stadium and spawned a viral video. Jaclyn Nugent (LinkedIn) Three Massachusetts residents — identified as Amanda MacDowell, 25, of Marlborough and Jaclyn Nugent, 26 (left), and 28-year-old David James Sacco, both of Boston — got “involved in a verbal and physical altercation” with Kurt Paschke, 38, of Holbrook, L.I., on the 100 concourse level of the stadium, the NJSP said. “After a thorough review of the evide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Car overturns on westbound Route 80 Hackensack River bridge Car overturns on westbound Route 80 Hackensack River bridge Car overturns on westbound Route 80 Hackensack River bridge
Car overturns on westbound Route 80 Hackensack River bridge YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A driver was taken to the hospital with injuries that emergency workers said didn’t appear life-threatening after a flip on the westbound Route 80 Hackensack River bridge this afternoon. Hackensack Fire Department engines and its Rescue 1 responded, along with emergency medical workers from Hackensack University Medical Center following the crash, just after 3 p.m. Firfighters assisted with the motorist’s care and remained on scene to clean up a fuel spill. Traffic was backed up more than two miles at one point. New Jersey State Police were investigating. CLIF…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
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Witnesses see man jump from GWB, body recovered Witnesses see man jump from GWB, body recovered Witnesses see man jump from GWB, body recovered
Witnesses see man jump from GWB, body recovered YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: As several witnesses watched in horror, a man stopped his car on the George Washington Bridge this morning, got out and jumped over the side. His body was recovered below the bridge within an hour of the 11:25 a.m. leap, Joseph Pentangelo of the Port Authority told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. It was taken to Ross Dock on the New Jersey side, he said. The man’s Volkwagen was recovered, as well, Pentangelo said. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was expected to conduct an autopsy today or tomorrow. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Conviction in murder, dismemberment of popular Cliffside Park chef Conviction in murder, dismemberment of popular Cliffside Park chef Conviction in murder, dismemberment of popular Cliffside Park chef
Conviction in murder, dismemberment of popular Cliffside Park chef YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Jurors in Hackensack today convicted a Cliffside Park man of killing a popular chef and kitchen worker whose body parts were found in bags near his apartment. Pedro Angel Garcia, 36, remained expressionless as the verdict was read after nearly four hours of deliberations. In addition to the murder conviction, Garcia was convicted of disturbing human remains, criminal weapons possession and hindering apprehension, among other counts. Garcia killed his live-in boyfriend, 46-year-old Francisco Gonzalez Fuentes, at a Jan. 8, 2011 party in town by stabbing him in the ne…

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