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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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Elmwood Park ex-con charged with ‘inappropriate sexual activity’ with girl, 15 Elmwood Park ex-con charged with ‘inappropriate sexual activity’ with girl, 15 Elmwood Park ex-con charged with ‘inappropriate sexual activity’ with girl, 15
Elmwood Park ex-con charged with ‘inappropriate sexual activity’ with girl, 15 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An ex-con from Elmwood Park  who was already on probation for not completing community service was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with having “inappropriate sexual activity” with a 15-year-old girl in Paramus. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said 31-year-old Daniel B. Tvert was arrested yesterday after police from Old Tappan, while conducting a separate investigation “learned of the incident and notified [his] Special Victims Unit.” Detectives from the unit and Paramus police took Tvert into custody after spotting his car …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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World War II Medal of Honor hero Nicholas Oresko, 96, laid to rest World War II Medal of Honor hero Nicholas Oresko, 96, laid to rest World War II Medal of Honor hero Nicholas Oresko, 96, laid to rest
World War II Medal of Honor hero Nicholas Oresko, 96, laid to rest TRIBUTE: They said that World War II hero Nicholas Oresko had no family, but nothing could be further from the truth — not after the Medal of Honor recipient’s funeral service and interment today. The proceedings were nothing if not an extended-family gathering of uniformed service men and women, of medal recipients and other proud veterans, of pipers and drummers, police, state troopers, firefighters, everyday civilians — even the ‘Nam Knights — as more than 300 attendees filled the Anna Maria Ciccone Theater on the campus of Bergen Community College. Behind the flag-draped casket onstag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood volunteer firefighter snuffs garage blaze Ridgewood volunteer firefighter snuffs garage blaze Ridgewood volunteer firefighter snuffs garage blaze
Ridgewood volunteer firefighter snuffs garage blaze YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A quick-moving Ridgewood volunteer firefighter prevented flames from spreading this morning after he spotted smoke coming from a garage and snuffed the blaze with a garden hose. The culprit: a disposed cigarette butt. Jeffrey Creegan was driving down Grove Street when he spotted smoke coming from the detached, single-car garage located at the corner of Eastside Avenue. Stopping his pickup, Creegan (above, left) called in the fire, ran into a nearby yard, grabbed the hose and went to work. A contingent of firefighters, led by Chief James Van Goor, arrived moment…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Former mob associate indicted in string of Garfield, Lodi eatery burglaries Former mob associate indicted in string of Garfield, Lodi eatery burglaries Former mob associate indicted in string of Garfield, Lodi eatery burglaries
Former mob associate indicted in string of Garfield, Lodi eatery burglaries YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Over a period of less than a month and a half, a Garfield mob associate who turned on the Lucchese crime family either attempted or succeeded in burglarizing 10 different restaurants, pizzerias and mini marts in town and in neighboring Lodi, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack alleges. Gianni Iacavo, who once helped authorities take down a mob-run gambling ring, was arrested by two Garfield police officers on March 7, moments after they said he smashed a glass door at the Golden Eagle Deli on Lanza Avenue before an inside lock kept him out. He was …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority officer dragged by illegal taxi Port Authority officer dragged by illegal taxi Port Authority officer dragged by illegal taxi
Port Authority officer dragged by illegal taxi Port Authority police said their crackdown on taxi hustlers at JFK Airport got dangerous when an unlicensed cabbie dragged an officer 75 feet onto the sidewalk with his vehicle. The officer approached the 2011 Lincoln Town Car outside Terminal 7 Monday night after spotting him illegally hustling rides, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo said. When the officer asked for his driver’s license and vehicle paperwork, 31-year-old Surjit Dhillon hit the gas, running over his foot and dragging him, Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Witnesses said the vehicle mounted the sidewalk with the officer …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
DWI charge for driver whose car killed Some’s Uniforms founder, 87 DWI charge for driver whose car killed Some’s Uniforms founder, 87 DWI charge for driver whose car killed Some’s Uniforms founder, 87
DWI charge for driver whose car killed Some’s Uniforms founder, 87 UPDATE: A 63-year-old driver whose car struck and killed uniform store founder and owner Jerome S. Some of Hackensack failed a field sobriety test and was given a summons for DWI, police confirmed. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said his office was now investigating to determine whether to pursue criminal charges. Some, 87, was in the street in front of his Prospect Avenue home when he was struck Tuesday night by the southbound vehicle, city Police Director Michael Mordaga told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Results of a blood test were pending, he said. RELATED: Owner of Some’s Uniform…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Third suspect surrenders in Englewood holdup, carjacking Third suspect surrenders in Englewood holdup, carjacking Third suspect surrenders in Englewood holdup, carjacking
Third suspect surrenders in Englewood holdup, carjacking YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A third man wanted in connection with the robbery of an SUV, cash, a Rolex and a cellphone from two Brooklyn men was being held in the Bergen County Jail after turning himself in to Englewood police this afternoon. The surrender of Christopher Jordan (above, left), 22, of Englewood leaves one final suspect in the July 20 armed robbery and carjacking. The primary suspect, 27-year-old Darryl Tinsley (right, top) was fast asleep the morning of Aug. 2 when a task force of officers hit a Teaneck home where he’d been staying and took him into custody. A month later, 25…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Cresskill burglars take off empty-handed, prompting warning from chief Cresskill burglars take off empty-handed, prompting warning from chief Cresskill burglars take off empty-handed, prompting warning from chief
Cresskill burglars take off empty-handed, prompting warning from chief YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A pair of burglars pushed their way into an empty Cresskill residence last night but took off without taking anything — prompting Police Chief Edward Wrixon to warn residents to safeguard their homes and be on the lookout. Cresskill had been relatively free of the heavy burglary activity affecting several area towns — until 10 o’clock last night. After shouldering in the front door of the empty Stonegate Trail home, the burglars made it to a second-floor bedroom. But “something spooked them,” Wrixon said. “It could have been a phone ringing, or someone outside.” …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Woman charged with killing bulldog puppies surrenders to police Woman charged with killing bulldog puppies surrenders to police Woman charged with killing bulldog puppies surrenders to police
Woman charged with killing bulldog puppies surrenders to police BEYOND BERGEN: Police said publicity forced a Union County woman charged with killing four of her boyfriend’s 5-week-old puppies after an argument to surrender last night. Kimberly Matthews, 26, posted $2,000 bond and was given an Oct. 22 date in Linden Municipal Court, Police Capt. James Sarnicki said this morning. “Her mother, who accompanied her, said it was the publicity that forced her to turn herself in,” he said. InsideOut, a CLIFFVIEW PILOT news partner, broke the story yesterday. The PILOT published its own version, which has received enormous response from angry readers (SEE: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
West Milford, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority PD: Toll-evading motorcyclist taped over license plate Port Authority PD: Toll-evading motorcyclist taped over license plate Port Authority PD: Toll-evading motorcyclist taped over license plate
Port Authority PD: Toll-evading motorcyclist taped over license plate YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Plainclothes Port Authority Police detectives in an unmarked vehicle snagged a 38-year-old motorcyclist who they said tried to beat the toll at the Holland Tunnel this morning by putting strips of electrical tape over his license plate. Michael Mongalieri of South Amboy was stopped around 7:30 a.m. after the tunnel manager spotted the 2007 Harley Davidson’s plate, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. As soon as he passed the toll booth, the detectives  moved in, he said. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo Mongalieri was charged with theft of services and …

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