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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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Another arrest for bicycle thief pulled from Hudson Another arrest for bicycle thief pulled from Hudson Another arrest for bicycle thief pulled from Hudson
Another arrest for bicycle thief pulled from Hudson YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A convicted bicycle thief who was pulled from the Hudson River after he reportedly went for a swim last year was arrested at Journal Square by Port Authority police who said he stole a mountain bike. A PATH employee at Journal Square summoned officers Tuesday night after seeing 38-year-old Anthony Severino of Bayonne swipe the Trek bike — valued at $350 — from the Plaza, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. They, in turn, arrested Severino — who they said had a bicycle wheel in his hand — and charged him with theft. Hoboken police arrested Seve…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Indictment: Fort Lee man beat 4-month-old, didn’t tell treating physicians Indictment: Fort Lee man beat 4-month-old, didn’t tell treating physicians Indictment: Fort Lee man beat 4-month-old, didn’t tell treating physicians
Indictment: Fort Lee man beat 4-month-old, didn’t tell treating physicians YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Chinese national from Fort Lee out on $100,000 bail was indicted by a Bergen County grand jury on charges of beating his four-month-old child, leaving the infant with severe head injuries. Fort Lee police and members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Jishi Yu in late January after learning that the child had been admitted to Hackensack University Medical Center. The recently-returned indictment alleges that Yu, who is unemployed, beat the infant between Jan. 15-23, giving rise to charges of abuse, neglect and endangering. An…

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Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
TODAY: Donate in Bogota Fire Department blood drive, win Super Bowl tickets TODAY: Donate in Bogota Fire Department blood drive, win Super Bowl tickets TODAY: Donate in Bogota Fire Department blood drive, win Super Bowl tickets
Today: Donate in Bogota Fire Department blood drive, win Super Bowl tickets SHOUT OUT: Bogota Fire Department Ladder Co. #1 and Engine Co. #1 are sponsoring a blood and platelet drive at fire headquarters today — and are offering a free Super Bowl ticket sweepstakes to donors. Donors must be at least 110 pounds, in good general health and have identification that includes a signature. No appointment is needed and walk-ins are welcomed. Donors will be eligible to win tickets to the Super Bowl. WHAT: Bogota Fire Dept. Blood Drive WHEN: TODAY, Sept. 26 (3 – 8 p.m.) WHERE: Bogota Fire HQ, West Broad Street “All types of blood are badly needed,” the department s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rifle, cars taken in rash of Rutherford vehicle break-ins Rifle, cars taken in rash of Rutherford vehicle break-ins Rifle, cars taken in rash of Rutherford vehicle break-ins
Rifle, cars taken in rash of Rutherford vehicle break-ins YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A burst of vehicle break-ins in Rutherford ended with the thefts of two cars, one of which was abandoned after a rifle was stolen from it, police said this afternoon. Investigators are assembling details of the various incidents to try and determine who was responsible. It began with the report of a wallet and GPS stolen from an unlocked 2007 Toyota parked yesterday in the driveway of a Chestnut Street resident who told police a mountain bike was taken, as well, Rutherford Police Capt. Patrick A. Feliciano said. It included another report, this one from a residen…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
ALERT: Bergen elderly losing thousands to phone scammers ALERT: Bergen elderly losing thousands to phone scammers ALERT: Bergen elderly losing thousands to phone scammers
ALERT: Bergen elderly losing thousands to phone scammers PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT: Phone scammers are victimizing more elderly residents every day, prompting a growing number of law enforcement agencies to urge people to warn susceptible loved ones. In one case last week, a Ridgewood resident was called by someone claiming to be his grandson who said he was in jail in Mexico and needed bail money — the most common of the scams. The man sent $1,500 via Western Union, then and was called soon after and asked for another $1,400, Detective Chris McDowell said. This time, though, the Western Union agent stopped the victim, he said. Be sure to tell lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian struck in Dumont dies Pedestrian struck in Dumont dies Pedestrian struck in Dumont dies
Pedestrian struck in Dumont dies YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 63-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead on arrival at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center after being struck by an SUV in Dumont this morning, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Witnesses said the vehicle, which had diplomatic plates, threw the victim into a tree at Howard Street and Madison Avenue around 10 a.m. The female driver was attended to by EMS workers, apparently for anxiety, and then taken to the hospital, as well, law enforcement source said. The area was closed off to traffic, re-routing vehicles onto side streets. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bure…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
North Arlington police chief takes down fleeing suspect North Arlington police chief takes down fleeing suspect North Arlington police chief takes down fleeing suspect
North Arlington police chief takes down fleeing suspect YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: North Arlington Police Chief Louis Ghione got into the act this morning, first blocking and then tackling a man wanted on an outstanding warrant who’d just given Kearny police the slip. Kearny police went looking for 22-year-old Michael Castillo, who lives in North Arlington, after he fled a motor vehicle stop, North Arlington Capt. John P. Hearn told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. He also had a warrant out of Mount Olive Township, Hearn said. Just after 11:15 a.m., North Arlington Police Officer Michael Hofmann spotted Castillo walking on Morgan Place near the Belleville Turnpi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Teaneck teen charged with swiping iPhones, iPad, laptop from library Teaneck teen charged with swiping iPhones, iPad, laptop from library Teaneck teen charged with swiping iPhones, iPad, laptop from library
Teaneck teen charged with swiping iPhones, iPad, laptop from library YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: In the middle of National Library Card Sign-Up Month, employees at the Teaneck Library helped police crack a series of thefts over the past three weeks. Detectives went to the library after getting the 5 p.m. call last night that the primary suspect was back, Police Chief Robert Wilson said this afternoon. There they saw township resident Warren Morgan, 19, acting suspiciously, so they stopped him on his way out, the chief said. Morgan was brought to headquarters, interviewd and charged with three thefts — as well as one that library staff and police initially di…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Six exposed to treatment chemical at United Water Haworth plant, all OK Six exposed to treatment chemical at United Water Haworth plant, all OK Six exposed to treatment chemical at United Water Haworth plant, all OK
Six exposed to treatment chemical at United Water Haworth plant, all OK UPDATE: Squads of firefighters, hazardous materials experts and ambulances descended on the United Water treatment plant in Haworth in response to the exposure of six employees to ozone gas, a potentially toxic water-purifying chemical. “All six have refused medical assistance at this time,” Haworth Lt. Michael Gracey told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Our emergency protocols were immediately put into effect and we were able to contain the incident rapidly, thanks to our conscientious personnel,” United Water Vice-President and General Manager Jim Glozzy said in a statement. Ozone is a powerful oxi…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Saddle River Valley Bank agrees to pay U.S. $8.2 million for money-laundering violations Saddle River Valley Bank agrees to pay U.S. $8.2 million for money-laundering violations Saddle River Valley Bank agrees to pay U.S. $8.2 million for money-laundering violations
Saddle River Valley Bank agrees to pay U.S. $8.2 million for money-laundering violations YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Saddle River Valley Bank in Oakland agreed today to pay an $8.2 million penalty to settle claims that it violated federal laws while doing business with Mexican establishments believed to have laundered profits for drug dealers, federal authorities announced this morning. SRVB agreed to resolve civil claims brought by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which requires financial institutions to maintain programs designed to detect and report suspicious activity that might be money laundering and other financial c…

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