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
‘Blessing of the Animals’ set in Ridgewood ‘Blessing of the Animals’ set in Ridgewood ‘Blessing of the Animals’ set in Ridgewood
‘Blessing of the Animals’ set in Ridgewood SHOUT OUT: All beloved creatures great and small will be welcomed at the “Blessing of the Animals” on Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church in Ridgewood — and that includes the stuffed variety. The 10 a.m. Mass at the Cottage Place church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis. A brief service will be followed by individual blessings of each animal at the church’s outside altar, which is by the entrance to the nursery school on Franklin Avenue. If it rains, the event will be moved inside. Some orphaned dogs and cats who are eligible for adoption from the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in Oakl…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Veteran Ramsey firefighter, 30, killed in action in Afghanistan Veteran Ramsey firefighter, 30, killed in action in Afghanistan Veteran Ramsey firefighter, 30, killed in action in Afghanistan
Veteran Ramsey firefighter, 30, killed in action in Afghanistan YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Ramsey firefighter serving in Afghanistan was one of three soldiers killed in an attack in earlier today. Staff Sgt. Timothy Raymond McGill, a 30-year-old Ramsey native who served as a weapons specialist with the Rhode Island National Guard, was killed when an Afghan training with the security forces turned his weapon against U.S. troops in the eastern part of the country, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman confirmed. The attacker was then shot dead. The incident occurred in Gardez, near the Pakistan border — a front line in the fighting with the Taliban and ot…

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Union City security guard charged with torching Manhattan hotels so he could party Union City security guard charged with torching Manhattan hotels so he could party Union City security guard charged with torching Manhattan hotels so he could party
Union City security guard charged with torching Manhattan hotels so he could party YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Union City man set eight fires the last four years at two Manhattan hotels where he worked as a security officer in order to temporarily close the businesses and kick back in a comped room with free alcohol, the FDNY said today. Mariano Barbosa, Jr., 30, was arrested by city fire marshals yesterday and charged him with setting the fires from February 2009 to September 2013 at the Yotel Hotel on 10th Avenue near Times Square and the Soho Grand Hotel on West Broadway. Barbosa most recently worked as director of security at the Yotel after leaving his job as a secur…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Port Authority officer in Jersey City crash, same area where 3 jogging colleagues were struck Port Authority officer in Jersey City crash, same area where 3 jogging colleagues were struck Port Authority officer in Jersey City crash, same area where 3 jogging colleagues were struck
Port Authority officer in Jersey City crash, same area where 3 jogging colleagues were struck EXCLUSIVE: A Port Authority police officer was injured, as were four people in a sedan that struck the officer’s cruiser this morning in Jersey City — blocks from where three authority officers out jogging were struck by a car yesterday afternoon. The Toyota Corolla was headed headed west on 14th Street around 9 a.m. today when it rammed into the rear passenger-side door and wheel well of a radio car driven by the on-duty officer on Marin Boulevard, the authority’s Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. All of those involved were taken to Jersey City Medical Center, Pentan…

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Rutherford suspect in burglary video arrested at wedding in Cape May Rutherford suspect in burglary video arrested at wedding in Cape May Rutherford suspect in burglary video arrested at wedding in Cape May
Rutherford suspect in burglary video arrested at wedding in Cape May YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Lyndhurst man caught on surveillance video burglarizing a Rutherford home was arrested early this morning as he arrived at a Cape May hotel for a wedding, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Nicholas DeVenio, 31, of Paterson, “was quickly identified within minutes of his picture being posted” in an alert following yesterday morning’s break-in on Hobart Avenue, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. A tipster told police DeVenio “may be attending a wedding somewhere near Cape May,” he said. Cape May police then arrested him on a warrant around 1 a.m., said Rus…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Man wanted by Wyckoff police surrenders Man wanted by Wyckoff police surrenders Man wanted by Wyckoff police surrenders
Man wanted by Wyckoff police surrenders YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 20-year-old Wyckoff man being sought by police for trashing his parents’ home, leaving behind a stash of amphetamines, anabolic steroids and testosterone drugs, turned himself in last night, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Aware that his name and face were being distributed across the Internet, Tyler Speziale surrendered just before midnight at Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus, where Wyckoff police picked him up, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. Speziale was being held on $150,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail. He faces several drug possession charges — i…

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Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Marine MP sentenced for having gun in Fort Lee, remains free on appeal Marine MP sentenced for having gun in Fort Lee, remains free on appeal Marine MP sentenced for having gun in Fort Lee, remains free on appeal
Marine MP sentenced for having gun in Fort Lee, remains free on appeal EXCLUSIVE: A judge yesterday reluctantly sentenced a Marine MP whose loaded service weapon was brandished at police by another man during a melee outside a Fort Lee nightclub to five years in state prison. However, he allowed Hisashi Pompey to remain free on appeal based on his service to his country. If Pompey loses the bid, he will have to serve three years behind bars before he’ll be eligible for parole. Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian said he really had no choice under the state law known as the Graves Act. “Other states are different, but here we have mandatory sentences,” …

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Tribute in pictures: POW-MIA Recognition Day in Bergen Tribute in pictures: POW-MIA Recognition Day in Bergen Tribute in pictures: POW-MIA Recognition Day in Bergen
Tribute in pictures: Pow-mia Recognition Day in Bergen A TRIBUTE: Three veterans, one of whom is deceased and another who was too ill to attend, were honored today during POW-MIA Recognition ceremonies outside the Bergen County courthouse. Ceremonies included a wreath laying and salutes from various veterans. Flown along with the colors was the familiar black-and-white POW-MIA flag. Robert Levine (top photos below, middle) smiled at those honoring him. Last year’s honorees — and lifelong friends — Alphonse “Funzi” Iannuzzi of Carlstadt and Vito Trause of Washington Township Levine was 18 when he drafted in 1943, then served in the Army’s …

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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Search ends for Rutherford burglar caught on video Search ends for Rutherford burglar caught on video Search ends for Rutherford burglar caught on video
Search ends for Rutherford burglar caught on video DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? He did everything but smile for the carema after he broke into a Rutherford residence this morning and ransacked the place. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Lyndhurst man caught on surveillance video burglarizing a Rutherford home was arrested early this morning as he arrived at a Cape May hotel for a wedding, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. READ MORE…. Nicholas DeVenio, 31, of Paterson, “was quickly identified within minutes of his picture being posted” in an alert following yesterday morning’s break-in on Hobart Avenue, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo said. A …

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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Attorney General bans use of particular stun gun by police NJ Attorney General bans use of particular stun gun by police NJ Attorney General bans use of particular stun gun by police
NJ Attorney General bans use of particular stun gun by police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Just as “conducted energy devices” are being added to the arsenals of New Jersey police departments, one of the brands being used was suspended by Acting Attorney General John Hoffman, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Testing by the New Jersey State Police “called into question the reliability” of the Multi-Purpose Immobilization Device (MPID) made by Karbon Arms Inc., which  was approved by his predecessor less than a year ago, Acting Attorney General John Hoffman said in a memo to all New Jersey police agencies. “This suspension is effective immediately and will cont…

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