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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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
A show at Maxwell’s tonight? A show at Maxwell’s tonight? A show at Maxwell’s tonight?
A show at Maxwell’s tonight? Maxwell’s may not have seen — er, heard — its last performance. Over in Sinatra Park, just down the road from Maxwell’s, Swingadelic is scheduled to perform tonight. However: “In case of rain, the performance will take place at Maxwells,” says Geri Fallo, Hoboken’s administrator of cultural affairs. “Yes, we said Maxwells.” The iconic club held a series of emotional closing shows leading up to a July 31 finale featuring the Bongos and the Individuals, along with a host of special guest performers (SEE: Maxwell’s in Hoboken closing after 35 years the way it began). No one expected an…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack PBA “Cowboy Up for Autism Speaks”: bull riding, monster trucks, more Hackensack PBA “Cowboy Up for Autism Speaks”: bull riding, monster trucks, more Hackensack PBA “Cowboy Up for Autism Speaks”: bull riding, monster trucks, more
Hackensack PBA “Cowboy Up for Autism Speaks”: bull riding, monster trucks, more SHOUT OUT: Hackensack PBA Local 9 is hosting an all-day country festival — with music, rides, monster trucks and a live professional bull-riding competition — to help raise money to research and treat autism. “Cowboy Up for Autism Speaks,” at Foschini Park on Saturday, Aug. 24, will also feature a car show, water rides, raffles, a chili cook-off and lots of other food, as well as an end-of-the-night fireworks show. 94.7 NASH FM’s “Street Team” will be there, as well. The idea was generated by Detective Keith Marrano, an amateur bull rider, with support from the local. “Autism is somet…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
New craft distillery law allows made-in-Jersey booze New craft distillery law allows made-in-Jersey booze New craft distillery law allows made-in-Jersey booze
New craft distillery law allows made-in-Jersey booze YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey craft distilleries are officially legal, now that regulations written after the U.S. repealed Prohibition have been eased. Gov. Christie signed the measure into law, created a craft distillery license similar to those owned by craft beer and wine makers. Supporters say this will help spur economic growth, increase tax revenue, and help New Jersey’s “agri-tourism” industry. “Creating craft distilleries will have positive economic implications for the state,” said Assemblywoman Connie Wagner (D-Bergen/Passaic).  “Much like our wineries and breweries, New…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Car crashes through Northvale Applebee’s curbside section Car crashes through Northvale Applebee’s curbside section Car crashes through Northvale Applebee’s curbside section
Car crashes through Northvale Applebee’s curbside section Two people reportedly were injured when their car slammed into an Applebee’s restaurant near the New York State line in Northvale last night. Unconfirmed reports are that the female driver blacked out before the white Toyota sedan plowed into the “Carside to Go” area of the restaurant, knocking over tables, around 7:15 p.m. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS PHOTO: Courtesy Luke Ostrow

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood citizen inspired by ‘National Night Out’ leads police to tools thief Maywood citizen inspired by ‘National Night Out’ leads police to tools thief Maywood citizen inspired by ‘National Night Out’ leads police to tools thief
Maywood citizen inspired by ‘National Night Out’ leads police to tools thief YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A concerned citizen took National Night Out Against Crime to heart, leading Maywood police early this morning to a man who they said nearly made off with a shopping lot full of tools. Thanks to the resident’s call, police converged on Essex Street, where the thief had cut a hole in the fence, Detective Richard Brown said this afternoon. Officers Darryl Wuhrl, Matthew Parodi and and Erik Aronson established a perimeter and requested mutual aid from their colleagues in Hackensack, Lodi and Rochelle Park. A Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit also responded. Mom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
Breaking News
New Milford bomb-threat caller was on a bender, police say New Milford bomb-threat caller was on a bender, police say New Milford bomb-threat caller was on a bender, police say
New Milford bomb-threat caller was on a bender, police say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A massive emergency response in New Milford today was prompted by a 53-year-old borough man who was heavily intoxicated when he left a series of rambling voice mails about a bomb left in a car parked outside a River Road apartment building, Police Chief Frank Papapietro said this afternoon. “Heavy alcohol consumption was involved” when Peter Stuht left the messages at the borough administrative offices between 1 – 5 a.m. today, the chief told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The calls pointed directly to a gold Chrysler Concord with Pennsylvania license plates that was parked behi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Third man in New Milford shooting death sold gun, prosecutor says Third man in New Milford shooting death sold gun, prosecutor says Third man in New Milford shooting death sold gun, prosecutor says
Third man in New Milford shooting death sold gun, prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The third man charged in the shooting death of a New Milford man over the weekend sold the .9mm gun to the man accused of pulling the trigger, Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli announced today. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT originally reported, 22-year-old Nicholas Questal was arrested late Monday and brought into court in Hackensack yesterday morning along with Byron Sankar — who is charged with the “reckless” accidental shooting of Alex Bridge, also 22, before dawn Saturday — and Aaron McMorris, who Molinelli said was with Sankar when the gun went off. YOU READ IT H…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Financial advisor admits stealing $1.35 million from parents Financial advisor admits stealing $1.35 million from parents Financial advisor admits stealing $1.35 million from parents
Financial advisor admits stealing $1.35 million from parents A former Morris County financial advisor admitted in a Hackensack courtroom that he swindled his parents out of more than $1.35 million — a theft that authorities called “as offensive as it is reprehensible.” Hugh R. Hunsinger, Jr., 49, of Pine Brook, remains free pending an Oct. 4 sentencing after pleading guilty yesterday to theft. In return, state prosecutors said they would recommend that Hunsinger be sentenced to three to five years in state prison and that his insurance-producer license be suspended for five years. Hunsinger also agreed to a judgment of $1.35 million to his nearly…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota police: Pair used stolen IDs to make credit, gift cards Bogota police: Pair used stolen IDs to make credit, gift cards Bogota police: Pair used stolen IDs to make credit, gift cards
Bogota police: Pair used stolen IDs to make credit, gift cards YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bogota police have already received calls from colleagues as far as Trenton and Mount Olive after arresting two men yesterday who they said created credit cards and gift cards using stolen identities. Police were called by clerks at both the Rite Aid and Quick Chek up the street from one another on River Road yesterday afternoon. Both men “attempted to purchase gift cards,” Bogota Detective Capt. James Sepp told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “When the clerks asked them to pay, they swiped numerous credit cards in an attempt to get the payment through.” Responding officers sto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Authorities trace gun in Hackensack police shootout, make 5 arrests Authorities trace gun in Hackensack police shootout, make 5 arrests Authorities trace gun in Hackensack police shootout, make 5 arrests
Authorities trace gun in Hackensack police shootout, make 5 arrests YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office have arrested and charged five people in connection with an illegal gun used by a man who fired against Hackensack police officers and was shot several times in return. These include a Paramus man who they said gave 22-year-old Robert Leonardis the .45-caliber handgun and a Cliffside Park man who had it shipped here from Florida via UPS, then sold it for $500. Leonardis used the weapon to fire at a police cruiser — with one round hitting the hood and another going through the windshield, narrowly missing the off…

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