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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
New Jersey: Three elections in one season New Jersey: Three elections in one season New Jersey: Three elections in one season
New Jersey: Three elections in one season Three elections within a few months can confuse the electorate, so the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley is reminding people of the dates, beginning with a special primary election on Aug. 13 to choose the two candidates to run for the late Frank Lautenberg’s U.S. Senate seat. “In addition to the general election on Nov. 5, we also have the Special Election on Oct. 16 to fill the seat,” said Chris Sagona, the league president. However, she said, it’s “easy to forget” about the Aug. 13 primary. What’s more, Sagona said, the deadline for voting by mail is this Tuesday through the …

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Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Ceremony slated for Fair Lawn Police Explorers Ceremony slated for Fair Lawn Police Explorers Ceremony slated for Fair Lawn Police Explorers
Ceremony slated for Fair Lawn Police Explorers SHOUT OUT: A special Aug. 12 ceremony is set to honor Fair Lawn Law Enforcement Explorer Post 902, whose members just returned from a week-long academy at Monmouth University, where they won several prestigious awards. Fair Lawn police officers joined others from throughout the state to provide “basic police recruit-styled instruction” to those interested in a career in law enforcement. “It’s an incredible honor to work with these outstanding young men and women,” Officer Michael O’Brien, a veteran Explorers drill instructor who helps coordinate the program, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Their d…

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Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Breaking News
Teen with new license rolls SUV in Wyckoff Teen with new license rolls SUV in Wyckoff Teen with new license rolls SUV in Wyckoff
Teen with new license rolls SUV in Wyckoff YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A teenager who just got her driver’s license within the past week lost control of her Ford Escape, which rollover over in Wyckoff last night. Wyckoff firefighters cut the girl from the vehicle following the 11 p.m. rollover on Russell Avenue near Sicomac Avenue. She was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital with injuries that police said weren’t life-threatening. STORY / PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood crash brings firefighters running, sends 2 drivers to hospital Ridgewood crash brings firefighters running, sends 2 drivers to hospital Ridgewood crash brings firefighters running, sends 2 drivers to hospital
Ridgewood crash brings firefighters running, sends 2 drivers to hospital YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: Two motorist were taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital — one of whom had to be freed by firefighters — after their Honda Civics collided near a Ridgewood firehouse tonight. A traffic signal equipment box and outdoor trash can were demolished when one of the vehicles careened off the roadway and into a nearby park following the 9 p.m. crash at the intersection of North Monroe Street and West Glen Avenue. Firefighters had to use the “Jaws of Life” to remove a door to get him out. At least one firefighter ran to the scene while others brought the necessary rescu…

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Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Surprise arrest in brazen Englewood armed robbery Surprise arrest in brazen Englewood armed robbery Surprise arrest in brazen Englewood armed robbery
Surprise arrest in brazen Englewood armed robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Darryl Tinsley was fast asleep this morning when a task force of officers hit a Teaneck home where he’d been staying and took him into custody to face charges of orchestrating the robbery of an SUV, cash, a Rolex watch and a cellphone from two Brooklyn men lured to a vacant house where he used to live, police said tonight. Tinsley, 27, was being brought to the Bergen County Jail tonight on $500,000 bail. Charges against him include first-degree counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and carjacking. It was around midnight July 20 when the victims were held u…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge police make prescription drug bust involving Adderall Wood-Ridge police make prescription drug bust involving Adderall Wood-Ridge police make prescription drug bust involving Adderall
Wood-Ridge police make prescription drug bust involving Adderall ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Wood-Ridge man out on bail after a cocaine arrest three weeks ago was back behind bars after a borough officer this morning reported finding him carrying pot and several Adderall pills packaged for sale during a traffic stop. The driver received summonses for drug possession, failing to signal and driving an unregistered vehicle, which was impounded. However, his passenger, 22-year-old John Berman was being held on $10,000 bail after Wood-Ridge Police Lt. Michael O’Donnell reported finding him carrying the stimulants and marijuana. The charges include: possession of…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen residents busted in Paterson-based oxycodone network Bergen residents busted in Paterson-based oxycodone network Bergen residents busted in Paterson-based oxycodone network
Bergen residents busted in Paterson-based oxycodone network YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Three alleged dealers or runners were among a 59-year-old ringleader and 19 other people arrested and charged in a Paterson-based network that authorities said put more than 1,000 Oxycodone pills a week on the street. By noon today, 17 of those charged had been arrested and were being processed by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office as part of a multi-agency operation dubbed “Operation White Silk.” They included Keith Bye, 50, of Hackensack, who authorities said was a major player in the ring. Five other defendants remained at large. Those arrested join accused r…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Trayvon Martin Hackensack protest postponed by rain Trayvon Martin Hackensack protest postponed by rain Trayvon Martin Hackensack protest postponed by rain
Trayvon Martin Hackensack protest postponed by rain Today’s downpour has postponed a planned protest over the acquittal of George Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin to Aug. 7, organizers said. The Bergen County chapter of the NAACP said it hopes the event provides the forum to address several issues, including the verdict, at a vigil on the steps of the county courthouse. “We are asking parents to bring their children, friends and those who believe the legacy of Trayvon must not die,” the group said in an announcement. Although the overall goal nationwide is to get the U.S. Justice Department to bring a civil rights suit against Zimmer…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood man, 26, killed by train less than 90 minutes after companion’s arrest Westwood man, 26, killed by train less than 90 minutes after companion’s arrest Westwood man, 26, killed by train less than 90 minutes after companion’s arrest
Westwood man, 26, killed by train less than 90 minutes after companion’s arrest YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Less than an hour and a half before a 26-year-old Washington Township man who was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Westwood last night, he was with a 21-year-old borough woman arrested by police on a warrant, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Robert DeRosa was walking with Erica Occhino near her home on Lexington Avenue when Westwood police, who recognized her, picked her up on an arrest warrant out of Passaic County, Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino said this morning. Occhino was turned over to the officers from the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, who …

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Secaucus schools pay $30,000 to disabled girl who missed out on graduation Secaucus schools pay $30,000 to disabled girl who missed out on graduation Secaucus schools pay $30,000 to disabled girl who missed out on graduation
Secaucus schools pay $30,000 to disabled girl who missed out on graduation YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Secaucus Board of Education has agreed to pay a severely disabled student $30,000 to resolve allegations it deliberately caused the student to miss out on her middle school graduation ceremony in 2012 by failing to notify her mother of the opportunity. The district also agreed going forward to provide proper notification — via postal correspondence or e-mail — to all students with disabilities regarding graduation ceremonies and other special events, and to notify the students’ case managers as well. It will also provide staff-wide training in the New Jersey La…

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