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
Rutherford firefighters rescue girl, 3, and others trapped by roaring flames Rutherford firefighters rescue girl, 3, and others trapped by roaring flames Rutherford firefighters rescue girl, 3, and others trapped by roaring flames
Rutherford firefighters rescue girl, 3, and others trapped by roaring flames YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Four people — including a 3-year-old girl — were rescued by firefighters after they were trapped by roaring flames on the second floor of a Rutherford garden apartment complex efore dawn this morning. The fire broke out at the Union Avenue complex off Route 21 just before 4:30 a.m. Flames quickly spread. Three downstairs residents climbed out ground-floor windows as the fire roared near the common entrance. But there were people upstairs — a 66-year-old woman at 525 Union Avenue and a family of three at 527: a 57-year old father, his wife, 54, and their 3-year-ol…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Bergen firebomb defendants chose synagogue made of wood Prosecutor: Bergen firebomb defendants chose synagogue made of wood Prosecutor: Bergen firebomb defendants chose synagogue made of wood
Prosecutor: Bergen firebomb defendants chose synagogue made of wood EXCLUSIVE: Two men accused in the firebombing of a Rutherford synagogue chose their target for a simple reason, a Bergen County prosecutor said this past week: It was made of wood. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor John Higgins said the two alleged conspirators zeroed in on the wooden “gog” — their slang — because it would be easier to burn. Higgins’ remarks came during a bail hearing for Aakash Dalal, who is charged with either planning or participating in a series of firebombings with Anthony Marco Graziano. A judge, in turn, kept Dalal’s bail at $4 million. This morning in Totowa,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson man indicted on charges of sexually abusing Cliffside Park girl, 4 Hudson man indicted on charges of sexually abusing Cliffside Park girl, 4 Hudson man indicted on charges of sexually abusing Cliffside Park girl, 4
Hudson man indicted on charges of sexually abusing Cliffside Park girl, 4 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Bergen County grand jury has indicted a 50-year-old Union City man on charges of sexually abusing a 4-year-old Cliffside Park girl. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Jessy White, of 49th Street, after being contacted by the state Division of Youth and Family Services. White, who is divorced and self-employed, has been free on $50,000 bail since June 20 last year, two days after his arrest. He’s charged with with sexual assault and child endangerment. PHOTO: Courtesy Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Free public safety event for Teaneck seniors Free public safety event for Teaneck seniors Free public safety event for Teaneck seniors
Free public safety event for Teaneck seniors PUBLIC SAFETY: An informational program for Teaneck seniors will feature talks and demonstrations on identity theft, emergency preparedness and the “Good Morning Checkup Program” by, among otheres, Police Chief Robert Wilson, Fire Chief Anthony Verley and representatives of Bergen County’s Office of Consumer Affairs & Protection and Division of Senior Services. “Senior Safety: What Seniors Need To Know” is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, at Five Star Premier Residences of Teaneck on Pomander Walk. Teaneck residents age 55 and up are invited. Admission is free and refreshments…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Why running the American Cancer Society’s GWB Challenge means so much Why running the American Cancer Society’s GWB Challenge means so much Why running the American Cancer Society’s GWB Challenge means so much
Why running the American Cancer Society’s GWB Challenge means so much A RUNNER WRITES: Today, when I take the American Cancer Society’s 26th Annual George Washington Bridge Challenge, I’ll be thinking of a man I hardly even knew. Marty Sisco and I met a few times — in noisy bars where he played bass guitar in a rock band with my husband, Jimmy. We shared a birthday – October 3 — that we planned to celebrate together. To this day, I feel the sting of losing him to cancer. Jimmy and I will join more than 2,000 other 5K runners who have felt the same sting. We’ll gather on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge and commemorate victims stolen by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood ex-con nearly stabbed to death, manhunt under way Englewood ex-con nearly stabbed to death, manhunt under way Englewood ex-con nearly stabbed to death, manhunt under way
Englewood ex-con nearly stabbed to death, manhunt under way ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 35-year-old Englewood ex-con facing charges of firing shots at his ex-girlfriend’s home with a stolen rifle — nearly striking their daughter’s crib — was nearly stabbed to death in a takeout restaurant last night in what police said was an apparent act of revenge. A manhunt was under way for 26-year-old ex-convict Marque Edwards Jr. of Teaneck (above, left) and a group of waiting accomplices who police said were caught on surveillance video, Detective Capt. Tim Torell told CLIFFVIEW PILOT early this evening. An arrest warrant charges Edwards with first-degree attempte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Former Upper Saddle River man, 71, sexually abused girl, 9, indictment alleges Former Upper Saddle River man, 71, sexually abused girl, 9, indictment alleges Former Upper Saddle River man, 71, sexually abused girl, 9, indictment alleges
Former Upper Saddle River man, 71, sexually abused girl, 9, indictment alleges ONLY ON THE PILOT: A 71-year-old former Upper Saddle River man was indicted this week on charges of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. Patrick Henry Gilberts, who is married, has been held on $250,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail since being extradited last December from Gainesville, Fla., where he’d moved. Gilberts’ Florida mugshot The seven-count indicdtment returned by a grand jury in Hackensack accuses Gilberts of sexually assaulting the now-13-year-old girl in a variety of ways, including sodomy and fellatio. The girl went to authorities last winter, and an arrest warrant was …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood father, son, get brief jail terms after brawl with cops Westwood father, son, get brief jail terms after brawl with cops Westwood father, son, get brief jail terms after brawl with cops
Westwood father, son, get brief jail terms after brawl with cops ONLY ON THE PILOT: A Westwood man and his son were led out of a Hackensack courtroom in handcuffs today to begin short jail terms for getting into a brawl with police from several towns. Superior Court Judge Edward Jerejian sentenced Nicholas R. Verastegui, 20, to 180 days and his father, 46-year-old Fred E. Verastegui, to 60 days in the Bergen County Jail. Their sentences were to begin immediately. Both men took plea deals in connection with the May 27, 2012 melee, which brought reinforcements from River Vale, Emerson, Washington Township and Woodcliff Lake. Westwood police responded …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Wood-Ridge Board of Education appoints interim superintendent Wood-Ridge Board of Education appoints interim superintendent Wood-Ridge Board of Education appoints interim superintendent
Wood-Ridge Board of Education appoints interim superintendent UPDATE: The Wood-Ridge Board of Education today appointed an interim superintendent to replace Dr. Beth Ebler, who the board president said was on “leave.” The move comes after a similarly scheduled meeting last week was abruptly cancelled following publication of a story on CLIFFVIEW PILOT that Ebler was being replaced. At the time, Ebler said she’d gotten the news from the PILOT and wasn’t aware of any appointments being made. Joseph Luongo was selected to serve as interim superintendent beginning this Monday. Board members told nearly 100 parents and other attendees today that they…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Hudson man who beat Leonia girlfriend gets 364 days and warning from judge Hudson man who beat Leonia girlfriend gets 364 days and warning from judge Hudson man who beat Leonia girlfriend gets 364 days and warning from judge
Hudson man who beat Leonia girlfriend gets 364 days and warning from judge ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A Hudson County man was sentenced today to 364 days in the Bergen County Jail for repeatedly assaulting his Leonia girlfriend over a period of several months and then violating the restraining order she sought for protection. “Abuse and controlling behavior take many forms,” Superior Court Judge Edward A. Jerejian told Joseph Bravo-Calle, clearly not pleased to see him back in the same Hackensack courtroom for the same offense. “And now you’re sorry? What about the first time?” the judge said, citing a July arrest from last year. “Take my apology, and give me an…

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