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
NJ moves closer to ‘good Samaritan’ protection in reporting drug overdoses NJ moves closer to ‘good Samaritan’ protection in reporting drug overdoses NJ moves closer to ‘good Samaritan’ protection in reporting drug overdoses
NJ moves closer to ‘good Samaritan’ protection in reporting drug overdoses New Jersey’s General Assembly today approved a compromise Good Samaritan law that legislators said is aimed at helping to save lives and prevent drug overdoses. The 68-2-6 vote came on a new measure that incorporates components of both the bill known as the “Opioid Antidote and Overdose Prevention Act,” which was conditionally vetoed by Gov. Christie today and the “Good Samaritan Act,” which he conditionally vetoed last fall. The new measure would provide immunity for witnesses and victims of drug overdoses in order to help get timely medical treatment. It also provides civil, criminal,…

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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Details emerge in Saddle Brook bank robbery Details emerge in Saddle Brook bank robbery Details emerge in Saddle Brook bank robbery
Details emerge in Saddle Brook bank robbery YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An ex-con who police said was carrying the $1,980 stolen at gunpoint from a Saddle Brook bank when they arrested him — along with the gun itself and other evidence, including a detonated dye pack — is facing up to 20 years in jail if convicted, federal authorities said today, following an initial hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark. The FBI has charged 45-year-old Jorge L. Rodriguez of South River (Middlesex County) with a single count of federal bank robbery. Rodriguez was ordered held without bail in connection with the April 19 holdup of the TD Bank branch …

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Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Christie: Jersey Shore ‘open for business this summer’ amid $1.83 billion federal aid plan Christie: Jersey Shore ‘open for business this summer’ amid $1.83 billion federal aid plan Christie: Jersey Shore ‘open for business this summer’ amid $1.83 billion federal aid plan
Christie: Jersey Shore ‘open for business this summer’ amid $1.83 billion federal aid plan YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Federal officials today announced $1.83 billion in investments to support a variety of long-term housing, infrastructure and business activities in New Jersey as part of the government’s Hurricane Sandy rebuilding plan. “Today we take another important step toward recovery and healing for hard-hit communities in New Jersey,” said U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, chairman of the federal Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force. “Today’s news sends a very powerful message that New Jersey is moving forward and that the Jersey Shore will be open…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Singing judge, citizenship oaths, more at Bergen County Law Day Singing judge, citizenship oaths, more at Bergen County Law Day Singing judge, citizenship oaths, more at Bergen County Law Day
Singing judge, citizenship oaths, more at Bergen County Law Day SHOUT OUT: The oath of citizenship that will be given to 34 new Americans in Hackensack on Wednesday will be accompanied by what amounts to a courthouse variety show of sorts, featuring student contest winners, recognition of the mock trial team from Torah Academy — and a singing judge. Superior Court Judge Donald R. Venezia will deliver a rendition of “American the Beautiful” and Christian Davakis from River Dell High School will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as part of the Law Day festivities. New Jersey Chief Justice Stuart Rabner will give the oath of citizenship during the event, …

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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
‘Violent’ struggle with 10-time felon breaks Englewood detective’s hand ‘Violent’ struggle with 10-time felon breaks Englewood detective’s hand ‘Violent’ struggle with 10-time felon breaks Englewood detective’s hand
‘Violent’ struggle with 10-time felon breaks Englewood detective’s hand ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: An Englewood police officer was undergoing hand surgery this afternoon after a violent struggle with a 10-time convicted felon who has back behind bars on burglary charges less than 24 hours after serving two months for a parole violation. Willie Edward Carter Jr. was free barely 12 hours when a liquor store surveillance camera captured images of him taking several hundred dollars in cigarettes and cash around 3:30 a.m. yesterday. He apparently used a ladder to break and and climb in through a second-story rear window of Wides Liquors on West Englewood Avenue, Detective…

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Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood bicyclist struck Ridgewood bicyclist struck Ridgewood bicyclist struck
Ridgewood bicyclist struck YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Another crash — this one involving a bicyclist who was thrown to the ground — occurred on a Ridgewood street this afternoon, amid concern over the safety of citizens from vehicles. The cyclist was evaluated by members of the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps and decline treatment following a collision with a Ford Fiesta at the intersection of East Ridgewood and South Maple Avenues around 3:45. Ridgewood Police, EMS, and EMS First Response Fire Department units all converged on the scene within seconds after being dispatched to the busy intersection in response to…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Emerson podiatrist gets 5 years for running Oxy prescription mill Emerson podiatrist gets 5 years for running Oxy prescription mill Emerson podiatrist gets 5 years for running Oxy prescription mill
Emerson podiatrist gets 5 years for running Oxy prescription mill ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: An Emerson podiatrist was sentenced in Hackensack today to five years in state prison, had his license suspended for at least five years and was fined $10,000 for conspiring to sell high-dose Oxycodone to black-market brokers. Carnig C. Shakarjian, of Park Ridge, plea-bargained the sentence handed down by Superior Court Presiding Judge Liliana DeAvila-Silebi rather than go to trial on a more serious charge of heading a drug-trafficking network, which could have sent him to prison for 20 years if convicted. Shakarjian, who’d been free on bail pending today’s senten…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Retired Teaneck Officer Charles Mulligan goes out in style Retired Teaneck Officer Charles Mulligan goes out in style Retired Teaneck Officer Charles Mulligan goes out in style
Retired Teaneck Officer Charles Mulligan goes out in style SHOUT OUT: It was near-impossible to squeeze into The Cottage Bar — aka “The Second Precinct” — this afternoon for the festivities that followed a grand procession from headquarters for retired Teaneck Police Officer Charles “CJ” Mulligan. Cedar Lane was closed off as nearly 200 friends, colleagues, loved ones and others marched in the parade — escorted by motorcycle officers from Teaneck, Fort Lee and Englewood, as well as members of the Police Pipes and Drums of Bergen County — after Mullian completed his last tour of duty this afternoon. As have those who’ve been treated to the honored…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Severe back, leg, head injuries for worker in Ramsey industrial accident Severe back, leg, head injuries for worker in Ramsey industrial accident Severe back, leg, head injuries for worker in Ramsey industrial accident
Severe back, leg, head injuries for worker in Ramsey industrial accident YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A worker who suffered several severe injuries when he was sucked into a machine at a Ramsey factory that makes filtration products was taken by helicopter to Hackensack University Medical Center this afternoon. The 43-year-old laborer was operating a lathe at LEEM Filtration on Arrow Road around 12:45 this afternoon when his clothes were pulled into the machine, Police Chief Bryan Gurney told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The accident caused several injuries — including a severe back injury and a compound fracture of his arm, as well as a head injury, the chief said. Emergenc…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Imprisoned ex-con faces charges in brutal assault on Bergen corrections officer Imprisoned ex-con faces charges in brutal assault on Bergen corrections officer Imprisoned ex-con faces charges in brutal assault on Bergen corrections officer
Imprisoned ex-con faces charges in brutal assault on Bergen corrections officer ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: An ex-con could have more prison time added on to the nearly eight-year minimum sentence he began serving in January as a result of an attack on a Bergen County Sheriff’s officer. Corrections Officer Joseph Conde rushed in to protect a defense attorney from an angry Steven Trainer during a visit at the Bergen County Jail in January when he was “struck in the face with a closed fist,” an indictment returned by a county grand jury says. Conde sustained a broken nose and other injuries before he was subdued with the help of other officers, his colleagues told CLIFFVI…

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