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
Teaneck human crime wave gets 12 years — with parole after four Teaneck human crime wave gets 12 years — with parole after four Teaneck human crime wave gets 12 years — with parole after four
Teaneck human crime wave gets 12 years — with parole after four EXCLUSIVE REPORT:  After piling up 60 indictable offenses since 1992 — including assaults on corrections officers, high-speed chases and assorted holdups — imprisoned felon Melvin Collins of Teaneck had his current term extended yesterday by a dozen years. Yet he still could be out in four. “There’s not just a risk of committing another offense — it’s a virtual certainty,” Superior Court Judge James J. Guida said. Yet the 12-year sentence Guida gave the habitual offender in Hackensack yesterday came with parole eligibility after only four years. The sentence is to begin after Collins, 4…

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen marks International Women’s Day with Korean ‘comfort women’ memorial Bergen marks International Women’s Day with Korean ‘comfort women’ memorial Bergen marks International Women’s Day with Korean ‘comfort women’ memorial
Bergen marks International Women’s Day with Korean ‘comfort women’ memorial Bergen County marks International Women’s Day with Korean ‘comfort women’ memorial (via NJ.com) The text of a monument to ‘comfort women’ — women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. S.P. Sullivan/NJ.com HACKENSACK — Officials unveiled a new monument to the victims of WWII-era sexual slavery on Friday — a gesture that’s drawn praise from…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Latin ‘King Black Rose’ prison sentence now 50 years after threats against prosecutor Latin ‘King Black Rose’ prison sentence now 50 years after threats against prosecutor Latin ‘King Black Rose’ prison sentence now 50 years after threats against prosecutor
Latin ‘King Black Rose’ prison sentence now 50 years after threats against prosecutor EXCLUSIVE (ONLY ON CVP): Imprisoned Latin Kings leader Juan “King Black Rose” Rosario came to court in Hackensack today for what many hope will be the last time — and left with some scratching their heads over remarks by his lawyer. By pleading guilty to making threats in open court against Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Catherine Fantuzzi, Rosario had five years added on to what already was a 45-year prison term in connection with a high-profile killing and attempted murder in Lodi eight years ago. It is the second five-year sentence for Rosario for threats against Fantuzzi, who pros…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
NOW: Bone marrow drive for veteran Demarest firefighter NOW: Bone marrow drive for veteran Demarest firefighter NOW: Bone marrow drive for veteran Demarest firefighter
NOW: Bone marrow drive for veteran Demarest firefighter HOW TO SAVE A LIFE (11 a.m. Sat., March 9): Ricky Morris, a longtime Closter resident, Demarest firefighter, husband and father of two wants to be able to walk his daughter down the aisle this summer — but he can’t do it without our help this Saturday. A bone marrow drive will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for Morris, a 40-year firefighting veteran who has form of leukemia commonly known as AML. Organizers of the drive, to be held at the Demarest Fire House, are looking for adults 18 to 44 years old to come get swabbed. “We are hoping that everyone who is eligible comes together to try …

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Lyndhurst, NJ
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Garfield police charge mob snitch with 7 business break-ins Garfield police charge mob snitch with 7 business break-ins Garfield police charge mob snitch with 7 business break-ins
Garfield police charge mob snitch with 7 business break-ins YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Garfield man who helped authorities in the takedown of a gambling ring run by members of the Lucchese crime family was arrested yesterday by police and charged with committing several commercial burglaries after they said he tried to break into the Golden Eagle Deli, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. It was just before 1 a.m. when Garfield Police Officers Mariggi Lopez and Daniei Duleski responded to the area and found that someone had smashed a glass door at the Lanza Avenue diner before an inside lock kept him out, Capt. Darren Sucorowski told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this aft…

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Rutherford, NJ
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East Rutherford kitchen worker charged with touching girl, 12 East Rutherford kitchen worker charged with touching girl, 12 East Rutherford kitchen worker charged with touching girl, 12
East Rutherford kitchen worker charged with touching girl, 12 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An East Rutherford kitchen worker from Elmwood Park is being held on $100,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl. Michael Macaluso was arrested by East Rutherford police and detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit after the girl reported the alleged sexual conduct to school personnel. Macaluso, 47, who is single, is charged with sexual contact and child endangerment. He’s scheduled for an initial Municipal Court appearance next Wednesday. MUGSHOT: Courtesy Bergen County Prosecutor…

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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus school bus rear-ended, 2 students hurt Paramus school bus rear-ended, 2 students hurt Paramus school bus rear-ended, 2 students hurt
Paramus school bus rear-ended, 2 students hurt ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 2002 Jeep Liberty slid into the rear of a stopped school bus carrying 19 students in Paramus this morning, sending two of them to the hospital. The students, both 17, complained of neck pain, Paramus Deputy Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Both were taken to the Valley Hospital following the 7:40 a.m. crash on Paramus Road northbound at West Century Road, the chief said.

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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Court conference delayed for reporter Charles Leaf of Fox 5 Court conference delayed for reporter Charles Leaf of Fox 5 Court conference delayed for reporter Charles Leaf of Fox 5
Court conference delayed for reporter Charles Leaf of Fox 5 ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A judge in Hackensack today agreed to a delay in a status conference for two-time Emmy award-winning FOX 5 reporter Charles Leaf in his upcoming child sex assault trial. Leaf was brought into court by his attorney, Brian Neary (above, left) and left with him minutes later after both sides agreed to postpone the proceeding. When Leaf would be tried and where both sides are on a possible plea deal remain unknown (PHOTOS: Mary K. Miraglia, CLIFFVIEW PILOT Courthouse Reporter). Leaf, who joined Fox 5 News in July 2006, was taken into custody at his Wyckoff home in O…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Judge nixes Cliffside Park man’s plea deal in killing of World War II vet, 88 Judge nixes Cliffside Park man’s plea deal in killing of World War II vet, 88 Judge nixes Cliffside Park man’s plea deal in killing of World War II vet, 88
Judge nixes Cliffside Park man’s plea deal in killing of World War II vet, 88 A 21-year-old Cliffside Park man’s sentencing for beating an 88-year-old World War II veteran to death during a burglary was halted this morning after the judge rejected his plea deal. If he can’t swing another deal with prosecutors, Edwin Estrada will be tried for hitting Vincent Leuzzi several times over the head with a pot, killing him, during a burglary of his Fairview home in July 2010. Under the terms of the agreement he came to court with, Estrada was to receive 27 years in prison for a conviction of first-degree aggravated manslaughter for admitting that he As a violent offender…

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Northern Highlands, NJ
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Midland Park girl, 7, OK after sled slams into truck Midland Park girl, 7, OK after sled slams into truck Midland Park girl, 7, OK after sled slams into truck
Midland Park girl, 7, OK after sled slams into truck YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 7-year-old Midland Park girl was injured this morning when her sled collided with a pickup truck. The driver was headed down Spruce Street when he saw the girl on the sled in the street and veered into the oncoming lane, Police Chief Michael Marra told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The sled then ran into the right front passenger tire,” the chief said. The girl’s father picked her up, put her in the truck and the driver headed toward The Valley Hospital, Marra said. Along the way, the father dialed 911 and was instructed to have the driver pull over at Ridgewood Fire …

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