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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Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Garfield police say Georgia trucker had loaded gun, pot Garfield police say Georgia trucker had loaded gun, pot Garfield police say Georgia trucker had loaded gun, pot
Garfield police say Georgia trucker had loaded gun, pot ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Georgia trucker who claimed he was lost while driving a damaged tractor trailer was arrested by Garfield police who said they found him carrying a loaded .380-caliber handgun, half a joint and a hash pipe in the cab. Sgt. Joseph Marsh and Officer Jason Tani were looking over the disabled tractor-trailer in the area of Outwateriane and Joe Sipos Lane, Capt. Darren Sucarowski told CLIFFVIEW PILOT early this afternoon. Driver Bernard Parham at first told them his truck was hit by an unknown at the Vince Lombardi rest stop in Ridgefield, but “the trailer had damage that w…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Debt payments wipe out proposed aid to some Bergen school districts Debt payments wipe out proposed aid to some Bergen school districts Debt payments wipe out proposed aid to some Bergen school districts
Debt payments wipe out proposed aid to some Bergen school districts SPECIAL REPORT: A close look at the school-aid numbers in Gov. Christie’s proposed budget shows some Bergen County districts taking sizable hits in debt-service payments to the state, effectively wiping out aid bumps in some cases. The figures include a whopping 275% increase for Paramus, to $194,300 from $51,812, as well as: a 166% hike for Teaneck, to $128,662 from $48,302; a 146% increase for Ridgewood, to $105,260 from $42,837; a 91% jump for Demarest, to $10,287 from $5,381; a 90% increase for Bergenfield, to $10,486 from $5,497. Dozens of other districts show increas…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
East Rutherford man gets four years in black market driver’s license scheme East Rutherford man gets four years in black market driver’s license scheme East Rutherford man gets four years in black market driver’s license scheme
East Rutherford man gets four years in black market driver’s license scheme YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An East Rutherford man was sentenced to four years in state prison today for acting as a broker in a scheme involving former clerks at the Jersey City Motor Vehicle Agency to illegally sell New Jersey digital driver’s licenses. Peter Loveras, 34, must also pay $7,500 in restitution, under the sentence imposed by Superior Court Judge Paul M. DePascale in Jersey City. Loveras pleaded last December to bribery, admitting that he brokered illegal sales of driver’s licenses out of the Jersey City Motor Vehicle Agency to customers without the required six points of identi…

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Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties charged in $5 million real estate scam Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties charged in $5 million real estate scam Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties charged in $5 million real estate scam
Glen Rock businessman with reputed mob ties charged in $5 million real estate scam YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Federal agents this morning arrested a Glen Rock man with reputed mob ties and a disbarred attorney from Westchester who they said conned 15 victims out of $5 million by pretending to broker deals on a pizzeria in the Bahamas, a casino in Atlantic City and the “flipping” of a chunk of real estate in Matawan, among other bogus ventures that drained some people’s life savings. Paul Mancuso, 46, and 52-year-old Pasquale “Pat” Stiso of West Harrison, N.Y., were up to their necks in hock with bookies — including a $500,000 debt that Macuso still hasn’t paid, U.S. Attorney…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Latin King admits keeping girlfriend locked in bedroom Latin King admits keeping girlfriend locked in bedroom Latin King admits keeping girlfriend locked in bedroom
Latin King admits keeping girlfriend locked in bedroom YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A reputed Latin Kings gang member pleaded guilty today to keeping a his girlfriend imprisoned in a padlocked bedroom. New Jersey State Police were in the middle of a raid on a Paterson house, seizing more than thousands of dollars worth of prescription drugs and a large amount of cash, when they found the 44-year-old woman and arrested Michael Mendez. Mendez, 42, pleaded guilty today in Superior Court in Paterson to criminal restraint and drug possession, with the intent to distribute it, within 1,000 feet of a school. Under the terms of his plea agreement, prose…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah pot ring busted, 1 pound seized, 4 arrested Mahwah pot ring busted, 1 pound seized, 4 arrested Mahwah pot ring busted, 1 pound seized, 4 arrested
Mahwah pot ring busted, 1 pound seized, 4 arrested YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A Franklin Turnpike apartment complex in Mahwah was a major area pot distribution center for area teens, said police, who smashed the ring with the arrests of a 19-year-old resident, his mother, her live-in boyfriend and a teenaged family friend. Edward Gannon and Steven Marsh were both arrested on Monday, when police armed with a search warrant seized the marijuana following a months-long investigation, Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli said. Gannon posted bail, but March remains held on $15,000 at the Bergen County Jail. Both are charged with distributing marijua…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Statewide Sandy fraud panel created to root out scammers Statewide Sandy fraud panel created to root out scammers Statewide Sandy fraud panel created to root out scammers
Statewide Sandy fraud panel created to root out scammers Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa today announced the creation of a Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group to serve as New Jersey’s clearinghouse for investigating and prosecuting those who try to illegally benefit from the storm and disaster recovery process. The working group will coordinate all investigative and enforcement efforts at the state, county, and local levels “to ensure all cases are referred and prosecuted as efficiently and effectively as possible,” he said. “Though most New Jerseyans responded to Superstorm Sandy with resilience and generosity, some unfortunately are motiva…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
ACLU challenges Wanaque juvenile curfew ordinance ACLU challenges Wanaque juvenile curfew ordinance ACLU challenges Wanaque juvenile curfew ordinance
ACLU challenges Wanaque juvenile curfew ordinance YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey’s ACLU has filed suit against the borough of Wanaque for a curfew-violation summons given to a 17-year-old girl in front of her house. Shaina Harris was cited after she went to a Burger King across the street around 11 p.m. last Sept. 22 to buy a milkshake, the ACLU said this afternoon. Wanaque’s curfew prohibits any juvenile from being in a public location in the town from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., unless they satisfy one of several exceptions. Harris got her GED at age 16 and was already attending community college when the incident occurred, the ACLU sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Holland Tunnel, Hudson crossings safe after bomb hoax Holland Tunnel, Hudson crossings safe after bomb hoax Holland Tunnel, Hudson crossings safe after bomb hoax
Holland Tunnel, Hudson crossings safe after bomb hoax UPDATE: A 911 call into the NYPD that there was a bomb at the Holland Tunnel and other Hudson crossings this morning was a hoax, authorities said. The 11:15 caller said there was a bomb at the entrance to the tunnel and at other crossings, the Port Authority’s Steve Coleman told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “We checked all crossings with negative results,” Coleman said. “No crossings were ever closed.” A law enforcement source told CLIFFVIEW PILOT that an emotionally disturbed person who apparently made the call was “spoken to” by the NYPD, Port Authority and Homeland Security agents.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Gun buyback program coming to Bergen Gun buyback program coming to Bergen Gun buyback program coming to Bergen
Gun buyback program coming to Bergen PUBLIC SAFETY: New Jersey’s no-questions-asked gun buyback program comes to Bergen County on April 13-14 at 11 churches and temples in eight Bergen County towns. “Gun violence knows no bounds,” said Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, whose office is spearheading the effort with support from County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli. “Intentional violence and accidental discharges involving firearms can destroy families and communities. If we can take just one dangerous weapon out of our homes or off our streets, we can make Bergen County a safer place for all residents.” Those who turn in t…

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