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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Northern Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Closter police find troubled man after suicide try Closter police find troubled man after suicide try Closter police find troubled man after suicide try
Closter police find troubled man after suicide try ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Closter police were thankful this morning for the safe end of a shaky situation when they found a 23-year-old borough man who tried to hang himself in his parents’ house a short time earlier. Authorities got the call just after 1:30 a.m. from the parents, who said their son bolted out the back door in the rain after they prevented him from killing himself, Closter Police Chief Dennis Kaine told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. It began what became a search of nearly 90 minutes, with help from neighboring departments Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Harrington Park, Haworth and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Busy day for CLIFFVIEW PILOT: In case you missed anything …. Busy day for CLIFFVIEW PILOT: In case you missed anything …. Busy day for CLIFFVIEW PILOT: In case you missed anything ….
Busy day for Cliffview Pilot: In case you missed anything …. UP TO SPEED: The CLIFFVIEW PILOT newsroom lost no steam during a mini tech glitch fixed by the geek squad. For those who were with us the entire time: Hope you enjoyed the ride. For those who weren’t: Let’s quickly bring you up to speed. We had a host of firsts and exclusives. We heard a woman’s heartache for her 20-year-old son, killed by a trio of gang members. We had details about last night’s Route 17 crash involving a FedEx truck and a flatbed tractor-trailer. We also took you into the Bowery Ballroom for a memorable reunion show by the Mavericks. By far the biggest story today, howe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
A mother’s grief at Hackensack sentencing of 20-year-old son’s killers A mother’s grief at Hackensack sentencing of 20-year-old son’s killers A mother’s grief at Hackensack sentencing of 20-year-old son’s killers
A mother’s grief at Hackensack sentencing of 20-year-old son’s killers YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: “How can a mother write about how the death of her son affected her, her first child?” the aunt of 20-year-old Victor Garcia told a quiet Hackensack courtroom today, as the three men responsible for senselessly killing her nephew were sentenced. Standing beside Victor’s potrait, Magdaline Beccera stoically spoke painful words for the slain innocent’s mother. “The cycle of life is that a child is supposed to outlive his parents,” she said. “Why him, and not me? “When I see my other children playing, I find myself looking at their faces trying to find him in them. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cops: Hoboken kids wrestling coach caught masturbating at Hackensack HS Cops: Hoboken kids wrestling coach caught masturbating at Hackensack HS Cops: Hoboken kids wrestling coach caught masturbating at Hackensack HS
Cops: Hoboken kids wrestling coach caught masturbating at Hackensack HS ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: The head of the Hoboken PAL Youth Wrestling program was arrested by Hackensack police who caught him masturbating in the hallway of Hackensack High School during a tournament. A city officer reviewing hallway surveillance video saw clear images of 28-year-old Brandon Kinney expose himself and then masturbate outside the gym during the regional tournament for wrestlers 6 to 14 around 1:50 p.m Sunday, Police Capt. Thomas Salcedo told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this afternoon. After identifying Kinney, Hackensack police arrested him at his home yesterday. He was brought to Hackensa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Van fire spreads to Mahwah home Van fire spreads to Mahwah home Van fire spreads to Mahwah home
Van fire spreads to Mahwah home CVP SCOOP (WITH VIDEO): An electrician’s van caught fire and spread to a Mahwah house this afternoon. The blaze broke out around 1 p.m. on Swan Road. HERE’S A VIDEO FROM MIKE VILLANOVA: Ramsey sent a FAST unit. Wyckoff rescue responded, along with mutual aid from Suffern. An electrician installing a generator in the house since mid-morning told police heard a noise, then looked out to find his service van engulfed, Police Chief James Batelli said. No one else was home — except for two dogs, who were rescued, the chief said.  

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Breaking News
Fair Lawn police release TD Bank robber images Fair Lawn police release TD Bank robber images Fair Lawn police release TD Bank robber images
Fair Lawn police release TD Bank robber images HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? Fair Lawn police today released surveillance video of a robber who made off with $2,800 in cash yesterday from the TD Bank branch on River Road. He’s described as: tall, black, 25-30 years old, about 6 feet tall and 170 pounds, with some facial hair. He was wearing a blue jeans and a grey hooded sweatshirt, black winter gloves, dark colored cap and a dark-colored cap. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT originally reported, bank employees toldpolice “the suspect never spoke nor did he brandish any type of weapon,” Fair Lawn Sgt. Richard Schultz said this afternoon. Rather, “he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
BB gun found on grounds of Ridgewood pre-school BB gun found on grounds of Ridgewood pre-school BB gun found on grounds of Ridgewood pre-school
BB gun found on grounds of Ridgewood pre-school YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A BB gun was found this morning on the grounds of a Ridgewood pre-school, and police immediately seized it. Ridgewood Police Department Patrol Officer Kevin McKeon was dispatched to Sara’s Pre-School, at 303 Prospect Street, just after 8 a.m. after someone from the school called 911. The male employee of the school found the weapon — originally described here this morning as a  rifle — in a wooded area adjacent to the school earlier in the morning, took it inside for safe keeping, and then called police. McKeon (above) checked the area for any other weapons or am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Leg of FedEx driver impaled in Route 17 crash in Mahwah Leg of FedEx driver impaled in Route 17 crash in Mahwah Leg of FedEx driver impaled in Route 17 crash in Mahwah
Leg of FedEx driver impaled in Route 17 crash in Mahwah EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: The impact in a crash last night of a FedEx truck into a tractor-trailer on Route 17 sheared off a metal bar that pierced the smaller vehicle’s engine and impaled the driver’s leg, requiring nearly a half-hour to extricate him, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Site of crash The FedEx driver has already had one surgery and is scheduled for several more to tend to widespread fractures from his sternum and pelvis to both legs, an emergency worker with knowledge of the incident told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The driver — identified by Mahwah police as Sean Sevasta, 26 — was pulling int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Breaking News
The Mavericks: In control again The Mavericks: In control again The Mavericks: In control again
The Mavericks: In control again IN TUNE: As if the return of the Mavericks wasn’t enough, Rodney Crowell joined them onstage midset at the Bowery Ballroom last night for a touching rendition of his exquisite “Til I Gain Control Again.” It was a heart-twisting interlude amid a set full of the kind of jukebox-shakin’, rump-rollin’ rock and blues that many party bands rarely approach. You wouldn’t have known it was Monday night — not the way the full house roared and stomped and danced the night away. The Mavs planned to open with “Fool #1,” but set list copies were replaced just before they emerged -- and launched into …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Sentencing in stabbing death for Dominicans Don’t Play gang members Sentencing in stabbing death for Dominicans Don’t Play gang members Sentencing in stabbing death for Dominicans Don’t Play gang members
Sentencing in stabbing death for Dominicans Don’t Play gang members SPECIAL REPORT: Three purported members of the Dominicans Don’t Play gang are set to be sentenced tomorrow — one for more than 20 years — for their roles in the stabbing death of a Teaneck man. Gabriel “Flaco” Pujols agreed to a 23-year prison sentence when he pleaded guilty last April to aggravated manslaughter, admitting that he stabbed Garcia. An associate, Frederick DeLeon took a 15-year deal and testified against a third man, Manuel “Bimby” Ramirez. Ramirez went to trial and was acquitted in November of murder but convicted of reckless manslaughter. He faces a minimum of 10 years – a…

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