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
Cliffside Park man pleads guilty to killing World War II vet, 88, in burglary Cliffside Park man pleads guilty to killing World War II vet, 88, in burglary Cliffside Park man pleads guilty to killing World War II vet, 88, in burglary
Cliffside Park man pleads guilty to killing World War II vet, 88, in burglary ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 21-year-old Cliffside Park man pleaded guilty today to beating an 88-year-old World War II veteran to death during a burglary. Edwin Estrada said he he hit Vincent Leuzzi several times over the heard with a pot during a burglary of his Fairview home in July 2010. Estrada was 18 at the time. Under the terms of his plea agreement with prosecutors, Estrada faces 27 years in prison for a conviction of first-degree aggravated manslaughter when he is sentenced on March 8. He  must serve 85 percent of his sentence — just about 23 years — nearly before he is eligible for paro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
Former Englewood basketball phenom Sean Banks in trouble again Former Englewood basketball phenom Sean Banks in trouble again Former Englewood basketball phenom Sean Banks in trouble again
Former Englewood basketball phenom Sean Banks in trouble again ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: Onetime pro basketball sure thing Sean Anthony Banks of Englewood is back in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest in a domestic violence incident, as he awaits trials on other charges that could send him to state prison. Englewood police arrested Banks ten days before this past Christmas on charges of criminal restraint and eluding police while risking harm to others, along with a pair of weapons offenses. Other agencies issued detainers on Banks, who turned 28 Sunday in the Bergen County Jail, where he’s been held on $95,554. He already was in serious trou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
No serious injuries when Mercedes hits tree in Ridgewood No serious injuries when Mercedes hits tree in Ridgewood No serious injuries when Mercedes hits tree in Ridgewood
No serious injuries when Mercedes hits tree in Ridgewood YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver was slightly injured after she lost control of her Mercedes Benz station wagon and it smacked into a tree overnight. The crash happened around 1:30 this morning at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and Liberty Street. The driver, who was in the vehicle alone, complained of moderate pain after hitting the steering wheel; the airbags apaprently didn’t deploy. The vehicle was removed from the scene by tow truck. No summonses were issued. Ridgewood police and the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded. STORY, PHOTO: Boyd A. Loving

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Protest planned against Hudson town’s ordinance to ban flags Protest planned against Hudson town’s ordinance to ban flags Protest planned against Hudson town’s ordinance to ban flags
Protest planned against Hudson town’s ordinance to ban flags YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A West New York protest group has scheduled a rally at Town Hall tomorrow night “to protect First Amendment rights of residents and businesses” amid Mayor Felix Roque’s claims that an ordinance that he said aims to “clean up” the town won’t ban American and other national flags from being flown. The ordinance, introduced last week, bans “flags,” banners and 17 other items. It doesn’t specify any exclusions to the flag provision. In response, Residents for a Better West New York plans to protest at Town Hall (photo, above), beginning at 5 o’clock. “As it currently…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee motel pot bust leads to stolen goods Fort Lee motel pot bust leads to stolen goods Fort Lee motel pot bust leads to stolen goods
Fort Lee motel pot bust leads to stolen goods YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A pair of Fort Lee detectives who made a pot bust at local motel also turned up a trio of watches and other goods reported stolen during a burglary earlier this month, Chief Keith Bendul said today. The bust, which went down just before 4 in the afternoon on Friday, occurred at the Skyview Motel on 7th Street when Anti-Crime/Narcotics Detective Cory Horton and newly promoted Detective Timothy Cullen spotted a “hand-to-hand drug transaction” involving both adults and a minor, Bendul said. The investigators moved in shortly after the juvenile got into the adults’ car…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Charges in Maywood gas station robbery Charges in Maywood gas station robbery Charges in Maywood gas station robbery
Charges in Maywood gas station robbery ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: Maywood police tomorrow will charge an ex-con with robbing a borough gas station at knifepoint, following his arrest by their Hackensack counterparts moments after a failed holdup over the weekend, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Marcus Hunt, 25, confessed to taking $100 or so in cash from an attendant at the Shell station at the corner of Maywood Avenue and Passaic Street in Maywood on Friday, several police sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. (CVP was first with the story: Maywood gas station holdup may be solved with Hackensack arrest). Hackensack police arrested Hunt t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
College student, 19, avoids injury when tree crashes on Ridgewood home College student, 19, avoids injury when tree crashes on Ridgewood home College student, 19, avoids injury when tree crashes on Ridgewood home
College student, 19, avoids injury when tree crashes on Ridgewood home A college student on his winter break narrowly escaped injury earlier today when a beech tree toppled by high winds smashed through the roof of his family’s Ridgewood home. Ridgewood Constructon Code Chief Anthony Merlino inspected the damage after a crane was used to remove the tree and determined the occupants couldn’t remain there. Although utility lines weren’t affected, village firefighters had the gas and electricity temporarily shut off. They and Ridgewood police responded to the 200 block of Oak Street after the tree crashed, severely damaging the sides and back of the house, ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
8 ways CLIFFVIEW PILOT beat the competition 8 ways CLIFFVIEW PILOT beat the competition 8 ways CLIFFVIEW PILOT beat the competition
8 ways Cliffview Pilot beat the competition YOU READ THESE HERE FIRST: A Mahwah minister faces another trial on charges of having sex with an underaged congregant, a jilted boyfriend who harassed a Bergen fashion editor avoided prison and Bergen’s prosecutor took a direct role in how the county will be policed — all news that you learned exclusively on CLIFFVIEW PILOT this week. Here’s a sampling of the week’s exclusives, with links to the full stories: Curtis Franklin Underage sex trial date set for former Mahwah minister EXCLUSIVE (ONLY ON CVP): A former Mahwah minister serving an eight-year prison sentence for having sex w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Good news for Edgewater Superfund site, bad news for deer Good news for Edgewater Superfund site, bad news for deer Good news for Edgewater Superfund site, bad news for deer
Good news for Edgewater Superfund site, bad news for deer SPECIAL REPORT: The long-term news is good for one of the East Coast’s most notorious Superfund sites — but not for several deer who’ve been roaming the former Quanta Resources property on River Road in Edgewater. “They have been there for years, but the lot was off limits to humans and unfit to build on,” Richard Criscione of Cliffside Park told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Now that it’s being cleaned up, they are running from one area to the other, with workers all around them. They have nowhere to go.” PHOTO by Richard Criscione Two months ago, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environment…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Maywood gas station holdup may be cracked with Hackensack arrest Maywood gas station holdup may be cracked with Hackensack arrest Maywood gas station holdup may be cracked with Hackensack arrest
Maywood gas station holdup may be cracked with Hackensack arrest CVP EXCLUSIVE: Authorities may have solved the holdup of a Maywood gas station yesterday with the arrest of an ex-con caught fleeing a Hackensack station today following a failed attempt. Marcus J. Hunt, 25, fits the description of the robber who took about $100 from an attendant at the Shell station at the corner of Maywood Avenue and Passaic Street in Maywood at knifepoint yesterday afternoon, police told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. SEE: Maywood gas station attendant robbed at knifepoint A customer at the E&S station on Green Street in Hackensack chased Hunt following today’s 2:20 p.…

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