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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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5-car crash closes Rt. 287 in Mahwah for an hour 5-car crash closes Rt. 287 in Mahwah for an hour 5-car crash closes Rt. 287 in Mahwah for an hour
5-car crash closes Rt. 287 in Mahwah for an hour A multi-vehicle crash on Route 287 in Mahwah this afternoon — involving motorists from five different states — left an SUV on its roof and a stretch of Route 287 in Mahwah closed for an hour, authorities said. Two Massachusetts women sustained minor injuries in the pileup and were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Mahwah Police Officer William Hunt told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. The chain-reaction crash occurred just before 1 o’clock this afternoon where Routes 287 and 17 split just south of the New York State Thruway. It involved two tractor-trailers, a Toyota mini-van, an Acura SUV …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Hackensack man sentenced for raping 4 prostitutes Hackensack man sentenced for raping 4 prostitutes Hackensack man sentenced for raping 4 prostitutes
Hackensack man sentenced for raping 4 prostitutes ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A Hackensack ex-con with an extensive rap sheet was sentenced to 17½ years in prison today for raping four prostitutes. As a violent offender, 32-year-old Damion Shonte Sampson must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence — roughly 14 years and 10 months — before he’ll be eligible for parole, under the term meted out by Superior Court Judge James Guida. Guida initially sentenced Sampson to 20 years earlier today, but defense attorney Michael DeBliss showed the judge his client’s signed plea agreement, which included the lesser sentence. “You just got two and a half …

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Hackensack, NJ
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Pedestrian hit by FedEx truck in Teterboro critical but stable Pedestrian hit by FedEx truck in Teterboro critical but stable Pedestrian hit by FedEx truck in Teterboro critical but stable
Pedestrian hit by FedEx truck in Teterboro critical but stable UPDATE: A pedestriann struck by a FedEx tractor-trailer driven by a Fairview man in Teterboro was listed in critical but stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center, Bergen County Police said. The 44-year-old Bronx resident was in a marked crosswalk when the rig hit him while turning from Huyler Street onto Chippewa Court outside the BMW plant just before 7 a.m., BCPD Lt. James Mullin told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The 62-year-old driver stated, in effect, that he never saw him,” Mullin said. The pedestrian suffered head injuries as a result, the lieutenant said. “At this time, t…

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Paterson, NJ
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North Jersey men charged in national drug ring North Jersey men charged in national drug ring North Jersey men charged in national drug ring
North Jersey men charged in national drug ring YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two North Jersey men are among 18 charged with participating in a large-scale ring that brought several hundreds of pounds of pot at a time from California, laundered the proceeds through an eBay front and then sent the cashs back west sewn into the lining of handbags. The money was laundered, in part, through an eBay business named Krush, NYC, LLC, federal authorities in Maryland said. Krush sold liquidated  shoes, clothing and accessories, using a warehouse in Jessup, Maryland for business purposes and for distributing the marijuana, they said. The ring was disco…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood gas station attendant robbed at knifepoint Maywood gas station attendant robbed at knifepoint Maywood gas station attendant robbed at knifepoint
Maywood gas station attendant robbed at knifepoint YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A man with a kitchen knife held up a Maywood service station late this afternoon, fleeing with $100 or so. The attendant at the Shell station on the corner of Maywood Avenue and Passaic Street described the robber as black, about 5-foot-10 and stocky, with the hood of a black sweatshirt pulled over his head, blue jeans and black shoes. The robber approached him with a kitchen knife around quarter to 5 and demanded money, the attendant told police. He said he pulled a roll of cash from his pocket, which the robber took off with, running on East Passaic Street befo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fairfield, CT
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Christie panel on gun violence could win blue ribbon Christie panel on gun violence could win blue ribbon Christie panel on gun violence could win blue ribbon
Christie panel on gun violence could win blue ribbon A PUBLISHER WRITES: I understand the desperate desire to do something immediately about gun violence after what happened in Newtown. Still, I prefer the approach taken by our governor today in creating a task force that he said will center on “the intersection of gun control, addiction, mental health and school safety” in New Jersey. I’ve seen task forces change public policy for the better. I’ve also endured those that accomplished little. After devoting a year to an in-depth examination of the New Jersey juvenile justice system, I watched proudly as Gov. Florio named a blue-ribbon panel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Location, location, drugs, money: Indictments in major N.J. ring Location, location, drugs, money: Indictments in major N.J. ring Location, location, drugs, money: Indictments in major N.J. ring
Location, location, drugs, money: Indictments in major N.J. ring BEHIND THE STORY: Location isn’t important only in real estate: State indictments were returned today against four men in a multi-million-dollar drug ring that authorities said relied on a Middlesex County warehouse and Hackensack apartment that both provided easy cover and quick access to major highways. All four defendants have been held on high bails in the Bergen County jail since last July, when detectives from the State Police Drug Trafficking North Unit raided a shipping terminal in Middlesex County. The investigators said they found 33 bundles of cellophane-wrapped U.S. currency t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield, CT
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Toppled tanker ties up Turnpike Toppled tanker ties up Turnpike Toppled tanker ties up Turnpike
Toppled tanker ties up Turnpike YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: A toppled tanker truck backed up traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike for miles earlier today. The rig tipped in the southbound lanes about a half-mile north of the Vince Lombardi Service Area in Ridgefield just before dusk, as the evening rush was beginning. No serious injuries were immediately reported. CLIFFVIEW PILOT reader-submitted PHOTO

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
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String of Paramus prostitution busts includes surprise String of Paramus prostitution busts includes surprise String of Paramus prostitution busts includes surprise
String of Paramus prostitution busts includes surprise Paramus Detective Glenn Pagano has had a busy week, arranging to meet and then arresting three alleged prostitutes — one of them a transvestite — at local hotels. They came from Queens, Florida and even Canada. And all advertised “the availability of prostitution services online,” Paramus police said. A week ago today, Pagano arrested 23-year-old Jaqulynn Vaughn (above: top, right) of Tampa after she solicited him for sex, Lt. John Scully said. Other officers quickly moved in, snatched her up and brought Vaughn to police headquarters. She was booked on prostitution charges and released …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Dr. Oz can keep trees that block NYC view, appeals court rules Dr. Oz can keep trees that block NYC view, appeals court rules Dr. Oz can keep trees that block NYC view, appeals court rules
Dr. Oz can keep trees that block NYC view, appeals court rules ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A well-known Cliffside Park lawyer took the wrong route when he sued his next-door neighbor, TV’s Dr. Oz, for planting three large trees that blocked his view of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline — and now it’s too late to do anything about it, a state court ruled this week. The Appellate Division upheld a Superior Court judge’s ruling in Hackensack that Angelo R. Bisceglie Jr. should have gone to Cliffside Park’s zoning board in his beef with Mehmet Oz, his wife, Lisa, and local officials. The celebrity TV heart surgeon (above) and his wife originally planted a ro…

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