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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Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Attempted murder charge in Englewood knife, pipe attack Attempted murder charge in Englewood knife, pipe attack Attempted murder charge in Englewood knife, pipe attack
Attempted murder charge in Englewood knife, pipe attack YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An afternoon brawl that drew several onlookers to an Englewood street corner left one city hospitalized with severe knife wounds to his neck and his opponent held on $500,000 bail on attempted murder charges, among other counts. “He’s a pretty luck guy,” Detective Lt. Timothy Torell said of the victim. ” few inches either way and we may have been talking about a homicide.” As CLIFFVIEW PILOT originally reported, the fight broke out around 4:30 this afternoon on Wides Corner, a small business area in the city’s 4th Ward at the corner of West Englewood Avenue and Laf…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Former corrections officer from Bergen arrested — again Former corrections officer from Bergen arrested — again Former corrections officer from Bergen arrested — again
Former corrections officer from Bergen arrested — again ANOTHER CVP EXCLUSIVE: A former Bergen County corrections officer with a criminal record and a host of charges still pending was arrested today for violating a restraining order — his second  arrest this week. This time, however, judges in both Englewood Cliffs and Cliffside Park set bails of $50,000 each for Mario Restivo, 35, who was being held in the Bergen County Jail. State records show Restivo, of Fort Lee, left the Sheriff’s Office on a disability in December 2010 following an undisclosed accident. A monthly state pension of a little under $6,000 was halted last June, however, foll…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Man who tried to lure Wood-Ridge boy, 9, may be repeat offender Man who tried to lure Wood-Ridge boy, 9, may be repeat offender Man who tried to lure Wood-Ridge boy, 9, may be repeat offender
Man who tried to lure Wood-Ridge boy, 9, may be repeat offender NEWS ALERT: A man who reportedly tried to lure a 9-year-old Wood-Ridge boy might be the same one who tried to same thing to another borough youngster in November, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Wood-Ridge police, who already patrol the schools when youngsters are heading in and out, are keeping an extra eye out as a result of Monday’s incident, Police Chief Joseph Rutigliano said this afternoon. They’ve also alerted surrounding towns in case they’ve had similar incidents, he said. The boy told police the man approached him around 4 o’clock Monday afternoon near the Catherine E. Doyle Scho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Westwood bucket accident victim sustains neck injury Westwood bucket accident victim sustains neck injury Westwood bucket accident victim sustains neck injury
Westwood bucket accident victim sustains neck injury ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A laborer struck by a truck bucket while taking down Christmas decorations at a Westwood shopping center this afternoon was flown by AirMed One to Hackensack University Medical Center with a serious neck injury. The accident occurred at 700 Broadway around 2:15, when another man lowered the bucket, not knowing his 27-year-old co-worker was below, Westwood Police Capt. Frank Durante told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “He was conscious and alert when our officers got there,” Durante said, “but he had a serious neck injury.” The victim, who is from Pennsylvania, was transported by am…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood fight leaves two stabbed, one serious Englewood fight leaves two stabbed, one serious Englewood fight leaves two stabbed, one serious
Englewood fight leaves two stabbed, one serious ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Two men were both hospitalized with stab wounds — one of them serious — following a fight late this afternoon on an Englewood 4th Ward street corner. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An afternoon brawl that drew several onlookers to an Englewood street corner left one city hospitalized with severe knife wounds to his neck and his opponent charged with attempted murder, among other counts. READ MORE…. The combatants, both in their 40s, had it out at Wides Corner on West Englewood Avenue while a large crowd watched. Some recorded the battle on their cellphones, witnesses said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Judge clears Mahwah mayor of harassment Judge clears Mahwah mayor of harassment Judge clears Mahwah mayor of harassment
Judge clears Mahwah mayor of harassment YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Saying the state failed to prove harassment beyond a reasonable doubt, a judge today found Mahwah Mayor William LaForet not guilty of harassment today. LaForet and the borough Department of Public Works union shop steward, Marc Bracciodietta, clashed several times in recent months over proposed layoffs in the Recycling Department, and over Bracciodietta’s speaking out in public and on Facebook about the mayor and his policies. The specific harassment charges stemmed, however, from an incident in the Bagel Express the  morning of Oct. 28, 2012. Bracciodietta said tha…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
New sex charges revealed against Northvale podiatrist, license suspended New sex charges revealed against Northvale podiatrist, license suspended New sex charges revealed against Northvale podiatrist, license suspended
New sex charges revealed against Northvale podiatrist, license suspended YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A podiatrist arrested by Northvale police on charges of fondling a patient’s breasts is also accused of making inappropriate sexual comments to staff working at assisted-living residences and touching a staff member living at one of them, state authorities revealed today. Frederick M. Weintraub, 61, of Upper Saddle River was temporarily suspended from practice by the state Board of Medical Examiners yesterday, following a Dec. 27 hearing, state Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported exclusively, Northvale police arrested and char…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood municipal employee charged with taking parking meter quarters Ridgewood municipal employee charged with taking parking meter quarters Ridgewood municipal employee charged with taking parking meter quarters
Ridgewood municipal employee charged with taking parking meter quarters YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A village employee is charged with taking more than $500 in meter-collection money. Ridgewood police and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office arrested 42-year-old Thomas L Rica of Hawthorne, who they said went into the room where the money is kept several times without authorization. Rica was released pending an appearance in Ridgewood Municipal Court.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Breaking News
Pier 11 closed all day Thursday for NTSB probe Pier 11 closed all day Thursday for NTSB probe Pier 11 closed all day Thursday for NTSB probe
Pier 11 closed all day Thursday for NTSB probe YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: New Jersey State Police advised tonight that all service in and out of Pier 11 in lower Manhattan is cancelled all day tomorrow while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates this morning’s crash of a high-speed ferry from the Highlands. “The reported injuries still remain at 85 individuals,” according to the NJSP’s Regional Operations Intelligence Center. U.S. Coast Guard and the NTSP have secured the pier as the investigation continues. The safety board’s “go team” will examine maintenance records, propulsion, steering and other factors. Investig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Ridgewood pedestrian, 54, struck Ridgewood pedestrian, 54, struck Ridgewood pedestrian, 54, struck
Ridgewood pedestrian, 54, struck YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A 54-year-old woman struck while crossing a Ridgewood street this aftenoon was taken to the Valley Hospital with injuries that didn’t appear life-threatening injuries. The woman was crossing Franklin Avenue at the intersection of North Walnut Street around 2 p.m. when she was struck by a late-model Volvo station heading east. The driver was issued a summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Responding were Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS. (STORY, PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving)

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