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
Guilty plea withdrawn in Lyndhurst cop murder, trial next month Guilty plea withdrawn in Lyndhurst cop murder, trial next month Guilty plea withdrawn in Lyndhurst cop murder, trial next month
Guilty plea withdrawn in Lyndhurst cop murder, trial next month ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A man who originally admitted killing an aspiring police officer in Lyndhurst has withdrawn his guilty plea and will be tried for murder in Hackensack next month. Fernando Carrero of Newark was 17 when he shot 20-year old Jose Hall, also of Newark, in a Second Avenue house five years ago. Hall died two days later, and Carrero pleaded guilty to lesser charges rather than stand trial for murder. However, Carrero withdrew his plea earlier this year, and his attorney asked a judge in Hackensack yesterday to suppress evidence obtained during searches of his mother’s ho…

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Fort Lee, NJ
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Rutgers instructor admits sharing child porn on university computer Rutgers instructor admits sharing child porn on university computer Rutgers instructor admits sharing child porn on university computer
Rutgers instructor admits sharing child porn on university computer YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former Rutgers University instructor faces five years in state prison after admitting he used a computer in his university office to share online videos of child pornography. Gavin Swiatek, 49, a former biochemistry instructor on the Rutgers University Cook Campus in New Brunswick, pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge of distributing child pornography in Middlesex County today. Under his plea agreement, Swiatek will also be banned from public employment ever again. “Not only did this defendant contribute to the cruel exploitation of children by distributing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Maywood, River Edge police find 5 pounds of pot in arrest Maywood, River Edge police find 5 pounds of pot in arrest Maywood, River Edge police find 5 pounds of pot in arrest
Maywood, River Edge police find 5 pounds of pot in arrest YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Maywood police said they found five pounds of pot in the apartment and car of a River Edge man after they busted him for selling the drug. Maywood and River Edge police said they watched 24-year-old Colin T. McCarthy deal in both towns before grabbing him Monday. They obtained warrants and turned up the stash, along with packaging materials, Maywood Sgt. Mark Gillies said. McCarthy was being held on $35,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with various possession charges. A court appearance will be scheduled and the matter will be forwarded to the county…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor, judge trade barbs in Hackensack police acquittal Prosecutor, judge trade barbs in Hackensack police acquittal Prosecutor, judge trade barbs in Hackensack police acquittal
Prosecutor, judge trade barbs in Hackensack police acquittal YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge in Hackensack today cleared two Hackensack police officers of charges that they conspired with former Hackensack Chief Ken Zisa to cover up a mugging involving two of his then-girlfriend’s sons. Superior Court Judge Donald Venezia said he had problems with the way Capt. Danilo Garcia and Detective Thomas Aletta handled the 2004 investigation of robbery and assault charges against Kathleen Tiernan’s sons, Ryan and Michael. However, he said, he didn’t see the intent beyond a reasonable doubt to commit the criminal offenses they were both charged with — offici…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Get your photo taken with Blackie, the stolen bulldog Get your photo taken with Blackie, the stolen bulldog Get your photo taken with Blackie, the stolen bulldog
Get your photo taken with Blackie, the stolen bulldog SHOUT OUT: You can have your picture taken, for free, with one of Bergen County’s recent celebrities: Blackie, the stolen English bulldog, who was returned this weekend to the Aquarium at Route 4 in Elmwood Park after being snatched from his cage days earlier. Owner Joe Aversa originally scheduled an evening with Santa Claus for this Friday, but he now “has some competition the likes has not been seen since Rudolph.” “If it was not for everyone [who] helped us on FACEBOOK, we never would have gotten this little guy back,” said Aversa, who decided to take the $3,500 pup off the market and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Dart knocks bear from Glen Rock tree Dart knocks bear from Glen Rock tree Dart knocks bear from Glen Rock tree
Dart knocks bear from Glen Rock tree With help from the fire department, members of the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife dropped a bear from a Glen Rock tree into a net below early this  morning. The bear will be released in Ringwood or West Milford, officials said. STORY, PHOTOS: Boyd A. Loving The first spotting was reported around 7:30 by a Boulevard resident heading to work. Glen Rock police found the female bear in the tree in a backyard off Mortlock Place a short time later. They summoned a Fish and Wildlife officer, who fired a tranquilizer dart from the fire truck’s platform device. The bear subsequently drop…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Trinitarios gang sweep in Bergen Trinitarios gang sweep in Bergen Trinitarios gang sweep in Bergen
Trinitarios gang sweep in Bergen YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities swept up and arrested several members of the notorious Trinitarios street gang on charges that include strong-armed robbery and credit-card fraud in Lodi, Hackensack, Passaic and elsewhere. The first tip came in two weeks ago, leading Bergen County John Molinelli to create a task force to investigate random street muggings. Four suspects were identified and arrested, Molinelli said early this afternoon. Then, last Thursday, members of the task force “received reliable information indicating that the robbery crew was planning to commit additional random …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Judge acquits Hackensack police officers linked to Zisa Judge acquits Hackensack police officers linked to Zisa Judge acquits Hackensack police officers linked to Zisa
Judge acquits Hackensack police officers linked to Zisa YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A judge this morning cleared two city police officers of official misconduct and conspiracy for allegedly helping former Police Chief Ken Zisa cover up a robbery and assault investigation. Sustained applause welcomed Superior Court Judge Donald R. Venezia’s verdicts in favor of Capt. Danilo Garcia and Detective Thomas Aletta (above, right) . Prosecutors accused both men of conspiring with Zisa to whitewash the probe of two suspects whose mother, Kathleen Tiernan, used to be the deposed chief’s girlfriend. ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: The verdicts upset Bergen Count…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Woodcliff Lake councilwoman satisfied with recount Woodcliff Lake councilwoman satisfied with recount Woodcliff Lake councilwoman satisfied with recount
Woodcliff Lake councilwoman satisfied with recount YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: It turns out Woodcliff Lake Councilwoman Jean Bae didn’t lose the election last month by two votes. She lost by five. After first losing, then being told she won by four votes before it was changed to a two-vote loss — all in the same day — Bae (above) sought a recount on Nov. 28. More than 50 provisional and four absentee ballots figured in the decision, the results of which CLIFFVIEW PILOT discovered the early this afternoon. The Woodcliff Lake Republican Party has until Wednesday to appeal the results, which give the council seat to Democrat Jacqueline Gadal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Mahwah PBA donates to Marine Moms for troops overseas Mahwah PBA donates to Marine Moms for troops overseas Mahwah PBA donates to Marine Moms for troops overseas
Mahwah PBA donates to Marine Moms for troops overseas Mahwah PBA Local 143 donated $500 to the Mahwah Marine Moms at a fundraiser last week to help them send packages to our servicemen and women serving overseas. Pictured are union members with some of the Mahwah Marine Moms. Terry Wendrychowicz accepted the donation on their behalf and that of all North Jersey military families. PHOTO COURTESY: Gerald Falotico / Mahwah PBA Local 143

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