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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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Breaking News
Closter police need citizens’ help securing accreditation Closter police need citizens’ help securing accreditation Closter police need citizens’ help securing accreditation
Closter police need citizens’ help securing accreditation YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Closter police need your help in being re-accredited: The phone lines will be open next Monday morning for comments on how they protect and serve the community. A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP), on a tour of departments in North Jersey, will stop in this Sunday to “examine all aspects of the Closter Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services,” Police Chief Dennis Kaine said this morning. The team, which includes law enforcement officers from various agencies throug…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
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Hillsdale Council President Mike Giancarlo resigns Hillsdale Council President Mike Giancarlo resigns Hillsdale Council President Mike Giancarlo resigns
Hillsdale Council President Mike Giancarlo resigns YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hillsdale Council President Michael Giancarlo has resigned — the fifth borough official to step down in a year’s time — as of Dec. 31. In a brief email to elected and appointed officials, the Republican power broker thanked everyone for the experience but didn’t offer a reason for resigning: “While I love Hillsdale and can never see myself unengaged from the town, my other responsibilities were beginning to be affected by these numerous and overlapping responsibilities of being a hands-on councilperson,” Giancarlo said in a prepared statement. Hillsdale’s resigna…

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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Indictment in shooting at NJ troopers Indictment in shooting at NJ troopers Indictment in shooting at NJ troopers
Indictment in shooting at NJ troopers YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A grand jury has indicted a Camden man for shooting at New Jersey State Police troopers who caught him in the middle of an armed robbery in the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant. Joshua A. Polanco, 21, is charged in the eight-count indictment with attempted murder, robbery, aggravated assault and weapons possession. “New Jersey State Troopers put their lives on the line each day to protect all of us,” said Attorney General Chiesa said this morning. “We must do our part to make them safer by aggressively prosecuting anyone who threatens them with a deadly weapon.”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Urine trouble: Man, 75, relieved himself on Dunkin Donuts floor Urine trouble: Man, 75, relieved himself on Dunkin Donuts floor Urine trouble: Man, 75, relieved himself on Dunkin Donuts floor
Urine trouble: Man, 75, relieved himself on Dunkin Donuts floor ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: A 75-year-old man who police said urinated on the floor of the Saddle Brook Dunkin Donuts in front of a 10-year-old girl and her father Sunday afternoon was charged with fourth-degree lewdness. “There was a readily available public restroom for patrons within several feet of this unexcuseable, disturbing and senseless act,” Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “It’s one thing to not be able to make it to the bathroom in time and relieve yourself within your pants,” the chief added. “But it grossly crosses the line of decency and becomes perversi…

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Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen County Police hunt driver who fled Route 4 crash in River Edge Bergen County Police hunt driver who fled Route 4 crash in River Edge Bergen County Police hunt driver who fled Route 4 crash in River Edge
Bergen County Police hunt driver who fled Route 4 crash in River Edge ANOTHER CVP SCOOP: Bergen County Police are looking for a man who fled the scene of a crash in River Edge in which officers found shotgun shells in the abandoned car he was driving The BCPD has advised other law enforcement agencies to use caution if they find the 30-something suspect, who they said fled in another vehicle and left a BMW — with the spent shells — behind. Meanwhile, emergency workers had to free the driver of an SUV involved in the crash, which occurred around 4:40 this afternoon on Route 4 at Grand Avenue (see map). He “had complaints of pain and was later transported t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Wood-Ridge Toy Drive huge success Wood-Ridge Toy Drive huge success Wood-Ridge Toy Drive huge success
Wood-Ridge Toy Drive huge success ONLY ON CVP: “It was more then we ever expected,” Wood-Ridge Detective Joseph Rutigliano said of PBA Local #313’s Toy Drive for victims of Hurricane Sandy from Moonachie, Little Ferry and the borough. Toy Drive PHOTOS: Courtesy Wood-Ridge Detective Joseph Rutigliano “We had people come from as far as Canada” to the Wood-Ridge police garage on Humboldst Street and Union Avenue, said Rutigliano, one of the organizers. With help from volunteers, PBA members collected new, unwrapped gifts for youngsters from infants to teens that packed a trailer, as well as gift cars to various big-box …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Free movie weekend for Moonachie, Little Ferry families Free movie weekend for Moonachie, Little Ferry families Free movie weekend for Moonachie, Little Ferry families
Free movie weekend for Moonachie, Little Ferry families SHOUT OUT: A family movie weekend for Little Ferry and Moonachie families struck by Hurricane Sandy will be held at the William Carolos Williams Center next Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s showing (10 a.m.): “Rise of the Guardians.” Sunday brings a choice at 1 p.m.: Those who don’t want to see “Rise of the Guardians” can catch “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.” Following the films, families will receive gift bags filled with useful items and gift cards courtesy of corporate sponsors. “We can’t replace people’s homes, or all the possessions they lost,” Bergen County Executive Kathlee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Surprise gift for Little Ferry schoolchildren: 10,000 new books Surprise gift for Little Ferry schoolchildren: 10,000 new books Surprise gift for Little Ferry schoolchildren: 10,000 new books
Surprise gift for Little Ferry schoolchildren: 10,000 new books ONLY ON CVP: A Little Ferry teacher who has spent years giving back to those in need got an early holiday gift herself this week: Scholastic Books said it’s giving the storm-stricken town 10,000 books for pre-K to 8th grade youngsters. “It’s like winning the lottery,” Karen Kaner, a a Memorial School special education language arts instructor who has been teaching in Little Ferry for 42 years, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “Books for every class at school!” The kindergarten classrooms were among several buildings in Little Ferry and Moonachie that were flooded by a tidal surge during Hurricane Sa…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lyndhurst, NJ
Breaking News
Plans intensify for Moonachie, Little Ferry fundraiser Plans intensify for Moonachie, Little Ferry fundraiser Plans intensify for Moonachie, Little Ferry fundraiser
Plans intensify for Moonachie, Little Ferry fundraiser HOW YOU CAN HELP: A major fundraiser for Moonachie and Little Ferry emergency service squads crippled by Hurricane Sandy is on tap in Garfield the end of this month. Meanwhile, others are doing their part, as well — and so can you. On Dec. 29, a “South Bergen Strong” beefsteak / tricky tray, hosted by the Lodi and Wallington fire departments, runs from 6 – 11 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Garfield. Admission is $40 per person, with beefsteak by Giresi Caterers, along with beer, wine, soda, a 50/50 raffle and music by TNT DJ Entertainment. Special guests include the Honor Guard…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Lyndhurst man, 21, avoids prison for sex with minor Lyndhurst man, 21, avoids prison for sex with minor Lyndhurst man, 21, avoids prison for sex with minor
Lyndhurst man, 21, avoids prison for sex with minor ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: A 21-year-old Lyndhurst man was spared a prison term but will have to register as a Megan’s Law offender after admitting to having sex with a girl under 16. Marco A. Galarza told a judge in Hackensack yesterday that he had sex with the girl in North Arlington and Kearny between June 2011 and March of this year. Under a deal with Bergen County prosecutors, Galarza pleaded guilty to what amounts to a single statutory rape charge. Superior Court Judge James J. Guida (CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTO: Mary K. Miraglia) In turn, they dropped a second charge of impairing or de…

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