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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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
‘Power to the People’ collects goods, funds for Hurricane Sandy victims ‘Power to the People’ collects goods, funds for Hurricane Sandy victims ‘Power to the People’ collects goods, funds for Hurricane Sandy victims
‘Power to the People’ collects goods, funds for Hurricane Sandy victims ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: “Power to the People” brought together Woodcliff Lake citizens and officials — including Councilwoman Jean Bae, who was celebrating her birthday — for a Hurricane Sandy relief drive. Pascack Hills freshman Leighanne Virosco of Woodcliff Lake helped to sort the donations. Among the donated blankets and household items was a babydoll in a carriage. PHOTO here, above and next by Lisa Volpe Yakomin A representative from Eisai Pharmaceuticals, a major contributor to the drive, donated $1,000 and sent an executive to the event, at the Tice Senior Center (pictured, abov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Pascack Valley line resumes service tomorrow, with a twist Pascack Valley line resumes service tomorrow, with a twist Pascack Valley line resumes service tomorrow, with a twist
Pascack Valley line resumes service tomorrow, with a twist NJ Transit’s Pascack Valley line begins rolling tomorrow, but the trains won’t stop in Secaucus. The first Hoboken-bound train pulls out of Spring Valley at 5:14 a.m., followed at 6:07, 7:07 and 8:01. Trains then run every other hour beginning at 10:10, until the evening rush. The first train reaches Montvale at 5:26 a.m., Wood-Ridge at 6:03 a.m., and Hoboken at 6:25 a.m. Evening service back from Hoboken begins with the 5:16 p.m. train, followed by the 6:25 and 7:30. Next train is at 9:22 p.m., then 11:22 p.m. and 12:45 a.m. No Secaucus stop on that run, either. MORE INFO: NJT Pa…

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Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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18-wheeler from South Carolina brings relief supplies to Mahwah 18-wheeler from South Carolina brings relief supplies to Mahwah 18-wheeler from South Carolina brings relief supplies to Mahwah
18-wheeler from South Carolina brings relief supplies to Mahwah YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Moonachie ambulance squad members collected water, blankets and other goods brought by an 18-wheeler from South Carolina this morning at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah. ALL PHOTOS by Sherri Ciarocco The Harvest Hope Food Bank in Columbia, S.C., sent palettes of water, a two-day supply of non-perishable food in hundreds of bags and boxes of canned food. Bergen County Fire Coordinator Larry Rauch said most of it would go to the Center for Food Action. Tomorrow, another rig is due to arrive from Chicago, this one with replacement …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Gunshot report in Route 17 incident unfounded Gunshot report in Route 17 incident unfounded Gunshot report in Route 17 incident unfounded
Gunshot report in Route 17 incident unfounded An initial report of gunshots following a road rage incident on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights brought police from several departments, but it turned out to be a “non-event,” authorities told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. It was first believed that police were looking for a gunman after the rear windshield of an SUV was broken near the Bendix Diner around 1:20 p.m. However, it turns out something may have been hurled at the vehicle, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the incident said. Route 17 south of Williams Avenue was briefly closed as police pieced together what happened. The other dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Police at Hackensack clothing drive make stabbing arrest across street Police at Hackensack clothing drive make stabbing arrest across street Police at Hackensack clothing drive make stabbing arrest across street
Police at Hackensack clothing drive make stabbing arrest across street EXCLUSIVE: Several Hackensack police officers were nearly finished gathering three tons of clothing and a ton and a half of food for storm victims last night when they got the call of a stabbing — across the street. A half-dozen or so officers, all in plainclothes, ran across Hackensack Avenue from Johnson Park and found the suspect still swinging the knife as the victim’s friends drove off to the hospital with him, Police Chief Tomas Padilla told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning. Although the 6-foot, 220-pound Jared Alexander Thompkins was combative, the officers quickly subdued him, the chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Crash with Bergen County police car leads to DWI, fleeing charges Crash with Bergen County police car leads to DWI, fleeing charges Crash with Bergen County police car leads to DWI, fleeing charges
Crash with Bergen County police car leads to DWI, fleeing charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A drunk driver took off after causing a crash with a Bergen County Police officer’s vehicle but was caught after his car stalled out just up the road, county police said this morning. Officer Peter Bongiovanni was headed south on Johnson Avenue around 11:30 last night when the driver of a 2002 Ford Escape coming toward him cut a sudden U-turn, causing a collision, Lt. Robert Espinosa said. The Escape spun but continued south before coming to a dead stop at Main Street, the lieutenant said. Bergen County K9 Officer Les Lorenc quickly grabbed the driver. Bongiova…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Gas leak evacuates Pascack Valley High School after game Gas leak evacuates Pascack Valley High School after game Gas leak evacuates Pascack Valley High School after game
Gas leak evacuates Pascack Valley High School after game ANOTHER CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: Pascack Valley High School’s football team had just trounced West Milford when the area was evacuated due to an ongoing gas leak. The danger was relatively low, given that it was a breezy night. But no one was taking any chances after the 8:45 p.m. call. “They could smell the gas really strong from the church parking lot” across Piermont Road from the Hillsdale School, one parent said of the players, cheerleaders and color guard, one parent said. “It’s been on ongoing problem for at least a month,” a Hillsdale firefighter told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “PSE&G i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Transit Valley line not running just yet NJ Transit Valley line not running just yet NJ Transit Valley line not running just yet
NJ Transit Valley line not running just yet EXCLUSIVE: Don’t be fooled by the NJ Transit passenger trains that began rolling through the Pascack Valley today. NJ Transit is “doing system testing, checking alignment on the tracks,” spokeswoman Nancy Snyder told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. That doesn’t mean stops along the line will begin anytime soon. “We want to make sure the system is safe before we start running passengers on it,” Snyder said. Estimating when that could happen wouldn’t be fair — either to commuters or the repair crews, she said. “It’s definitely a sign of progress,” Snyder told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “But we can’t o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen sheriff’s officers join Center for Food Action relief drive Bergen sheriff’s officers join Center for Food Action relief drive Bergen sheriff’s officers join Center for Food Action relief drive
Bergen sheriff’s officers join Center for Food Action relief drive ONLY ON CVP:  Heeding the call, a group of officers and civilian employees from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a relief drive — sponsored by The Center for Food Action — to help those in Moonachie, Little Ferry and other areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. In the photo above, Officer Robert Serio begins handing Sgt. Eric Grob hundreds of pounds of groceries and other items outside the Bergen County Jail for the trip to the CFA’s Englewood facility on West Demarest Avenue. YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino today suspended foreclosure sales for 2 w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen, Jersey Shore unite to bring first responders equipment Bergen, Jersey Shore unite to bring first responders equipment Bergen, Jersey Shore unite to bring first responders equipment
Bergen, Jersey Shore unite to bring first responders equipment YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Relief of another kind comes to New Jersey this weekend when two 18-wheelers filled with donated fire and EMS equipment, as well as other essential goods arrives at The Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah from Chicago and South Carolina. Making it possible are two Bergen County couples – one former, the other current – along with several well-connected friends from North Jersey and the Shore. Nadine & Rich Demczyszyn “What started off as an idea has exploded to an outpouring of help, support, and donations from the private sector, doctor…

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