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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Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
Alabama non-union utility workers not turned away, Christie says Alabama non-union utility workers not turned away, Christie says Alabama non-union utility workers not turned away, Christie says
Alabama non-union utility workers not turned away, Christie says Gov. Christie today put to bed the ghost story that non-union Alabama utility workers were turned away. Christie said he spoke to utility and union officials today and that a worker from Alabama called from Roanoke, Va., and was given bad advice. That person, in turn, spoke to a local news outlet there and the story mushroomed. UPDATE: A Southern TV news station has cleared up the matter: Confusion causes utility crew to return from recovery effort Christie, in no uncertain terms, said he would put an end to such nonsense if it happens. He also said that if the workers are still in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen County list of local polling location changes Bergen County list of local polling location changes Bergen County list of local polling location changes
Bergen County list of local polling location changes Some polling changes announced earlier have been restored to their original sites. New ones are added. SO: If your town isn’t on this list, your polling place remains as it originally was designated. If ON TUESDAY you’re not sure where to go to vote, text 877877 with your address. You’ll get a text back with your polling station.Thank you to the Bergen County Board of Elections and county Executive Kathleen Donovan’s staff for getting the list to CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Allendale District 1 & 3 moved to Guardian Angel Church which houses Dist. 2 & 4 Bogota District 1 & 6 move to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Subpoenas for 65 NJ businesses in price-gouging probe Subpoenas for 65 NJ businesses in price-gouging probe Subpoenas for 65 NJ businesses in price-gouging probe
Subpoenas for 65 NJ businesses in price-gouging probe YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Subpoenas have been issued to 65 businesses throughout New Jersey, as an investigation into more than 500 consumer complaints about price gouging heats up, state officials said this afternoon. “We expect that, by the end of the weekend, we will have issued 100 subpoenas to gas stations, requiring them to provide their receipts and other information to demonstrate their prices, and the costs they faced, both before and during the state of emergency,” Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. But it doesn’t end there. Consumers have complained of price-gouging at eate…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Huge amount of food, water, supplies supplies on way to Bergen Huge amount of food, water, supplies supplies on way to Bergen Huge amount of food, water, supplies supplies on way to Bergen
Huge amount of food, water, supplies supplies on way to Bergen YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A huge shipment of food, water, blankets, pillows, flashlights, and comfort kits is coming in tomorrow to Bergen Community College, where the National Guard will collect and distribute them to Moonachie and Little Ferry residents. Other towns are being be asked to send DPW dumptrucks to BCC to collect commodities. “We’re not sure exactly how much we’re going to get,” said Dwane Razzetti, the director of Bergen County’s Office of Emergency Management. “We’re probably not going to get everything we asked for. But there’s going to be a multiple tractor-trailer situation…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
PSE&G explains what’s keeping power from people PSE&G explains what’s keeping power from people PSE&G explains what’s keeping power from people
PSE&G explains what’s keeping power from people PSE&G UPDATE: The biggest obstacle to returning to full power are damaged substations, a spokeswoman for PSE&G said this afternoon. However, she said, 14,000 utility workers from out of state have joined the effort. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photos by Mary K. Miraglia What Kathleen Fitzgerald said she hoped to convey is that there are “a lot of steps from the beginning of the process of electricity” before you can flip a switch, and that damage in most areas has occurred at each step. That said, roughly 692,000 PSE&G customers statewide remained without power today, after more than a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Valley, NJ
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What should Springsteen, Joel, others sing at Sandy concert? What should Springsteen, Joel, others sing at Sandy concert? What should Springsteen, Joel, others sing at Sandy concert?
What should Springsteen, Joel, others sing at Sandy concert? If you need a diversion from the stress, just for a moment, here’s one: What would be fitting songs for Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Sting and others performing during tonight’s fundraising concert at 30 Rock? Springsteen and Joel have the most socially conscious catalogs. “We Take Care of Our Own” would seem a logical choice, for instance. Chances are good a hymn like “We Shall Overcome” would be the all-voices-on-stage finale. But what other songs would work? Might there be a response — say, from Springsteen — to this morning’s claim by “Fox and Friends” that “Hurricane Sandy: Com…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Gas lines move quickly on the PIP Gas lines move quickly on the PIP Gas lines move quickly on the PIP
Gas lines move quickly on the PIP GAS ALERT: The waits were only 20 minutes earlier today at the two gas stations on the northbound and southbound sides of the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Fort Lee, thanks in part to parkway police. Instead of allowing all vehicles to enter the station at once, Palisades Interstate Parkway police have set up a single file line along the shoulders of the highway. Sign tells motorists: “Gas right, pass left.” CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTO: Orderly lines at PIP gas station in Englewood Cliffs Once a pump opens, the attendant waves to an officer, who lets the next car in. It works — except whe…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Former BCC president Ryan accuses Bergen Executive Donovan of ‘political coup’ Former BCC president Ryan accuses Bergen Executive Donovan of ‘political coup’ Former BCC president Ryan accuses Bergen Executive Donovan of ‘political coup’
Former BCC president Ryan accuses Bergen Executive Donovan of ‘political coup’ As Bergen County was reeling from the worst storm in the area’s modern-day history, the former president of its community college took the opportunity to dump on school trustees and county Executive Kathleen Donovan, claiming he was ousted in “a political coup.” G. Jeremiah Ryan, now the interim chancellor at Louisiana Delta Community College, made his remarks on Tuesday during a local Chamber of Commerce meeting in Monroe, La., according to The News Star, a Gannett newspaper. Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan surveys Moonachie with Gov. Christie, other officials ThursdayCOURTESY: …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Pascack Valley firefighters on rescue mission to Jersey Shore Pascack Valley firefighters on rescue mission to Jersey Shore Pascack Valley firefighters on rescue mission to Jersey Shore
Pascack Valley firefighters on rescue mission to Jersey Shore ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Fresh off rescuing trapped residents in Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt, several Pascack Valley firefighters are headed to the barrier islands first thing in the morning to aid in the rescue and relief efforts there. The Pascack Valley Task Force convoy is set to leave for the Shore at 8 a.m. for 24- to 48-hour shifts along the lower islands, following a request by Bergen County’s Office of Emergency Management. The task force is replacing another — including firefighters from Mahwah, Fair Lawn, Leonia and Tenafly — that went to Toms River and Seaside Heights …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
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Hectic day for NJ: A recap Hectic day for NJ: A recap Hectic day for NJ: A recap
Hectic day for NJ: A recap New Jersey’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy rammed into overdrive today, as Gov. Christie visited Moonachie, brought the hammer down on utility executives and conducted a massive conference call with officials statewide that included a drop-in from President Obama. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Mary K. Miraglia Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan and her administration also brought the locals up to speed during a fact-filled call of her own. The time for sorrow is over, Christie said. It’s now time for “triage and attack,” he said. We prefer to call it the “Jersey Bounceback“: Get…

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