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
How to: Apply for FEMA assistance, make insurance claim How to: Apply for FEMA assistance, make insurance claim How to: Apply for FEMA assistance, make insurance claim
How to: Apply for FEMA assistance, make insurance claim State officials this afternoon offered detailed advice on filing insurance claims for damaged home and property. Meanwhile, CLIFFVIEW PILOT collected information on applying for FEMA aid. Those in the county designated for FEMA assistance to affected residents and business owners can begin the disaster application process by registering online at: www.DisasterAssistance.gov By web-enabled mobile: m.fema.gov Or: 1-800-621-3362 Disaster assistance applicants who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should directly call: 1-800-462-7585 For those who use 711 or Video Rel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
‘Trunk or treat’ in Washington Township, Westwood ‘Trunk or treat’ in Washington Township, Westwood ‘Trunk or treat’ in Washington Township, Westwood
‘Trunk or treat’ in Washington Township, Westwood Bringing normalcy back during a difficult time, Washington Township and Westwood’s emergency services are hosting a “Trunk or Treat” this Saturday. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. in the east parking lot of Westwood Regional High School, 701 Ridgewood Rd., Washington Township. Although it isn’t required, many people like to dress up in costumes and decorate their vehicles — with fake shark jaws or prison bars, for instance. Those who don’t have trunks (or cars) can also hand out candy. What the hosts do ask is that participants be parked no later than 12:30, for safety reasons. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Some city subway service resumes tomorrow, Cuomo says Some city subway service resumes tomorrow, Cuomo says Some city subway service resumes tomorrow, Cuomo says
Some city subway service resumes tomorrow, Cuomo says UPDATE: Limited Metro-North service resumes this afternoon at 2 o’clock. There will also be limited New York City subway service beginning at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced early this afternoon. New York City buses are at full service. Power won’t be restored south of 39th Street for some time, the governor said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Generator problem forces evacuation of Woodcliff Lake nursing home Generator problem forces evacuation of Woodcliff Lake nursing home Generator problem forces evacuation of Woodcliff Lake nursing home
Generator problem forces evacuation of Woodcliff Lake nursing home YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center nursing home was evacuated this morning because of an overheated generator. No injuries were reported. Residents there were relocated to the senior center at Tice’s Corner after the evacuation, which began around 8:30 and ended just after 9:45. Acute care residents were taken to local hospitals. The privately owned, 114-bed Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center specializes in subacute care and rehabilitation, while providing long-term, respite and hospice care services.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Transit: Not just repairing but rebuilding after Sandy NJ Transit: Not just repairing but rebuilding after Sandy NJ Transit: Not just repairing but rebuilding after Sandy
NJ Transit: Not just repairing but rebuilding after Sandy NJ Transit’s rails, bridges and equipment are “quite damaged if not crippled,” making it anyone’s guess when vital commuter transportation into Manhattan will resume, a spokeswoman said today. All NJ TRANSIT photos Same goes for all other agency rail and bus service throughout the state. “This is unprecedented damage,” NJT spokeswoman Nancy Snyder told Transportation Nation. Photos provided by the agency drive home the point. According to Gov. Christie, NJ Transit’s Rail Operations Center —- the central nervous system of the railroad -— is engulfed in water, which has damaged backu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Surgery a success for Alpine man hit by tree Surgery a success for Alpine man hit by tree Surgery a success for Alpine man hit by tree
Surgery a success for Alpine man hit by tree EXCLUSIVE REPORT: A 21-year-old Alpine man hit by a tree as he and family members tried to pull it away from their house underwent surgery for serious internal injuries today and is expected to survive, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Quick-moving emergency workers apparently made the difference. Residents of a single-family home on Overlook Road were trying to remove the tree, which was leaning against the front of the house, when it fell and hit the victim on the lawn Monday afternoon. The victim’s father was driving a pickup truck with a rope attached to the tree while he, his brother a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
2.4 million New Jerseyans still without power 2.4 million New Jerseyans still without power 2.4 million New Jerseyans still without power
2.4 million New Jerseyans still without power More than 2.4 million New Jersey customers were still without power this afternoon, including 224,423 in Bergen County, the state’s fourth-highest total. In Upper Saddle River (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Denielle McNiff) Hudson was close behind, with 220,966, according to statistics released early this afternoon by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management. The leader was Middlesex County, in Central Jersey, with 273,407, followed by neighboring Monmouth (229,574) and Ocean (256,399) along the Shore. Passaic County was largely spared, with only 94,876 reported customers without p…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen road closures clog smaller arteries Bergen road closures clog smaller arteries Bergen road closures clog smaller arteries
Bergen road closures clog smaller arteries Traffic continues to swell, particularly on roads that have become detours, as the hangover from Sandy continues: 9W is closed in both directions south of the Esplanade in Alpine because of a downed tree, while a downed pole has blocked Paterson Plank Road in East Rutherford in both directions. SUV crushed in Park Ridge(CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Denielle McNiff) On the flip side: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reopened the George Washington Bridge, the Outerbridge Crossing and the Bayonne and Goethals bridges. The entire length of the Garden State Parkway was re-ope…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Christie: Moonachie, Little Ferry flooding rescues caused by berm breach Christie: Moonachie, Little Ferry flooding rescues caused by berm breach Christie: Moonachie, Little Ferry flooding rescues caused by berm breach
Christie: Moonachie, Little Ferry flooding rescues caused by berm breach UPDATE (1 p.m.): Hundreds of people were rescued overnight after a berm break flooded Moonachie and parts of Carlstadt and Little Ferry. Hundreds more were waiting, Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro said thir morning. He also said the floodwaters destroyed the police station, fire department, civic center, borough hall and ambulance squad buildings. The National Guard, the New Jersey State Police, the Bergen County Police Department’s Water Search & Recovery Unit and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office all combined to head the massive rescue effort. Several local departments also sent rei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Firemen forced to wait for PSE&G while old Saddle Brook toy factory burns Firemen forced to wait for PSE&G while old Saddle Brook toy factory burns Firemen forced to wait for PSE&G while old Saddle Brook toy factory burns
Firemen forced to wait for PSE&G while old Saddle Brook toy factory burns CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: Firefighters had to stand by in the high winds tonight, waiting nearly 4½ hours for PSE&G to respond and shut down the current, while a blaze burned at the abandoned Amloid Toy factory in Saddle Brook. Just after 10:30, a section of the roof collapsed. It wasn’t until nearly 2 a.m. that they were able to get the fire under control. Then it spread to another building. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A transformer exploded around 6:30, creating arcing wires and smoking conditions at the North 5th Street building, sending flames tha…

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