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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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Hikers lost on Ramapo Reservation rescued Hikers lost on Ramapo Reservation rescued Hikers lost on Ramapo Reservation rescued
Hikers lost on Ramapo Reservation rescued YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Rescuers last night found a trio of hikers who became lost in the upper lake area of the Ramapo Reservation in Mahwah. Bergen County Police K9 Officer Stanislav Tovbin responded to the call around 7:50 p.m., Lt. Robert Espinosa told CLIFFVIEW PILOT early this morning. New Jersey Search and Rescue was contacted, and coordinates for the hikers were provided by AT&T through one of their cell phones, he said. Mahwah police and the superintendent of parks, Todd Cochran, also responded. The search and rescue team found all three and brought them to the entrance o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
‘Running out of time’ to prepare for Sandy, meteorologist says ‘Running out of time’ to prepare for Sandy, meteorologist says ‘Running out of time’ to prepare for Sandy, meteorologist says
‘Running out of time’ to prepare for Sandy, meteorologist says BIG SANDY UPDATE: “You’re really running out of time in the Northeast,” hurricane specialist Carl Parker of The Weather Channel said this morning. “Overnight and tomorrow morning, the wind really starts to come in, and it’s all downhill from there.” “Please don’t think to yourself, ‘I’ve been through this before, I know this.’ You probably have never seen anything like this in your life,” Parker added. “This is an enormous atmospheric disturbance,” he said. “It’s tremendous. It’s going to go on for a long time.” NJ News Commons, based at Montclair State, is pulling together informatio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Two new Hackensack luring reports linked to Maywood incident Two new Hackensack luring reports linked to Maywood incident Two new Hackensack luring reports linked to Maywood incident
Two new Hackensack luring reports linked to Maywood incident ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Distinctive wrinkles in the face of a man whose vehicle police believe they’ve caught on surveillance video provide solid clues in the latest attempted luring, this one yesterday in Hackensack, while raising the possibility for the first time that a serial offender may be at work, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Yesterday’s incident follows one on Thursday in which a Hackensack woman walking her 4-year-old son was approached on foot by a man who kept following and talking to her until she pulled out her cellphone and tried to take his picture. The woman, who was unaw…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
Why Sandy could be The Big One Why Sandy could be The Big One Why Sandy could be The Big One
Why Sandy could be The Big One BIG SANDY UPDATE (SUNDAY MORNING): New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered a mandatory evacuation of low-lying areas in New York City before 7 p.m., when the city’s transportation system will be shut down.Yes, this could be The Big One. NJ News Commons, based at Montclair State, is pulling together information from various news sources across the state, including CLIFFVIEW PILOT. For the latest: About 370,000 people live in the evacuation zones, which include Coney Island, Red Hook, and other areas around the East River in Brooklyn, the Rockaways, Broad Channel, the Staten I…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Fort Lee, NJ
Breaking News
Fort Lee luring reports: One apparently genuine, the other not Fort Lee luring reports: One apparently genuine, the other not Fort Lee luring reports: One apparently genuine, the other not
Fort Lee luring reports: One apparently genuine, the other not YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Fort Lee police dispelled a report of an attempted luring near the high school while releasing a sketch from one that appeared genuine. A sketch (ABOVE) was produced after investigators interviewed a 10-year-old girl who told them that she was approached at Inwood Terrace Park around 6 o’clock Monday night. A dark-colored sedan pulled up, she said, and a man lowered the passenger window and asked if she’d get in and help him look for his lost dog. She said she ran away. The car apparently kept going. She described the man as tanned, in his 30s or 40s, with dark…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Sandy could halt NYC buses, subways, trains Sandy could halt NYC buses, subways, trains Sandy could halt NYC buses, subways, trains
Sandy could halt NYC buses, subways, trains Irene came dangerously close to flooding New York City’s subways, so Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t taking any chances with Sandy. Cuomo issued an order today directing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to start planning service suspension on subways, buses and trains. A final decision isn’t expected until tomorrow, but it would mean the beginning of a phase-out at 7 p.m. — including Metro-North and the LIRR. Everyone leaving the Jets game against Miami in East Rutherford would have service, although a special train from New Haven to the Meadowlands already has been cancelled. Gov. C…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Cops bust in on burglars opening safe, nab Englewood fugitive Cops bust in on burglars opening safe, nab Englewood fugitive Cops bust in on burglars opening safe, nab Englewood fugitive
Cops bust in on burglars opening safe, nab Englewood fugitive YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Members of a large-scale burglary crew with criminal pasts were trying to open a stolen safe in an Englewood garage last night when a multi-jurisdictional task force that stretched from Morris County to Connecticut burst in, grabbing a wanted felon, among others. Authorities from Morris County, Connecticut and Englewood joined forces to track down Akeem “Light” Boone and members of his crew, culminating in a 10:20 p.m. raid at a garage on William Street near the King Gardens apartment complex. (Top to bottom) Jamelle Singletary, Marc Carlyle Rainey, Robert Hastu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Bogota ex-con gets 4 years for drunken assault Bogota ex-con gets 4 years for drunken assault Bogota ex-con gets 4 years for drunken assault
Bogota ex-con gets 4 years for drunken assault ONLY ON CLIFFVIEW PILOT: Richard Turkowsky got drunk, used a cutting board to knock down a man with whom he had “bad blood,” and kicked the victim senseless, for which he was sentenced today to four years in prison. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Natalie Candela (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photos, story by Mary K. Miraglia) The 47-year-old ex-con must spend at least 3½ years of that time behind bars, under the No Early Release Act. “This was a situation that could have ended up a lot worse,” Judge Edward A. Jerejian said in sentecing Turkowsky in Hackensack this morning. “You could have k…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Lt. Gov. Guadagno brings Hillsdale $193,000 to rebuild dangerous intersection NJ Lt. Gov. Guadagno brings Hillsdale $193,000 to rebuild dangerous intersection NJ Lt. Gov. Guadagno brings Hillsdale $193,000 to rebuild dangerous intersection
NJ Lt. Gov. Guadagno brings Hillsdale $193,000 to rebuild dangerous intersection YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Hillsdale is receiving $193,000 in state aid to rebuilding a dangerous intersection, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno announced today during a news conference in town. The grant to repair Central and Cross Street in the borough’s central core was one of only 25 Discretionary Aid awards from 100 applications, Guadagno said. Both roads are frequently used as bypasses when traffic gets congested downtown, especially when the commuter train goes by during rush hours, she noted. Borough officials made rebuilding the intersection a priority given the growing danger. Borough Hal…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Northvale podiatrist from Upper Saddle River arrested on sex charge Northvale podiatrist from Upper Saddle River arrested on sex charge Northvale podiatrist from Upper Saddle River arrested on sex charge
Northvale podiatrist from Upper Saddle River arrested on sex charge YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Northvale police have charged a 61-year-old Upper Saddle River podiatrist with grabbing a patient’s breasts before an exam. Fred M. Weintraub was released pending a Municipal Court hearing on charges of criminal sexual contact, Police Chief Vincent St. Angelo said. Police arrested Weintraub on Tuesday after the woman alerted them. She told them the assault occurred in the examination room at Alpine Northern Valley Podiatry before a scheduled exam, St. Angelo said.

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