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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Monsey, NY
Breaking News
NJ drops TRU-ID driver’s license requirements NJ drops TRU-ID driver’s license requirements NJ drops TRU-ID driver’s license requirements
NJ drops Tru-id driver’s license requirements New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission is canning TRU-ID, which it suspended in May after the ACLU-NJ convinced a judge to put the brakes on it. TRU-ID would have required New Jerseyans to turn over sensitive personal documents to the government, such as birth certificates and Social Security cards, without any assurances that these would safely protected from identity thieves. So it’s maintaining the existing 6-point licensing system, which has been in place since 2003, continuing to accept a range of documents as proof of identity, rather than limiting the list to only the most sensitive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Executive Donovan headed to South Korea on ‘economic, cultural mission’ Bergen Executive Donovan headed to South Korea on ‘economic, cultural mission’ Bergen Executive Donovan headed to South Korea on ‘economic, cultural mission’
Bergen Executive Donovan headed to South Korea on ‘economic, cultural mission’ YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan is leaving tomorrow for a six-day economic and cultural mission to South Korea, where she will visit with executives of major companies that do business in the United States, such as the Samsung and LG consumer electronics corporations and the Hyundai automotive company. She said she will also visit several museums and cultural sites and meet city officials in DangJin City, Seoul and Incheon, the site of a pivotal amphibious battle in September 1950 during the Korean War. “This is a great opportunity for me and my adminis…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Accused killer of East Rutherford woman brought to court Accused killer of East Rutherford woman brought to court Accused killer of East Rutherford woman brought to court
Accused killer of East Rutherford woman brought to court YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: The man charged with murdering a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman was brought into court this morning in Hackensack, where he entered a not guilty plea after being read the list of charges against him. RIGHT: Daniel T. Rochat in Superior Court in Hackensack this morning with his attorney, Richard Potter LEFT: Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Wayne Mello. (PHOTOS by Mary K. Miraglia.) Superior Court Judge Liliana Davila-Silebbi ordered that Daniel T. Rochat, 37, continue to be held on $3 million bail. He is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated arson…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
‘Touch DNA’ test leads to arrest in murder of East Rutherford woman ‘Touch DNA’ test leads to arrest in murder of East Rutherford woman ‘Touch DNA’ test leads to arrest in murder of East Rutherford woman
‘Touch DNA’ test leads to arrest in murder of East Rutherford woman EXCLUSIVE: Highly sensitive state-of-the-art DNA testing by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office led investigators to the man arrested last night in the bludgeoning and burning of a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. “Touch DNA” testing, as it’s known, is used to detect and recover miniscule amounts of DNA left from skins cells on clothing that has been grabbed, from under fingernails, on doorknobs or windowsills, or from jewelry, weapons or envelopes, among many other sources. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said he couldn’t comment on evide…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Fellow real estate agent charged in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 Fellow real estate agent charged in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 Fellow real estate agent charged in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70
Fellow real estate agent charged in murder, burning of East Rutherford woman, 70 UPDATE: Authorities have charged a Wood-Ridge man with bludgeoning a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman who worked at his father’s real estate agency before torching her and her house, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli confirmed this morning. EXCLUSIVE: Highly sensitive state-of-the-art DNA testing by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office led investigators to the man arrested last night in the bludgeoning and burning of a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. READ MORE…. As CLIFFVIEW PILOT exclusively reported earlier today, Daniel T. Rochat, 37, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Former real estate agent from Wood-Ridge charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70 Former real estate agent from Wood-Ridge charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70 Former real estate agent from Wood-Ridge charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70
Former real estate agent from Wood-Ridge charged with killing, burning East Rutherford woman, 70 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST (11 a.m.): Authorities have charged a Wood-Ridge man with bludgeoning a 70-year-old fellow real estate agent in her East Rutherford home before torching her and her house, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. Bail is $3 million. EXCLUSIVE: Highly sensitive state-of-the-art DNA testing by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office led investigators to the man arrested last night in the bludgeoning and burning of a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. READ MORE…. Daniel Rochat, 37, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
3 juveniles grabbed in Mahwah arson fire 3 juveniles grabbed in Mahwah arson fire 3 juveniles grabbed in Mahwah arson fire
3 juveniles grabbed in Mahwah arson fire ANOTHER CLIFFVIEW PILOT SCOOP: Mahwah police took three juveniles into custody in connection with a basement fire Wednesday night. Mahwah police and firefighters responded to Hawthorne Lane in the Ridge Gardens development just before 6:45. Local residents told them they saw four teenaged boys running from the area moments earlier. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Bergen County Police Department’s K9 unit were called in to collect evidence and track the suspected arsonists. Soon after, the three teens were taken to Mahwah police headquarters for questi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Suspects in Englewood crackdown sold drugs near police station, in town park, elsewhere, chief says Suspects in Englewood crackdown sold drugs near police station, in town park, elsewhere, chief says Suspects in Englewood crackdown sold drugs near police station, in town park, elsewhere, chief says
Suspects in Englewood crackdown sold drugs near police station, in town park, elsewhere, chief says UPDATE: A woman who Englewood police said sold Ecstasy “mollies” from an ice cream concession stand near the town pool, a man charged with shooting at an occupied car and another accused of running a gambling joint out of his home are among 18 people charged as part of a massive anti-crime crackdown the past three months, Chief Arthur O’Keefe announced Wednesday. Shameeka Drakeford, 29, was freed on $20,000 bail following her arrest on Sept. 17 on charges that also include selling heroin and cocaine. This comes just three months after Drakeford, who worked in the park during the summer, w…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Englewood anti-drug sweep nabs woman selling Ecstasy from ice cream stand, 17 others Englewood anti-drug sweep nabs woman selling Ecstasy from ice cream stand, 17 others Englewood anti-drug sweep nabs woman selling Ecstasy from ice cream stand, 17 others
Englewood anti-drug sweep nabs woman selling Ecstasy from ice cream stand, 17 others YOU READ IT HERE FIRST (4:18 p.m.): A woman who Englewood police said sold Ecstasy “mollies” from an ice cream concession stand near the city pool in Mackay Park is among 18 people charged as part of an anti-drug crackdown, Chief Arthur O’Keefe announced this afternoon. Shameeka Drakeford, 29, was freed on $20,000 bail following her arrest on Sept. 17 on charges that also include selling heroin and cocaine. This comes just three months after Drakeford, who worked in the park during the summer, was arrested on similar charges in June. Also arrested was 39-year-old Vaughn Sims, who police…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Freeholders keep Bergen County police Freeholders keep Bergen County police Freeholders keep Bergen County police
Freeholders keep Bergen County police YOU READ IT HERE FIRST (10:25 p.m.): The Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders tonight rejected an ordinance dissolving the 89-member county police department, giving a victory to Executive Kathleen Donovan and effectively ending talk of a super-department run by the county sheriff. The vote was two in favor, three against and two absentions — which proved to be the difference-makers. “I’m not going to vote for the ordinance because we have learned today that no one even knows what it means to dissolve the county police,” Freeholder Maura DiNicola said during a public meeting tonight. …

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