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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Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Dashboard camera records jogger struck by Westwood police cruiser Dashboard camera records jogger struck by Westwood police cruiser Dashboard camera records jogger struck by Westwood police cruiser
Dashboard camera records jogger struck by Westwood police cruiser YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A police dashboard camera captured a jogger crossing against the light and being struck by a Westwood police cruiser, sending her to the hospital with severe injuries, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo EXCLUSIVE: The prognosis is optimistic, but a 28-year-old Westwood jogger struck after running into the path of a police cruiser needs three surgeries in the coming days, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. READ MORE…. A 10-year veteran just ending his shift was heading east on Westwood Avenue, approaching the Five Corners area on Kinderkamack Road, wh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgewood, NJ
Breaking News
Tree crashes through Ridgewood home Tree crashes through Ridgewood home Tree crashes through Ridgewood home
Tree crashes through Ridgewood home EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: A single-family Ridgewood home assessed at just over $1 million was severely damaged when a large oak tree snapped in two and crashed through its roof during Tuesday morning’s heavy rainstorm. CLIFFVIEW PILOT PHOTOS by Boyd A. Loving Although the home was occupied when the tree fell, no one was injured. However, Ridgewood’s chief construction code official, Anthony Merlino, directed the homeowners and their children not to occupy certain portions of the structure until repairs have been made. Ridgewood Fire Department personnel assisted in the initial cleanup and …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
Online ad leads to prostitution arrests at Bogota home Online ad leads to prostitution arrests at Bogota home Online ad leads to prostitution arrests at Bogota home
Online ad leads to prostitution arrests at Bogota home YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The online ad featured photos and a phone number, Bogota police said, so a detective called and made an appointment — then busted two women for turning tricks out of an Oakwood Avenue home. Astrid E. Alvarez, Stephanie J. Galivanes (MUGSHOTS: Bogota PD) The detective arrived for the 5 o’clock appointment and “was then propositioned to have sex and sexually related acts for compensation,” Detective Geoffrey Cole told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight. Stephanie J. Galivanes, 25, of Bogota and 20-year-old Astrid E. Alvarez, 20, of the Bronx, were charged with engaging in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Breaking News
NJ troopers arrest Paterson man, seize drugs, money NJ troopers arrest Paterson man, seize drugs, money NJ troopers arrest Paterson man, seize drugs, money
NJ troopers arrest Paterson man, seize drugs, money YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Detectives from the New Jersey State Police Street Gang Unit reported finding $3,300 worth of drugs, mostly heroin, and $5,300 in cash during a raid on a Paterson man’s home. Troy Franklin (MUGSHOT: NJSP) Troy Franklin, 51, of Goodwin Avenue, was released on bail pending a hearing on a host of charges, including heroin and marijuana possession, both within 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of a park, with the intent to distribute the drugs. The troopers said they found five bricks of heroin in Franklin’s backyard, as well as another 61 decks and about $200 w…

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Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
River Vale fundraising event promises special ‘night out’ for youngsters River Vale fundraising event promises special ‘night out’ for youngsters River Vale fundraising event promises special ‘night out’ for youngsters
River Vale fundraising event promises special ‘night out’ for youngsters MARK YOUR CALENDAR: It’s not your typical school dance: 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders from the Holdrum Middle School in River Vale and the George G. White Middle School in Hillsdale are invited to a nightclub-styled event, chaperoned by police, teachers and parents. The proceeds go to the Joseph Buldo-Licciardi Memorial Scholarship Fund. The River Vale Police Department is sponsoring the event, known as VIBE, in conjunction with the River Vale Parent Teacher Association, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday Sept. 28 at the Holdrum School. Admission: $10. The date is special: Joey, who died from a sei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Prosecutor: Killer of East Rutherford woman, 70, doused her with accelerant before lighting fire Prosecutor: Killer of East Rutherford woman, 70, doused her with accelerant before lighting fire Prosecutor: Killer of East Rutherford woman, 70, doused her with accelerant before lighting fire
Prosecutor: Killer of East Rutherford woman, 70, doused her with accelerant before lighting fire YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Barbara Vernieri of East Rutherford fought hard against her attacker, who hit her several times in the head and upper extremities, killing her, before pouring an accelerant on the 70-year-old victim and setting her on fire, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said today. The killer remained at large late this afternoon. Bergen Prosecutor John L. Molinelli (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo: Mary K. Miraglia) INSET: Barbara Vernieri It’s “not unique” for someone to seek to cover up a killing by trying to destroy the evidence — namely: the victim. Still, the murder o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Former NJ DOT official admits taking bribes for Tonnelle Avenue construction project Former NJ DOT official admits taking bribes for Tonnelle Avenue construction project Former NJ DOT official admits taking bribes for Tonnelle Avenue construction project
Former NJ DOT official admits taking bribes for Tonnelle Avenue construction project YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A former state Department of Transportation official admitted in federal court today that he took a $24,000 bribe from a contractor in exchange for help with a federally funded road construction project on Route 1 and 9 in Bergen and Hudson counties — in order to be able to afford a new tractor. The work stretched through Bergen, Hudson Kenneth Huber, 64, also admitted taking twice as much from another contractor on the same project, but it wasn’t part of today’s plea. However, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano will take the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Charity scammers who bought, exported luxury cars worth millions settle charges Charity scammers who bought, exported luxury cars worth millions settle charges Charity scammers who bought, exported luxury cars worth millions settle charges
Charity scammers who bought, exported luxury cars worth millions settle charges YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A crew of unlicensed New Jersey auto dealers have agreed to payments that will settle charges of using a cancer charity’s tax-exempt status to buy millions of dollars’ worth of luxury cars without paying sales tax before exporting the vehicles throughout the world. Total topped $2.3 million, state says The state this week received $25,000 in certified checks from the defendants, toward a total required payment of $65,000, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs said in a joint announcement this morning. The defendants…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
SUV crash closes Route 17 SUV crash closes Route 17 SUV crash closes Route 17
SUV crash closes Route 17 Route 17 North was closed for more than 45 minutes Sunday from Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus to Sheridan Avenue in Waldwick, where a Land Rover landed on its side. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Boyd A. Loving Police said the driver, who was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, wasn’t seriously injured in the one-car crash around 11:25 a.m. On hand were police from Waldwick, Saddle River, Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood and the Bergen County Police Department, as well as members of the Ridgewood and Waldwick Fire Departments and an ambulance from Hackensack University Medical Center.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Link to 2010 arson killings not entirely ruled out in murder of East Rutherford woman, 70 Link to 2010 arson killings not entirely ruled out in murder of East Rutherford woman, 70 Link to 2010 arson killings not entirely ruled out in murder of East Rutherford woman, 70
Link to 2010 arson killings not entirely ruled out in murder of East Rutherford woman, 70 YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An East Rutherford woman’s killer torched her house after hitting her with something — and not stabbing her, as incorrectly reported elsewhere, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this morning. Investigators “have not ruled out the possibility” of a link to similar killings of two elderly women in 2010, he added. Bergen Prosecutor John L. Molinelli (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo: Mary K. Miraglia) INSET: Barbara Vernieri Molinelli officially confirmed a report in yesterday’s CLIFFVIEW PILOT that Barbara R. Vernieri’s killer bashed her in the head with someth…

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