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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Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Killer bashed Rutherford woman with object before arson, Bergen prosecutor says Killer bashed Rutherford woman with object before arson, Bergen prosecutor says Killer bashed Rutherford woman with object before arson, Bergen prosecutor says
Killer bashed Rutherford woman with object before arson, Bergen prosecutor says YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Barbara R. Vernieri’s killer bashed her in the head with something and didn’t stab her before setting her home on fire, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT tonight, correcting what the county Medical Examiner has determined was an inaccurate report by other news media. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Mary K. Miraglia) INSET: Barbara Vernieri From the start, Molinelli insisted it was premature to suggest that Vernieri’s murder was connected in any way to two unsolved homicides two years ago, one in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Woman gets infant out of SUV before train rams it Woman gets infant out of SUV before train rams it Woman gets infant out of SUV before train rams it
Woman gets infant out of SUV before train rams it YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A driver got her infant out of her SUV after it became stuck at a Ramsey railroad crossing and was struck by an NJ Transit train this afternoon, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo The woman quickly got the child out of the black Land Rover and away from the car before it was struck at the West Main Street & Erie Place crossing around 1 this afternoon, witnesses told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Westbound Main Street near Spruce and eastbound North Central Avenues were closed to traffic for nearly a half-hour while authorities cleared the wreckage and i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Breaking News
Train hits SUV in Ramsey Train hits SUV in Ramsey Train hits SUV in Ramsey
Train hits SUV in Ramsey YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: No one was injured when an SUV was struck by an NJ Transit train at a Ramsey railroad crossing this afternoon, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo UPDATE: A driver got her infant out of her SUV after it became stuck at a Ramsey railroad crossing and was struck by an NJ Transit train this afternoon, CLIFFVIEW PILOT has learned. READ MORE…. An adult and infant were confirmed as having gotten out of the black Land Rover before it was struck at the Erie Place crossing around 1 this afternoon. Westbound Main Street near Spruce & eastbound North…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Breaking News
East Bergen pre-teen was sexually abused for 4 years, authorities say East Bergen pre-teen was sexually abused for 4 years, authorities say East Bergen pre-teen was sexually abused for 4 years, authorities say
East Bergen pre-teen was sexually abused for 4 years, authorities say YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Authorities said a four-year campaign of sexual abuse of a girl not even in her teens led to the today arrest of a 34-year-old construction worker from Fairview following an investigation by local police, their Cliffside Park counterparts and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Ofice. Erik Eduardo Jiminez(MUGSHOT: BCPO) Erik Eduardo Jiminez, 34, of Henry Street was being held on $300,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said investigators from his Special Victim…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Fugitive sought, 3 arrested in Paramus Chili’s drug bust gone bad Fugitive sought, 3 arrested in Paramus Chili’s drug bust gone bad Fugitive sought, 3 arrested in Paramus Chili’s drug bust gone bad
Fugitive sought, 3 arrested in Paramus Chili’s drug bust gone bad YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A manhunt was under way for an accused drug dealer from Passaic who hit one of his associates with his car, nearly ran down a detective from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and then bailed out of the vehicle on Route 4 in Paramus following an undercover bust that spun out of control. TOP: Felix Pena BOTTOM: Otoniel Mercedes, Terrell Owens, Glen Peguero (MUGSHOT: BCPO) Police and detectives grabbed three Bronx men outside the Chil’s Restaurant in Paramus, but not before they tried to escape, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told CLIFFVIEW PILOT th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
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Separate Westwood High School luring incidents reported in Washington Township Separate Westwood High School luring incidents reported in Washington Township Separate Westwood High School luring incidents reported in Washington Township
Separate Westwood High School luring incidents reported in Washington Township YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: “Do you want a ride?” an elderly female passenger with bright red hair asked three Westwood Regional High School girls as they walked home. They kept going, but three boys behind them hopped into the car, Washington Township police said today. Then this morning, another student said a man driving a similar car called her a “nasty girl” for not responding to him. Westwood Regional Junior-Senior High School The incidents have raised enough concerns for police and school personnel to keep an eye on children and for administrators to urge parents to tell their kids …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
Breaking News
Body of woman, 70, found in suspected East Rutherford arson Body of woman, 70, found in suspected East Rutherford arson Body of woman, 70, found in suspected East Rutherford arson
Body of woman, 70, found in suspected East Rutherford arson EXCLUSIVE: Arson detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the death of a 70-year-old East Rutherford woman during an apparent arson fire at her home this afternoon. Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli (CLIFFVIEW PILOT photo by Mary K. Miraglia) INSET: Victim Barbara Vernieri 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 possibilit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Shrink, 85, admits selling oxy scripts Shrink, 85, admits selling oxy scripts Shrink, 85, admits selling oxy scripts
Shrink, 85, admits selling oxy scripts YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: An 85-year-old psychiatrist admitted in federal court today to selling oxycodone prescriptions from her Wayne home office. Whether or not Priscilla Ilem is sent to prison is still up in the air, but the penalties under federal guidelines run as high as 20 years behind bars and a $1 million fine. Will doctor, 85, go to prison? As part of her guilty plea, Ilem agreed to forfeit $500,000 in ill-gottengains to the federal government. U.S. District Judge Joseph E. Irenas set sentencing for Dec. 18 in Camden. She remains free on $1 million bail until then. Ilem, who …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Englewood, NJ
Breaking News
2 pounds of pot, semi-auto handguns, ammo, $350K cash, more seized by NJSP, Guttenberg PD 2 pounds of pot, semi-auto handguns, ammo, $350K cash, more seized by NJSP, Guttenberg PD 2 pounds of pot, semi-auto handguns, ammo, $350K cash, more seized by NJSP, Guttenberg PD
2 pounds of pot, semi-auto handguns, ammo, $350K cash, more seized by Njsp, Guttenberg PD YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: State and Guttenberg police arrested a 28-year-old local man yesterday after finding two pounds of pot and a storehouse of two semi-automatic handguns, ammo and $350,000 in cash. Miguel Capellan (MUGSHOT: NJSP) Miguel Capellan, 28, had a pound of pot in his car — along with his 4-year-old son — when authorities swooped in around 2:45 Thurday afternoon, Lt. Stephen Jones of the NJSP told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. Capellan was pulled over on 67th Street in North Bergen. Authorities obtained search warrants. They found another pound in a Union City garage, along with …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Breaking News
Police investigate luring attempts of Washington Township students, urge caution Police investigate luring attempts of Washington Township students, urge caution Police investigate luring attempts of Washington Township students, urge caution
Police investigate luring attempts of Washington Township students, urge caution YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Washington Township police have warned area school districts to keep an extra eye on children as they investigate two luring attempts of young students, one this morning before school and other yesterday after school. Westwood Regional Junior-Senior High School “A 4-door gray vehicle was involved in both cases: However, it is believed that there are two separate vehicles in question,” wrote Rory McCourt, the director of Elementary Education for the Westwood “In both cases, vehicle occupants engaged students in a conversation and in one instance three students …

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