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BERGENFIELD, NJ – DeMarco Communications has been selected by another New Jersey municipality to produce an official monthly publication.

On June 12, 2007, the Bergenfield Borough Council passed a resolution appointing DeMarco Communications to produce an official Borough periodical, the Bergenfield Bulletin. The Bulletin will contain articles, feature stories, and photographs submitted by various Borough departments and offices, as well as event schedules and a Borough phone directory.

Under DC’s operation, the monthly periodical will be designed, produced, printed, and mailed to every residence in the Borough at no cost to the municipality or to taxpayers. All costs are paid for by DC, and offset by advertising sold by the company to local businesses.

Entering the field of official town publications with its operation of the Ridgefield Times in 2006, DC has since launched the official publications the Dumont Dispatch, the Hillsdale Herald, and now the Bergenfield Bulletin. DC is currently in discussions with a limited number of other local municipalities regarding launching their own official periodicals during the remainder of this year.
 
“Providing residents every month with an official town publication is a great way of increasing the accountability and responsiveness of public officials to their constituents”, according to Carmine DeMarco, President of DC. “It provides another channel by which town government can communicate with residents, and get critical information delivered into each and every home, at no expense whatsoever to the taxpayers.”

DC’s companion company, Virtual Town Pages, LLC, creates and maintains the official web sites for a number of New Jersey municipalities. Hence, DC and VTP together furnish a single umbrella under which a town government can enjoy the benefits of a consistent, uniform, comprehensive, multimedia approach to the dissemination of information to its residents.

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HILLSDALE, NJ – DeMarco Communications has launched another official monthly publication on behalf of a New Jersey municipality, this time for the Borough of Hillsdale entitled the Hillsdale Herald.

On June 5, 2007, the Hillsdale Mayor & Council awarded a bid contract to DC to publish an official Borough bulletin. Hillsdale Mayor Dennis Deutsch commented, “This relationship came about as a result of my continuing search to save tax dollars. The Hillsdale Herald replaces our monthly one sheet ‘bulletin’ which has been published by Borough Hall for years at a cost of about $10,000.00 annually. Now, we will have a more extensive, better appearing, easier to read monthly newspaper which will contain much more information about what is going on in Hillsdale and other information at no cost to the Hillsdale taxpayer.”

The Hillsdale Herald contains articles, feature stories, and photographs submitted by various Borough departments and offices, as well as event schedules and a Borough phone directory. Under DC’s operation, the monthly periodical is designed, produced, printed, and mailed to every residence in the Borough at no cost to the municipality or to taxpayers. All costs are paid for by DC, and offset by advertising sold by the company to local businesses.
 
“Providing residents every month with an official town publication like the Hillsdale Herald is a great way of increasing the accountability and responsiveness of public officials to their constituents”, added Carmine DeMarco, President of DC. “It provides another channel by which town government can communicate with residents, and get critical information delivered into each and every home, at no expense whatsoever to the taxpayers.”

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DUMONT, NJ – DeMarco Communications has launched an official monthly publication for the Borough of Dumont, the Dumont Dispatch, publishing its first edition in March 2007.

The newspaper contains articles, feature stories, and photographs submitted by various Borough departments and offices, as well as event schedules and a Borough phone directory. Carmine DeMarco, President of DC, sees the paper as “a perfect compliment to the Borough’s official web site at www.dumontboro.org. Dumont is clearly a 21^st century community, pursuing a multi-media approach to disseminating important information to its residents.”

Under DC’s management, the newspaper is designed, produced, printed, and mailed to every residence in the Borough at no cost to the municipality or to taxpayers. All costs are paid for by DC, and offset by advertising sold by the company to local businesses.
 
“Providing residents every month with a town newspaper like the Dumont Dispatch is a great way of increasing the accountability and responsiveness of public officials to their constituents”, DeMarco added. “It provides another channel by which town government can communicate with residents, and get critical information delivered into each and every home, at no expense whatsoever to the taxpayers.”

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RIDGEFIELD, NJ – DeMarco Communications has published its first edition of the Ridgefield Times, the official newspaper of the Borough of Ridgefield.

Under DC’s management, the September 2006 edition was designed, produced, and printed at no cost to the municipality or to taxpayers. The publication had previously been edited in-house by the Borough.

“We’re working hard next to increase the advertising sales to the point where they will cover the bulk mailing costs as well”, said Carmine DeMarco, President of DC. “It will then be possible for the town government to communicate with residents, and get important information delivered into each and every home, entirely free and at no expense whatsoever to the Borough.”

The newspaper contains news articles, feature stories, and photographs submitted by various Borough departments and offices, as well as event schedules and a Borough phone directory. It is anticipated that the Ridgefield Times will be published monthly through the end of 2006.

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DeMarco Communications has organized and promoted its first road race, a 5K run in Ridgefield, New Jersey. Information about the run is contained in the following release:

Ridgefield to host “Grand Prix” 5K road race 

RIDGEFIELD – The Borough of Ridgefield will play host to a USA Track & Field “Grand Prix” 5K road race on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.

The race, the Borough’s 3rd annual “Ridgefield Run”, is organized by the Ridgefield Recreation Department and is being held in conjunction with the town-wide Ridgefield Day Celebration. The 3.1-mile run loops through scenic, tree-lined residential neighborhoods, with an interactive course map and photographic course tour available on the web at www.RidgefieldRun.com.

Certified and sanctioned by USA Track & Field, the run features computerized timing and scoring, free race T-shirts and goodie bags, post-race food and refreshments, and awards and prizes to the top finishers, including the top Ridgefield residents.

Registration is $15 for entries received by Monday, September 25, and $18 thereafter. Race day registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Ridgefield Community Center. Entry forms and complete information are available at www.RidgefieldRun.com, where participants can also register online. Applications are also available at the Ridgefield Recreation Department. For more information, call 201-585-0500 x2.

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FORT LEE – The project by DeMarco Communications (DC) to establish an Internet presence for the Bergen County Democratic Organization has come to a close as of July 20. DC was advised by the BCDO’s Field Director, Keith Carbone, that the organization would be receiving a new web site through the New Jersey State Democratic Committee and therefore no longer required DC’s services.

The project commenced last summer to revitalize the Organization’s then-dormant web site at http://www.bcdems.com. The BCDO sought to provide fresh content and current information to the public, as well as provide a means of disseminating news and announcements about activities and events within the Democratic Party in Bergen County.To accomplish those goals, DC launched a completely redesigned 12-page web site for the Bergen Democrats in September 2005, which included sections for News & Events, bios and photos of Elected Democratic Officials, information on Current Democratic Candidates, a directory of the BCDO’s Officers & Staff, Voter Assistance, and a separate section for the Young Democrats. Portions of the site were set up to be directly maintained by the Organization itself, although site updates unfortunately fell off upon the departure of the BCDO’s Coordinator who had spearheaded the project.

Upon the ending of its involvement, DC received an expression of gratitude from a representative of the BCDO, stating, “Thank you so much for everything . . . . I appreciate all that you did for us and I look forward to working with you in the future.”

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