[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 100 (Monday, June 19, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8621-S8622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF THE BERGEN RECORD

 Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, on June 5, 1995, the Bergen 
Record, the flagship of one of New Jersey's most successful family-
owned businesses, turned 100 years old.
   Since John Borg bought the paper in 1930, it has flourished to 
become New Jersey's third largest daily newspaper with a daily 
circulation of 172,000 and a Sunday circulation of 246,000. New 
Jersey's readers have been well served by an editorial policy that 
encourages thoughtful, objective reporting on issues of importance to 
our State's most populous county. [[Page S 8622]] 
   The Bergen Record is the cornerstone upon which the Borg family 
built its burgeoning media business, Macromedia Inc., which includes 
the Bergen Record Corp., the News Tribune, Magna Media Advertising, 
Inc., and Gateway Communications.
   But what is special about this company is that, through all of this 
growth, the Borg family has continued the tradition started by John 
Borg of fostering an employee-oriented business. The chairman of the 
board, Malcolm Borg, is known by his first name and all 1,200 employees 
know that he has an open-door policy.
   This attitude extends outward to the community with programs such as 
the in-house tutoring program for Hackensack Middle School Students and 
the scholarship program for the children of Record employees. In 
addition, advertising space is regularly donated to benefit and promote 
such worthy causes as Food Action of New Jersey and Help the Heartland. 
Employees are encouraged to volunteer their time for worthy causes.
   A commissioner on the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Malcolm 
Borg has taken a lead role in moving to protect Sterling Forest, the 
largest contiguous forest in New York. The aquifers in this forest 
supply one quarter of New Jersey's population with drinking water. Mac 
Borg's commitment to this project is instrumental in our fight to 
protect this land from a planned development which includes 14,000 
homes and light industrial and commercial space.
   Mr. President, I would like to recognize the enormous contributions 
to Bergen County and New Jersey made by the Borg family, the Bergen 
Record and the employees of the paper. They have served their community 
well and I congratulate them.


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