Miss Bogota 2015

30- Nov-2014
    On Sunday 30- Nov. the Miss Bogota  2015 Pageant held its second day of registration for this years Pageant.   This is a collaboration of the Bogota Recreation Commission , and the Bogota Community Alliance that will celebration of the Young Ladies of the Borough of Bogota, and surrounding Communities. This is an opportunity  for the contestants to show their talents, personalities, and to grow into  stronger and more confident Women. This is open to any of the Young Ladies who reside in the Borough of Bogota.  It is  also open to those  Young Women who live in the surrounding community neighboring  Bogota. There are three ages groups to the pageant. the first is for the title of Little Miss Bogota this is for girls from the ages of 5 to 10 years old. The next is Miss Teen Bogota which is open to those young ladies from the age 11 to 14 years. Those who want to be eligible for the title of Miss Bogota must to aged 15 to 18 years old. 
  At the end of today registration there are a total of 14 Contestants. 8 will be entered in the Little Miss Bogota division. 4 in the Miss Teen Bogota, and 2 who will compete for the title of Miss Bogota 2015.
   On Sunday 7 -Dec. there will be an orientation meeting starting at 4:00p for the Contestants and their guardians. This will be held on the second floor of the 
 Kennedy  Emergency Services Building located at 69 W. Main St. Bogota, NJ.
   If there is anyone would still wishes to become a contestant, but did not have a chance to register over the last two Sunday, applications will be accepted up  to Sunday 7 -Dec. 
There is a $15 entrance fee. Application are available at the Bogota Rec Center and at the Bogota Public Library located at 175 Larch Ave. in Bogota, NJ. For more information please call 201-880-5492.

Marilex Santana (L) helping to register Arinna  & Mariell with Mother Maria

Fabiola (L) talks with Marianela Santana as Frailine registers her.

Volunteers helping to make Contestants sashes 

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Bogota Holiday Wish List

   This year Bogota Blog NJ would like to find out how the readers of this Blog feel about what they want in the future.  It is being called the Bogota Holiday Wish List, part  letter to Santa, part New Years resolution.  However it  may included ideas that go beyond the Holiday and even well into the future. There will be few restrictions the main one is to eliminate the use of negations and use a respectful tone.  Items can be of almost any topic. They can  be humorous & lighthearted to serious & charitable.  Practicality should not be a factor in adding an item to the list. Some of the more outlandish thoughts may inspire some else's creativity. Wishes can be of a personally, communal, local, worldwide, physical or spiritual. If while reading someone elses wish, a feeling that you, or someone  could help with it, by all means do so. Granting someones wish is not limited to anyone person, or group. The Blog will  post submissions at the desecration of the Editor. Submissions may be edited for context and space.  Any inappropriate submissions will not be used.
   It is asked that one wish per person, per day is submitted. This can be done by email to: bogotablognj@gmail.com or leaving a comment on the Blog's facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/BogotaBlogNJ?sk=wall when there is a story about the wish list on it. There will be a weekly posting of responses in December & January. This is totally voluntary, and hopefully a bit of fun
   To start with  here is a wish for Bogota  Blog NJ for the upcoming year.

 My wish for Bogota Blog  NJ is to be able to have someone who can take the time to cover the Borough Council Meetings and the Board of Education meeting for the posting on Bogota Blog NJ. This would help the Blog to expand the cover of Bogota and help keep the readers informed  of  news about the Borough of Bogota. 

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Band Wreath & Shakespeare

28- Nov.-2014

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  On Wednesday & Thursday 3 & 4 December members of the Bogota Marching Buccaneers band will be decorating some of the Wreaths that have been order. They can be pick-up on Weds. from 6:00p to 9:00p and on Thurs. from 3:00p to 6:00p. Pick-up will be at the Bogota Recreation Center  located at 162 W. Main St Bogota, NJ. Proceeds will go to the Bogota marching Buccaneer Band. For more information please go to:www.bucsband.com

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   On Friday & Saturday  5 & 6 December the Bogota Fine Arts Dept. will present their production of "Shakespeare Revisited"  featuring three original adaptation of "MacBeth"," Taming of the Shrew" & "A Midsummers Night Dream" by Sabrina Albirt. Curtain times for both performance at 7:00p, and will take place in the High School Auditorium.  Tickets are $7.00 for Adults & $5.00 for Students and Seniors. The High School is  located at 2 Henry Luthin Pl. Bogota , NJ.

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Happy Thanksgiving

27- Nov-2014

Wishing everyone 

a Happy Thanksgiving 

from Bogota Blog NJ

Winter Storm Warning

26- Nov.-2014
   
    The Bogota  Office of Emergency Management has issued the following Winter Storm Warning.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BERGEN COUNTY UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING
      
CURRENT PREDICTIONS CALL FOR A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY 1:00 PM.  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE THE CHANGEOVER EARLIER.

TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE IN THE MID 30'S WITH THE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20-30 DEGREES.  

WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH IN THE 11-16 MPH RANGE.

ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS FOR THE HOLIDAY COMMUTE.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3-6
INCH RANGE.  THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY
WILL SEE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS.  THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO END
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

THURSDAY IS PREDICTED TO SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW /RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND BE MOSTLY CLOUDY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND ISSUE UPDATES
AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

IF ANY ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, PLEASE CONTACT BOGOTA OEM AT 201-679-4667.

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Storm Alert

25- Nov.-2014

   The Bogota Dept. of Emergency Management  has issued the following  Winter Storm Watch.
Winter Storm Watch

WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
Urgent - Winter Weather Message
National Weather Service New York NY
1121 AM EST Tue Nov 25 2014

 Southern Fairfield-Southern New Haven-Hudson-Eastern Bergen-
Eastern Essex-Western Union-Eastern Union-Southern Westchester-
New York (manhattan)-Bronx-Richmond (staten Island)-
Kings (brooklyn)-Northern Queens-Northern Nassau-Southern Queens-

...Winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Wednesday Morning
Through Thursday Morning...

* Locations...New York City...Northern Nassau County...Southern 
 Westchester County...Western Coastal Connecticut....And 
 Portions Of Northeast New Jersey.

* Hazard Types...Heavy Snow.

* Accumulations...Snow Accumulation Of 4 To 8 Inches.

* Timing...A Mixture Of Rain And Snow Wednesday Morning Should
 Change To All Snow By Early Afternoon.

* Impacts...The Snowfall Will Significantly Impact Holiday 
 Travel...Making Driving Dangerous At Times.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

A Winter Storm Watch Means There Is A Potential For Significant
Snow...Sleet...Or Ice Accumulations That May Impact Travel.
Continue To Monitor The Latest Forecasts.

ALL DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BEGIN STORM PREPARATIONS FOR A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. 

THE BOGOTA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER EVENT AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL UPDATES AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

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Weather Alert

25-Nov.-2014
   
   The Bogota Police Dept has issued the following alert.
   

Advisory: Plan Ahead-Potential Snow of more than 2 in. predicted. Review Snow Parking Ordinances at www.bogotapolice.org Borough Residents are asked to plan ahead as there is a potential snowstorm predicted which may drop more than 2 inches of snow on our roadways. Please check www.bogotapolice.org for more detailed information on our ordinances. Please be reminded that ALL Vehicles must be off of the Roadway when 2 or more inches of Snow have accumulated and must remain off roadway until roads are properly cleared. Vehicles may park in the following DESIGNATED AREAS ONLY when 2 or more inches of snow have fallen: Designated Areas: EAST SIDE of Palisade Avenue or WEST SIDE of Larch Avenue or EAST SIDE of West Shore Avenue (NOT the angled parking adjacent to the railroad tracks) Your cooperation in planning ahead and complying with our ordinances will allow us to properly clear the roads and allow emergency vehicles the ability to address any emergencies promptly. Thank you for being part of the solution. Please continue to monitor www.bogotapolice.org, Bogota P.D. Facebook and Twitter Pages. Also listen for Reverse 9-1-1 Messages via telephone. In addition, notify your neighbors and check in on the elderly and any neighbors which require special needs.  For more information, or any questions please contact: Bogota Police Department 201-487-2400 info@bogotapolice.org ( To help  support Bogota Blog NJ with it's coverage of Local news & sports please contribute what you can by using the  donation button  at the top right of the page.)

Lighting Planters

24-Nov.-2014

   On Sunday 23-Nov. Volunteers from Bogota Beautiful adding some Holiday lighting to the planters on W. Main St.  These planters were set-up in June of this year to add some colour to the W. Main St. Business section of Bogota. For the Fall & Winter season the summer plants have been removed and replaced by solar powered lights. They are in the process of obtaining small evergreen trees to be the centerpiece of the  planter all year round, in the meantime a painted support  is being used to create a "tree" shape for the string of lights.
   For more information about volunteering with , or donating to Bogota Beautiful please visit their website at: www.bogotabeautiful.com

Isabel(L) & Amaru Bustamante...

...and Isabel Bustamante (L) & Mayor Chris Keleman cleaning
out the planters.

Joe Gallagher (L) with Amaru & Isabel Bustamante preparing the lights.

Isabel(L) & Amaru Bustamante adding lights

Mayor Chris Keleman and Amaru Bustamante  looking a finished planters.

Lighted Planters

   On Sunday 23- Nov. the Bogota Community Alliance held the first day of registration for the 2015 Miss Bogota Pageant. This was held at the Bogota Recreation Center, with only a small numbers of contestant signing up. There will be a second registration day on Sunday 30- Nov from 12:00 noon to 4:00p also at the Bogota Recreation Center located at 162 W. Main St. in Bogota, NJ. This is open to all females  who reside in the Borough of Bogota. This year it is open to those women who live in the surrounding community neighbor Bogota. There are three ages groups to the pageant. the first is for the title of Little Miss Bogota this is for girls from the ages of 5 to 10 years old. The next is Miss Teen Bogota which is open to those young ladies from the age 11 to 14 years. Those who want to be eligible for the title of Miss Bogota must to aged 15 to 18 years old. There is a $15 entrance fee. Application are available at the Bogota Rec Center and at the Bogota Public Library located at 175 Larch Ave. in Bogota, NJ. For more information please call 201-880-5492.

   Some preliminary events are an orientation on Sun. 7- December. A Breakfast with Santa on Sun. 14- Dec. at the Bogota Rec Center . The talent show on Sat. 14- Jan-2015 at the High School. The final Gala is scheduled for Saturday 7- March-2015 at Bogota High School. Times and further event will be announced at a later date. All event are subject to change. 

Carlos Buhler  (L)signing-up Angelina with the help of Marilex Santana

Lorelai (L)  signing up

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This weeks events

23-Nov.-2014
   Some events happening in and around Bogota for the week starting Monday 24- Nov.
 

   Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday there will be no Garbage pick- up on Thursday & Friday 27& 28 Nov. There will be regular Garbage pick-up on Monday &  Tuesday  1&2 December.  The recycling schedule remains the same.   Weds. 26 - Nov. will be Glass, Metal, Aluminum & Plastic pick-up. And Weds. 3- Dec. will be Newspaper & Cardboard pick-up. The office at Bogota Borough Hall will be closed on those Days, as well as the Bogota Public Library. All Bogota Public School will have an early dismissal on Wednesday 26- Nov. and be closed on Thursday & Friday 27& 28 Nov. St.Joseph's School, Trinity School , & Bogart preschool will  have an early dismissal on Wednesday 26- Nov. and be closed on Thursday & Friday 27& 28 Nov.


Monday-24-Nov.
Bogota

    Read to Maggie the Beagle

Help your child foster their love of reading by letting them be Maggie's Reading Buddy! Come on down, pick out a book, and read to Maggie our Children's Section.

Mondays at 4:00PM

Stop in or call (201) 488 - 7185 to register today

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  For more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :   http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

Monday-24-Nov.
Bogota
    The Bogota High School PTO will be hosting a Financial Aid Night. 
This will be held in the High School Cafeteria and start at 7:00p  This will have a presentation to help Parents  & Guardians of Seniors to help prepare for upcoming financial with some advice for the future. Parents & Guardians of younger Students are also welcome to attend.  Bogota High School is located at 2 Henry Luthin Pl. Bogota, NJ 


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Trinity Turkey Drive

23-Nov.-2014
   On Saturday 22- Nov. the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bogota held their annual Turkey Drive. They collected Frozen Turkeys & other Non-Perishable food item to be distributed to those families in need this Holiday season.  They are working in conjunction with the St. Peter Church in River Edge, NJ. All collected items will be distributed by the Food Bank of New Jersey. For more information please call 201-487-3576.
   They are also cooperating with  the Kean University Gospel Choir is accepting new or gently use toys to benefit the Homeless Shelter of Elizabeth, NJ. They will be accepting items upto Sunday 30- Nov. For more information please call Nicole Occhiogrosso at 201-931-5068

Paul Collier (L) looking at some of the other donations
 as Pastor Olsen adds his to the collection

Pastor Peter Olsen (L) accepting a donation from Rachel Pulido.

 Pastor Olsen (L), Sydney along with Diane Occhiogrosso looking
 at the donations

 Pastor Olsen (L), with Diane Occhiogrosso with some of the donations

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Fall Sports recap

21-Nov.-2014
    Last weekend the teams from Bogota High School ended their seasons. The Bucs Football team lost their 1st round playoff game to Becton. This was the first Playoff Game the Football team participated in under fourth year Coach Nick DeStefano.  The past two season the Bucs play and won the postseason consolation games.
   The Bogota Lady Bucs Volleyball Team lost to Secaucus in the  State Group I Final. While the Boys Cross Country squad placed 8th out of 20 in the Group I  meet.
   These are just three losses at the end of the  Fall Sports Season which went from late August to early November. Overall the five  Fall  Varsity teams from Bogota High School had a combined record of 54-14-2
   This season marked the first year of the Bogota Soccer team. While many of their game were officially classified as Junior Varsity  games they finished their Inaugural season with a record of 10-4-2. They also fielded a Co-Ed  Rooster while playing all men's teams. The soccer program was voted on at the end of the last school year which was too late to have a regular league schedule so a make-shift schedule had to be used.
   The Bogota Football team started their season 5-0  with a couple of upset wins to give them second place in the Patriot League finishing  6-4
   The Lady Bucs Volleyball team with four straight State Group I titles still finished with a 24-4 record. Even with normal graduation of Seniors a win against a Bogota Volleyball team is still hard to come by.
   The Bogota Cross Country squad are also still a challenge to compete against. The Women's Squad had a 6-2 record in League Meets while the Men's Squad sweep their League going 8-0  on their way to a third straight Patriot league title, a Group "D"  title and the 2014 Group I Team of the year, with Coach Jay Mahoney winning his second  Coach of the year in the past three season.
   Business may open then close, Politicians win & lose election, Houses are bought, and sold, but the dedication and  hard work of the Women & Men attending Bogota High School  is passed on from grade to grade. A small school which has a history of  achieving great things  when given the opportunity.  They are not only standimg on the shoulders of the Student -Athletes who came before them, they are guided, trained, and taught by Teachers & Coaches who help them to be better at the games they play, and how to be prepared to take on the challenge of becoming members of the community they live in , and the future that awaits them.  There is also the work done by the Cheerleaders and one of the Finest  High School Bands in the Land to cheer them on.  With both groups standing with them at Home games, and also traveling to away game bring thier support with them.
   While behind them all are the Parents & Family who over  countless hours of practices, road trips and the occasional missed dinners will always be there to support their Daughters & Sons financially and more importantly emotionally no matter what the final score  is.

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Weekend Event

20- Nov.-2014

  Some events happening in and around Bogota for the weekend starting Friday 21- Nov.

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Saturday-22-Nov.
Bogota 
  The Trinity Lutheran Church is having its annual Thanksgiving  Turkey Drive, to collect Frozen Turkeys & other Non-Perishable food item to be distributed to those families in need this Holiday season. Drop off time is from 9:00a to 1:30p  at the Trinity Church located at 167 Palisade Ave Bogota, NJ. They are working in conjunction with the St .Peter Church in River Edge, NJ. All collected items will be distributed by the Food Bank of New Jersey. For more information please call 201-487-3576.

Sunday 23-Nov.
Bogota 
The Bogota Community Alliance is holding two days of registration days for any contestant who wishes to enter this years pageant.  These will be on Sundays 23- & 30 Nov. starting at 12:00 noon and going until 4:00p. It will be held at the Bogota Recreation Center located at 162 W. Main St. Bogota, NJ. This is open to all females  who reside in the Borough of Bogota. This year it is open to those women who live in the surrounding community neighbor Bogota. There are three ages groups to the pageant. the first is for the title of Little Miss Bogota this is for girls from the ages of 5 to 10 years old. The next is Miss Teen Bogota which is open to those young ladies from the age 11 to 14 years. Those who want to be eligible for the title of Miss Bogota must to aged 15 to 18 years old. There is a $15 entrance fee. Application are available at the Bogota Rec Center and at the Bogota Public Library located at 175 Larch Ave. in Bogota, NJ. For more information please call 201-880-5492.

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Sunday 23-Nov.
Bogota 

Bogota Beautiful will decorate the planters on W. Main St. with lights for the Holiday Season. This is schedule to take place  at 1:00p. Anyone wishing to volunteer may meet them at the North east corner of W.Main St & Larch  Ave. ( in front of the bank). For more information please visit their website at http://www.bogotabeautiful.com/


                                          

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Sat. & Sun-22 & 23- Nov.

River Edge , NJ

BCHS EVENT: The 238th Anniversary of the British Invasion and American Retreat from Fort Lee at The Bridge That Saved A Nation Saturday & Sunday, November 22 & 23, 2014 Saturday, 7:00 pm Lecture by Todd Braisted Sunday, 11 AM to 4 pm with talk in Steuben House at 1 pm. Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 23rd, members of various living history groups, representing both sides of the conflict, will perform military demonstrations, showing the life and times of the common soldier of the American Revolution. Cooking and baking demonstrations will likewise take place in the Out-Kitchen behind the Campbell Christie House and visitors may tour the historic homes on the site. At 1 p.m. Todd Braisted will speak in the Steuben House on Aftermath: Bergen County, December 1776 to June 1777.  (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ) Sat. -22 - Nov. Teaneck, NJ The Puffin Cultural Forum presents the music of a group of instrumentalists and singers from all over the world form the New York Andalus Ensemble. Concert features music from the illustrious traditions of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa performed and sung in Arabic, Hebrew, Spanish, and Jedeo-Espangnole, that conjure the cosmopolitanism of Córdoba. The performers are Dr. Samuel R.Thomas (nay, oud, benir, vocals), Megumi Saruhashi (violin), Prosper Lankry (vocals), Nadav Remez (guitar, mandolin), Dror Shahaf (darbukah, frame drums, flamenco guitar). $10 Suggested Donation Reservations Recommended The Puffin Cultural Forum is located at  20 Puffin Way , Teaneck NJ Sun.-23 - Nov. Teaneck, NJ  The Puffin Cultural Forum presents Englewinds’ “Bees, Please!” Starting at 4:00p   NJ's Eco-Music ensemble performs a concert about the disappearance of honeybees, and tells how we can help. Concert will feature "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Rimsky-Korsakoff, "The Bees" by Chopin (with jazz arrangement by Tomoko Ohno), music by Balay, Bizet, and world premieres by John McMurtery (commissioned by the TCC), Elise Carter, Sarah Davol, Christian Humcke, Sunbin Kim, Norman Weiss and more. Englewinds are Marcia Hankle(flute), Sarah Davol(oboe), Mitch Kriegler(clarinet), R.J. Kelley(horn), Atsuko Sato(bassoon), Tomoko Ohno(piano). NJ Beekeeper Daniel Senter will speak after intermission. Concert funded in part by Bogota Savings Bank, Parkway Toyota, Tiger Lily Flowers, and private donations. $10 Suggested Donation The Puffin Cultural Forum is located at  20 Puffin Way , Teaneck NJ  (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ) Also the Trinity Church working with the Kean University Gospel Choir is accepting new or gently use toys to benefit the Homeless Shelter of Elizabeth, NJ. They will be accepting items upto Sunday 30- Nov. For more information please call Nicole Occhiogrosso at 201-931-5068  Bogota Beautiful has announced  an addition rehearsals date for Friday 5- Dec. from 7:30p to 8:30p at the Bogota Recreation Center located at 162 W. Main St. Bogota, NJ For more information please contact them at bogotabeautiful@gmail.com or register on their website at www.bogotabeautiful.com (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)