Police Unity Tour

 31-March-2017

 On Monday 10-April  members of the Bogota, Leonia, & Montvale Police Dept will host a Social Night to support the Police Unity Riders. They will be joined by members of the Penna. Dept of Corrections and the FBI. The events starts at 6:00p  and will go until 10:00p This will take place at the 101 Pub located at 101 Queen Anne Rd. Bogota, NJ. Tickets are $25 per person and will be available at the door. This is a fundraising event of the police Unity Tour later this year. To purchase advanced tickets, or for other information please contact Bettina or Jerome Fowler at: bettina.fowler13@verizon.net or jfowler042@verizon.net

   The Police Unity Tour was started in 1997 in Florham Park, NJ with 18 riders in order to raise awareness of follow Offices killed in the line of duty, and to help raise fund for the families of fallen Officers.  It now has over 1700 members worldwide and works with National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial and Museum in Washington DC. For more information please go to : www.policeunitytour.com

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Scenes from last years event

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Weekend Events

30-March-2017

 Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota  for the weekend starting on Thursday-30-March.  Times and dates may change due weather or other circumstances. Please contact the event for the most up to date information.  More events will be added when they become available.

Continuing
  The Bogota Public Library is continuing its project to create the Nikki Spiegel Storytime Corner in the Library's main floor. To help off set the cost they have set-up a go fund me page at: https://www.gofundme.com/nikkispiegel.  Has met its original goal.

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 Starting on Thursday-16 March the  Lt William Ryan Bridge will be closed for replacement.   Construction is schedule to take 10 Months to complete. 

                                            

Thursday-30-March

Bogota

The Bogota will have  story time reading  starting at 10:30a.  This will be available to any Student wishing to join in. Both event are free event, and for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Thursday & Friday-30 & 31-March

Bogota 

 The library is again working with AARP this year to provided assistance in tax preparation. This will be available on Thursday and Fridays from now until Saturday 15- April.  This is targeted to anyone over the age of 60 who could also be collecting Social Security .  

   To register for  the tax aide, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Friday-31-March

Bogota 

The Bogota Public Library will host a Mini-Makers lab for Students age 4-6. This will be held on the library first floor in the Teen quiet study area. It will run from 12:00 noon to 1:00p This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the library in advance.   To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. 

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Friday-31-March

Bogota 

  The Bogota  Public Library will host their weekly Fit Club. This will take place on Fridays in the second Floor Senior Centre.  It will start at 4:00p , and is a free event.  To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. 

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Saturday-1-April

Bogota

      This April the Bogota Public  Library will be having another Food for Fines Month.
The library will be accepting donations of non-perishable foods in place of overdue fines from our patrons. One item will pay up to $1.00 in fines. Items that are most needed are
canned meats, fish, vegetables, fruit, soups, beans, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, sauce, boxed rice, pancake syrup, hot and cold cereals, cake mixes, juices, and icing. We appreciate your generosity during this food raising event. All food will be donated to Bogota’s St. Joseph’s Food Pantry. Ends April 30th. 

  If you do not have any over due items from the Library they will gladly accept  any food donations during April as well.  The Bogota Public Library is located at  375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. For more information on this , and to see all the other Library programs for the month of April please go to their web site at www.bogotapubliclibrary.org  or call 201-488-7185 

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Saturday-1-April

Bogota

   Starting on Starting -1-April the Bogota Police Department will begin its campaign to reduce distracted driving. Police Officers will be station through out the Borough to obverse that anyone operating a motor vehicle in a safe and legally manner. The Police will be on the look-out for anyone using a cell phone for calling , or texting, along with other  ways which may cause distracted driving.

Sunday-2-April

Bogota

  The Bogota High School PTO is having a fundraiser in conjunction with Chipotle Grill.  On this day starting at 12:00 noon to 5:00p Chipotle Grill will donate 50% of the proceeds to the Bogota High School PTO. This will be only good at the Chipotle Grill  located at 170 Essex St. in Lodi, NJ.  At the time of ordering  a copy of this flyer either a print version, or on a smart deice  must be presented to the cashier. You can also mention the order is support the Bogota High School PTO.

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Monday-3-April

Bogota 

    The Bogota Public Library will have a members of the Bogota Girls Scout be available for Reading and Tutoring. This will begin at 3:30p and be available every Monday and Wednesday the Library is open. To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. 

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Monday-3-April

Bogota 

          The Library will have it's  Teen Advisory Group.  This is  an event open to grades 6-12. Group members will  participate in various activities and interact with peers. Bring your ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm to the table. This will be held from 5:00p to 6:00p on the second floor This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the library in advance.   To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

    The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Monday-3-April

Bogota 

    The weekly " Meet the Mayor"  event will take place in the office of Mayor Chris Keleman  This is open to any Bogota resident who would to ask the Mayor a question about  Bogota, or to discuss any matter to help improve the quality of life in the Borough. Anyone who wishes just to have an informal conversation with the Mayor is also welcome to attend. Meetings will be held on a first come basis. This will run from 5:00p to 7:00p in the Mayor's office. His office is on in Bogota Borough Hall located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.

  Bogota Borough  Hall is located at 375 Larch Ave. in Bogota, NJ.

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Bogota Sports 

Saturday-1-April

Baseball                - at North Arlington 11:00a

Monday-3-April

Softball                - vs Roselle Catholic  @ Lady Bucs Field in Olsen Park  4:30p

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Up coming events

29-March-2017

   Some new events announced this week. On  Thursday 6-April the Bogota High School Class of 2017 will present their Spring Fashion Show.  This will be a showcase of designs created by the Students of Bogota High School. Their will also be a raffle or prizes donated to support the class of 2017. Tickets are $20 per person which will include 20 Level One  raffle tickets and light refreshments. Ticket may only be purchased in advance.
   This will take place in the Bogota High School Cafeteria with the doors scheduled to open at 6:30p.
   For more information, or to purchase tickets please contact Sabrina Albirt at:  salbirt@bogotaboe.com
 The Bogota High School Cafeteria is located on the second floor at 2 Henry Luthin Pl. Bogota, NJ

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On Thursday-6-April the Bogota Public Library will host their first Career Series event. This will focus on anyone interested in a career in the news industry.  Scheduled to appear will be Randall Pinkston who worked as a White House Correspondent for CBS News. And Akram Abi-Hanna who is a Cameraman for ABC News. This will be held from 7:00p-8:00p.

    This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the Library in advance.  To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Driving Enforcement Month

28-March-2017

   Stating on Starting -1-April the Bogota Police Department will begin its campaign to reduce distracted driving. Police Officers will be station through out the Borough to obverse that anyone operating a motor vehicle in a safe and legally manner. The Police will be on the look-out for anyone using a cell phone for calling , or texting, along with other  ways which may cause distracted driving. The following is a statement for Bogota Police Chief Daniel Maye:

For Immediate Release:
Contact: Chief Daniel Maye

Distracted Driving Enforcement and Education Campaign
UDrive. UText. UPay.
to be carried out locally from
April 1 – April 21, 2017

(Bogota, NJ) -- Law enforcement officers from the Bogota Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive, UText, UPay, enforcement campaign.

Beginning April 1 and running through April 21, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving.

“Distracted driving is a serious issue on our roadways,” said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2014 alone, 3,179 people were killed in distracted driving crashes and an estimated 431,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.”

Despite the fact that using a hand held cell phone or texting while driving is illegal in New Jersey, the practice appears to be widespread. In a recent survey conducted by the FDU Public Mind Poll for the Division of Highway Traffic Safety, 67% of respondents said they “very often” see people driving and talking on a hand held cell phone. 42% of respondents said they “very often” see driver’s texting.

The campaign is being carried out during the month of April, which the National Safety Council has designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The New Jersey campaign is modeled after similar successful high visibility enforcement programs such as Click It or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.

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Upcoming events

27-March-2017
    Some upcoming events.
  On Sunday-2-April the Bogota High School PTO is having a fundraiser in conjunction with Chipotle Grill.  On this day starting at 12:00 noon to 5:00p Chipotle Grill will donate 50% of the proceeds to the Bogota High School PTO. This will be only good at the Chipotle Grill  located at 170 Essex St. in Lodi, NJ.  At the time of ordering  a copy of this flyer either a print version, or on a smart deice  must be presented to the cashier. You can also mention the order is support the Bogota High School PTO.

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On Friday 16-June  Bogota High School will hold an induction ceremony for the Bogota Athletics Hall of  Fame for 2017.  This will take place in Speary Gym starting at 6:00p. This will be the first Induction since 2001  
    In 2015 a new committee was formed with the goal of reviving the Hall of Fame that was created by the Buc Boosters Organization and flourished from 1990-2001. The committee felt it was imperative to bring back the Hall of Fame to honor the accomplishments and contributions of past Bogota student-athletes, coaches and teams. Our 2017 Induction Class includes Bogota Alumni, Coaches and Teams from the years 1960 through 2002. The ceremony will honor the achievements of 18 former Bogota student-athletes, nominated after a long and thorough selection process. Three Bogota coaches: Mr. Brad DiRupo, Mr. Dave Moore, and Mr. Tom Trochanowski will also be inducted for their achievements and decades of service to Bogota High School student-athletes. We will also be honoring four State Championship teams: 1960 Boys Cross Country, 1990 Boys Basketball, 1994 Girls Cross Country, and 1996 Girls Cross Country.  This year honourees include 18 athletes from Bogota High School. Three Coaches and 4 teams from Bogota. The Teams are the 1960 Men's Cross County Squad winners of the State Group II Champions. The 1990 Men's  Basketball Team, The first of Bogota's two Bergen County Basketball Champinships and State Group I Champions. The 1994 & 1996 Women's Cross Country Squads winners of the State Group I Championships.
   For more information, and tickets please contact Coach Pat Rochford by email at:  prochford@bogotaboe.com

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Bogota Athletic Hall of Fame

Induction Class of 2017

John Sereno	1971
Michael Hennessy	1979
Brendan Hennessy	1981
Marie Remmiggio	1995
Nicole Carfagno	1996
George Khouri	1997
Robert Brickley	1997
Kirsten LaFond	1997
Jeff Clark	1998
Lisa Sirico	1998
Joe Verdicchio	1998
Melinda DioDonet	1999
Joe Sabella	1999
Katie Snell	1999
Alison Marino	2001
Kaitlin Bergen	2002
Jenn Barthelemy	2002
Jim Holsworth Brad DiRupo Dave Moore Tom Trochanowski 1960 Boys Cross Country 1990 Boys Basketball 1994 Girls Cross Country 1996 Girls Cross Country	2002 Coach Coach Coach Team Team Team Team

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