Bogota Football Bucs

31-August-2018
  On Thursday-30-August the Bogota Football Bucs opened their 2018 Season by traveling to Harrison to play the Blue Tide.  Due to changes in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association scheduling this was one of the first Varsity Football Games in August and before the school year started.
 Bogota opened the scoring with a  25 yard touchdown reception by Ashanti Caviness from Andrew Miller. Gabriel Nunez would convert the extra point for a 7-0 Bogota lead. The Bucs tried to catch Harrison  off guard by trying an On-side kick, but the ball was awarded to the Blue Tide at midfield. Harrison would use the shorter filed to take the lead with a major score and a two point conversion. and the first quarter would end with Bogota trailing 7-8. The two teams would trade a pair of touchdowns in the second quater. Bogota would get a second score from an  Andrew Miller 21 yard touchdown pass, again to Ashanti Caviness.  Bogota would take the lead again with a 5 yard dive into the end zone from George Coronel with Gabriel Nunez  added the extra point for both. Harrison  then would get back their lead going into the half with a late score and two point conversion to lead 22-21.
   After the restart the Blue Tide would have the only points in the third quarter and take a 30-21 advantage at the start of the final 12 minutes. Bogota would bring the game close with a short run for a touchdown and only trail by two. The Bucs defense held their opponent scoreless for the rest of the game. As Bogota stated to close in on the Blue Tide half of the field an Andrew Miller pass was intercepted, and no further scoring was done as Harrison held on for a 30-28 win.
Andrew Miller would finish the game with a game high 307 Yards. He would also have 2 Touchdowns and 2 Interception. Mr. Miller also lead Bogota in rushing with 41 Yards. Jason Nunez would lead all receivers with 104 Yards and Ashanti Caviness would also get a century with 102 Yards. Mr. Caviness would also catch 2 Touchdowns.  
   Bogota's next game will be their home opener on Saturday-8-September. This will be played at Feigel  Field against the Emerson Cavilers. The kick off is scheduled for 1:00p

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Elm Ave Creek

31-August-2018
    On Thursday-30- August the Bogota Police Dept. closed the Northbound Lane of Elm Ave from River Rd to Larch Ave. This was done due to the undermining of the street by the creek that runs along side. The Superintendent  of the Bogota Dept. of Public Works was in the area for another matter and noticed that the brook eroded that portion of the road  between River Rd and Larch Ave. This was reported to the Borough Administrator, who then contacted the Borough Engineer  to study the area. The Engineer determined that the severity of the undermining and issue a report on what needs to be done. All three officials  agreed, to close that area as a safety precaution for vehicular traffic. 
   This section of Elm is a constant area for flooding.  In the late Winter of 2012  the Bergen County Mosquito Control Dept dredged  the stream in order to clear, and straighten the flow of water. Material was added to fill the void under Elm Ave  in order to stabilize the roadbed.  Since that time debris and erosion from the CSX  Railroad embanked has continue to fall into the stream. With the additional harsh rainfall this year the undermining of Elm Ave has worsen.  Borough Officials have not yet announce a timetable for repairs, and the Northbound lane will be closed indefinably. 
    Bergen County has a plan to rebuild the culvert under River Rd near Elm Ave to ease the flooding problem. The county's plan is to enlarge the culvert by replacing the bridge that is currently running over the creek. This work is excepted to take six to 12 months to complete, there has been no  announced date of when this work will start. Even after the culvert is replaced a representative from the County Engineer said the this reconstruction would not fully prevent more flooding in the future.  

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Previous undermining of Elm Ave from 2012

Result of dredging and fill work done in 2012

Condition of stream and River Rd. Culvert March 2018

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"B"'s

30-August-2018
   Over the past week the Parents of Bogota Football have been painting the letter "B"  in front of various properties though out the Borough. This is part of their Paint the Town Purple  event.  This is a special way to show pride in the Bogota Football Bucs, and all the sports teams from Bogota. This is an a image of the the letter "B" measuring  2'-0" x 1'-6" and  was placed in the front of the driveway. There was also "B" s placed on walkways, and sidewalks.  The cost was $20.00 per letter and was done earlier this week. The paint is made to wear off in 2 to 3 months depending on weather conditions. 
   Process from this fund raisers will go to the Parents of Bogota Football which helps in supporting the  players of the Bogota Football Bucs, By severing a Game day Breakfast, sponsor Students who need assistance in attending Summer camps, and other services to allow the players to focus on the game.  

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Elm Ave

Orchard Terrace

Larch Ave

Maplewood Ave

Beechwood Ave

Cyprus Ave

   

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Weekend Events

29-August-2018
Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the Weekend starting on Thursday-30-August. 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.

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Continuing

 Starting on Monday-26- February the main parking lot and front entrance to Bogota High School will be closed. This is due to the reconstruction of the Parking lot. Work is scheduled to continue until First week of September-2018.   All access to the High School will be through the side door on the North side of the building.

Continuing 

  Starting on Sunday-1 July-2018 the Borough of Bogota will change the ordnance in what can be recycled. Bottle & cans recycling pick-up the Borough of Bogota will now be limited to: Aluminium, Glass, Bi-metal/Tin cans. Aluminium foils and pie plates will be accepted but must be clean. Plastic Containers with the symbol  1, 2, or 5  only  will also be accepted.   All recyclable material must be placed in  reusable trash receptacles.  Items places in plastic bag will not be collected. Paper and cardboard recycling remains unchanged.

   The  collectible the products that have been removed from the accepted list will now be accepted by The Borough of Bogota in cooperation with the Ridgefield Park  environmental commission and collected in a separate way. The Trex Corporation has provided bins to accept the following item. Grocery bags, bread bags, case overwrapping, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, wood pellet bags, zip lock & other re-seal able bags, produce bags, bubble wrap, salt bags, and cereal bags. All  recyclable materials must be clean, dry and free of food residue. For every 500 pounds of plastic collected the Trex Corporation will donate a new park bench, made from recycled materials. The benches will be donated to both Bogota and Ridgfield Park on a rotating basis. As of now a Trex collection bin is in the lobby of the Bogota Borough Hall and  the Bogota Public Library can be accessed  during  regular business hours. More bins are planned for other locations in the future.

  The collection day under the new rules will be Thursday-5-July (due to the Fourth of July Holiday) Then every other Wednesday. 

  For more information please see the accompanying poster below.

Wednesday & Thursday-29 & 30-August

Bogota

The Bogota  Public Library will have  story time reading  starting at 10:30a. También habrá Historias leídas en español en este momento. This is open available to any Student wishing to join in.  This will be held  under the tree in the Nikki Spiegel Story Time Corner. This is a free event and open to anyone. 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-30-August

Bogota

  The Bogota Football Bucs start their 2018 varsity Season when they travel to Harrison to play the  Blue Tide.  Kick-off is Schedule for 7:00p

Thursday-30-August

Hackensack, NJ

     The Hackensack Performing Arts Centre will present the movie  "Black Panther" starting at 8:00p. This will be a free event, and anyone attending is ask to bring their own chair or Blanket. This will be held at  Atlantic St. Park located at 102 State St. Hackensack, NJ

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Friday-31-August

Bogota

  The Bogota  Public Library  host their Toddler play group. This is an opportunity for   young children and their Parents to play and relax in a safe area. This will  start at 10:30a and be held in the second floor Senior Centre.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-August

Hackensack, NJ

    The Hackensack Performing Arts Center will  hold the postpone Latin Night concert from 27-July. This will take place in the Atlantic St. Park in Hackensack. The Concert is schedule to begin at 7:00p. This is a free event with limited seating , it is advised to bring a blanket, or folding chairs. For more information please visit their website at: www.hacpac.org

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Saturday-1-September

Bogota
   The  Bogota  Public Library will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday

Monday-3-September

Bogota

   Closings for Labor Day

      - The Bogota Public Library 

      - Offices of the Bogota Borough Hall

      - There will no pick-up of grass cutting of other vegetation.  This will be pick-up on Tuesday-4-September 

Tuesday-4-September

Bogota

Congressman Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey Fifth District announced  a number of programs relevant to the resident of Bogota and Bergen County.  One is that Congressman Gottheimer  will be hosting a Veterans Resource Fair at the Bogota VFW Post #5561 Headquarters. This will take place on Tuesday-4-September starting at 11:00a. This is open to any Veteran and Military Families from The NJ Fifth District. This includes Bogota, Hackensack, Parts of Teaneck and communities in Northern Bergen County. Also towns in Western parts of Passaic, Sussex, and Warren Counties.
  This event will be aid those Veteran, and Families eligible to work with experts on simplifying the process needed to obtain assistance from the Veterans Administration and other Government agencies.  There will also be assistance in obtaining a  Bergen County Veterans’ Service Card.
   It is necessary to register this this event in advance please contact  Arazi Hadar at:  hadar.arazi@mail.house.gov or by calling 201-389-1100

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Tuesday-4-September

Bogota

   The Bogota Public Library will have the following program:  Makers Lab for Students 4:00p -5:00p, 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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