Sunday, October 28, 2018

This Week's Events

28-October-2018

Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the week starting on Sunday-28-October. 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.






Continuing 
 The Bogota Board of Education will be accepting applications for preschool at the Board Office until Friday-16- November.  Placement of those Student accepted will be done on Monday-26- November. Families will be notified on Tuesday-27- November. Classes will start after the School District holiday break with the first day being Wednesday-2-January-2019.
   Lottery application may be pick-up starting on Monday-15-October and will continue until Friday-16-November. Application are available at the Board of Education offices located at 1 Henry Luthin Pl. Completed application must be return to the Board of Education before Friday-16-November. 
   For more information or question please visit their website at:  www.bogotaboe.com/preschool or by calling 201-441-4800 ext 1009


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Continuing

Monday-1-October
Bogota
October to December
    Monday-1- October will be the start of Leaf Season. Home Owners are allowed to place raked, leaves and grass cutting  in the street , along the curb, in front of their residents.  It is ask that the piles be placed in such a way as not to interfere with traffic, and away from storm sewers and drain to prevent flooding , or other water build-up. Leaf Season is schedule to end on Monday -17- December after that date all yard waste must be placed in brown leaf bags for pick-up. 

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Sunday-28-October 
Ridgefield Park, NJ
    The Ridgefield Park Elks Lodge # 1506 will be hosting  Outdoor Costume Party including a Trunk or Treat. This will run from 5:00p to 8:00p. Tickets are $5.00 ( $7.00 at the door) for Students 12 years and Younger $8.00 ( $10.00 at the door)  for anyone older. Students in costume will be walk for treats until 6:30p. Judging will be announced during the Pizza Party. For more information please contact Erika Dimase at 201-638-2950. 
The Elks lodge is located at the Corner of Spruce & Cedar Sts. Ridgefield Park, NJ
         
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Sunday-28-October 
Ridgefield Park, NJ
   The Ridgefield Park Elks Lodge # 1506 will host an Arts and Crafts bazaar starting at 10:00a to 3:00p. For more information please contact Mary Ann Applegate at 201552-6427
The Elks lodge is located at the Corner of Spruce & Cedar Sts. Ridgefield Park, NJ
         
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Monday-29-October
Bogota
The Bogota Public  Library will have their Youth's Sewing Club meeting.  This is  open to  Students ages 9-18.  This will teach anyone the art of sewing. There will be a chance to learn machine, and hand sewing as well as shown different project and types of material. This will be from 1:00p to 4:00p in the back reading room.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-29-October 
Bogota
 The Bogota  Public Library will  be hosting a workshop on  healthy eating It is scheduled to start at 7:00p. This will be presented by Erika Lannaman from the Shoprite in Hackensack.  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-29-October 
Bogota
 The Bogota  Public Library will  be hosting a Teen game Night.  This is for Students in grades 7-12  to Come play a wide selections of board games and video games while you hang out with your friends. Snacks will be provided. It is scheduled to start at 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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Monday-29-October 
Bogota
     The  Bogota Public Library will hold its next Friends of the Library meeting.  This is an  opened to anyone interested in leaning about  and support the Library. This is scheduled to start at 7:00p. 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-29-October 
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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Tuesday-30-October 
Bogota
   The Bogota Public School System will hold a information meeting about the district new Pre-School classes scheduled to start in January -2019. This will take place in the High School Cafeteria beginning at 7:00p. Bogota High School is located at 2 Henry Luthin  Pl. Bogota NJ
  El sistema de escuelas públicas de Bogotá llevará a cabo una reunión de información sobre las nuevas clases preEscolares del distrito programadas para comenzar en enero-2019. Esto se llevará a cabo en la cafetería de la escuela secundaria comenzando a las 7:00p. La escuela secundaria de Bogotá está ubicada en 2 Henry Luthin pl. Bogota NJ

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Tuesday-30-October
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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Wednesday-31-October
Bogota

    This will be Halloween Night in Booogota. Weather permitting the  Bogota Police Dept plans to close Larch Ave from W. Main St. to the Teaneck border to all vehicular traffic. This is to allow anyone wishing to Trick or Treat to have a safe environment to walk from house to house in. 



Wednesday & Thursday-31-October & 1-November
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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Friday-2-November 
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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Saturday-3 -November 
Bogota
   The Bogota Public Library host their first Cupcake wars. This is for Students in 7th through 12th grade and will be held in the second floor Seniors Center . Competitors will show off their skills in decorating cupcakes to be judged.  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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Saturday-3-November
Bogota
     The Bogota Recreation Commission will  host their annual Fall Festival in Olsen Park starting at 1:00p.  At Olsen Park there will be food, Hayrides, Bounce House, Face Painting and a Pumpkin Patch where Students can pick their own pumpkin and decorate them there. All activities will be free of charge and open to the Public.  The Festival will run until 4:00p.
     They are looking to arrange for ten volunteer to assist with this event. Anyone wishing to volunteer will be required to arrive at the Bogota Recreation Center at 11:00a  to help set-up and stay after 5:00p for clean-up. Any High School Student who Volunteer will receive Community Service Credit. 

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Sunday-4-November
Bogota
The Bogota Marching Buccaneer Band will participate in the  72th North Jersey Band Festival at Montclair State University.  The events starts at 4:00p with Bogota scheduled to be the third band to perform. ( Rain date will be Sunday -11-November also at 4:00p). Bogota has been the only High School band to attend all 71  prior festivals. Tickets are $10.00 in advance, and $15.00 at the gate. parking cost $6.00 . Tickets may be purchased from any band member.  For more information please contact Band Director Barry McCann at BMccann@bogotaboe.com








Bogota Sports


Sunday-28-Oct.
Cross Country-                 Bergen County  Meet of Champions at Darlington Park. 9:00a

Monday-29-Oct.
Volleyball                           NJISSA  Group I Womens Volleyball Tournament vs Technology High School 4:30p at Speary Gym          


Saturday-3-Nov.
Cross Country-                NJISSA  Sectional Championships  at Garret Mountain. 9:00a

Saturday-3-Nov.
Football                             Bogota Football Senior game at Feigel Field ceremonies beginning at 12:30p


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