Happy New Year

 1-January-2021

Wishing everyone a

 Healthy and Happy New Year.

From Bogota Blog NJ

Weekend Events

30-December-2020
Some events happening in and around Bogota for the week starting on Thursday-31-December. Please contact the provider for changes and updates. More events will be added as information is confirmed.

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Continuing
The listing of of Restaurants and Grocery stores that are open for either Deliver , Take-out and limited indoor seating.
For Bogota it can be accessed at:
https://www.bogotablognj.com/2020/04/bogota-restaurants.html

For Ridgefield Park it can be accessed at:
https://www.bogotablognj.com/2020/05/ridgefield-park-restaurants.html
Please contact the establishment at at the phone number provided. This is one way to support Bogota and Ridgefield Park business.
It is ask that, when ordering from any of these restaurants, please let them know you saw this on Bogota Blog NJ









Thursday-31-December
Bogota

The Bogota Public library will close at 2:00p for the start of the New Years Holiday. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021
For more information on Library program's continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj
Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/



Friday-1-January-2021
The Following will be closed for New Years
Bogota
The Bogota Public library will be close at 2:00p on Thursday-31-December. They will be closed all day on Friday-2-January-2021. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021

The Bogota Borough Hall will be close on Friday. Borough Hall will reopen at its regular time on Monday-4-January-2021
The Bogota Department of Public Works will be close on Friday. The Recycling Center will reopen at its regular time on Monday-4-January-2021. There will be no regular Friday trash pick-up.



Ridgefield Park
The Ridgefield Park Public Library will be close on Thursday and Friday 31 & 1-January-2021. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021
The Ridgefield Park Municipal Building will be close on Friday-1-January-2021


Teaneck
The Teaneck Public library will be close on Thursday and Friday 31 & 1-January-2021. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021.
The Teaneck Municipal Building will be close on Friday 2-January-2021. It will reopen at its regular time on Monday-4-January-2021 by appointment only.


Saturday-2-January-2020
Ridgefield Park, NJ
The Ridgefield Park Arts Association will dedicate a new mural in Veteran's Park. This was created by Village resident Guillermo Lopez-Pastas. The mural is located on the side of the restrooms off of Morningside Ln overlooking the playground. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 11:00a, with a rain date of Sunday-3-January. For more information please contact Ridgefield Park Arts Association at: 201-741-0644



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Sunday-3-January-2021
Bogota
The Bogart Memorial Church will again offer in-person services. They will have both Spanish and English services scheduled to start at 10:10a. Masks and safe distances are required.
Bogart Memorial Church is located at 263 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ





Sunday-3-January-2021
Bogota
Trinity Lutheran Church in Bogota has started to offer their Sunday services again. Sunday service will start at 9:30a. The Sunday School will begin at 10:30a. There will be Wednesday Bible Studies at 7:00p. Masks and safe distances are required. Trinity Lutheran Church is now handicapped acceptable with a new lift system.
Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 167 Palisade Ave Bogota, NJ
For more information please visit their website at: https://tlcbogotanj.org/

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Sunday-3-January-2021
Bogota
St. Joseph Church in Bogota again will offer their Sunday Service in person. The number of participant will be limited. The Church will have a registration system allowing individuals to sign up and attend Mass. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.baqgo.com/sjc/register-for-sunday-mass/ This may require some persons to attend a second choice. They will continue their services on a live stream. The English language service is scheduled to start at 10:00a. Está previsto que el servicio de español comience a la 1:30p. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.baqgo.com/sjc/
St. Joseph Church is located at 115 Ft.Lee Rd Bogota, NJ

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Monday-4-January-2021
Bogota
The Bogota Department of Public Works will pick-up metal goods that are placed near the curb. This was re-secluded from last week due to the snow storm. This is also the first day to have used Christmas trees placed on the curbside for pick-up. For more information please visit their website at: https://www.bogotaonline.org/department-of-public-works







Monday-4-January-2021
Bogota
The Bogota Library will host Tech Mondays Each week you can test out your technology skills in a a fun and interactive way please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj each week to find the project. Just click on the link and have fun. This is for Students ages 7 to 12 years old.
For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj
Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/


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Monday-4-January-2021
Bogota
This Monday the do It yourself craft kit will be on how to make snow. To learn more please go to: https://youtu.be/_rV3AQm-RKA All kits are first come first serve. Share your creations on the Library's Facebook page.
For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj
Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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Tuesday-5-January-2021
Bogota
The Bogota Board of Education will hold their Reorganization Meeting for 2021. This is scheduled to start at 7:00p. Bisi Ruckett, John Ortega, Jose Chavez , and Frank Miranda will be given the oath of office at that time. It will be a virtually meeting.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83894940497
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International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbC4KuEQrZ
If you are uncomfortable with entering your e-mail address please use: bogota@bogotaboe.com
For more information please visit their website at: www.bogotaboe.com
The Board of Education meetings for 2021 will be announce at this meeting.

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Up coming Weather

 29-December-2020

 Forecast of weather conditions from the National Weather Service for the next seven days starting on Wednesday-30-December.  Information is for local area around Teterboro Airport. 

 For more information please visit their website at: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick

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• This
  Afternoon

  

  Mostly Sunny

  High: 38 °F

• Tonight
  
  

  

  Mostly Clear

  Low: 23 °F

• Wednesday
  
  

  

  Decreasing
  Clouds

  High: 40 °F

• Wednesday
  Night

  

  Partly Cloudy
  then Rain
  Likely

  Low: 36 °F⇑

• Thursday
  
  

  

  Chance Rain
  then Partly
  Sunny

  High: 49 °F

• • Thursday
    Night

    

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 27 °F

  • New
    Year's
    Day

    

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then Rain
    Likely

    High: 43 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    

    Rain then
    Rain Likely

    Low: 41 °F

  • Saturday
    
    

    

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

    High: 53 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 35 °F

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values between 25 and 35. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 39 by 5am. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of rain before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

New Year's Day

A chance of freezing rain and sleet between 9am and noon, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night

Rain. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

                                               

Bogota Sports

 29-December-2020

Some information about Bogota Sports:
All County and All League teams in Cross Country have been announced. 

For the Bogota Lady Bucs Squad

In the NJIC  Patriot Division

First team:

Amandine Fernandez

Maryann Gesmundo

Isabel Michel

Second Team:

Alyssa Ramirez

Nathaly Frias

Honorable Mention:

Denisse Sotomayor

Team Champion: Bogota
Coach of the Year: Patrick Rochford, Bogota

All Bergen County
Honorable Mention:
Amandine Fernandez

For the Men's Cross Country Bucs squad
In the NJIC  Patriot Division
First team:

Jesus Michel

Dennis Toremis

Second Team:

Justin Cazar

Vincent Ducut

Dylan LeMay

Josemanuel Corniel

Honorable Mention:

Alexis Fernandez

Team Champion: Bogota
Coach of the Year: Patrick Rochford, Bogota

                                                                               file photos

The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference has released the schedules for both the Women's and Men's teams for the 2021 Season

The Bogota Lady Bucs will play in Division 3. They will play a 10 game schedule. They will open the season on Wednesday-27-January-2021 at Leonia. Their home opener will be on Friday-29-January-2021 against Palisades Park on the Jay Mahoney Court in Speary Gym. The Full schedule is as follows: 

Jan. 27: at Leonia  Jan. 29: vs. Palisades Park

Feb. 3: at New Milford Feb. 5: vs. Ridgefield Feb. 12: at Dwight-Englewood

Feb. 17: vs. Leonia Feb. 19: at Palisades Park Feb. 24: vs. New Milford Feb. 26: at Ridgefield

March 5: vs. Dwight-Englewood

Tip-off times will be announced at a later date.
No Playoff format has been announced at this time. Bogota Home games will be closed to the public at his time. 

The Bogota Men's Basketball Bucs will play in Division 3. They will play a 10 game schedule. They will open the season at home on Wednesday-27-January-2021 against Leonia on the Jay Mahoney Court in Speary Gym. The Full schedule is as follows: 

Jan. 27: vs. Leonia Jan. 29: at Palisades Park

Feb. 3: vs. New Milford Feb. 5: at Ridgefield Feb. 12: vs. Dwight-Englewood

Feb. 17: at Leonia Feb. 19: vs. Palisades Park Feb. 24: at New Milford Feb. 26: vs. Ridgefield

March 5: at Dwight-Englewood

Tip-off times will be announced at a later date.
No Playoff format has been announced at this time. Bogota Home games will be closed to the public at his time.

                                                                            file photos

The  Little Ferry-South Hackensack-Bogota (LFSHB) is holding online registration for the 2021 Season. Registration continues until Tuesday-5-January-2021. LFSHB is offers  both Softball and Baseball for players starting age 4 in Tee Ball up to players age 16 in Senior Teams. For more information, and to register please visit their website at:   https://lfshlittleleague.com/registration

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This Weeks Events

 27-December-2020

Some events happening in and around Bogota for the week starting on Sunday-27-December. Please contact the provider for changes and updates. More events will be added as information is confirmed.

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Continuing 

The listing of of Restaurants  and Grocery stores  that are open for either Deliver , Take-out and limited indoor seating.

For Bogota it can be accessed at:

https://www.bogotablognj.com/2020/04/bogota-restaurants.html

For Ridgefield Park it can be accessed at:

https://www.bogotablognj.com/2020/05/ridgefield-park-restaurants.html

Please contact the establishment at at the phone number provided. This is one way to support Bogota and Ridgefield Park business.

It is ask that, when ordering from any of these restaurants, please let them know you saw this on Bogota Blog NJ 

Starting on Tuesday-1-December

Bergen County

Starting on Tuesday-1-December the Bergen County Community testing site for covid-19 will re-open at the Bergen Community College in the Lot B location. This is being sponsored by Bergen County in cooperation with the New Bridge Medical Center. Testing will continue of various days until Thursday-30-December. Anyone wishing to revive a test must pre-register.  This will be open starting at 9:00a to 2:30p, with check-in starting at 8:00p  This will be a nasal swab test with results available in 24 hours.   
  All people taking a test must have proper identification, Accepted forms of ID are a driver’s license or identification card, Social Security card, passport, or birth certificate. For those without legal status, a foreign passport is accepted. Residents also have to show proof they live or work in Bergen County. An insurance card is also required, again residents who do not have health insurance will still be able to get tested.
 In addition the Bergen County site at the New Bridge Medical Center are available to the General Public regardless of  showing, or not showing symptoms. The New Bridge testing site requires a pre-register.

 For more information please visit the State of New Jersey Department of Health website at:  https://covid19.nj.gov/

 

Sunday-27-December

Bogota

The Bogart Memorial Church will again offer in-person services. They will have both Spanish and English services scheduled to start at 10:10a. Masks and safe distances are required.
Bogart Memorial Church is located at 263 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ 

    
Sunday-27-December

Bogota

Trinity Lutheran Church in Bogota has started to offer their Sunday services again. Sunday service will start at 9:30a. The Sunday School will begin at 10:30a. There will be Wednesday Bible  Studies at 7:00p. Masks and safe distances are required. Trinity Lutheran Church is now handicapped acceptable with a new lift system.
  Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 167 Palisade Ave Bogota, NJ

 For more information please visit their website at: https://tlcbogotanj.org/

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Sunday-27-December

Bogota

   St. Joseph Church in Bogota again will offer their Sunday Service in person. The number of participant will be limited. The Church will have a registration system allowing individuals to sign up and attend Mass. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.baqgo.com/sjc/register-for-sunday-mass/  This may require some persons to attend a second choice. They will continue their services  on a live stream. The English language service is scheduled to start at 10:00a. Está previsto que el servicio de español comience a la 1:30p. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.baqgo.com/sjc/
  St. Joseph Church is located at 115 Ft.Lee Rd Bogota, NJ

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Monday-28-December

Bogota

 The Bogota Department of Public Works will pick-up metal goods that are placed near the curb. This was re-secluded from last week due to the snow storm. This is also the first day to have used Christmas trees placed on the curbside for pick-up.  For more information please visit their website at: https://www.bogotaonline.org/department-of-public-works

Monday-28-December

Bogota

 The Bogota Library will host Tech Mondays Each week you can test out your technology skills in a a fun and interactive way please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj  each week to find the project. Just click on the link and have fun. This is for Students ages 7 to 12 years old.

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

             (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Monday-28-December
Bogota

This Monday the do It yourself craft kit will be on how to make snow. To learn more please go to:  https://youtu.be/_rV3AQm-RKA All kits are first come first serve. Share your creations on the Library's Facebook page.

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/
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Tuesday-29-December

Bogota 

   The Bogota Library will host a virtual Makers Lab scheduled to start at 4:00p

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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Wednesday-30-December

Bogota 

  The Bogota Public library will host the next virtual Lego Challenge . Please go the Library's  Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj/ for weekly Lego challenges. To sign-up please go to: https://bccls.libcal.com/event/7021928 At registration please check the box by Bogota Blog to signified you learned about this event on Bogota Blog NJ.

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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Thursday-31-December

Bogota

The Bogota Public library will close at 2:00p for the start of the New Years  Holiday. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021

For more information on Library program's continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

Friday-1-January-2021

The Following will be closed for New Years

Bogota

 The Bogota Public library will be close at 2:00p on Thursday-31-December. They will be closed all day on Friday-2-January-2021. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021

 The Bogota Borough Hall will be close on Friday. Borough Hall will reopen at its regular time on Monday-4-January-2021

 The Bogota Department of Public Works will be close on  Friday. The Recycling Center will reopen at its regular time on Monday-4-January-2021. There will be no regular Friday trash pick-up.

Ridgefield Park

 The Ridgefield Park Public Library will be  close on Thursday and Friday 31 & 1-January-2021. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021

 The Ridgefield Park Municipal Building will be  close on  Friday-1-January-2021

 

Teaneck

The Teaneck Public library will be  close on Thursday and Friday 31 & 1-January-2021. The library will reopen at its regular time on Saturday-2-January-2021.

The Teaneck Municipal Building will be close on  Friday 2-January-2021. It will reopen at its regular time on Monday-4-January-2021 by appointment only .

 

 Saturday-2-January-2021

 Ridgefield Park,NJ

  The Ridgefield Park Arts Association will dedicate a new mural in Veteran's Park. This was created by Village resident Guillermo Lopez-Pastas. The mural is located on the side of the restrooms off of Morningside Ln overlooking the playground. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 11:00a, with a rain date of Sunday-3-January. For more information please contact Ridgefield Park Arts Association at: 201-741-0644

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