Bogota Board of Education

 27-April-2023

 On Tuesday-25-April the Bogota Board of Education held their Regular meeting for the Month. In his Superintendent's reports Mr. Damian Kennedy announced that the District will lease the building at 320 Palisade Ave. It is touse the space to create a stand-alone Pre-school Administration Office. Due to the growing amount of Pre-school Students this will allow a central office for the program. Another advantage will be to use the apartment units so they can become as part of a transitional program for Students 18 to 21 years old after the have graduated from High School. The Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives are to assist the transition to adulthood. Every day, students will be exposed to the abilities required to live and work in natural community environments. Students will also be able to participate in internships and job shadowing at local businesses. 

  Next Superintendent Kennedy presented the 2023-24 District budget to the Trustees. Some of the main points for this budget is: offering new contracts to Facility, Administration and Staff workers. The hiring of full time positions such a Middle School Nurse, Guidance Counselor, Social Worker, Basic Skills and Dance Teachers. Upgrading and replacing both Educational Hardware and Software in all the schools. Additional security measures, including a Class III officers in all building for both class time and events. And Capital improvement projects. The leasing of 230 Palisade Ave. will be financed by the State Pre-School Grant. 

  Superintendent Kennedy finished by saying the District's budget for 2023-24 will have a 0% tax increase. This would the third year in a row the school tax rate has stayed the same. 

  The Trustees then voted on the consent agenda. All resolution were passed by unanimous vote. Items of note were: the approval of forms and details of the school bonds voted for in the recent referendum. Approving the proposed budget for 2023-24 along with the lease for 230 Palisade Ave.  Other items were to accept the resignation of High School Math teacher Mr. John Sterling for his retirement effective on 30-June-2023

The next Board of Education meeting will be Tuesday-9-May at 7:00p. This will take place in person at the Bogota High School Cafeteria located on the second floor of 2 Henry Luthin Pl. Bogota, NJ and online. This meeting is open to the Public. For more information, please go to: https://www.bogotaboe.com/   

The recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKRJnq3F2HU&t=341s

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Weekend Events

 27-April-2023

Some events happening in and around Bogota and Ridgefield Park for the weekend starting on Thursday-27-April. Please contact the provider for changes and updates. More events will be added as information is confirmed.

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Continuing

Bogota

 Students of Bogota Middle School will still be accepting donations for the Iron Giraffe Challenge. This started with their "Walk for Water" so that a well can be erected in a South Sudanese village in Bogota Middle School's name.  To help donate to their goal please go to https://secure.waterforsouthsudan.org/Bogota Middle School

  

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Thursday-27-April

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have a Children Storytime at 10:30a in-person and online. Registration is required. There are 8 in-person seats available. There are 10 online seats  more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  available forhttp://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Thursday-27-April

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have an Adventure Storytime at 3:30p in-person and online. Registration is required. There are 15 in-person seats available. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  available forhttp://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Thursday-27-April

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will hold their Hybrid Yarn twisters at 6:45p in-person and online. Registration is required. There are 15 in-person seats available. There are 10 online seats more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  available forhttp://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Thursday-27-April

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library hold Bonsai Plant Workshop at 6:00p. Registration is required. Space is Limited.  For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  available forhttp://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Friday-28-April

Bogota

The Bogota Recreation Department will sponsor Karate Classes starting on Friday-3-March. This will be held in the Bogota Recreation Center starting at 4:00p. Classes for 10 sessions at priced at $100.00 for resident and $125.00 for non-residents. For more information and to register please go to: http://register.capturepoint.com/boroughofbogota

A community pass account may be needed.

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Friday-28-April

Bogota

The Bogota Recreation Department will sponsor a Basketball Clinic starting on Friday-3-March the Clinic is open to all Students from Pre-Kindergarten to Second Grade. This will be run by Coach Leo and take place in the Moore gym at Steen School. Classes will run until Friday-9-June and is priced at $160.00 for resident and $200.00 for non-residents. For more information and to register please go to: http://register.capturepoint.com/boroughofbogota

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Friday-28-April

Teaneck, NJ

The Womens support group "Never Alone Again" and the Bergen County Food Security Task Force is offering hot meals to go curbside pick-up every Friday starting at 5:00p This will be

held at their resource center located at 668 American Legion Dr. Teaneck, NJ. For more information, please call 201-289-1718 or visit their website at www.neveraloneagain.org

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Saturday-29-April

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have Saturday Storytime at 11:00a, registration is required.  For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  available forhttp://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Saturday-29-April

Bogota

 The Bogota Recreation Department will sponsor Baton Twirling and Pom Dance workshops from now until Saturday 2-May. These will take place in the Bogota High School Cafeteria starting at 9:15a for grade Kindergarten to Second.  Other age groups will follow. Cost is $155.00 for residents, and $180.00 for non-resident. For more information, please contact Coach Lesie Baker at:  buccanettes@gmail.com  to register please go to: http://register.capturepoint.com/boroughofbogota

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Saturday-29-April

Ridgefield Park, NJ

The Art Mora Gallery will have an opening reception for their newest gallery show for Hee Sook Kim starting at 5:00p. There is no charge for admission. it will be held at 173 Main St Ridgefield Park, NJ. For more information, please go to: www.artmora.com

Saturday-29-April

Ridgefield Park, NJ

The Ridgefield Park Arts Association will host a Village Voices Cabaret featuring Mr. Elijah James, and Ms. Sarah Zhukvion in the Civic Center Performance Space at 159 Park Ave Ridgefield Park, NJ. Tickets are prices at $15.00 per person in advance and $20.00 at the Door. Performance starts at 8:00p and the doors open at 7:30p. Proceeds will go to the Ridgefield Park Arts Association. For tickets, please contact them at: ridgefieldparkarts@gmail.com or call 201-310-3098

Sunday-30-April

Bogota

 The Bogota Recreation Soccer League will have their opening Day games. This will take place on the Olsen Park Soccer Field at 3:00p

 To join register at: http://register.capturepoint.com/boroughofbogota Cost is $150.00 for residents, and $175.00 for non-resident.

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Monday-1-May

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will host selling on eBay workshop will start at 6:30p.  This will be presented by Mr. Rick Feingold and be held in the second floor Senior Center located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. For registration and more information, please visit their website at:  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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Monday-1-May

Bogota

The Bogota Recreation Department will sponsor Tennis Clinic starting on Monday-27-March. This will be held in the Bixby School starting at 6:00p. Classes for 10 sessions at priced at $180.00. Age groups from 5 years to 8 years and up.  For more information and to register please go to: http://register.capturepoint.com/boroughofbogota

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Upcoming Weather

 26-April-2023

Forecast of weather conditions from the National Weather Service for the next several days.   Information is for local area around Teterboro Airport. For more information, please visit their website at: https://www.weather.gov/okx/

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• Wednesday
  
  

  

  Chance
  Showers

  High: 61 °F

• Wednesday
  Night

  

  Chance
  Showers

  Low: 44 °F

• Thursday
  
  

  

  Mostly Sunny

  High: 64 °F

• Thursday
  Night

  

  Partly Cloudy

  Low: 45 °F

• Friday
  
  

  

  Partly Sunny

  High: 62 °F

• Friday
  Night

  

  Chance
  Showers

  Low: 49 °F

• Saturday
  
  

  

  Chance
  Showers

  High: 60 °F

Wednesday

A 30 % chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night

A 30 % chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. North wind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Friday Night

A 40 %t chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday

A 50 % chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Saturday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday

A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Garden Clean-up

 24-April-2023

  On Saturday-22-April the Bogota Environmental Commission, Bogota Beautiful, and the Bogota Green Team held and Earth Day clean-up of the Bogota Community Garden. Using a United States Department of Agriculture, the Borough was able to secure funding to replace the existing planting beds.  Many of the frames around the beds are original to the garden since opening in June of 2016. Since then, another four beds were added for a total of 20 planter boxes. 

  Early in the morning Volunteers from the Bogota Recuse Squad, while members of the Community Garden started do build the new frames. The planting boxes will be a bit taller, wider, and longer for a better growing bed. In the afternoon more volunteers, recruited by Bogota Beautiful, arrived. Once that checked in with Ms. Isabel Bustamante a small introduction was giving. This was led by Ms. Danielle Fede who explained the goal for the afternoon.  The Ms. Fede assigned jobs that needed to be done. These ranged from clearing weeds and old growth, aerating the soil of planting boxes as the new frames were secure, and a general cleaning both inside and outside the entire garden. Volunteers ranged from entire Families coming to help with individual's and couples joining in. A number of people came in from outside Bogota to be a part of about 30 volunteers to be a part of this Earth Day Event.

   While the entire project was not completed in one day, a good portion of work was done. Over the next few weeks, the remainder of the work will be finished to open the garden in May for the 2023 growing season. Planters are still available for rental for this summer. 

  For more information on volunteer to help finish the clean-up, or to apply for a planting bed please visit their website at:  https://www.bogotaonline.org/community-garden

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