This Weeks Events

 17-December-2023

Some events happening in and around Bogota and Ridgefield Park for the week starting on Sunday-18-December. Please contact the provider for changes and updates. More events will be added as information is confirmed.

                           

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Bogota

Starting on Monday-10-July PSE&G will be working on W. Ft Lee R. between River Rd and Elm Ave. between 7:30am and 5:30pm. This to install new, durable plastic and/or coated steel gas piping. For more information, please visit their website at https://pseg.com/gaswork or call 833-661- 6100.

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Bogota

Leaf season started on Tuesday-10-October until Monday-18-December. Homeowners are allowed to place raked, leaves and grass cutting in the street, along the curb, in front of their residents.  It is asked 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 -18- December after that date all yard waste must be placed in brown leaf bags for pick-up. 

                                                       

          

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Bogota

The Bogota Recreation Department will hold its annual House Decorating Contest. This is open to all Bogota residents and will have three categories. The house decorating will be judged on Dec 22nd. Winners in each category will be gifted $100 local restaurant gift cards. For more information, please use email: kmeberg311@gmail.com

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Bogota

   On Wednesday-29-November the Bogota Middle School has put up a Giving Tree in the main lobby. They are looking for any sized, gently used (or new) winter coats, new hats, new gloves, gently used toys (puzzles/board games/books). Donated items will be hung on the tree or place them under the tree as they come in. The General Public can donate items in the morning from 7:30a-8:15a at the front entrance and again from 2:45p-3:15p. There will also be a donation box outside during school hours.  All donations will go to families in need for this holiday season. This will continue until Thursday-21-December. For more information, please contact the school at: apicocabrera@bogotaboe.com

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Ms.  Mary Wynman is organizing a Senior Citizen Care Packages collection drive. She is looking for donation of soaps, toothpaste, shaving kits, kitchen towels. hand sanitizer, tissues and other personal hygiene items. Gloves, scarfs, hats, and other cold weather clothing are also needed.  She will also except adult coloring, color pencils, holiday pens, crafts, holiday socks, ornaments, back scratchers candies, cookies, decks of cards. All donations should be dropped off on, or before Monday-18-December at 210 Cypress Ave, Bogota.

 Donations will be distributed with the help of "helping hands" starting on Thursday-21-Decemebr to Sunday-24-December.For more information please contact her at 201-906-3566.  

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Sunday-17-December

Bogota  

   Members of The Bogota Volunteer Fire Dept. will be escorting Santa on his Lollipop tour of the Borough. This is a chance for the Bogota Children to show Santa that they have be nice this year. He starts his tour at about Noon with Lollipops being passed out by his helpers.  Santa asked every coming out to watch from safe distance while staying on the sidewalk.

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Monday-18-December

Bogota     

The Bogota Public Library will have their Teen Craft kits available at 3:00p. One Kit per Student.

For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Monday-18-December

Bogota     

The Bogota Public Library will host their Kids Book Club This will take place in the Second Floor Senior Center. starting at 4:00p. Registration required.

For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Monday-18-December

Bogota  

The Bogota Public Library's next Test Kitchen meeting at 6:00p. It will be their annual Cookie Exchange. It will be held on the Second Floor Seniors Center. It is open to the Public.

For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

         

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Tuseday-19-December

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have their virtual Bilingual Storytime Tiempo de cuentos bilingüe virtual:  Join us for an evening of interactive literacy including Spanish and English stories and songs on Zoom.

Ven a disfrutar con nosotros de una noche de cuentos y canciones en español e inglés en Zoom.

Starting at 3:30p. A partir de las 3:30p.

Se requiere registro    Registration required

For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Tuesday-19-December Bogota The Bogota Public Library will hold their Drawing for Kids workshop. This will start at 4:00p. and be held in the second floor Seniors Centre Registration are required at https://bccls.libcal.com/event/10735436. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.              (it is asked that while attending this event you inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ) Tuesday-19-December Bogota The Bogota Public Library will have a Steam2Go workshop event. This will start at 6:30p. and be held in the second floor Seniors Centre Registration are required. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.              (it is asked that while attending this event you inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ) Tuesday-19-December Bogota The Bogota Board of Education will hold a public Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday-19- December to address such matters of business as may be brought before the Board and on which it shall take action, together with an executive session, if needed, from which the public shall be excluded. This meeting will be held at Bogota Jr./Sr. High School Cafeteria, located at 2 Henry C. Luthin Place, Bogota, NJ 07603 and will also be held remotely. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83149270769 Members of the public may observe and participate in the public portion of the meetings by clicking and following the aforementioned link of the District’s website or by calling: One tap mobile: 13052241968, 83149270769# US +13092053325, 83149270769# US Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): +1 305 224 1968 US +1 309 205 3325 US +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 646 931 3860 US +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 669 444 9171 US +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 689 278 1000 US +1 719 359 4580 US +1 253 205 0468 US +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 360 209 5623 US +1 386 347 5053 US +1 507 473 4847 US +1 564 217 2000 US Webinar ID: 831 4927 0769 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcp57i4Ow7 Members of the public may provide comment during the portions of the meeting reserved for public comment on the Consent Agenda and for public comment on any issue by typing in questions or comments in the chat function of the broadcast or by calling the number above and pressing *9 to "raise your hand." A copy of the Agenda for the Board’s meeting is available to the public athttps://www.bogotaboe.com/Page/2145 In advance of the remote public meeting, the Board shall allow public comments to be submitted to the Board Secretary by electronic mail and in written letterform by Tuesday-19- December 10:00a.  to Irfan Evcil, Board Secretary ievcil@bogotaboe.com                   (it is asked that while attending this event you inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ) Tuesday-19-December Bogota The Borough of Bogota Council Planning Board has been canceled. More information can be found at https://www.bogotaonline.org/              (it is asked that while attending this event you inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Tuesday-19-December

Ridgefield Park, NJ

 The Ridgefield Park Elks Lodge # 1506 will host a Tuesday Night Dinner will be Pasta with Meatballs, Or Sausage, with salad and desert.  This will take place in the Elks lodge is located at the 30 Spruce St. Ridgefield Park, NJ.  The event will start at 6:00p a with a donation of $12.00 per person.  Dinner will include salad and desert. For information or to reserve a seat please contact Cathy Graef at 201-702-0147 or Maryann Applegate at 201-522-6427

Pre-order deadline is Monday-18-December

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Wednesday-20-December

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have "Tiny But Mighty" story time reading starting at 10:30a. This is for Children ages 3 three years and younger. This will include stories and songs. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Wednesday-20-December

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will host their Kids Craft Day starting at 3:30p.  This will take place at the second floor Senior Center. Registrations are required.  For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Thursday-21-December

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have a Children Storytime at 10:30a in-person. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at: http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.

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Thursday-21-December Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will host their Adult Craft Day starting at 6:30p.  This will take place at the second floor Senior Center. Registrations are required.  For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at:  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Thursday-21-December Bogota

The Bogota Borough Council will hold their regular meeting starting at 7:00p. This will take place in the Council Chambers located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. It will also be held remotely. Please click the link below to Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397477141 Meeting ID: 883 9747 7141 One tap mobile +13052241968,,88397477141# US +13092053325,,88397477141# US Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) This meeting is open to the public. 

More information can be found at:  https://www.bogotaonline.org/

 

 

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Thursday-21-December

Ridgefield Park, NJ

  The Village of Ridgefield Park Board of Commissioners Caucus meeting starting at 7:00p. The meeting is open to the public. This will be held in the Conference Room. This is located at 234 Main St. Ridgefield Park.

For more information, please go to: https://www.ridgefieldpark.org/

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Friday-22-December 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 (it is asked that while attending this event you inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Friday-22- December 

Bogota

Bogota Public Schools will have a half day and be closed for the Christmas Holiday. They will reopen on Tuesday-2-January-2024

Friday-22- December 

Ridgefield Park, NJ

Ridgefield Park Public Schools will have a half day and be closed for the Christmas Holiday. They will reopen on Tuesday-2-January-2024

Saturday-23-December 

Bogota

The Bogota Public library will be closed for the Christmas Holiday. The library will reopen at its regular time on Tuesday-26-December

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/

Saturday-23-December 

Ridgefield Park, NJ

The Ridgefield Park recycling center will be close on Saturday December 23.  It will reopen at its regular time on Tuesday-26-December

Sunday-24-December

Bogota

   Santa will again tour Bogota again driven by members of The Bogota Volunteer Fire Dept. He will be offering Christmas wishes one more time, before all the good children go to become snug in their bed.  This will start with the East side of the Borough at 5:00p and travel all through Bogota. He will then return to the North Pole so he can begin delivering present for Christmas  Morning.

  To Volunteer for any the Bogota Emergency Services Department, please visit them at the following site;

Bogota Volunteer Fire Dept:  http://www.bogotafire.org/
Bogota Rescue Squad: BogotaRescue@gmail.com

Bogota Auxiliary Police Dept:  http://www.bogotapolicedept.org/#!auxiliary-police/c46n

  

Monday-25- December 

Bogota

The Bogota Borough Hall will be close at for the Christmas Holiday. Borough Hall will reopen at its regular time on Tuesday-26-December

 The Bogota Department of Public Works will be close on Monday. The Recycling Center will reopen at its regular time on Tuseday-26-December. 

Monday-25- December 

Ridgefield Park, NJ

  The Ridgefield Park Municipal Building will be close. It will reopen at its regular time on Tuesday-26-December

Monday-25-December 

Bogota

The Bogota Public library will be closed for the Christmas Holiday. The library will reopen at its regular time on Wednesday-27-December

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/

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