This Week's Events

1-September-2024

Some events happening in and around Bogota and Ridgefield Park for the week starting on Sunday-1-September. Additional information will be added when confirmed.
                         
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Bogota

The Bogota FOP Lodge #161 located in Bogota; NJ is asking for your assistance with one of our Officers. Officer Montano's residence caught fire on August 22, 2024 and him and his family lost all of their belongings. Luckily everyone is safe, but they now have to recover from this horrible disaster. Officer Montano was working patrol when he received the horrible news from his wife. When he got to his home, he realized they had instantly lost everything they have.

Donations can be made at :  https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-officer-montanos-family

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Bogota
Starting on Monday-10-July PSE&G will be working on W. Ft Lee Rd. 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

  The Borough has started a Hometown Heroes Banner program. This will allow residents of Bogota to honor a family member who serviced in the Armed Servies. The cost of a banners will be $150.00 payable to the Borough of Bogota. For more information, and details please contact the Borough Clerk at 201342-1736 ex 235. or by email at:  clerk@bogotaonline.org

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Continuing: until Monday-30-September
Bogota

The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS) is selling BCCLS T-Shirts from now until Monday-30-September. Proceeds will go to the BCCLS Scholarship Fund. 

For more information, 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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Continuing: until Monday-30-September
Bogota

The Bergen County Cooperative Library System (BCCLS) is holding a VIP Guest Pass Tour. Visit any of the BCCLS libraries in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic Counties to have a chance to win a $50.00 Vista Gift Card from now until Monday-30-September.

For more information, 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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Ridgefield Park, NJ
 The Village of Ridgefield Park has made available the sign up and the trial period for their Food Waste Municipal Composting Program through the end of the year.
 Information at: https://ow.ly/Hsg750RfGC2
 
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Monday-2-September

Labor Day

Bogota     

The Bogota Public Library be closed until Tuesday -3-September in Observance of the Labor Day Weekend.                              

The Bogota Borough Hall be closed until Tuesday-3-September in Observance of the Labor Day Weekend. 

The Recycling Centre will be closed and, there will be no yard waste pick-up. Both the Recycling Center will be open, and yard pick-up will be Tuesday-3-September

Ridgefield Park, NJ

The Ridgefield Park Public Library be closed until Tuesday-3-September in Observance of the Labor Day Weekend.

The Ridgefield Park Recycling Centre be closed until Tuesday-3-September in Observance of the Labor Day Weekend.  There will be no Trash pick-up. Yard Waste will be picked-up from Mt. Veron St and South.

The Ridgefield Park Municipal Building be closed until Tuesday-3-September in Observance of the Labor Day Weekend.

Tuesday-3-September

Bogota   

The Bogota Senior Citizens meeting will take place at 11:30a. It will be held in the Senior Center on the second floor of 375 Larch Ave. Bogota.

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Tuesday-3-September

Bogota   

The Bogota Public Library will host a Kindergarten to 2nd grade Makers Lab starting at 4:00p. This will take place at the second floor Senior Center. Registrations are required.  For more information 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-3-September
Ridgefield Park, NJ
Ridgefield Park Elks Tuesday Night Dinner of Stuffed Peppers with Rice at the 30 Spruce St. At 6:00p a with a donation of $12.00 per person. please contact Cathy Graef at 201-702-0147 deadline is Sunday-1-September.
 

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Wednesday-4-September

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-4-September

Bogota 

 The Bogota Public Library will have Video Game Day starting at 3:30a. 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-5-September
Bogota
The Bogota Public Library Adventure Begins Storytime starting at 10:30a. This will take place at the second floor Senior Center. Registrations are required.  For more information 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-5-September
Bogota
The Bogota Borough Council meeting at 7:30p. It will be held in the Second Floor Senior's Centre at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.   This is open to the public.


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Thursday-5-September
Ridgefield Park, NJ
 Ridgefield Park Board of Commissioners Caucus Meeting at 7:00p. In the Public Meeting Chamber at 234 Main St.
 
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Thursday-5-September
Teaneck NJ
Teaneck Farmers’ Market every Thursday until 16-November from 12pm to 6pm

and Sunday, November 19 from 1pm -5pm. It is located in the Garrison St. Municipal parking lot along Beverly Rd Teaneck, NJ. There is additional parking available nearby.

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Friday-6-September
Teaneck, NJ
The Women’s 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-7-September
Bogota
The Overpeck Creek Animal Hospital will host an Animal Option Event. This one will take place at the Bogota Office at 101 E. Main St. Bogota. The event will run from 11:00a to 3:00p.  Starting at 12:00n. Additional event will take place in the Tenafly center on Saturday- 21-September
For more information about the Bogota event please call 201-292-4949
      

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Saturday-7-September
Ridgefield Park, NJ

The Ridgefield Park Arts Association and the Ridgefield Park Library will co-sponsor the 2024 Word on the Street. This will start at 6:00p. on Cedar St in front of the Library. For more information, or to register for a spot, call 201-952-1018.

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Board of Education

 30-August-2024
On Tuesday-27-August, the Bogota Board of Education held their first meeting for the 2024-25 school year.
 After Citizens Comments, Superintendent Mr. Damian Kennedy gave his report for the start of the upcoming school year. The first point he made was that the District is almost fully staffed with a number of interviews still taking place. This was followed with updates on bathroom projects in both Bixby School and the High School. The new, and the refurbishing, bathrooms in Bixby is almost complete with only minor details needing to be addressed. The High School bathrooms will undergo a final inspection and will be useable at the start of the school year. All school buildings have had, or continuing to have, their deep cleaning finished before Tuesday- 3 September.

Work on the Olsen Park ball fields has started with all permits being approved for the entire sports complex project. The CTE building, across Palisade Ave. from the High School, has also had all permits approved. This allows work to begin on that structure with a target date of September 2025 for occupancy.
 The next item was to present the scores for the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA) test. This is given to 11^th grade Students to learn if there is a need to assist them in order to meet grade standards so they can graduate in their Senior year. The test was for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. The Juniors scored higher than the State average in Math, and equal in ELA.
  After Superintendent Kennedy was finished, Trustee President Mr. Frank Miranda asked for a moment of silence to remember long time Bogota resident Mr. Vincent Galante, Jr. who passed away the week before.
Then the Trustees voted on the Consent Agenda, all resolutions were passed by unanimous vote.
Items of note were the passing of the 2024-25 District Calendar. This will have 182 total class days starting on Thursday-5- September to Friday-20-June 2025, both will be single session. There 2 emergency school closing days included in the calendar. Winter vacation will start with a single session on Friday-20-December with classes resuming on Thursday-2-January 2025. Spring Recess will be from Monday-14-April 2025, with classes starting on Tuesday-22-April 2025.
Also approved was:
- A Drama Club and Photography Club for the Middle School.
-The appointment of Emily Fermin as an Elementary School Teacher.
-The appointment of Kelly Weckstein as a Graphic Arts Teacher.
-The appointment of Devin Rodgers as Assistant Football Coach.
-The appointment of Kelly Weckstein as Assistant Cross Country Coach.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday-17-September at 7:00p This will be held in the High School Cafeteria located on the second floor of 2 Henry Luthin Pl. and online.
  
 
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Book Sale

 
28-August-2024
 On Saturday-24-August, the Friends of the Bogota Public Library held a book sale as a fundraiser for Library events. This took place in the second floor Senior Center. Books available included Non-Fiction, Fiction, with visual  and audio media. Tables were lined up in rows with different genres labeled. The groups included a young Adult table that also displayed titles for Early Readers, Children’s Non-fiction, and photo books. Other categories included Chapter books, Mysteries and Historical Fiction, along with non-fiction and media.
 Individual titles in Hard Cover were priced at $3.00 apiece. Soft cover books were $2.00. Children books had an asking price of $2.00 for Chapter Books. With soft cover and Picture books having a charge of  $1.00 each.
 There was also special deals, with a small bag for  $5.00 and a Large Bag for $10.00 that could be filled with as many books that would fit in the bag.
 All proceeds will be donated to support the Bogota Library for future events. The Friends of the Bogota Public Library is accepting membership at $10.00 for an Individual, and $20.00 for a Family membership. Other financial donations can be made at: https://www.paypal.com/donate
 For more information to join or assist the Friends of the Bogota Library contact them at bogotalibraryfriends@gmail.com
All donations are tax deductible.
  

   

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