Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the weekend starting on Thursday-23-May. 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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For Memorial Day
They are also looking for any veterans and their families to march alongside of us on Memorial Day Monday-27-May-2019 at starting at 2:00 pm.
Anyone who is interested in participating is asked an informational meeting is to be held on Friday-24-May at the Bogota VFW Post #5561, starting 7:00p. The VFW Hall is located at 241 W.Shore Ave in Bogota N.J. For more information please contact If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Zenovia Castro at zenoviarokz@yahoo.com
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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.
Thursday-23-May
Bogota
The Bogota Public Library will have story time reading starting at 10:30a. 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 website at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/
The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.
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Thursday-23-May
Bogota
The Bogota Public Library host a workshop on how to purchase a car . This will be presented byRick Feingold worked on the Jaguar Select Edition brand marketing team for nine years. 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 website at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/
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The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.
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Memorial Day Weekend 24-27-May
Bogota
Bogota
This is Memorial Day weekend several closing have been announced.
- The Bogota Public Library will be closed on Saturday- 25-May -Monday- 27-May. They will reopen on Tuesday 29-May with regular Business hours.
- The Schools of the Bogota Public School system will be closed for a half day on Friday-25-May & closed Monday- 27-May. Regular session will resume on Tuesday 29-May.
- St. Joseph's School will be closed on Friday-25-May & Monday- 27-May.. Regular session will resume on Tuesday 29-May.
- Trinity Lutheran School will be closed starting early on Friday-25-May & Monday- 27-May. Regular session will resume on Tuesday-29-May.
- Bogart School will be closed on Monday -27-May,
- There will be no lawn waste collection on Monday- 27-May
- Borough Hall offices will be closed on Monday- 27-May
Monday-27-May
Bogota
The Planning Board meeting scheduled to start at 7:30p This will be held in the Council Chamber located on the second floor of 375 Larch Ave Bogota, NJ. The public is invited to attend.
The Bogota VFW Ralph Hall post #5561, and the Bogota American Legion Clifford Dunn Post #117 has announced the schedule for their Memorial Day celebrations for 2016. This year Memorial Day will be on Monday -27-May. The Bogota VFW, American Legion and the Borough of Bogota will hold their Memorial Day Service starting at 11:00a. This will take place in front of Borough Hall located at 375 Larch Ave Bogota, NJ. This event is free and opened to the Public. The Bogota Memorial Day Parade will start at Palisades Ave & Cedar St in Bogota. This will kick off at 2:00p The Parade will travel North on Palisade to E. Main St. It will turn left onto E. Main St and cross over the 1st Lt. Albert Graf Bridge to Elm Ave. It will make a right turn onto Elm ave and travel north to W. Grove St. It will turn Left onto W. Grove to Larch Ave. It will turn Left onto Larch Ave and travel South to Bogota Borough Hall and will end after passing by the reviewing stand.
In preparation for this Memorial Day the Bogota Dept. of Public Works has placed new American flags on the streetlight poles from E. Ft. Lee rd at Palisades Ave along the parade route to W. Main St and Larch Ave. There are also new flags hanging in front of Bogota Borough Hall on Larch Ave.
During the parade the Bogota Girl Scouts will be collecting food items for the St. Joseph's Food bank. Items such as canned goods, cereals, pasta, boxes of potatoes, rice & stuffing can be placed in the wagons that the Girls Scouts will be pulling as they march in the parade.
Also on that same Monday the Volunteer members of the Bogota Emergency Services Dept. will have their annual inspection. The members, with their equipment, of The Bogota Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, will line in front of Borough Hall starting at 9:00a. They will then fall in to be reviewed by the Elected officials of Bogota Government. This will included Mayor Chris Kelemen and members of the Borough Council.
After the inspection the Bogota Volunteer Fire Dept. will hold their remembrance ceremony starting at 10:00a at the memorial service in Borough Hall Park.
All these events are open to the public to view. The Bogota VFW will then host an indoor picnic of Hot-dogs and soda in the lower hall Ralph Hall, after the Parade. The post is located at 241 West. Shore Ave. Bogota, NJ
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Tuesday-28-May
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 website at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/
The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.
Tuesday-28-May
Bogota
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