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21-March-2019

Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the Weekend starting on Thursday-21-March 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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Thursday & Friday until 13-April

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The library is again working with AARP this year to provided assistance in tax preparation. This will be available on Thursday and Fridays from now until Saturday 15- April. This is targeted to anyone over the age of 60 who could also be collecting Social Security .

To register for the tax aide, or for more information please about this and other Library events visit their web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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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-21-March

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 web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Thursday-21-March

Bogota

The Bogota Borough Council will be holding their regular Council meeting and work session starting at 7:30p. The this meeting there will the official start of the Borough of Bogota's 125th Anniversary celebration This will be held in the Senior Centre located on the second floor of 375 Larch Ave. Bogota NJ This meeting is open to the public.

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Thursday-21-March

Teaneck, NJ

Black Box Performing Arts Center will host an open mic night starting at 7:30p. This will be open to music, comedy, poetry, and all kinds of performance art. Tickets are $10 a piece and will be sold at the door. $5 with student ID. Performers must buy a ticket. Black Box Performing Arts Center is located at 200 Walraven Dr. Teaneck, NJ.

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Friday-22-March

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will be closed, in order to prepare for their Makers Day Event on Saturday-23-March.

Saturday-23-March

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library host their Toddler play group. This is an opportunity for young children and their Parents to play and relax in a safe area. This will start at 10:30a and be held in the second floor Senior Centre. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Saturday-23-March

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have story time reading starting at 10:30a. También habrá Historias leídas en español en este momento. 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 web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Saturday-23-March

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will host it's annual Makers Day event. This years theme will be a Space Edition Makers Day is designed to be a statewide event that celebrates, promotes, and in many cases may introduce maker culture, as well as the values associated with making, tinkering and STEM-based learning. The Bogota makers Day will start at 10:00a and run to 1:00p. It is open to Students of all ages. It is asked that anyone under 10 years old be accompany by a Parent, or other Adult.
This is a free event, but anyone wishing to take part must register in advance. To register for this event, or for more information please about this and other Library events visit their web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ or calling 201-488-7185 . Find out more about NJ Makers Day at www.njmakersday.org. There are also copies of " A Wrinkle in Time"currently available at the Library.

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

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Monday-25-March
Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will have their Youth's Sewing Club meeting. This is open to Students ages 9-18. This will teach anyone the art of sewing. There will be a chance to learn machine, and hand sewing as well as shown different project and types of material. This will be from 1:00p to 4:00p in the back reading room.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 web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Monday-25-March

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will present their Adventurer Book Club. This is for Students in First & Second Grade. This days book will be "If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, don't!" By Elise Parsley There will also be crafts and games based on this book.

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 web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ or call them at 201-488-7185.

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

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Monday-25-February

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will offer an AARP Defensive Driving Course. This is designed for drivers over the age of 50 and will explain update driving rules and teach defensive driving techniques. This will start at 10:15 a and be held in the second floor Senior Centre There is a $15 fee for AARP members and $20 for non-members and 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 web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.

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Monday-25-March

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will hold its next Friends of the Library meeting. This is an opened to anyone interested in leaning about and support the Library. This is scheduled to start at 7:00p. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their web site at : http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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

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Monday-25-March

Bogota

The weekly " Meet the Mayor" event will take place in the office of Mayor Chris Keleman This is open to any Bogota resident who would to ask the Mayor a question about Bogota, or to discuss any matter to help improve the quality of life in the Borough. Anyone who wishes just to have an informal conversation with the Mayor is also welcome to attend. Meetings will be held on a first come basis. This will run from 5:00p to 7:00p in the Mayor's office. His office is on in Bogota Borough Hall located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.

Bogota Borough Hall is located at 375 Larch Ave. in Bogota, NJ.

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20-March-2019
On Tuesday-19- March the Bogota Board of Education held their second meeting for the month of March. After the Superintendents comments the Board heard from a representative of the New Jersey School Board Association. He presented video, and talked to the Board about the State of New Jersey dealing with Non-College Bound Learners. The main idea of this discussion is to explain to local school board the need to find programs, and classes to instruct Student in a way which will prepare them to go onto other learning opportunities other than the standard college experience. One idea the State of New Jersey is focusing on is to have school district includes Career and Technical Education Courses (CTE) as part of their curriculum. The goal of study is to expand the what was once called Vocational Education to included 21st Century field of employment such as robotic and artificial intelligent as classes made available to the Student body. The study also talked about working with local business that could help Student to work as interns with their companies.
These ideas were further talked about in the Board New Business section of the meeting. Some ideas brought up was to schedule Job Fair events to bring local companies, and organization into the school to expose the Student to other career opportunities are available. They also are looking to create a master list of job skills, which will not have to acquire college degree to enter. There was also a mention of expanding the internship programs which Senior Students could attend during the afternoon School Day. Another idea was to start including career awareness in all fields to the Elementary school level.
All Agenda items were pass by an unanimous vote. The most notable item was the change in the school calendar. Now Friday-24-May will be a half day School session. This will be the first day of the Memorial Day Holiday Break. The other change made was that on Tuesday-4-June all Bogota Public Schools will be closed in order to allow voting in the New Jersey Primary Elections.
The Next Board of Education meeting will be on Tuesday-19-March and will be held in the High School Cafeteria located on the second floor of 2 Henry Luthin Pl Bogota, NJ. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:00p. The Public is invited to attend.

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