Weekend Events

7-September-2017

 Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the weekend starting on Thursday-7-September.  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.

Continuing
 Starting on Thursday-16 March the  Lt William Ryan Bridge will be closed for replacement.   Construction is schedule to take 10 Months to complete. 

                                                                       

Charity 

Bayada Health Care, which has offices in Hackensack and other North Jersey locations, is working with the American Red Cross has set-up a donation page to assist those in need from the recent hurricane affecting the Gulf Coast. For more information and to donate please got to their page at: https://www.crowdrise.com/…/bayada-…/bayadahome-health-care…

 

Thursday-7-September

Bogota

 The Bogota Borough Council will be holding their regular Council meeting  and work session starting at 7:30p.  It will take place Council Chambers on the second floor of the Bogota Borough Hall. This is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  This meeting is open to the public. 

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Thursday-7-September

Teaneck, NJ

The Teaneck Farmers Market will be open from now until Thursday 26-October from 12:00n to 5:00p. There will be a special activity presented by the  Glen Pointe Fitness, and knife sharpening by Neil  Sharpening Service. This is scheduled to start at 2:30p.   The Teaneck Farmers Market is located in the  Beverly Rd parking lot at Garrison Ave  Teaneck, NJ.  

    For more information, and a schedule of upcoming events please visit their facebook page at:  https://www.facebook.com/TeaneckFarmersMarket/

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Thursday-7-September

Teaneck, NJ

   The Cedar Lane Business  District will host a series of Zumba starting at 7:00p. This will be held  the Chestnut Ave open space between Chestnut Ave, and Cedar Ln in Teaneck, NJ. This evenings lesson will be on the  This is a free event, and open to all ages and skill levels.

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Friday-8-September

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.  

Saturday-9-September

Bogota

  Bogota Beautiful and Bogart Memorial Church will be hosting a Block Party   that will take place on W. Ft Lee Rd between Larch and Elm Aves.  This will run from 2:00p to 6:00p and is open to the Public.   It will be a potluck event and it is asked that any food item will be enough to share with the rest of the attendees. There will be grills available for use on a limited basis. The  Bogart  School's basketball court and the playground, along with a bounce house. Performances by local artist are scheduled including an open mic segment.

For more information please visit their website at: bogotabeautiful.com 

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Monday-11-September

Bogota

  The Library will have its Teen Advisory Group.  This is  an event open to grades 6-12. Group members will  participate in various activities and interact with peers. Bring your ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm to the table. This will be held from 5:00p to 6:00p on the second floor 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-11-September

Bogota

    The next book in the" Food for Thought" to be discussed will be "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi starting at 7:00p in on the second floor. Copies are now available at the Library.

    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-11-September

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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Monday-11-September

Hackensack, NJ

     The City of Hackensack will have a Sunset Yoga session at the Atlantic St. Park. This is schedule to start at 7:30p, and is free to the public. Is this open to anyone wishing to practice, or learn about the benefits of Yoga, regardless of skill level. Everyone you wishes to attend is required to provide their own, towels, and water. Comfortable clothing that will allowed  free and ease of movement  should be worn.

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Bogota Sports

Friday-8-Sept

Volleyball-            vs Saddle River Day School  4:00p at Speary Gym. This will be the first regular season varsity sport to be played in the renovated  gym 

Soccer-                    at Saddle River Day School  4:00p

Football-                vs Weehawken  7:00p at Fiegel Field. This will be the annual evening Home game for Bogota

Saturday-9-Sept.

Cross Country-    Season Opening meet at Darlington Park 

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First Day St. Joseph's

7- September-2017
     On Wednesday-6-September the St. Joseph's School in Bogota welcome their Students to the first day of the 2017-18 School year. With a steady rain in the morning the welcoming was held in the Gymnasium. The Students walked into the E. Ft Lee   Rd entrance and were greeted by two lines of teachers flanking the front hallway. The Students then entered the gym and formed up into lines for each grade level. There was only one or two newest who were reluctant to leave their Parents but were soon put at ease by their soon to be teachers and were guided to join their new classmates. Also some of the Eighth Grade Students acted as escorts to the younger members of the school  who walked with them to their class group. Other Student greeted & hug some past Teachers, while other caught up on the Summer news. Among the members of the Class of 2018, who the start of their final year at St. Joseph's, an unofficial height  comparison took place to see if anyone could come close to matching Mr Moeller.
   Finally Principal Stella Scarano entered the Gym ringing a school bell to bring the Students to order. She welcomed the new and returning Student to the start of another school year. She asked if everyone was happy and excited about starting a new school year, somehow she could only hear the positive answers to her question. Next Principal Scarano introduce the Student to the New St. Joseph's Church Pastor Father John Galeano. Father Galeano thanked the Students for their welcome, but need to have it a little more convincing to make sure that everyone had fully woken up for the day. Father Galeano then led the school in a morning prayer  After that Kindergartener Magnus lead the school in the Pledge of Allegiance. With that the Students were then walked to their respective classroom to begin a new year of learning. 

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School Improvements

6-September-2017
    With the new 2017-18 Bogota Public School starting on Thursday-7-September the Student will be welcomed by a number of improvements to the building.  All three Schools have new, or refurbished boilers. At  Bixby School there will be ongoing work to refurbish the windows on the older section of the building. One room has been closed in order to to a survey of the work needed.  This has allowed the construction company to size and order the replacement steel for the project. The inspection also revealed that a number of the stone trim is also in need of repair, or replacement.  Superintendent Varcadipane gave a timetable of February 2018  to fully complete the project. So that there is a minimum of class disruption, one room will be worked on at a time. A class schedule for Bixby Students will be announce as needed. 
   The High School had a different number of projects happening over the Summer. To start with, a new emergency generator  has been installed near the front of the building. The generator still needs one final inspection to be put online. Many of the stairs cased in the High School have been repainted. The treads and handrails have been given a coat of non-slip paint. There was with new carpeting and fresh paint in the band room. A new sound system will be added to the stage soon..  The Biology labs were striped of their cabinets and the floor was replaced with new tile. A drop ceiling with new lighting have been added. new cabinetry and new lad tables & chairs have been installed in both Biology rooms. The Biology rooms will still need additional electrical outlet and the sinks need to be finish, but both room will be operational for the new school year.  This may continue into the first week of the school year. The new Outdoor Recreation area has been leveled and paved with a new drainage system to reduce the flow of water away from the building. Markings for Volleyball & Basketball have been painted, but the installation of fixtures and fence will continue into the first weeks of school. 
    Part of the benefit of the new outdoor area is the reduction of drainage into Speary Gym. Over the years water damage to the underfloor has caused unevenness to the wooden floor. The old floor and bleachers were removed soon after Graduation. The allowed work on the foundation. A major process of the asbestos removal on top of the foundation. This not only added to the time of construction for Speary Gym, but to all the work to be done in the High School. The entire building needed to closed to everyone except the asbestos removal crew. This forced a two week delay with the other projects.
   When work restarted the foundation was leveled and sealed, above the stripe a fresh coat of white paint was added and the superstructure below the ceiling was vacuumed.  A new Bogota Purple stripe replace the old gold one above the padding. The pads themselves will be a base of black with  "BOGOTA"  "BUCS"  on either end zone and  "BUCS PRIDE" behind the team benches. At this time the pads are all black with the new lettering  pads to be added later.  The  Championship banners have been replaced with brighter vinyl ones and re-hung. The new layout on the floor will have the base and side lines a combination of Bogota Purple on the outside and a thinner Bucs Gold line on the inside. The Center Court Logo will still be the Buccaneer head, with the rest of the tip-off circle being Bucs Gold.  The lettering will now read  "Jay Mahoney Court" in front of the Home bench, and " Bogota Bucs" in front of the Visitor's bench the lettering will be reversed in front of the bleachers. The new bleachers will molded plastic seats based in Bogota Purple with the word "Bucs" in gold.   A new Volleyball net and supports have been added and will be in use for the Lady Bucs opening match on Friday-8-September.

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