Sunday, January 6, 2019

This Weeks Events

6-January-2019

Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the week starting on  Sunday-6-January-2019. 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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  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.




Monday-7-January
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-7-January
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-7-January
Bogota
   The Bogota Public  Library host their Nintendo Game Club.  This is  open to  Students ages 10-17.  Students are welcomed to spend an evening playing video and board games with fellow gamers.
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-7-January
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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Tuesday-8-January
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 web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/
The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  


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Tuesday-8-January
Bogota

    The Bogota Public Library will host a workshop on  Financial planning. This will be presented by Tyler Buysse.   For more information, email us or call 201-488-7185. 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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Wednesday & Thursday-8 &9-January
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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Thursday-10-January
Bogota 
 The Bogota Public Library will present the movie " Small Foot" starting at 6:00p 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 web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/
The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  


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Thursday-10 -January
Bogota  

   The Bogota  Public Library will  be hosting a workshop on  healthy eating It is scheduled to start at 7:00p. This will be presented by Erika Lannaman from the Shoprite in Hackensack.   This evenings topic will be on how to make a healthy stove top pizza. 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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Saturday-12-January
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-12-January
Bogota  
   The Bogota Public Library will hold the next meeting of its Genealogy Group. This is open to anyone who may be interested in learning  more about exploring a Family   background, or  just would like to assist others working  on their history. This will met on  the second Saturday of every month,  starting at 10:00a. The Genealogy Group  will meet to  offer support for each other and share sources of information for family tree research.  For more information, email us or call 201-488-7185. 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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Saturday-12-January
Bogota
The Bogota Public Library will host a workshop on  Financial planning. This will be presented by Tyler Buysse.   For more information, email us or call 201-488-7185. 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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Bogota Sports

Monday-7-January
Bowling-                           vs  Hawthorne Christian Academy 4:00p   at Parkway Lanes Elmwood Park, NJ      
Men’s Basketball-          vs Saddle River Day School on Jay Mahoney Court at Speary Gym  7:00p  Junior Varsity game precedes at 5:30p
Middle School Basketball-    vs Ridgefield  Women’ at 4:00p   Men’s at 5:00p. On the Patty Ciccone Court at  Moore Gym  

Tuesday-8-January
Bowling-                                      vs  Midland Park 4:00p   at Parkway Lanes Elmwood Park, NJ 
Women’s Basketball-             vs Waldwick  on Jay Mahoney Court at Speary Gym 4:00p 
Men’s Basketball-                    at Waldwick 7:00p  Junior Varsity game precedes at 5:30p  Freshman game precedes at 4:00p 
Middle School Wrestling-   at New Milford  4:oop 

Wednesday-9-January
Wrestling -                                      at Lyndhurst 7:00p  
Middle School Basketball-       vs Harrison  Women’ at 4:00p   Men’s at 5:00p. On the Patty Ciccone Court at  Moore Gym  

Thursday-10-January.
Bowling-                                       vs  Bergen Arts & Science Charter School  4:00p  at Parkway Lanes Elmwood Park, NJ   
Women’s Basketball-              at Emerson 7:00p 
Men’s Basketball-                     vs Emerson on Jay Mahoney Court at Speary Gym  7:00p  Junior Varsity game precedes at 5:30p Freshman game precedes at 4:00p 
Middle School Wrestling-    vs  Garfield  in Speary Gym 4:00p 

Friday-11-January
Wrestling                                    vs Waldwick  at Speary Gym 7:00p

Saturday-12-January
Wrestling -                                   at Hasbrouck Heights 9:00a  vs Hasbrouck Heights, River Dell, Saddle Brook
Men’s Basketball-                    vs Dover  on Jay Mahoney Court at Speary Gym  1:00p Freshman game precedes at 10:00a  Junior Varsity game following at  at 11:30a 


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Saturday, January 5, 2019

Bogota Sports

5-January-2019
   On Friday-4-January the Bogota/ Ridgefield Park Scarlet-Bucs  traveled to Emerson for a match against the Cavaliers.  Emerson would win the match by the score of 57-18.  Of the 12 bouts competed the Scarlet-Bucs would win four of them.   Andre Ruiz at 120 lbs and  Patrick O'Reilly  would score Pin Falls.  Adam Albino at 106 lbs and Darius Baez at 126 lbs  would win by decision. Bogota/ Ridgefield Park record is now  1-4.
  On Saturday and Sunday they  will  compete in the Sam Cali Tournament  at West Orange High School  starting at  9:00a .
  Their next league match  will be Wednesday-9-January when they travel to Lyndhurst. The first bout is scheduled for  7:00p 




  On Saturday-5-January the Bogota Lady Bucs Basketball host the Lady Ghosts from  Paterson East Side. The Lady Ghosts would finish the first half with a 38-10 lead over Bogota. Paterson  won the game by a score of 64-26.   Maryann Gesmundo would be the lady Bucs high scorer with 9 Points. Ms. Gesmundo and  Dalecia Ashley would each have a Three Point Basket for Bogota.   Ayonna Pineda and Ky'zirah Townes of Paterson would each have game highs with 19 Points. Sharini Beato would lead all scores with 4 Three point baskets. Bogota's record is now 0-7.   They next play on Tuesday-8- January against Waldwick  on Jay Mahoney Court at Speary Gym. The Tip-off time is scheduled for 4:00p. 


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Board of Education

5-January-2019
  On Thursday-3- January the Bogota Board of Education held its Reorganization meeting for 2019. The meeting started with the reading of the results from the November elections. Incumbent Trustee Eileen Lewis received the most votes with 986.  Next was former Trustee Michael Connors receiving 827 votes. Then Incumbent Trustee Kathryn Van Buren  followed  with 703 votes. These were the top three Candidates and won the three open seats on the Board of Education. The other Candidates were Kathleen Pagan with 629 votes , and Robert Piterski with 609 vote. Ms. Lewis, Ms. Van Buren, and Mr. Connors were given the oath of office by Business Administrator Irfan Evcil. 
  Once the new Board was seated, the Trustees voted for a Board President.  Lisa Kohles was re-elected President by a unanimous vote. Amanda Montgomery was re-elected as Vice President with 7 yes votes and two "present" votes
 All agenda items passed. and the meeting was adjourned. The next Board of Education meeting will be on Tuesday-15-January and is scheduled to start at 7:00p. This will take place in the Cafeteria of Bogota High School located on the second floor of 2 Henry Luthin Pl Bogota, NJ. This meeting is open to the public. 


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