This Weeks Events

2-May-2020
Some events happening in and around Bogota for the Week starting on Sunday-3-May Please contact the provider for changes and updates.

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Continuing
 The listing of of Bogota Restaurants  and Grocery that are open for either Deliver or Take-out can be accessed at: https://www.bogotablognj.com/2020/04/bogota-restaurants.html
Please contact the establishment at at the phone number provided. This is one way to support Bogota business.

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Sunday-3-May

Bogota 

   St. Joseph's Church in Bogota will offer their  Sunday Service on a live stream. The English language service is scheduled to start at 10:00a. Está previsto que el servicio de español comience a la 1:30p. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.baqgo.com/sjc/

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Sunday-3-May

Teaneck, NJ

   The next  Teaneck Community Interfaith Prayer Call  will start at 3:00p. Hosted by:  Teaneck Mayor Mohammed Hameduddin, Deputy Mayor Mark Schwartz & Deputy Mayor Elie Y. Katz. To participate please dial (563) 999-1684.

   Opening remarks  will be made by: Mayor Mohammed Hemeduddin & Deputy Mayor Mark Schwartz. Guest this Sunday will be:

-Father Joseph D'Amico, St. Anastasia Church
-Rabbi Daniel Sayani, Care One
-Reverend Daniel J Meys, Restoration Community Church
-Imam Mohammad Moutaz Charaf, Elzahra Islamic Center
-Dr Anthony Askew, Christian Life Church

Closing Remarks by:

Fort Lee Mayor, Mark Sokolich

Monday-4-May

Bogota 

  The Bogota Library will host a virtual Coding Workshop scheduled to run all day. To access this weeks project please to: https://studio.code.org/users/sign_in.

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

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Tuesday- 5-May

Bogota 
   The Bogota Library will host a virtual Makers Lab scheduled to start at 4:00p

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/
 (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Wednesday-6-May

Bogota 

 The Bogota Library will host a Virtual Baby Sing-a-longs on Wednesday scheduled to start at 10:30a

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

 (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Wednesday-6-May

Bogota 

  The Bogota Public library will host the next virtual Chair Yoga class. The class will be led by Lynn Demetrakis and is scheduled to start at 4:00p. This will be a virtual class and is  available on https://zoom.us/ . To access this event please login the Library's website at: https://bccls.libcal.com/event/6672519  . Then you must register  for the class, you will receive the login one hour before the start of any Zoom event.  At registration please check the box by Bogota Blog to signified you learned about this event on Bogota Blog NJ.

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

             (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Continuing until Sunday-16-May

Englewood, NJ

  Black Box Performing Arts Center will be hosting a virtual film festival that will feature screening of their past production. This presentation will be  Pygmalion and continue until Saturday-16-May. Videos will be posted  will be posted at:   https://www.facebook.com/blackboxpac and will be live for 10 days. 

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Thursday-7-May

Bogota 

- Virtual Storytime on Thursdays at 10:30a

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

 (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Thursday-7-May

Bogota 

 The Bogota Public Library will host a  weekly for Coding Thursdays. This week's project is called "Intro to the App Lab." Go to https://studio.code.org/users/sign_in. Here, you will create an account. Make sure you have your Parent's permission to do so. After you create an account, scroll down to the bottom. Once you are logged in, Click 'MY DASHBOARD' in the upper left hand corner. Scroll all the way down to the bottom to where it says 'JOIN A SECTION.' Type in the library's teen code HRHZNL. Once you type this in, you will see the assignment 'Dance Party.' This will be available all day Monday. 
 For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

  (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Thursday-7-May
Bogota
The Borough of Bogota Regular Council meeting. This will be a virtual meeting. The start time will be 7:30p.  The meeting can be access by a number of different ways.  will be a virtual meeting. The start time will be 7:30p.  The meeting can be access by a number of different ways. 
  Online at: https://zoom.us  to use this service a view may have to a create an account in order to sign-in.  Information on accessing this meeting will follow.

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Thursday-7-May

Ridgefield Park, NJ

The Village of Ridgefield Park Caucus and Regular meeting. This will be a virtual meeting. The start time is scheduled for 6:00p.  The meeting can be access by a number of different ways. To take part in these meeting please call 978-990-5000 using code: 331392.

      (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Friday-1-May

Bogota 

 The Bogota Public Library will host a  Friday new virtual craft ideas workshop, which can be done at home.  This is schedule to start at 3:00p. For more information and to register please go  to  https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj/ each week to see new ideas that we are sharing. The library asked that finished project be  shared on their Facebook page of your creations

 For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj  

  (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Saturday-1-May
Bogota
-Virtual Bilingual Storytime/Cuentos Bilingües on Saturdays at 10:30a / Sabados a las 10:30a

For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj 

Or visit their website at: https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/

 (it is asked that while attending this event you  inform them that you saw it on Bogota Blog NJ)

Saturday-1-May

Englewood, NJ

Black Box Performing Arts Center will be hosting a virtual open mic by Skeeball Jerry. 

He will be available  to answer all of your burning questions. From survival tips, to dating advice, to fun facts about the Skeeball Master himself - Jerry's got the answers!

(Not recommended for young audiences)

Join Zoom Meeting: Click HERE

             

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Ridgefield Park Board of Education

1-May-2020
  On Wednesday-29-April the Ridgefield Park Board of Education held their Regular Board meeting for April. In her Superintendents report Dr. Angela Bender gave some quick updates.  One was the announcing that 1200 Chromebooks have been distributed to the Middle and High School Students to allow the online learning. Another was that Kindergarten registration can be done online for the next school year.  Also a change in the grading system for the rest of this school year  will be have three classifications. The Top level is Outstanding for Students scoring 85% or higher. Satisfactory for Students scoring between 84% -70%. And Needs Improvement for Students scoring under 69%. 
Dr. Bender also announced the creation of a new website at:  
https://sites.google.com/view/rpsuperintendent/home

This will have link to Read-a-loud page, where teachers will read a book for Student to follow with. A Parent Resource page, and a Special Service page. 
  After Dr. Bender’s and the Monitors report  the 2020-21 School budget was discussed.  Some of the main points made was the hiring of a second nurse for the High School. This position would also be used to cover the other Schools in the District, if there regular  nurse could not be on duty that day. Other hires would be a full time Psychologist for the District. A new High School Math Teacher, and a new potion of Middle School Principal specifically for the seven & eight grade Students. There are a number of renovations included for all the Public Schools.  This budget is predicted to have a 1.17% tax increase for the next year.
  Then came voting on the agenda items. All resolutions were passed , most by unanous vote.  One item was past by a 5-4 vote that was the vote  on the job description in order to hire a new Middle School Principal.  Some of the more noteworthy resolutions were to accept the retirement of : Ms Cynthia Hammond as Secretary of the Ridgefield Park School District.  Ms. Rosemarie  McDermott as Administrative Assistant  to the Board Secretary. Ms. Maxine Lawrence as a School Counselor of the Ridgefield Park School District.  Ms. Georgia Psarros Special Education Teacher. Ms Terasa Luciano Elementary  School Teacher.
 The next Ridgefield Park Board of Education is scheduled for Wednesday-20-May starting at 7:00p. This should also be a virtual meeting with detail for access to follow
  For more information please visit their website at: https://www.rpps.net/

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First Steps

1-May-2020
 On Thursday-30-April New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 133 that will reopen golf courses and State Parks for passive recreational activities effective Saturday-2-May beginning at 6:00a. Later in the day Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco has announced that he will issue an Executive Order re-opening most sites within Bergen County’s Park System and golf courses also effective Saturday-2-May.  It will still be required to comply with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  guidelines.  This includes the wearing of  cloth face masks , and maintaining a minimum distance of six feet from others. Excluding immediate family members, caretakers, household members, or romantic partners. Certain ares with-in State Parks will remain closed. These are:
- Picnic areas; 
- Playgrounds; 
 - Exercise stations and equipment; 
 - Chartered watercraft services and rentals;
 - Swimming;
 -Pavilions;  along with no picnicking in all Parks and Forests
 -Restrooms; 
 -Other buildings or facilities, including, but not limited to, visitor centers, interpretive centers, and interior historical sites.
-Miniature golf courses and driving ranges, as well as other places of public amusement, shall remain closed.
  In Bergen County Bergen County Zoo and the McFaul Environmental Center will remain closed
All State Parks and Forests shall open to the public to engage in the following passive recreational activities in which social distancing can be readily achieved: 
- Fishing;
- Hunting;
- Boating; 
- Canoeing; 
- Hiking; 
- Walking;
- Running or jogging; 
- Biking; 
- Birding; 
- Horseback riding. 
Available parking will be limited at all State Parks and Forests to 50% of the maximum capacity at one time, and visitors shall be prohibited from parking in undesignated areas, including in roadways and other undesignated areas.
  Many local parks are still available for walking and jogging. Each Municipality may also impose additional restrictions on the ability of residential campgrounds, including mobile home parks, to accept new transient guests or seasonal tenants. Please contact local authorizes for local restrictions. 

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