Sunday, September 27, 2020

2020 General Elections

27-September 
   The Bergen Country Board of Election have begun to send out mail-in Ballots to all active registered vote. They should arrive to voters by Monday-5-October.
   Tuesday-3-November is the General election for the State of New Jersey. The following are the offices and candidates that will be on the Ballots.                     
  Rules for this years General Election will include the majority of voting must be done by mail. Handicap voters are the only ones allowed to use voting machines. In person voting will be available, but only with a provisional ballot filled out at the polling station on Election Day.  Mail in ballots can be will be mailed out to all active registered vote by Monday-5-October.  If  does not arrive by that day please contact the Bergen County Board of Election at 201-336-7020. Mail -in ballots may to mailed any time before Tuesday-3-November.  Ballots may also be place in a secure drop box that will be set-up at each polling station on Tuesday-3-November from 6:00a to 8:00p.  This must the same polling station assigned to voters this year. Voters will be mailed a postcard with information of their Polling location for 2020.
  Other secure drop boxes will be set-up in 18 Bergen County Communities. The closest to Bogota are in Hackensack, NJ at One Bergen County Plaza, this is the main county Administration  Building.  Another is in Teaneck, NJ at 818 Teaneck Rd, this will be located at the North entrance of the Township Municipal Building. Ballot Drop Boxes are available 24-hours.  Ballots must be in the Drop Box by 8:00P on election night.  Ballots left after 8:00P on election night will be considered late and not counted.  Drop boxes will be under 24 hour security and surveillance. Representatives from both major parties will oversee the collecting, and delivery of ballots from Drop Boxes.
  Tuesday-13-October is the last day to register for the 2020 General Elections.  For more information please go to: njelections.org  For questions about polling place or drop box locations please contact them at to:  elections@co.bergen.nj.us  or calling 201-336-6230. 
For questions on voter registration, or potential election violations contact then at: soe@co.bergen.nj.us or calling 201-336-6100.  More information on voting in this years election can be found at: www.bergencountyvotes.com
   The Bergen County Board of Elections has prepared a information video on Mail-in voting available at:  https://youtu.be/Z0nva8m00xU

                           candidates are listed in order they appear on the ballot.

For Bogota Borough Council:
For two, three year terms
 Incumbent  Councilman Thomas Napolitano            Republican
 Robert Foster                                                                     Republican
-  Incumbent  Councilwoman Mary Ellen Murphy       Democrat
-  Jo-Ellen Granquist                                                            Democrat
This is for two full terms of three years. The top two Candidates with the most votes will win the seats to the Bogota Borough Council.
 

For Bogota Board of Education:
For a three, three year terms
Incumbent Trustee  Maureen Miller
Incumbent Trustee  Zabrina Kearns
- Sandra Ospina
- Bisi Ruckett
- John Ortega
- Jose Chavez
- Kristin Meberg
This is for three, three year terms.The top three Candidates with the most votes will win the seats to the Bogota Board of Education. 
For one, one year term
- Trina Rivera-Olivo  
- Frank Miranda . 
The winner will win that seat as a trustee until the term ends in the year 2021.

For Ridgefield Park Board of Education:
For a three, three year terms
Incumbent David Cathcart
-Belinda Rodriguez
-Bernard Gomes
-Edmond DeSantis
-Incumbent Ronald Hidalgo 
-Diane MacNeill  
This is for three, three year terms. The top three Candidates with the most votes will win the seats to the Ridgefield Park Board of Education. 

For Teaneck Board of Education:
For a three, three year terms
- Yusra Subhani 
Damen Cooper  
Katherine Houghton-Zata 
Incumbent Clara Williams 
Harold Clark  
Danielle Gee
This is for three, three year terms. The top three Candidates with the most votes will win the seats to the Teaneck Board of Education. 


For Bergen County
For Board of Freeholders: ( soon to know as Board of Bergen County Commissioners)
For two, three year terms
-  Ronald Kistner                       Republican
- Simone Tigounis                     Republican
Incumbent Joan Voss            Democrat
-  Ramon Hache                         Democrat
This is for three full term seats on the Board of Chosen Freeholder. 
(soon to know as Board of Bergen County Commissioners)
The top two Candidates with the most votes will win the seats 

The US House of Representative  for the New Jersey fifth district representing Bogota and parts of Teaneck.
 For one, two year term
- Frank Pallotta                            Republican
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer   Democrat
- Louis Vellucci                             Independent 

The US House of Representative  for the New Jersey ninth district representing Ridgefield Park and parts of Teaneck.
 For one, two year term
Billy Prempeh                            Republican
Incumbent Bill Pascrell          Democrat
Chris Auriemma                      Independent 

The US  Senate for the New Jersey 
For one, six year term
- Rikin Mehta                            Republican
Incumbent Cory Booker       Democrat
- Daniel Burke                           Independent 
- Veronica Fernandez              Independent 
-  Madelyn Hoffman                Independent 


-Electors for the President and Vice President of the United States 
For one, four year term
-Incumbent  Donald Trump (Pres)     Republican
-Incumbent  Michael Pence (VP)         Republican

- Joseph Biden   (Pres)                            Democrat
- Kamala Harris (VP)                               Democrat

- Gloria LaRiva  (Pres)                            Independent
- Sunil Freeman  (VP)                             Independent

- Don Blankenship (Pres)                       Independent
- William Mohr   (VP)                              Independent

- Jo Jorgrnsen  (Pres)                             Independent
- Spike Cohen    (VP)                               Independent

- Bill Hammons  (Pres)                          Independent
- Eric Bodenstab (VP)                             Independent

- Howie Hawkins  (Pres)                        Independent
- Angela Walker   (VP)                            Independent

- Roque DeLaFuente (Pres)                 Independent
- Darcy Richardson (VP)                       Independent

 State wide Questions: All questions are a Yes or NO vote
Question #1 :
   To 
allow the State of New Jersey to amend the State Constitution in order to legalize marijuana  to included personal use for person over 21 years of age 
Question #2 :
   To 
allow the State of New Jersey to amend the State Constitution in order to give a property tax deduction to veterans who did not serve in war time.
Question #3 :
   To 
allow the State of New Jersey to amend the State Constitution in order to change legislative district if the Federal Census results are delayed.

Teaneck Question: All questions are a Yes or NO vote
 Shall the Township of Teaneck, effective for the calendar year 2021, continue a dedicated tax program and extend an annual tax levy at the rate of $0.01 per $100.00 of assessed value for a period not to exceed four (4) years unless a proposition extending the same is approved by the voters 

Poll will be open from 6:00a to 8:00p Polls are located in Bogota are the at :
-- For Districts 1& 6 it is the Bogota Recreation Center at 162 W. Main St.
    Districts 1&6 is that part of the Borough located West of the Railroad tracks.

-- For Districts 2 & 3 it is the Gym of  Bogota High School at 1 Henry Luthin Pl.  please use the door towards the back       of the building on the North side of the Building.
   Districts 2 & 3  is that part of the Borough located East of the Railroad tracks & North of Beechwood Ave

--  For Districts 4 & 5 it is  in the Gym of the Roy Bixby School at Maplewood & Fischer Aves.
     Districts 4 &5  is that part of the Borough located East of the Railroad tracks & South of Beechwood Ave.

Ward Dist. Address
1 Bogota Recreation Center - 162 West Main Street
2 Bogota High School Gym - One Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)
3 Bogota High School Gym - One Henry Luthin Pl. (Left Rear of Bldg)
4 E. Roy Bixby School Gym. Maplewood & Fischer Aves
5 E. Roy Bixby School Gym. Maplewood & Fischer Aves.

6 Bogota Recreation Center - 162 West Main Street

Poll will be open from 6:00a to 8:00p Polls are located in Ridgefield Park are the at : Ridgefield Park High School Gym 1 Ozzie Nelson Dr.
   This will be for all 8 voting district, please make sure voting matches your district. 

 
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Saturday, September 26, 2020

This Weeks Events

26-September-2020

Some events happening in and around Bogota for the week starting on Sunday-27-September. Please contact the provider for changes and updates.


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Continuing 
The listing of of Restaurants  and Grocery stores  that are open for either Deliver , Take-out and limited indoor seating.
For Bogota it can be accessed at:
Please contact the establishment at at the phone number provided. This is one way to support Bogota business.
It is ask that, when ordering from any of these restaurants, please let them know you saw this on Bogota Blog NJ 


Continuing
   The Bogota Creative Arts Team (CAT)  online survey is available.  This is to learn how to develop a plan of action in-order to improve the expansion of arts and culture opportunities with-in the Borough.  
 The survey is available now and the Public is encouraged to participate. This will allow the residents of Bogota to express their felling and thoughts on how the Bogota CAT can best serve the Public interest. 
To take the survey in English please go to:  tinyurl.com/ybg4j6lj
  Para tomar la encuesta en Español por favor vaya a : tinyurl.com/ydcvre8n


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Sunday-27-September
Bogota
The Bogart Memorial Church will again offer in-person services. They will have both Spanish and English services scheduled to start at 10:10a. Masks and safe distances are required.
  Bogart Memorial Church is located at 263 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ 



    
Sunday-27-September
Bogota
Trinity Lutheran Church in Bogota has started to offer their Sunday services again. Sunday service will start at 9:30a. The Sunday School will begin at 10:30a. There will be Wednesday Bible  Studies at 7:00p. Masks and safe distances are required.
  Trinity Lutheran Church is located at 167 Palsade Ave Bogota, NJ
 For more information please visit their website at: https://tlcbogotanj.org/


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Sunday-27-September
Bogota
   St. Joseph Church in Bogota again will offer their Sunday Service in person. The number of participant will be limited. The Church will have a registration system allowing individuals to sign up and attend Mass. For more information please visit their website at: http://www.baqgo.com/sjc/register-for-sunday-mass/  This may require some persons to attend a second choice. They will continue their services  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/
  St. Joseph Church is located at 115 Ft.Lee Rd Bogota, NJ


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Monday-28-September
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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Monday-28-September
Ridgefield Park , NJ

The Ridgefield Park Library will hold a discussion of Fahrenheit 451 starting at 7:00p. Registration is require, please contact  them at:   https://www.ridgefieldparkpubliclibrary.org/ 

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Tuesday-29-September
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/

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Wednesday-30-September
Bogota 
  The Bogota Public library will host the next virtual Sing-Along. Please go the Library's  This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Register each week to receive a link to participate.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/

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Wednesday-30-September
Bogota 
  The Bogota Public library will host the next virtual Lego Challenge . Please go the Library's  Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj/ for weekly Lego challenges. To sign-up please go to: https://bccls.libcal.com/event/7021928 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/

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Wednesday-30-September
Bogota  

  On Miércoles-30-Septiembre Ãšnase a nosotros para una charla virtual de Fahrenheit 451 por Ray Bradbury. Los libros están disponibles en la biblioteca.
Nos reuniremos virtualmente en Google Meet. Regístrese para recibir un correo electrónico con el enlace para participar.F
or 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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Thursday-1-October
Bogota 
 Virtual Storytime on Thursdays at 10:30a
To register for this event visit: 
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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Thursday-1-October
Bogota
    Bogota Park Library will hold a discussion of Fahrenheit 451 starting at 7:00p. Registration is require, please contact  them at:   https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/
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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Thursday-1-October
Bogota 
The Borough of Bogota Regular Council meeting. This will be a virtual meeting. The start time will be 7:30p. 
  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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Saturday-3-October
Bogota 
   The Bogota Public Library will have a special Big Read celebration  with kids crafts to pick up. Every Saturday at 10:00 a, we will be putting out craft projects filled with the materials needed to create a craft. Crafts will be available inside the library to pickup. No registration or reservations needed. Simply pass by the library and grab a craft for your child. Please note that crafts are available on a first come, first served basis. Only 1 craft per child permitted. Be sure to upload your creations to our Facebook page
 For more information on these and other program continuing at the Bogota Public Library please go to: https://www.facebook.com/bogotalibrarynj  


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Saturday-3-October
Bogota
-Virtual Bilingual Storytime/Cuentos Bilingües on Saturdays at 10:30a / Sabados a las 10:30a
To register for this event visit: 
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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Saturday-3-October
Bogota
 The Band Parents will hold their annual  Town Wide Garage Sale will be on Saturday-3-October.   It will run from 10:00a to 4:00p rain or shine. The cost to participate is $15.00 this will allow the seller to have their address listed on the official garage sale map and  they will receive yard sign for their address show that are a participant. Process from the registration fee will go to help support the Bogota High School Marching Buccaneer Band. To join as a Official seller , or any other information about the Garage Sale please visit their website at:  https://gobandgo.info/ 

                                 

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Saturday-3-October
Bogota
The  Bogota Public Library will hold its next Friends of the Library meeting.  This is an  opened to anyone interested in learning about  and support the Library. This is scheduled to start at 10:00a. 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-3-October
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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Bogota Sports

Saturday-3-October
Football               The Bogota Football Bucs will open their 2020 season at home in Feigel Field vs the Palisade Park Tigers. Kick-off is scheduled  for 1:00p Attendances is limited.
Cross Country     The Bogota Cross Country Bucs open their season at the Season Opening Meet. This will be held at the Garrett Mountain Race Course  scheduled to start at 9:00a. This is closed to the Public.  

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