Spelling, Ian. "Ours lead singer Jimmy Gnecco will perform in Manhattan", The Record, May 20, 2010. Accessed August 15, 2012. "Gnecco – who was born in Teaneck, raised in Ridgefield Park and lives in Bogota – plays every instrument on the album, which includes such songs as 'Rest Your Soul,' 'Take a Chance,' 'Mystery' and the title track."
Mayor and Council, Borough of Bogota. Accessed February 21, 2024. "The Borough of Bogota is governed by a Mayor and Council who are elected by the voters. The mayoral term is a four-year term, while each council member is elected to serve for a three-year term"
Harvey, Cornelius Burnham. Genealogical History of Hudson and Bergen Counties, New Jersey, p. 11, New Jersey Genealogical Publishing Company, 1900. Accessed September 4, 2013. "For a period of sixteen years following the passage of this act few boroughs were organized in the State, only three of them being in Bergen County.... As it was twenty-six boroughs were created in the county from January 23, 1894, to December 18, of the same year."
Biography, Congressman Josh Gottheimer. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Josh now lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey with Marla, his wife who was a federal prosecutor, and their two young children, Ellie and Ben."
Trimble, Joe. "Yanks Edge Brewers in 10th for 5 in Row, 4-3", New York Daily News, May 14, 1971. Accessed February 21, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Al Yates, who made his debut in majors today as Milwaukee rightfielder, was two-time loser with Mets. He went to spring training with them twice but no cigar. He is from Bogota, N.J."
Clark, Adam. "9 N.J. schools just won a huge national honor", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 24, 2020. Accessed September 27, 2020. "Nine New Jersey public schools have been awarded the national Blue Ribbon designation, one of the highest honors in education. The schools were recognized Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education for high student achievement."
Mulshine, Paul. "Reaction to the Rutgers case goes too far", The Star-Ledger, March 20, 2012. Accessed July 3, 2023. "It shouldn’t, at least not according to Harvey Silverglate. The 69-year-old Silverglate grew up in the Bergen County town of Bogota."
Aggarwal, Karthik. "Democrats sweep Bogota elections", Bogota Bulletin, November 9, 2011. Accessed May 16, 2012. "Democratic incumbents Mayor Patrick McHale as well as councilmen Tito Jackson and Michael Brophy sought reelection to their respective seats. Jackson sought a three-year council seat, while Brophy sought a one-year unexpired council term. Fellow Democrats Evaristo Burdiez Jr. and Wanda Uceta, who were both appointed this summer to the council, sought a three-year council seat and a two-year unexpired council term, respectively."
Cattafi, Kristie. "Democrats pick Bergenfield councilman to fill vacancy on Bergen County commissioners board", The Record, March 13, 2023. Accessed March 16, 2023. "A Democratic councilman from Bergenfield will be sworn in as a Bergen County commissioner Wednesday night, filling a vacancy on the governing body for almost 1 million residents. Rafael Marte will serve until Dec. 31, taking on the unexpired term left by former Commissioner Ramon Hache, a Democrat who resigned last week to lead the Ridgewood YMCA as its chief executive officer."
Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review; This Girl's Sweet 16 Is Bitter Old Age", The New York Times, February 5, 2003. Accessed August 27, 2013. "Buddy stays drunk and away from the family's Bogota (pronounced buh-GO-ta), N.J., home as much as possible, while Pattie, who is pregnant with her second child, has convinced herself that she's the one who's dying."
Pennington, Bill. "Prized for His Aggression, Incognito Struggled to Stay in Bounds", The New York Times, November 8, 2013. Accessed September 7, 2017. "The fight 'sent the right message to the town,' said Seth Bendian, who gave Richie private baseball instruction near his hometown, Bogota, N.J. 'And Richie remained a nice, quiet kid.'... Just as Richie was turning 12, the Incognitos moved to Glendale, Ariz. At Mountain Ridge High School, Incognito, once teased for his size, quickly became the school's featured athlete."
Sandomir, Richard. "Daffy Days of Brooklyn Return for Vin Scully", The New York Times, October 5, 2006. Accessed May 21, 2007. "He called three Subway Series in his Brooklyn years, in 1953, 1955 and 1956. By then, he was living in Bogota, N.J., and his red-haired mother, Bridget, was listening to her son call Game 7 of the 1955 Series, the one in which the Dodgers, behind Johnny Podres, finally beat the Yankees."
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
Statement about the Leasing of St. Joseph Academy, St. Joseph Church, May 5, 2021. Accessed January 4, 2024."As you are all aware, due to increasing financial burdens, declining enrollment and Covid 19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Newark closed St. Joseph Academy in the summer of 2020.... In the Fall of 2020, the Archdiocesan College of Consultors and Cardinal Tobin approved the lease of St. Joseph Academy to the Bogota Board of Education. We have now entered into a 5 year lease with the Board of Education which will commence on July 1st, 2021.... The Board of Education will use the building for Pre-K and 6th and 7th Grades."
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Bogota Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Bogota Public Schools. Accessed February 22, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Bogota School District. Composition: The Bogota School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Bogota."
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Kelly, Mike. "How this photographer took one of the Vietnam War's most famous photos", USA Today, September 30, 2017. Accessed October 1, 2017. "Eddie Adams, who lived then in Bogota, N.J., took that iconic photo Feb. 1, 1968, in Saigon. It came to be known as the 'street execution' of a captured Viet Cong operative by Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, the chief of South Vietnam's National Police."
Page, Jeffrey. "Our towns challenge our tongues", The Record, June 17, 2005, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 12, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2017. "The reason Bogota is called buh-GO-ta – and not the South American sounding bo-go-TA – is that the word has nothing to do with Colombia or its capital, Bogota. The 'Bog' recalls the Bogarts and the 'ta' is for the Bantas, two families that used to own all of what is now Bogota. 'Or so the story goes,' Henry Komorowski, the borough historian, said dryly. In any case, the story explains the first syllable and the last. But what about that 'O' in the middle? It might have come about as a means of making pronunciation easier, Komorowski said."
Diduch, Mary. "Bogota approves tentative deal with ousted police officer Regina Tasca", The Record, December 18, 2015, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 24, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Councilwoman Kathryn Gates-Ferris, who recently was appointed to fill a seat vacated by former Councilwoman Lisa Kohles, abstained, and Councilman Thomas Napolitano left the meeting early."
Morrison, Aaron. "New mayor seated in Bogota amid simmering conflict among majority Democrats", The Record, November 14, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 10, 2015. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Council President Antero 'Tito' Jackson became acting mayor at Thursday's council meeting, following the abrupt resignation of two-term Mayor Patrick McHale.... McHale, who would have been up for reelection in 2015, stepped down saying he'd had enough of divisive politics on the council. The unexpected announcement came one week after a surprising election that unseated Democratic incumbents with victories by two Republican challengers."
Aggarwal, Karthik. "Uceta appointed to open Bogota council seat", Bogota Bulletin, September 22, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2017. "At its Sept. 15 meeting, the council voted unanimously to appoint Democrat Wanda Uceta to fill Councilman Joe Noto's seat. Noto, a fellow Democrat, passed away Sept. 7. Uceta was sworn in after her appointment."
Morrison, Aaron. "Bogota council votes 4–0 to appoint Kohles to vacant seat", The Record, December 5, 2013, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2017. "The Borough Council on Thursday chose medical professional Lisa Kohles to fill a council vacancy created by the appointment of Tito Jackson as mayor, following last month's sudden resignation of Patrick McHale."
Aggarwal, Karthik. "Democrats win Bogota Council Seats", Bogota Bulletin, November 6, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 7, 2016. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Democrats won the two borough council seats up for election Tuesday in Bogota. Councilman Jorge Nunez, an incumbent, and newcomer Robert Robbins were each elected to a three-year term on the governing body."
Aberback, Brian. "Bogota formally requests billboard removal – Calls McDonald's Spanish ad 'divisive'", The Record, July 14, 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of August 13, 2014. Accessed September 7, 2017. "The borough has formally requested that McDonald's remove its Spanish-language billboard and replace it with an English version. In a letter sent to McDonald's on borough letterhead, Mayor Steve Lonegan said the River Road advertisement for the company's new iced coffee drink sends a 'divisive' and 'unfair' message that immigrants and other Spanish speakers do not need to learn English or assimilate into the community."
Ax, Joseph. "Democrats sweep Bogota Council", The Record, November 4, 2010, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 3, 2013. Accessed September 7, 2017. "Steve Lonegan was elected mayor in the mid-1990s, ushering in a fresh era of Republican leadership that lasted 11 years. In 2007, his final year before deciding not to seek reelection, he was the sole Republican in office, after the Democrats retook the council. They have not yielded power since."
