BOE to Meet Post-School Year, Shakespeare, Outdoor Movies and More this Week

Here is a look at five things you should know about and/or might not want to miss this week:

Number one:

Fort Lee students may be on summer vacation this week, having finished school or even graduated last week, but that doesn’t mean the Fort Lee Board of Education is.

The BOE meets Monday at 8 p.m. at the Fort Lee School No. 1 library for its regular business meeting.

The agenda for the meeting is available here, and Patch will have a closer look later in the day.

Number two: 

Meanwhile, over at Borough Hall, the Fort Lee Zoning Board also meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers.

A partial look at the Zoning Board’s Agenda, which is available in its entirety here, is as follows:

Memorialization

• Docket #13-11 1026 Morningside Lane, LLC, 815 Inwood Terrace, R3 1& 2 -Family Zone, APPROVED, Block 251, Lot 9 - Two-Family Dwelling. Allyson Kasetta, Esq. is representing the applicant.

Acceptance/Completeness

• Docket #10-11 3350 Associates, LLC - 1253 Inwood Terrace R5 Garden Apt. Zone Block 1653, Lot 1 - Preliminary/Final Major Site Plan-40 Unit, 3-Story Multiple Dwelling. Carmine Alampi, Esq. is representing the applicant.

Public Hearings

• Docket #8-11 Slumber Inc. - Holiday Inn Extended Stay, 2339 Route 4 East Block 6354, Lot C6 - Planned Commercial Zone Preliminary/Final Major Site Plan, Two-Story Extended Stay Building – 3 Suites/Parking variance. Allyson Kasetta, Esq. is representing the applicant.
• Docket #9-11 Luppino Developers, LLC, 453 Grandview Place, Block 6652, Lot 25, R3A 1 & 2 - Family Residential Zone, Two-Family Dwelling. Carmine Alampi, Esq. is representing the applicant.

Number three:

"Shakespeare in the Park,” a series of outdoor Shakespearean performances in Monument Park by the Hudson Shakespeare Company, continues Tuesday.

The second performance in the series, the troupe gives a repeat performance of “A Midsummer Night's Dream” starting at 7:30 p.m. in the park adjacent to the Fort Lee Museum. Upcoming Tuesday performances include “Henry V” and “Tymon of Athens.”

Performances are free, but don’t forget to bring your chairs and/or blankets.

For more information call 201-693-2763. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. at Monument Park.

Number four: 

Also kicking off this week is Music and Movies Under the Stars at the Fort Lee Community Center. The weekly event will take place Saturday evenings/nights through Labor Day weekend.

Music is from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and the movies start at sunset. Again, bring a blanket or lawn chair because seating is expected to be limited. Programs will take place indoors in the event of rain.

Saturday’s program features the Jumpers Orchestra and the 1949 WWII classic, Sands of Iwo Jima. Before the film, there will be a special presentation by the niece of Marine Sgt. John Basilone, who will talk about her uncle's heroism. Sgt. Basilone, a New Jersey native who was killed in action at Iwo Jima, was awarded the Medal of Honor and inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Number five:

And on Sunday, four Fort Lee churches—First Reformed Church of the Palisades, Bethany Well Church, Fort Lee Gospel Church and Maranatha Grace Fort Lee—will hold a joint worship service at the Lewis F. Cole Middle School field at 11 a.m. in what they're calling the .

The event is open to the public, all are welcome and lunch will be served.

For more information email gospel4fortlee@gmail.com or like them at www.facebook.com/gospel4fortlee.

We’ll take a closer look at many of these events and activities this week on Fort Lee Patch.