The Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center located at 661 Jackson Road, Newtonville will begin an after-school program starting on Monday, January 8, 2018. Participants are required to register for the program which will include activities, arts & crafts and recreations.

All children are welcomed, school aged from 6-18 years old. The program will be conducted on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4-6 p.m. which also includes a free dinner.

For more information, please contact the community center at (609) 704-7262.  Registration forms are available at the community center, on the Township website or at the Municipal Complex.

Preserve your name or that of a loved one well into the next millennium with a personalized Premium Brick Paver.

These pavers will be part of new walkways that were added in the area of the “Most Unusual Tree” monument at Sawmill Park where hundreds of people visit.

There are two sizes available – a 4” x 8” for $100.00 with 3 lines of text, 13 characters per line including spaces and punctuation and an 8” x 8” for $200.00 each with 3 lines of text, 13 characters per line including spaces and punctuation (up to 3 extra lines are available on the 8” x 8” size at $20.00 per line, same rules).

Order forms can be found on our website www.buenavistanj.com or pick one up at the Township Hall.   All funds raised will go directly to this project.  We would truly appreciate any help you would consider.

Please make checks payable to Buena Vista Township Special Events, P.O. Box 605, Buena, NJ 08310.  For further information, contact the Township Clerk’s office at 856-697-2100, then press 1.

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Come and see highly detailed HO scale models of many different trains operate on a large realistic model railroad at the Patcong Valley Model Railroad Club. Located at 1308 Harding Hwy., (Rt. 40) & Fir Avenue in Richland Village. They will be open January 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 & 21, 2018, 10 am to 4 p.m., which are Saturdays and Sundays.  Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. Check   their   website   for additional information at www.patcongvalley.com.

Buena Regional Middle School & Abundant Living Choirs perform on December 1^st at Township Hall

Santa & His Elves were on hand November 11^th at Saw Mill Park

A Crowd of 150 visited Township Hall on December 2^nd for a fun evening.

An Olde Tyme Christmas at the Historic Friendship Church was held on Friday, November 26, 2017. Many enjoyed the beautifully decorated historic church and sang along to the Christmas Carols.

The newest Richland Volunteer Fire Company truck, which went out on parade for the holidays to show off their new equipment and bring a little holiday spirit. Other Buena Vista Fire Companies do the same thing during the Holidays.  Photo: Dave Griffith

On Friday December 1, 2017 the Buena Vista Township Special Events Committee held their 18th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Township Hall on Route 40.

Santa, Mrs. Claus, several Elves and Minnie Mouse rode in on a fire truck from the Richland Volunteer Fire Company followed by a parade of 20 other local Fire, Rescue and NJ State Police vehicles.

Santa led the crowd of over 150 in lighting the Christmas Tree on the front lawn. Santa and his court proceeded inside the building to hear wishes and give every child present a gift plus a large candy cane.

Hot chocolate and cookies were available for everyone. Two choirs led an audience participation sing-a-long. The were the Abundant Living Church Choir led by Kim Albert and the Buena Middle School Select Choir under the direction of Karen Coates.

Mayor Chuck Chiarello, Deputy Mayor Teresa Kelly, Committeemen Steve Martinelli and John Armato were on hand with Beth Conway and the Special Events Committee Members, Township Clerk Lisa Tilton, and Public Works Employees. Miss South Jersey and Miss Junior South Jersey gave out gift bags from the local Municipal Drug Alliance led by Gia Haws.

The event was paid for by donations and the Special Events Committee.

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