The 2017 Miss Buena Pageant will be held on Sunday, March 5^th at The Villa Fazzolari at 1 pm. If you are a young lady in grades 9 to 12 and a resident of Buena Vista Township,  you are eligible to enter.

Applications are now being accepted and can be obtained at the Municipal Complex, 890 Harding Highway.  Contestants will be judged in four categories:  Casual Wear, Formal Wear, Talent and a Question/Answer category.

Look for more details soon. For questions, please contact Kristie Knapp, Mayor’s Office at (856) 697-2100 ext. 8.

You can cheer on your favorite contestant and enjoy an afternoon of fun and entertainment.

The application is available by clicking HERE.

Buena Vista Township is about to unveil new “Welcome to Buena Vista” signs at all the entry points to the Township.  The signs replace previous “Welcome” signs that have been in place for over 10 years.

The new signs are in celebration of the Township’s Sesquicentennial 1867 to 2017 and say “150 Years of Pride…”.  There are new photos as part of the sign that feature Township Hall, a deer, a tractor representing the farm community and the giant Richland Oak Tree from Saw Mill Park at its most beautiful.

The Township symbol of the America Eagle also appears on the sign in our logo.    Look for them soon.

Buena Vista Township’s Deputy Mayor Teresa Kelly received the 2016 Elected Public Official of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers – New jersey Chapter at a ceremony held on October 27, 2016.

The event was held at the Forsgate Country Club in Central New Jersey.  Teresa’s 25 years of service as an elected official and her lifetime career commitment to social work was honored.

Congratulations Teresa!

The Joey Reiser Foundation visits St. Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia on a regular basis. This photo taken around Halloween shows a group of their members during their last visit. Many of the regular members are from the Collings Lakes area or in the Reiser family.

The group celebrates Joey Reiser who lost his life to cancer at a young age.  They raise money for scholarships and other charitable activities.  Alice Reiser (seated third from left) and John Reiser (standing in rear third from left) are Joey’s parents.  Township Committeeman John Williams and his wife Sue are seen in the second and third row second from the right.

For more information about the Joey Reiser Foundation, call 609-567-6368.

Pole Barn Replaces Blue House in Richland Village

A pole barn will be leased or sold for retail use only. It will be located next to the “It’s a Toy Store” on Route 40. The 1500 sq ft. barn will fit in with the theme of Richland Village. It will be completed by late December.

Buena Regional Middle School & Abundant Living Choirs perform on December 2^nd at Township Hall

Collings Lakes Elementary Christmas Play on December 13^th

Santa & His Elves were on hand November 12^th at Saw Mill Park

A Crowd of 200 visited Township Hall on December 2^nd for a fun evening.

A festive tree lighting at Saw Mill Park with a visit from Santa & Co. were among the fun things to do.

Saw Mill Park Tree Glows

Judge Raso and Family

Hamilton Township Municipal Building is now the new home of Buena Vista Township Municipal Court which became effective January 1, 2017.

The Township Committee has looked at the court situation for a long time dating as far back as 2008 when we did a study to consider consolidating our court with five other municipalities.

More recently, in the past year, it has become evident that we needed to look for alternative ways to provide these services.  An ongoing discussion was had with the Mayor and Business Administrator of Hamilton Township to the point where they reached an agreement that will be in effect for the next five years.

Being a State Police community, the amount of revenues of State Police fines amount only to just court costs.  In these difficult economic times, it is hard to survive on primarily court costs.

Our expenses exceeded $250,000 per year and our revenue was approximately $95,000 per year.