Committeeman John Armato Donates Purple Heart Sign.  On Friday, May 27^th while attending the Atlantic County’s Annual Memorial Day Services, Committeeman John Armato presented the Atlantic County Veteran’s Cemetery a Purple Heart Reserved Parking Space sign which will be utilized by the cemetery.

Mayor Chiarello Presides Over Panel At Clean Communities Conference.

Mayor Chuck Chiarello was the moderator on Thursday, May 26^th of a panel of League of Municipalities Mayors at the Boardwalk Hall who spoke about various clean community programs their towns use to remove litter and keep a pleasant environment.  The Mayors of Stone Harbor, Longport and Old Bridge were on the panel.

Buena Regional High School Dinner For Honors Graduates Held.  Mayor Chuck Chiarello and Deputy Mayor Teresa Kelly were in attendance at a special dinner on Thursday, June 2^nd at the High School Cafeteria.  Pictured is Ciara Sikking introducing herself and giving some background information on where she is attending college and what her major is.  Each student present did the same thing to the audience which was filled with the parents and guardians.

Local Comcast Employee Honored.  Comcast employee, Luis Rosado, is pictured with his son and Deputy Mayor Teresa Kelly receiving a “Making Buena Vista Proud Award”.  Rosado collected over 4,000 cases of water and delivered them to the people of Flint, Michigan because of their ongoing water crisis.  Luis lives in Collings Lakes and we are very proud of his efforts.

Local Resident Enters The United States Air Force Academy.  Rocco Sangataldo is presented a plaque by Township Committeeman John Armato, an Air Force veteran himself, recognizing Rocco’s achievement.  Rocco was also joined by his immediate family and other members of the Hensel family.

Annual Memorial Day Service Held on Monday, May 30^th.  Members of VFW Post #158 were joined by the entire Buena Vista Township Committee along with other military veterans, family and friends during a rainy Memorial Day tribute.

Motivational Program Held at MLK Center.  Mrs. Shirley Bryant of Newtonville held a program that featured various speakers and local talent at the MLK Center on Saturday, May 14^th.  She appears here with local singer Weniesha Brown of Richland who sang several selections during the event.

MLK Motivational Program Included Environmental Information.  Environmental Committee member, Marie Armato, stands by a wheel that attendees can spin to learn about different types of environmental issues during the event sponsored by Shirley Bryant.

The Natural Helpers Program of the Municipal Alliance Holds Annual Dinner.  The Dinner and program was held at Merighi’s Savoy Inn on Wednesday, May 18^th.  Graduation certificates were given out by Judy Venafro (who heads the program) to all the students involved.  Township Committeeman John Armato represented the Municipal Alliance as Chairman, along with Gia Haws, who is the Coordinator of the program.  Also shown is School Superintendent John DeStefano.

Natural Helpers students are pictured with their acheivement certificates mingling after the dinner was completed.  A “DJ and dancing for the students followed.  The program provides a helping hand and guidance to other students throughout the year at Buena Regional High School.

When Committeeman John Armato (who heads our Veteran’s Advisory Board) heard that his long-time friend Janet Pumphrey had never obtained the war medals that her husband, Overton, received during his military service in Korea, an effort to resolve that problem was taken on.

Within ten days of contacting Congressman Frank LoBiondo’s office, the medals were on hand and a special presentation was made at the May 23^rd televised Township Meeting.

Janet, who is a longtime Matron at the 1^st Baptist Church of Richland, is joined by her pastor, Rev. David Mallory ) who married Overton and Janet).  It was a very touching moment.

John also presented Janet with a restored picture of Overton in uniform.

As part of the 2^nd Annual Richland Village Festival held on May 28, 2016, John and Anne Viola of Newfield were recognized for their donation of the WI Switch Tower.  The Switch Tower, after being decommissioned, was located in their back yard at their home in Newfield.

They donated the Tower to Buena Vista Township in 2006.  It was renovated and relocated beyond the Richland Village Train Station.

The long overdue dedication just recently took place on the May 28^th rain date. See description on plaque.

The 13th Annual Run4Ricky kicked off on Saturday morning at the Wilcox Family home near Buena Regional High School.

A great crowd was on hand for the run, walk and children’s event. Bill and Diana Wilcox and family are great hosts to this annual tradition that raises scholarships in honor of Ricky Wilcox’s memory.

Mayor Chuck Chiarello, Deputy Mayor Teresa Kelly and Committeeman John Williams were on hand representing Buena Vista Township.

On Monday, June 6^th, 17 children from Mrs. Brenda DeCesero’s Kindergarten KA Class from the John C. Milanesi Elementary School paid a visit to Buena Vista Township Hall.

They started out in the Main Meeting Room where the entire Township Committee was present and had a brief presentation followed by juice and cookies.

Led by Township Clerk Lisa Tilton, they then began touring all of the offices in the Municipal Building and were given a brief explanation about what they do.

After touring half of the building, the students went outside and were greeted by Trooper Mark Campagna of the NJ State Police who showed the children his patrol car.  They were even allowed to try the siren and the lights.

Then they inspected a Buena Vista Township Public Works Department dump truck.  They were able to see the inside of the vehicle with the assistance of Public Works Department employee, Keith Dorris.

Mrs. DeCescero’s class than came and toured the other half of the Municipal Building winding up in Mayor Chuck Chiarello’s office where they were each presented a certificate for participating in the tour.

The children then hurried back to school for their regular lunch time.  The children said they had a very enjoyable time and we were proud to have them.

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (June 14, 2016) – Warm weather brings outdoor parties for graduations, birthdays and weddings. However, when foil balloons, also known as Mylar balloons, from those festivities come into contact with power lines, outages can occur.

When a foil balloon contacts a power line or a part of substation equipment, its metallic properties can cause a surge of electricity that can, in turn, cause the equipment to short-circuit. And the spark could lead to a power outage or fire.

Foil balloons were the cause of nearly 30 service interruptions between January, 2015 and May, 2016 that affected approximately 1,100 customers, for an average of about two Mylar balloon related incidents per month.

Atlantic City Electric encourages customers to help reduce foil balloon-related power outages and ensure safety by keeping the following tips in mind:

• Keep balloons tethered at all times and attached to weights.
• Properly dispose of foil balloons by puncturing the balloon to release helium that otherwise could cause the balloon to float away.
• NEVER touch a power line. Do not attempt to retrieve a balloon, toy or kite that is entangled in an overhead power line. For assistance, call Atlantic City Electric at 1-800-833-7476.
• Always assume power lines are live and keep yourself, your belongings and anything you are carrying at least 10 feet away from power lines.

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