| Buena, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°31′45″N 74°56′43″W / 39.52917°N 74.945205°WCoordinates: 39°31′45″N 74°56′43″W / 39.52917°N 74.945205°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | September 1, 1948 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Joseph Baruffi |
| • Clerk | Maryann Coraluzzo[2] |
| Area[3] | |
| • Total | 7.579 sq mi (19.630 km2) |
| • Land | 7.578 sq mi (19.626 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) 0.02% |
| Elevation[4] | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
| • Total | 4,603 |
| • Density | 610/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08310 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-08680[6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885173[8] |
| Website | https://buenaboro.org |
Buena (pronounced by locals as "BYOO-na"[9][10][11]) is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,603.
Landisville and Minotola are unincorporated areas located within Buena Borough, both of which had postal facilities established with those names in 1871 and 1897, respectively.[12]
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History [link]
Charles K. Landis was a land developer who was the driving force behind the creation of Hammonton and Vineland. Landis also had a hand in establishing other small towns, including Landisville, in Buena Borough. He planned to make it county seat of a new county called Landis County, which would incorporate land from the surrounding counties. However, the locals were against this, and began calling him "King Landis".[13]
Buena was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 1, 1948, from portions of Buena Vista Township. The borough was reincorporated on May 18, 1949.[14]
In 1979, local resident Madeline Barrale authored a 115-page book illustrating the Borough's history. Buena Borough celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1999 with the 1st Annual "Buena Day" at Bruno Melini Park. In 2002, the St. Padre Pio Shrine was erected by Italian-American farmers in the Landisville section of Buena and has attracted what was described by The New York Times as a "steady stream of Catholics" who come to pray at the site.[15]
Geography [link]
Buena borough is located at 39°31′45″N 74°56′43″W / 39.52917°N 74.945205°W (39.52917,-74.945205). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 7.579 square miles (19.630 km2), of which, 7.578 square miles (19.626 km2) of it is land and 0.001 square miles (0.003 km2) of it (0.02%) is water.[16][3]
Unexpected Road was named the seventh wackiest street name according to a 2006 poll by Car Connection website.[17]
Demographics [link]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 2,640 |
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| 1960 | 3,243 | 22.8% | |
| 1970 | 3,283 | 1.2% | |
| 1980 | 3,642 | 10.9% | |
| 1990 | 4,441 | 21.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,873 | −12.8% | |
| 2010 | 4,603 | 18.8% | |
| Population sources: 1930 - 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[5] |
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As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 3,873 people, 1,454 households, and 978 families residing in the borough. The population density was 509.1 people per square mile (196.5/km2). There were 1,553 housing units at an average density of 204.1 per square mile (78.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 77.28% White, 7.64% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.53% from other races, and 3.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.65% of the population.[19]
As of the 2000 census, 33.5% of Buena residents were of Italian ancestry, the 22nd-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and ninth-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.[20]
There were 1,454 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.23.[19]
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.[19]
The median income for a household in the borough was $35,679, and the median income for a family was $44,352. Males had a median income of $37,985 versus $23,788 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,717. About 11.8% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.[19]
Government [link]
Local government [link]
Buena Borough is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Buena Borough is Joseph Baruffi. Members of the Buena Borough Council (with their committee assignments listed in parentheses) are Patricia Andaloro (D, Recycling), Rosalie Baker (R, Finance), Edward Cugini (R, Public safety/street lights), Frank DeStefano (R, Buildings/grounds/improvements), Joseph Santagata (R, Streets and Roads) and David Zappariello (R, Recreation).[21][22]
The Chief of Police in Buena Borough is David Sherma, who was sworn into the Chief position in 2010 on an acting basis and took over the post officially at the start of 2011.[23][24]
Federal, state and county representation [link]
Buena Borough is in the 2nd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.[5][25]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City), and in the General Assembly by John F. Amodeo (R, Margate) and Chris A. Brown (R, Ventnor).[26] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[27] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[28]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood, term ends December 31, 2015.[29] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year; four members are elected at-large and there are five election districts, each of which elect a single member.[30] As of 2012[update], Atlantic County's Freeholders are the four at-large members Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[31], Alexander C. Marino (Linwood, 2014)[32], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[33] and John W. Risley (Egg Harbor Township, 2014)[34]; and five district members elected from District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[35], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[36], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2014)[37], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[38] and District 5 (Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth) - James A. Bertino (Hammonton, 2012).[39][40][41]
Education [link]
Students in public school for grades K - 12 in Buena Borough attend the Buena Regional School District, together with children from Buena Vista Township and Newfield, a non-operating school district.[42][43] Students are sent to the district's high school for grades 9 - 12 from both Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts.[44] Newfield, however, has recently decided to sever its ties with the Buena Regional School District, and, instead, begin a relationship with Delsea Regional School District, a plan approved in 2009 by the New Jersey Department of Education under which students attending grades 10-12 at Buena Regional High School as of the 2010-11 school year would finish their education there.[45]
Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[46]) are four elementary schools — Collings Lakes (230 students; grades K-5) William B. Donini (194; K-3), Edgarton Memorial (189; K-5) and John C. Milanesi (494; PreK-5) — Buena Regional Middle School (536; 6-8) and Buena Regional High School (928; 9-12).
Notable residents [link]
Notable current and former residents of Buena include:
- Sharif Mobley (born 1984), suspected member of al-Qaeda.[47][48]
References [link]
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 8.
- ^ Clerk's Office, Borough of Buena. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 17, 2012.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Buena, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b c Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 1. Accessed January 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. https://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. https://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Capuzzo, Jill P. "Driving Mower, Bus or Car, 9-Year-Old Has Town Jumpy", The New York Times, July 25, 2003. Accessed July 1, 2011. "Here in Buena (pronounced BYOO-na), a typical day for the nine-member police force used to mean responding to a few traffic violations, a complaint about someone trying to pass a bad check or some disturbances at the local bar."
- ^ Staff. "Answer Guy", The Press of Atlantic City, November 30, 2008. Accessed July 1, 2011. "My husband and I moved to New Jersey from North Carolina a few years ago. I assumed that Buena was pronounced 'bwayna,' but we learned that people here pronounce it 'byoona.' Why is that?"
- ^ Buena, the Name, Buena Vista Township. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ History, Borough of Buena. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ Friends of Historic Vineland. Frank De Maio, M.D. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 67.
- ^ Coyne, Kevin. "At a Shrine, Inspiration and Memories", The New York Times, September 16, 2006. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Since it opened four years ago, the St. Padre Pio Shrine has drawn a steady stream of Catholics who stop to pray before a six-foot bronze statue of a mystical, wildly popular Capuchin friar who was treated skeptically at first by the church, then ultimately made a saint."
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ See the entry for September 19 on Ben Scott, Schott's Miscellany Calendar 2009 (New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2008).
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Buena borough, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2011.
- ^ Italian Communities, EPodunk. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ Borough Council, Borough of Buena. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ Municipal Governments in Atlantic County, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ Police Department, Borough of Buena. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ Smith, Joseph P. "Challenges await new top cop in Buena", Daily Record (New Jersey), January 3, 2011. Accessed July 1, 2011. "The job of police chief now is more than a promise for David Sherma, who held down the job of “acting” chief for seven months in 2010. In a small ceremony Saturday, the 35-year-old Sherma took the oath as Buena's chief."
- ^ Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 14, 2012.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. https://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. https://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ County Executive Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Atlantic County District Map 2008 (Graphical Approximation) , Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Frank V. Giordano, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Alexander C. Marino, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Joseph C. McDevitt, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ John W. Risley, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Charles T. Garrett, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Frank D. Formica, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Frank Sutton, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Richard Dase, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ James A. Bertino, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Marino, Sue. "Newly seated freeholders give Republicans 8-1 majority , Shore News Today, January 4, 2012. Accessed January 12, 2012. "Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson was the first to take the oath of office.... District 3 Freeholder Frank Sutton of Egg Harbor Township was sworn into his third term....Jim Bertino of Hammonton was sworn in to his first elected term on the freeholder board representing District 5.... John Risley of Egg Harbor Township was sworn into office as an at-large freeholder by his friend, Curcio.... District 1 Freeholder Charles Garrett, the board’s lone Democrat, was out of state during the reorganization. The first order of the governing body was to elect a chairman and vice chairman for 2012. Nominated by Sutton and seconded by Freeholder Joe McDevitt, Frank Formica of District 2 was chosen chairman, as he was in 2011. At-Large Freeholder Frank Giordano was returned as vice chairman."
- ^ 13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ Romalino, Carly Q. "Newfield school district dealing with budget cuts", Gloucester County Times, March 28, 2010. Accessed July 1, 2011. "Newfield is a non-operating school district with a budget composed primarily of tuition for its students to attend Buena Regional, Delsea Regional and Franklin Township Public Schools districts."
- ^ Buena Regional School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 1, 2011. "January 2010 marked the opening of the new Buena Regional Middle School addressing the 6th through 8th grade element of our educational program with a modern, state of the art facility. We continue to occupy four elementary facilities serving PK through grade 5 and of course the Buena Regional High School which serves the high school population of Estelle Manor and Weymouth as well. "
- ^ Romalino, Carly. "State OKs Newfield's break with Buena district", Gloucester County Times, June 17, 2009. Accessed July 1, 2011. "The Board of Education here can sever its three-decade tie with Buena Regional School District, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy has ruled. The move will begin in the 2010-11 school year. In a phase-in process, according to Delsea Regional School District Superintendent Frank Borelli, Delsea schools will first accept Newfield students entering grades seven and nine in September 2010. Students entering grades 10, 11 and 12 as of September 2010 would continue to be educated at Buena High School."
- ^ Data for the Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 1, 2011.
- ^ via Associated Press. "FBI eyeing Al Qaeda-linked New Jersey man, Sharif Mobley, busted in Yemen for hospital shootout", Daily News (New York), March 11, 2010. Accessed July 21, 2011. "The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.FBI spokesman Rich Wolf in Baltimore confirmed Thursday that the agency is looking into the case of 26-year-old Sharif Mobley, who grew up in the southern New Jersey town of Buena."
- ^ Kates, Brian. "Al Qaeda-linked New Jersey man Sharif Mobley, arrested in Yemen, worked in nuclear power plants", Daily News (New York), March 12, 2010. Accessed July 21, 2011. "Mobley graduated from high school in 2002 in the rural southern New Jersey town of Buena and lived in Philadelphia and Newark, Del."
External links [link]
- Buena Borough Official Website
- Buena Regional School District
- Buena Regional School District's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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Buena (CTA station)
Buena was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, which is now part of the Red Line. The station was located at Buena Street and Kenmore Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Buena was situated north of Sheridan and south of Wilson. Buena opened on May 31, 1900, and closed on August 1, 1949, along with 23 other stations as part of a CTA service revision.
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These are succulent shrubs and trees, often growing as epiphytes. The leaves are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a terminal cluster or sometimes a solitary flower. The flowers are large, showy, and fragrant. They are white, fading yellow. They open at night and dry out and die the next day. The fruit is a woody capsule containing papery winged seeds.
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Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba was a queen regnant who appears in the Bible. The tale of her visit to King Solomon has undergone extensive Jewish, Arabian and Ethiopian elaborations, and has become the subject of one of the most widespread and fertile cycles of legends in the East.
Narratives
Bible
The queen of Sheba (מַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָׄא, malkat-šəḇā in the Hebrew Bible, βασίλισσα Σαβὰ in the Septuagint, Syriac ܡܠܟܬ ܫܒܐ,Ethiopic ንግሥተ፡ሳባእ፡) came to Jerusalem "with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones" (I Kings 10:2). "Never again came such an abundance of spices" (10:10; II Chron. 9:1–9) as those which she gave to Solomon. She came "to prove him with hard questions", all of which Solomon answered to her satisfaction. They exchanged gifts, after which she returned to her land.
The use of the term ḥiddot or "riddles" (I Kings 10:1), an Aramaic loanword whose shape points to a sound shift no earlier than the sixth century B.C., indicates a late origin for the text. Since there is no mention of the fall of Babylon in 539 B.C., Martin Noth has held that the Book of Kings received a definitive redaction around 550 B.C.
