By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist
Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School is celebrating 25 years of getting Cranbury kids ready for kindergarten!
All friends, students and alumni of CPNS are cordially invited to participate in this special birthday celebration, which will be held on Sunday, May 24, at 11:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 S. Main St.
The annual Cranbury Memorial Day Parade, organized and run by the Cranbury Lions Club, will be held on Monday, May 25.
The parade begins at 1 p.m. on South Main Street and Station Road, and will feature local veterans, a marching band, a pipe and drum band, a polka band, Civil War re-enactors, decorated bicycles, antique cars, floats, fire fighting and first aid equipment, and a number of marching groups. Following the parade, a brief memorial service will be held at Memorial Park next to the Cranbury Firehouse.
Also, prior to the parade at 11:30 a.m., the Civil War re-enactors will have a memorial service at the Cranbury Civil War Soldiers Monument at Brainerd Cemetery.
The Cranbury Public Library will be closed Saturday May 23, Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day weekend. Summer hours will begin Saturday, May 30, when the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will be closed on Sunday through Labor Day weekend.
Lantern Ghost Tour tickets will be sold at the Cranbury History Center, next to the Fire House, on Memorial Day before, during, and after the parade.
The tour, sponsored by Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society, will be held on Saturday, June 6, at 7:45 p.m. This tour explores the history of Cranbury and the folklore of its ghosts, be they conjured or real! People have experienced the presence of spirits in many town buildings and houses. Are these prior residents of the haunted places?
In the event of rain, the presentation will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury.
The Rocky Brook Garden Club is celebrating 50 years of service to the Hightstown, East Windsor, and Cranbury areas!
Organized in May 1958, Rocky Brook Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of New Jersey, member of National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Club will celebrate its 50th Anniversary celebration next week with a dinner at Sayen Gardens in Hamilton Square.
Currently, RBGC has 46 members, a number of whom are from Cranbury. Among the list of recent presidents of the club can be found Cranbury gardeners Sandy Majeski, Anne Borek and Normadelle Swale. The Club is responsible for maintaining gardens at public spaces in Hightstown, East Windsor and Cranbury, and provides scholarships to area high school graduates planning to study ecology, horticulture or agriculture. The club also holds a biennial garden tour that has featured some of Cranbury’s most beautiful gardens.
Residents can reach Ms. Sedor by phone at 609-655-3386, by e-mail at lwsedor@comcast.net and by mail at 32 Evans Drive, Cranbury, N.J. 08512.