Tag: Heritage Park
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‘Art in the Park’ seeks to bring Cranbury together in celebration of new art installations
Walking through Heritage Park on April 3, residents and visitors will experience a celebration of not only art, but the Cranbury Township community. Spearheaded by the Cranbury Parks Commission, the Art in the Park community event takes place on April 3 in Heritage Park from 1-3 p.m. “That I know of, this is the first…
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Students help honor lives lost with Sept. 11 Flag Memorial
Across the country as America marks the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, communities are preparing to honor the lives that were lost during the terrorist attacks. Those lives are already being commemorated in Cranbury Township as 2,977 American flags were planted on an open grass field in Heritage Park near the intersection of South…
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High school student draws crowd for candlelight vigil in memory of George Floyd
Hundreds of people would gather around the tercentennial fountain in Heritage Park in Cranbury to participate in a candlelight vigil for George Floyd and other victims of police violence and racial discrimination. Individuals and families of every age, race and nationality took part in the vigil as sundown occurred on June 14. Attendees were brought…
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Cranbury mayor calls for the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the oppressed minority; vigil planned for next week
Cranbury Mayor Matt Scott offered his personal thoughts and comments on the civil unrest that has arisen from the death of George Floyd, who died after being knelt on by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for more than eight minutes on May 25. “I was a young man in 1992 when the Rodney King beating…
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A former Cranbury police chief’s life and legacy lives on at Heritage Park
The legacy of John Hansen will live on after a bench was dedicated in his honor by his family at Heritage Park in Cranbury on Aug. 3. The former Cranbury police chief was the longest serving police officer to date in town, according to officials. “He loved Cranbury [since] the minute we drove in, when…
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Giuliana D’Aria’s memory shines on at Heritage Park
The memory of Giuliana D’Aria lives on at the grounds of Heritage Park. Described by family and friends as a child full of joy, a dedication ceremony was held in her honor at Heritage Park on July 17, when donations from her family were officially unveiled. The D’Aria family donated a bench, swing set and…
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Giuliana D’Aria’s memory will continue at Heritage Park
One family in Cranbury is hoping to bring joy to others with new additions to Heritage Park in honor of their daughter. The D’Aria family is donating a bench, swing set and a musical instrument in Heritage Park, which is located on 57 S. Main St. “With the swing set, there is a disabled swing…
