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2 days ago
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Overgrown weeds choking Oahu graves: ‘I can not find him'
PEARL CITY, Hawaii (KHON2) — A Pearl City cemetery overtaken by weeds and trespassers is getting some help. The man leading the cleanup hopes to restore dignity to Sunset Memorial Park. Lawmaker wants solar panels over troubled Sunset Memorial Park Parts of Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City have fallen into unbearable disrepair — overgrown, vandalized and no longer recognizable for some families. 'I can not find him now, you know? You get bushes, bushes on top of him,' said Beverly Mariano, whose baby brother has been buried at Sunset Memorial for decades. The Friends of Sunset Memorial will host a beautification project to clear overgrown brush and remove dumped trash from the sacred grounds. The community cleanup will take place at 7 a.m. on May 31. The cemetery president said he is hopeful there will not be any more issues in the mausoleum. Friends for Sunset Memorial Park president Larry Veray said police removed squatters off the property on May 21. He even found three urns that were stolen and stashed by one individual.'And I really believe that the squatter that's been in the cemetery, he's been breaking the doors out and pulling the urns out. And that's where he's selling them, from there,' Veray said. 'And shame on recyclers and anybody that would take urns that have nameplates. All those three urns, nameplates were taken off but one, it was engraved in there.' Veray is in the process of installing a security camera system and said there is now a zero tolerance policy. 'Nobody is going to squat anymore into the cemetery and spend the night and no drug activity or loitering. I'm going to be monitoring this, and I can enforce it. And the other thing is, I got volunteers are going to help me enforce it,' he said. Any progress means a lot for families like Mariano's. 'Get plenty people, you know? I don't care what nationality you are, but I fighting for everybody. For me, my brother's here, yeah. But I'm fighting for you,' she said. Stolen jewels, boa constrictors killing owners, check out The public is invited to attend the cleanup, it is expected to go until 11 a.m. on May 31. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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4 days ago
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Young scouts earn badges by cleaning up graves
A group of young scouts are proving their reputation for doing good deeds by cleaning and maintaining derelict graves in their local cemetery. The Raunds 1st Scout Group took on unadopted graves from the town council "half a year ago" and work on them once a term. The Beavers working on the project are aged between five and eight years old, and are accompanied by group lead volunteer Josje Reid-Anderson. She said: "It's good from them to give something back to the community." The scouts volunteer at the London Road Cemetery to weed and keep clean the graves they have adopted. Cemetery plots are initially the responsibility of Raunds Town Council, as well as the relatives of the deceased. However, if left unattended, they can be taken on by members of the local community, or groups in the town. The town council has been working on improving the condition of the cemetery for 18 months, including offering volunteers the opportunity to adopt graves. Paul Byrne, deputy mayor of Raunds, said the take up of adopting graves had been "great" but there were still "plenty available". "We have a day where we have a cemetery clean up," he said. "The youngsters come up and help clear the weeds. It's great for them." Seven-year-old Jessica is one of the Beavers taking part in the project. She has been responsible for "pulling sticks out of the graves" as well as "watering bulbs". All Beavers taking part will get a gardening badge, and a community badge at the end of the project. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Public meeting after family told to clear grave Raunds 1st Scout Group Raunds Town Council
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6 days ago
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St. Joseph Memorial Park and Mount Auburn Cemetery to conduct semi annual cleanup
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph Memorial Park and Mount Auburn Cemetery will conduct its semi-annual cemetery cleanup on Monday, June 2. Beginning at daybreak, cemetery staff will clear all remaining flowers, decorations and other additional items off every grave to begin mowing and maintenance of the cemetery grounds. The community is asked to remove any items they wish to keep by the evening of Sunday, June 1. All items left behind are subject to disposal. The cemeteries conduct two general cleanups annually. Once the first Monday in March and once the Monday following Memorial Day.
