There is debate over whether a Massachusetts cemetery gave people proper notice about a new policy that stated which items would be allowed on gravesites. Rosemary Decie shared photos with NewsCenter 5 of treasured mementos that were cleared from gravesites at Long Hill Cemetery in Salisbury and tossed into a pile with dozens of other discarded items. Sign up for our Newsletters Among the items in the trash heap were an urn and base that were on.
There is debate over whether a Massachusetts cemetery gave people proper notice about a new policy that stated which items would be allowed on gravesites.Rosemary Decie shared photos with NewsCenter 5 of treasured mementos that were cleared from gravesites at Long Hill Cemetery in Salisbury and tossed into a pile with dozens of other discarded items.Among the items in the trash heap were an urn and base that were on the gravesite of Decie s father, who was a World War II veteran and Salisbury firefighter. t really broke my heart to see all of those things that were on people s graves and were just thrown in a pile, and there just seemed to be no regard for people s feelings, Decie said.According to Lisa DeMeo, the director of the town s Public Works Department, the cemetery announced a new policy about what items would not be allowed on gravesites in late March. DeMeo says the new policy was shared on social media, the town newspaper and a sign posted at the cemetery, which gav