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New Haven's Grove Street Cemetery caretaker Bill Cameron Jr. dies at 85 - New Haven Register

AdvertisementCameron started working there in 1976 and in 1983 was named superintendent.Cameron died on June 3. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the West Haven Funeral Home at the Green.The cemetery, which is run by the Standing Committee of the Proprietors of the New Haven City Burial Ground, (its formal name) was founded in 1797 by a group of citizens after the New Haven Green, the city’s first burial ground, became too crowded.The group was led by then U.S. Sen. James Hillhouse, for which a nearby street is named, then home to wealthy citizens and now mainly housing academic buildings for the university.Anne T. Calabresi, one of the members of the proprietors, said Cameron “buried lots of my family.”“He was totally and absolutely dedicated to the cemetery. I can’t imagine finding anyone who loves it as much,” Calabresi said of their search for someone to take his place.She said Jo...

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Anne T. Calabresi, one of the proprietors that runs the cemetery, said Cameron’s hard work made the cemetery a beautiful garden and aviary. Cameron will be remembered Friday at the West Haven Funeral Home at the Green.“He was totally and absolutely dedicated to the cemetery,” she said. “I can’t imagine finding anyone who loves it as much.”• Hamden lawmaker says the state has taken a step forward in its tree trimming debate:Utility companies will now be required to give more notice before they cut down trees around power lines and a state legislator from Hamden says that’s a positive change in an impassioned debate over tree trimming in the state.State Rep. Michael D’Agostino, a Democrat, drafted the measure Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed into law. He said the bill arose from complaints from people who said utility companies were too aggressive in their trimming in the wake of storms that knocked out power to thousands statewide.But D’Agostino says there’s more work to do. He says the state Department of Transportation should also have to give more notice when it does tree work. Read more on the issue.• New Haven Green gets an energy upgrade:A few things have changed at the 17th-century New Haven Green but you might not see them when you’re there — and city officials say that’s exactly the point.City Engineer Giovanni Zinn says New Haven has made upgrades so there will be fewer power cables snaking through the Green during concerts and the lights shining on the action will be much brighter and more energy-efficient. There are also new water and sewer lines along Elm Street to hook up to backstage bathrooms.One change you probably will notice: Free Wi-Fi internet, which is hopefully on the way to the Green this summer.Zinn says the upgrades are in line with Mayor Toni Harp’s vision to make the Green more enjoyable for everyone. Read more on the project.