Pinelawn Memorial Park holds lantern ceremony to remember loved ones

Pinelawn Memorial Park holds lantern ceremony to remember loved ones

Hundreds recently gathered at Farmingdale’s Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum for a special lantern release ceremony honoring loved ones laid to rest there. At the events, the names of some interred at Pinelawn were read as their loved ones released lanterns into the memorial park’s pond. Many of the lanterns were decorated and adorned with heartfelt messages for those they lost. “It's a beautiful ceremony,” said Christin Alexander, Pinelawn’…