Group aims to maintain historic Oak Grove Cemetery, Hopes town will take over

Jason Futch  reporter2.riverbendnews@gmail.com A group of local volunteers intend to keep the historical section of Oak Grove Cemetery clean and free of debris and weeds, maintaining local pride for some of Branford's founding fathers, including Captain Robert Absalom "Bob" Ivey. Ivey was instrumental in forming modern-day Branford, and this year marks the 100-year anniversary of his death. Randy Herndon, who started the volunteer group, said the efforts to clean the historic section of the cemetery began when there was an obvious need to clean the area up and revitalize the gravesites. "We started the work around 2016, and since then have requested the city to help with taking ove