Annual meeting for Fairmount Cemetery Association members on May 28, 2026.

FAIRMOUNT CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF NEWARK AND SOMERSET HILLS  Notice of Annual Meeting   The Annual Meeting of the Members (all owners of one or more graves, crypts or niches at Fairmount Cemetery and/or Somerset Hills Memorial Park) will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the offices of Fairmount Cemetery, 620 Central Avenue, Newark , NJ 07107. The agenda for the Annual Meeting will include the election of two members of the Association's Board of Managers. Candidates nominated by the Board of Managers are Thomas Hoffman and Jackie Welsh, both of whom currently serve on the Board of Managers. Mr. Hoffman, a Chartered Financial Analyst, is Chief Investment Officer at Netherby Advisors LLC, thus bringing to the Board considerable expertise in discretionary asset management; he is the proprietor of a family plot at Fairmount Cemetery. Ms. Welsh is the former Director of Development and Marketing of the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills and retired Director of Philanthropy & Community Relations for Northern Light Home Care & Hospice, thus bringing to the Board considerable expertise in marketing and community relations; she is the owner of a niche at Somerset Hills Memorial Park. As provided by the Association's By-Laws, any member may nominate candidates for election. To be valid for consideration at this Annual Meeting, any nomination must be in writing, signed by at least one Member, and received by the Association (PO Box 36, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920) not later than May 8, 2026; the written nomination shall include a biographical description including areas of expertise and experience that may benefit the Association. The New Jersey Cemetery Act provides that if a grave, crypt or niche is owned by more than one person, a majority of its owners shall decide among themselves who shall be the authorized representative to cast the vote associated with their grave, crypt or niche; the Association will recognize any person who is present in person at the Annual Meeting with a prima facie claim to being the authorized representative. The New Jersey Cemetery Act also provides for proxy voting; a proxy is valid for no more than three years. The Association's By-Laws require that any proxy to be valid must be in writing, signed, and dated by the Member authorized to vote, that the Member's signature must be notarized, and that the proxy holder must attend the Annual Meeting in person. A sample form of proxy is available upon a Member's request.  5/1/26 $93.45