WEST HAVEN, June 16, 2014 — Hundreds of well-wishers gather at Sea Bluff Beach on Captain Thomas Boulevard Sunday, June 15, for the dedication of the pink “Where Angels Play” playground built by the New Jersey-based Sandy Ground Project in honor of 6-year-old Charlotte Bacon, one of the 26 shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown being memorialized with 26 specialized playgrounds in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The 90-minute ceremony, held on a beautiful Father’s Day afternoon, included poignant remarks from Mayor Edward M. O’Brien, West Shore Fire Department Chief Patrick Pickering, Where Angels Play Foundation founder William Lavin, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Charlotte’s mother, JoAnn Bacon, who was dressed in pink, her daughter’s favorite color. (City Photo/John W. Lewis)
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