
03/01/2025
Courtesy of Gregory Chinn At the sign unveiling for Yancy Adams Park last month were Councilwoman Nicole Gillespie (left to right); Councilwoman Sue Mammarella; Councilman Chris Keating; Roxanna Yancy's great grandniece, Carol Yancy (in front of Keating); her great-grandnephew Herb Yancy; James Adams' son, Joe; Councilman James Barry; Joseph Adams' wife, Kristin; and Mayor Quinton Law.
Moorestown’s Better Together Advisory Committee, township leaders and members of the community gathered for a sign unveiling at Yancy Adams Park last month.
The pocket park - on the former site of the West End Community Center (WECC) - was dedicated on June 18, 1977 to the memory of community organizers Roxanna Yancy and James Adams, and became the first park dedicated to Black Moorestown residents.
Yancy was a teacher for many years at the township's School No. 7, according to the township.
Courtesy of Gregory Chinn At the sign unveiling for Yancy Adams Park last month were Councilwoman Nicole Gillespie (left to right); Councilwoman Sue Mammarella; Councilman Chris Keating; Roxanna Yancy's great grandniece, Carol Yancy (in front of Keating); her great-grandnephew Herb Yancy; James Adam...