Tag: Boy Scout Troop 1776
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Eagle Scout candidate rejuvenates fire pit at Ann Van Middlesworth Park
Prospective Eagle Scout Kyle Toland refreshed the fire pit area at Ann Van Middlesworth Park. Kyle, a member of Boy Scout Troop 1776, along with several volunteers, trimmed overgrown bushes, swept and tidied the brickwork, and refurbished the fire pit itself. Kyle also installed a new bench, and, in compliance with Fire Safety, set up…
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Princeton High student builds bike ramps for special needs riders in Hillsborough
William Paine Murray, who lives in Hillsborough but attends Princeton High School, earned the rank of Eagle Scout through Boy Scout Troop 1776 in Hillsborough. William’s Eagle Scout project consisted of building 10 strider bike ramps for the local Special Olympics New Jersey cycling teams. The project took 156 hours and 28 volunteers to complete,…
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Eagle Scout creates memorial trail in Hillsborough
Vaughn Colva recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout by organizing the construction of the Mike Merdinger Memorial Trail. The project involved measuring the different legs of the trail, installing trail posts, constructing a trail map and cleaning up the area with mulch, according to the proclamation presented to Vaughn by the Hillsborough Township Committee…
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Hillsborough’s newest Eagle Scout revamps dog park
Raymond Gerald McAleer, a recent graduate of Hillsborough High School, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout through Boy Scout Troop 1776. His project consisted of improving the Ann Van Middlesworth Dog Park by adding two pieces of agility equipment, two leash posts and a marked path to the dog park. The project took 77…