Tag: Boy Scouts
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Teen working toward Eagle rank creates teaching garden at Freehold Public Library
Michael Zamorski of Monmouth Council Boy Scout Troop 18, chartered by St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold Borough, has created a teaching garden at the Freehold Public Library as he works to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. “Michael had volunteered as a performer with the library’s summer programs, acting in skits and helping with…
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Troop 18 Boy Scouts earn rank of Eagle Scout; complete service projects
A trio of Boy Scouts from Troop 18, Freehold, John Thomas Silver, 16, Nicholas Scott Stevens, 16, and Robert Evan Wilbur, 16, have attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. The rank of Eagle Scout is attained by less than 1% of all individuals who begin the journey through Boy Scouting,…
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Jackson resident builds Gaga pit for Eagle Scout service project
JACKSON – Students at the Lucy N. Holman Elementary School are going “gaga” over the newest edition to their playground–all thanks to a former student. Joseph Kane is in 10th grade now, but not long ago he was a fifth-grader at Holman. Joseph is a Boy Scout and when it came time for him to…
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Three Scouts attain rank of Eagle
During an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony on Jan. 6, Freehold Boy Scout Troop 18 members William Foley, 19, Anthony Atkinson, 17, and Jared Markunas, 18, received their Eagle Scout awards. William is the son of Kevin and Mary Foley of Freehold Township, Anthony is the son of Gary and Nancy Atkinson of Freehold…
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Brothers from Marlboro Boy Scout Troop 86 attain rank of Eagle
The picture of three boys are, from left to right , Jackson Anderson, Roy Anderson and Evan Anderson. MARLBORO – Boy Scouts of America Troop 86, Marlboro, has awarded the Eagle rank to brothers Jackson C. Anderson and Evan C. Anderson. Jackson and Evan, 18-year-old twin brothers, are graduates of Marlboro High School and Freehold…
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PENNINGTON: Resident receives Boy Scout District Award of Merit
Vince Lauricella, a Pennington resident who has been involved with the Boy Scouts for decades, recently earned the District Award of Merit by the Mercer Area District of the Boy Scouts for his work with Boy Scout Troop 1776. Having earned an Eagle Scout title as a youth before taking on leadership positions at the troop in…
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Boy Scout’s Eagle project to help first responders
Aiming to making it easier for first responders to find a house in an emergency, Boy Scout Michael Bellars is painting the house numbers on the curb in front of houses in an East Windsor Township neighborhood to complete his Eagle Scout project. Michael, who is a junior at Hightstown High School and a member…
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Edison buzzing about honeybees
Edison Township officials are doing their part in saving the honey bees. The Township Council voted in favor of a resolution authorizing an agreement with Raritan Valley Beekeepers Association at a meeting in June. The association is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion and support of all aspects of beekeeping in New Jersey.…
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Five Monroe scouts celebrate Eagle honor
MONROE – A group of five friends who are seniors at Monroe Township High School celebrated their Eagle Court of Honor together. Troop 60 scouts Joseph Vitale, Robert Reina, Donald Owen, Henry Haligowski and Dominic Lepri became Eagle Scouts during a ceremony at the Monroe Township Senior Center on May 21. Joseph completed an information…