Families gathered at the Manchester Elementary School for pumpkin painting, singing, a scavenger hunt and games marking the restart of Cub Scout Pack 622 after a three-year absence. Nationally, the Scouting program suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic as packs and troops shut down to meet federal and state requirements. Locally, officials say that Scouting lost […]
EDMUNDS Cobscook Bay State Park, located on the western shore of Cobscook Bay in Washington County, was recently the locale for the 61st annual Cobscook/Moosehorn International Scout Camporee. More than 140 Scouts and Scouters attended the “Dungeons and Dragons” themed event, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for the Kennebec […]
GARDINER Henry Ryan Avery, 17, of West Gardiner, a member of Troop 672, received his Eagle Scout rank Sept. 23 at Christ Church. The Avery family now has three Eagles: Henry, his father Ryan and his uncle Collin. Avery’s Eagle Scout project took place at the Wakefield Wildlife Sanctuary in West Gardiner, where over […]
JACKMAN Maddox Cuddy, 14, of Jackman, hopes to become an Eagle Scout. Over the course of two weekends in September, he led a group of family, friends and fellow Troop 497 Scouts to complete roughly 60 hours of work on his Eagle Scout service project improvements to the Forest Hills Nature Trail behind […]
Scouts from Farmington Troop 546 rebuilt an indoor handicap ramp July 1 at the Roderick-Crosby Post 28 American Legion in Farmington, so all veterans despite age or infirmity would have access to the post resources. A week later, Scouts from the same Troop went to Wilton to repair a ramp for a veteran in need. […]