By DANIEL OFFNER doffner@liherald.com   Four scouts with Boy Scout Troop 163 in Rockville Centre worked tirelessly over the past year for the opportunity to join the four percent of … more

Eleven scouts from Rockville Centre — seven members of Troop 40 and four with Troop 163G — have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. more

Catherine Farrell made history when she became the first girl in Rockville Centre St. Agnes Troop 163 to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. more

The black bear suddenly appeared as if it were an apparition. It was tugging on a rope that suspended our duffle bag full of food high in a tree, a good distance from our lean-to. All at once the line snapped . . . more

A Rockville Centre Cub Scout’s courage and skill were put to the test last month. more

In a defining moment for the preservation of Rockville Centre history in the late 1970s, the deteriorating house of Captain Samuel F. Phillips was relocated and restored to become what is now the Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre. Four decades later, the museum celebrated its 40th anniversary as a beacon of culture, education and history in the village. more

Island Park Boy Scout Troop 312 has been an active part of the community for many years. They have carried the colors proudly at many community events, helped clean up the beachfront and the … more

I’m seeing good news on all fronts this week, primarily because I choose to. This is a quest: I am seeking the comfort of upbeat stories. more

Chaz Murray, 54, grew up in Merrick bounding through the woods near his home. He became a Boy Scout and went on to camp in the wild. He moved away when he turned 24 and returned seven years ago. On Sunday, he said he was horrified to see the derelict state into which Merrick’s forests off the Meadowbrook Parkway have fallen. Murray, a New York City paramedic, was one of 52 volunteers who came to the woods between Sunrise Highway and Meadowbrook Road in Merrick to clean up debris that had washed from farther north into the forest via the Meadow Brook or had been strewn there by vandals. He said he learned about the cleanup by reading the Merrick Herald Life. more

Recently, friends and family gathered to watch Boy Scouts Robert Edward Hitscherich and David Joseph Santarelli receive their Eagle Scout awards. The Eagle is the highest rank in Scouting. To … more