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At a Board of Trustees meeting on March 3, Tom Boylan became the first member of Rockville Centre’s Police Explorer’s program to be promoted to Sergeant. The Police Explorers is an offshoot … more
Nicholas Rossetti has seen many of his fellow Boy Scouts earn their Eagle ranks over the past few years. Watching these older scouts successfully attain the highest honor in scouting inspired him to do the same. more
Rockville Centre’s Troop 40 spent two weeks at Onteora Scout Reservation in Livingston Manor, NY this August. Onteora — a Lenni-Lenape word meaning “land in the sky” — stretches over 1.400 … more
The history of Scouting in Rockville Centre is a rich one — the village can claim as its own both the country’s first troop, which was founded in 1910, and its first Eagle Scout, Arthur R. … more
The 100th anniversary parade for the nation’s first Eagle Scout, Arthur R. Eldred, from Boy Scout Troop 1 in Rockville Centre, is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. more
Boy Scout Troop 40, home of Arthur Eldred, the first scout to attain Eagle status 100 years ago, held its Eagle Scout Court of Honor on June 9. The event took place at United Church of Rockville Centre, which supports and sponsors the troop. more
“Though government has an important role to play in meeting the many challenges that remain before us, we are coming to understand that no organization, including government, will fully succeed without the active participation of each of us,” President Bill Clinton once said. more
any from the Rockville Centre community are mourning the loss of Lester Wilensky, 85, who died on Dec. 18 from complications of a fall. The highly decorated World War II veteran was active in a number of veterans organizations including American Legion Post 303 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a Knight of Pythias. His contributions on the battlefield and as a civilian earned him the respect and admiration of family, friends and colleagues, and permanent recognition in the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. more
The Iroquois District of the Theodore Roosevelt Council, Boy Scouts of America had its annual Camporee the weekend of May14-16 at Hempstead Lake State Park. more
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