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Eagle Scout candidate Benjamin Heo recently built a bench at the Merricks’ 9/11 memorial, on Hewlett Avenue, near the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station. Joining him were Barry Fox, left, president of the Merrick Park Home Owners Association, and Doug Davis, scoutmaster of Merrick Troop 351.

Just to the northeast of the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station is a long, rectangular park shaded by oak trees and hemmed in by a black, wrought-iron fence, with a date above the gate –– 09 11 2001. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/20/14

Wantagh Troop 96 Boy Scouts Bobby Zuch, left, and Brian Walker joined Scoutmaster Andy Zuch in a section of the preserve, south of Jerusalem Avenue in Seaford.

Keeping the park clean

Whether it was dropped by humans or brought there by natural forces, there was plenty of garbage to be found in the Tackapausha Preserve last Saturday morning. A group of volunteers spent hours cleaning up the park, which straddles the Seaford-Massapequa border. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/20/14

Billy Paraszczuk, left, of Boy Scout Troop 109, supervised the building of wooden planks to improve the walkway at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The walkway will span a total of 90 feet.

Building a path to Eagle Scout

After nearly a year of planning, Billy Paraszczuk’s Eagle Scout project is finally coming to fruition. The Boy Scout from Valley Stream Troop 109 is constructing a walkway for the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/23/14

Richard Wiener, right, officially became an Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor ceremony on June 8. As part of the program, his older brother, Kristopher, a fellow Eagle, bestowed the rank upon him.

He worked doggone hard for Eagle rank

Five Valley Stream Boy Scouts made major contributions to the Valley Stream Dog Park when it opened two years ago. Four of them had earned their Eagle ranks. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/18/14

Troop 2124 Girl Scouts, from left, Celeste Samuel, Jessica Prashad and Lena Demas received certificates in recognition of their scouting achievements at a ceremony on May 23.

Girl Scouts take it to the next level

Girl Scouts from Valley Stream Troops 2033 and 2124 received a variety of awards at a ceremony on May 23 at Holy Name of Mary School. Girl Scouts take it to the next level more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/4/14

Sal Saladino, an Army veteran and a member of North Bellmore American Legion Post 1749, paid homage to America’s military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice in battle at the Newbridge Road ceremony.

Bellmorites mark Memorial Day

Folks from throughout the Bellmores came out in droves on a sunny morning on Monday to remember those who died in service to their country at the community’s annual Memorial Day parade. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/28/14

Girl ScouTs planted a new tree at Cahill Park with the help of the village Parks Department.

Valley Stream Girl Scouts beautify Cahill Park

Girl Scouts from Valley Stream Troop 2029 kept their annual tradition alive on May 7 by planting a tree near Mill Pond at Mayor Edward W. Cahill Park. They also cleaned up the park by picking up litter along the shoreline. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/14/14

Boy Scout Christopher Knightly, left, got some help from Shaun Powers in building a shelter at the Valley Stream dog park on April 12.

Valley Stream dog owners get some relief

All dog owners in Valley Stream are created equal. That’s why a group of local Boy Scouts have spent the last two weekends making improvements to the village dog park. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/23/14

Lena Demas, 13, put together a career day for fellow Girl Scouts as her Silver Award project.

Scout inspires girls to dream big

Lena Demas may be several years away from starting a career, but being in junior high school doesn’t mean she’s too young to start thinking about it. Nor are her peers. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/27/14

Alex Maher settled down for the night in his quinzhee, a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of settled snow.

Chosen to be frozen

Rockville Centre’s Boy Scout Troop 40 braved freezing weather and drippy noses over Presidents Day weekend at the Teddy Roosevelt Council’s annual Bluenose camping trip. A small group of … more

2/26/14

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