When Central High School senior Jonathan Prashad participated in the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk at Jones Beach in October, a box labeled “Soles4Souls” caught his eye, he …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/21/19
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Three Valley Stream teenagers advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony on Jan. 5.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/17/19
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Three 18-year-olds from Troop 116 received their Eagle Scout medals and badges, the highest rank a scout can earn, at a ceremony last month. The three teenagers received the awards after completing their Eagle Scout projects.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/26/18
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Edwin Ortiz spent the morning of June 23 working to improve the gardens at Pagan-Fletcher Restoration on Hendrickson Avenue for his Eagle Scout
project.
“I saw that the gardens were all …
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/6/18
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Matthew and Nicholas Tineo, 14-year-old twins from Valley Stream, spent their Memorial Day weekend building structures at Alley Pond Environmental Center in Little Neck as part of the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout.
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By Melissa Koenig
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6/29/18
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Five Eagle Scouts from Troop 109 spent the weekend of June 9 replacing wood, screwing in nails and releveling the walkway at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel. The walkway was previously rotting, which prevented handicapped people from enjoying the nature preserve.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/14/18
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Three members of Troop 336 became Eagle Scouts at a ceremony at the Lynbrook Public Library on March 19, reaching the highest rank for a Boy Scout.
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/29/18
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It only took 17-year-old Jason Bitetto two days to build and install benches at the Valley Stream Dog Park for his Eagle Scout project. “Most of it was finished over one day,” Bitetto said.
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By Melissa Koenig
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8/23/17
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There’s been a lot of activity going on at Malverne American Legion Post #44, thanks to prospective Eagle Scout, David Matos.
Matos, 18, a Valley Stream Central High School senior, was in the …
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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12/7/16
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In pursuit of Eagle Scout rank, Daniel Bosko recently spearheaded a project to repaint address numbers on curbs in front of 213 homes in Valley Stream.
Bosko, 17, led a group of 19 youths ages 12 …
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By Mike Smollins
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11/30/16
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