Boy Scouts of America – The News of the Highlands

A new Eagle Scout was honored Saturday

February 28, 2024 Mary Jane Pitt

There was a veritable ‘who’s who’ of the Highlands community on Saturday afternoon at the American Legion Hall in Highland Falls — that’s because the town’s newest Eagle Scout, Colin Monaghan was being honored for his accomplishment at a Court of Honor.

Eagle Scout builds two flag drop off bins

December 30, 2022 Mary Jane Pitt

Luke Haley, a candidate for Eagle Scout, recently installed two Flag Retirement boxes in the community.

A new award for Boy Scouts

December 15, 2021 Editorial Staff

The Boy Scouts of America recently launched a new merit badge, Citizenship in Society, designed to reaffirm this time-honored principle through the lenses of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethical leadership.

Scouting goes back decades in our region

March 18, 2020 Editorial Staff

Although February was the official month of the founding of the Boy Scouts (on 2/6/1910) making February their 110th anniversary, February was so crowded with historic events, the Boy Scouts were mostly forgotten.