Scouting Archives — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Simon Maver of Troop 350 with the owl houses and bat boxes he built for installation in Westvale Park and Pascack Brook Park as part of his Eagle Scout project. Courtesy photo.

Homes for borough bats, owls in scout’s work

March 17, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—A Westwood Regional High School student is preparing to install a series of owl houses and bat boxes in two borough parks as part of his Eagle Scout service project. […]

Nicholas "Nico" Doell, Westwood Scouting America Troop 350. Courtesy photo.

Eagle project could make composting a borough habit

February 15, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Nicholas “Nico” Doell isn’t doing the Eagle Scout thing halfway. When the Westwood Regional High School junior earned his Life rank last spring, he started looking for a project that […]

Henry Herzing (center), a Scout with Troop 350, helps run a candy sale fundraiser Feb. 1 at Saint Andrew’s Church in support of his Eagle Scout project, which will assemble “Healing Go Bags” for children and families at Hackensack Meridian Children’s Hospital. Courtesy photo.

Scout raises funds for children’s hospital through Eagle project

February 8, 2026 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—Sixteen-year-old Henry Herzing is learning firsthand what it means to stick with a plan when conditions aren’t ideal. Herzing, a member of Boy Scout Troop 350, is working toward the […]

Brookside school’s student body and PTO turn out on Sept. 12, to cheer Noah Perez’s ribbon cutting for the school’s outdoor classroom and reading area. Perez, who graduated Brookside and is now a Cardinal football player, singer, and actor, told the hundreds gathered, “I’ve always loved reading. To combine that with Scouting—it means a lot to me.” John Snyder photo.

Full circle and beyond: Cheers as BSA Troop 350’s Noah Perez debuts outdoor classroom at Brookside

September 21, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—The students of Brookside Elementary School on Lake Drive in Westwood spilled onto the lawn Friday afternoon — a happy, controlled chaos — some waving hand-drawn signs that shouted Thank […]

Township of Washington BSA Troop 321 Derek Kaine is recognized at the Westwood Regional School Board meeting on Sept. 18, 2025. Flanking him are proud school board president Jason Garcia and superintendent Dr. Patrick McQueeney. John Snyder photo.

Westwood board spotlights Eagle Scout, student reps, and honorees

September 19, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD REGIONAL SCHOOLS — Recognition took center stage at the Sept. 18 Westwood Regional Board of Education meeting, held at the high school’s Hurley Theater, as trustees honored an Eagle Scout, […]

Nicholas Milo, of Emerson and a member of Park Ridge Boy Scout Troop 80. Courtesy photo.

Eagle soars on Emerson Woods project

August 25, 2025 Staff

PASCACK VALLEY—Nicholas Milo, a resident of Emerson and member of Park Ridge Boy Scout Troop 80, has attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest advancement in Scouting. Milo, who […]

Way to go! Dylan Minneker, Ciaran Henry, Tyler Minneker, Ben Gulleyan, and Evan Minneker show off part of the planter box project Tyler led at HFPL. Courtesy photo.

Planter project mark of Eagle’s excellence

March 3, 2025 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE—Congratulations to Tyler Minneker of Boy Scout Troop 109 for completing his Eagle Scout project. Minneker, a senior at Pascack Valley High School, planned and built six new planter boxes […]

Ciaran Henry with William Ferara, warden of Holy Trinity, at the Eagle Project work site. Courtesy photo.

Ciaran Henry dazzles in Holy Trinity Church care

February 9, 2025 Staff

HILLSDALE—Congratulations and job well done go to Ciaran Henry of Boy Scout Troop 109, who has completed his Eagle Scout project, focusing on the beautification of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, […]

Friends at the ready: You can support Erik Herzing’s Eagle project for Bergen CASA by donating through an Amazon Wish List or dropping off items at 109 Prospect Ave., Westwood. The deadline for donations is Jan. 31, though extensions may be possible. Gale Herzing/Facebook; Jan. 4.

Rising Eagle backs foster children

January 11, 2025 John Snyder

WESTWOOD—On a chilly but promising recent weekend at Stop & Shop in Emerson, Erik Herzing and a small army of supporters posted near the entrance, handing out slips of paper […]

Scout Matthew Carlin, a Gold Level President’s Volunteer Service Award winner, with Troop 80 Scoutmaster Miloslav Rehak.

Volunteer Matthew Carlin lands top honor

November 17, 2024 Pascack Press

PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to Matthew Carlin, a sophomore at Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, who recently was honored with the Gold Level President’s Volunteer Service Award for his outstanding […]