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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in the midst of hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits from former scouts who say they were abused by leaders.  This means that civil litigation is halted, and there will be no jury trial. Alleged victims with lawsuits now have to file in bankruptcy court. The […]

Boy Scout Troop 1760 will honor the advancement of five Scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony May 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Pathways Baptist Church located at 200 W. Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg. Only four percent of Scouts attain Eagle Scout, the highest rank of the Boy Scouts […]

Thomas Wilbur is a student at Poolesville High School. While most students his age use summer to work or look at colleges , Wilbur decided to help design and build planting stations at his old school: Barnesville School of Arts and Sciences. “The project itself was building an outdoor educational area with planting tables,” he […]

Thomas Wilbur was recently awarded the Eagle Scout honor from the Boy Scouts of America for planting stations he designed, built and installed for Barnesville’s Middle School greenhouse, according to a news release. The planting stations have been put to use starting vegetable seedlings that are currently growing in the greenhouse. Thomas, who graduated from […]

Boy Scout Troop 1760 will honor the advancement of four Scouts to the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony May 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg, 200 W. Diamond Avenue. Only four percent of Scouts attain Eagle Scout, the highest rank of the Boy Scouts of America. Isaac […]