Boy Scouts

Published
August 24, 2022

Proceeds of Belgrade camp sale must go toward central Maine Scouting and not paying down debt, court rules

The recent court ruling, which the Pine Tree Council says it will appeal to the state Supreme Judicial Court, comes following two years of dispute over the fate of the landmark camping area that's hosted Boy Scouts for more than 75 years.
Published
January 15, 2022

Battle for Bomazeen: Officials worry Belgrade youth camp could be sold before lawsuit is resolved

Even as a purchase-and-sale agreement is in place to sell the 330-acre camp, a lawsuit challenges the selling rights of The Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Published
October 3, 2021

Bill Nemitz: The school is long gone, but its playground rises again

Luke Plummer of Buxton needed an Eagle Scout project. He found one – and then some.
Published
August 19, 2021

Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850 million bankruptcy deal

However, the judge rejected 2 key provisions of the deal, potentially jeopardizing the agreement.
Published
July 2, 2021

Boy Scouts’ bankruptcy plans anger some, welcomed by others

The Boy Scouts of America has reached an $850 million settlement to compensate sexual abuse victims.
Published
July 2, 2021

Brunswick teen hits $10,000 goal in church floor-replacement push
Published
June 18, 2021

Attorney General, Camp Bomazeen supporters sue Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts

Bomazeen supporters seek to regain local control of Belgrade youth camp officials nearly sold to raise funds to pay off council debt.
Published
May 25, 2021

Nine Eagle Scouts honored in one fell swoop

Falmouth Troop 93 recognizes its 2020 and 2021 Eagle Scouts all together at one ceremony because that's the way the Scouts wanted it to happen.
Published
March 29, 2021

Gustin family urging Boy Scouts not to sell Sabattus’s Camp Gustin

The granddaughter of the camp's namesake, Charles Gustin, said the sale would be "grave news to us and our legacy."
Published
March 25, 2021

Boy Scouts selling Camp Gustin in Sabattus to raise money for abuse victims fund

The 85-acre camp was deeded to the Scouts in 1948 and has been a day and weekend camp for decades.