Boy Scouts
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
Brunswick teen hits $10,000 goal in church floor-replacement push
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PublishedJune 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.
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PublishedMay 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.
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PublishedMarch 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."
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PublishedMarch 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.
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