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Troop 90 attends Jersey Jam Scout Jamboree
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The Neshanic Volunteer Fire Co. will, again this year, bring Santa around town in our service area, handing out candy canes on Dec. 15 (Rain date is Dec. 22.) Additionally, the Neshanic Fire Co. and Santa will be available to deliver a Christmas gift to your child on Dec. 21, late afternoon and early evening. If you wish to participate in this gift-giving gesture for a donation of $25 or more, please bring the wrapped gift you want delivered to your child to the firehouse at 333 Maple Ave, Neshanic Station on any one of these three dates – Dec. In the photo above, front row: Andrew D’Alessio, Ryan Bellek, Richard Belt, fireworks display. 17, 18, 19, between the hours of 6 The scouts took great pride in Nicola D’Amico. 2nd row (kneeling): Philip Kazantsev, Evan Osworth, Tommy and 8 pm. completing a team extreme ob- Capozzi, Aidan Haddad, Dylan Nyakanga, Kristofer Litwinko, Jackson Parisi, stacle course and enjoyed the scout Joseph Keck, Brendan Kempe, Lukas Litwinko, Brian Linck. Back row (left of spirit and camaraderie of the event. Troop 90 meets on Thursday flag): Vic Haddad, Stephanie Keck, Dan Osworth, Josh McDonald, Scott Belt, evenings from 7:30 - 9pm at the Andy D’Amico, Bill Lawson. Back row (right of flag): Brian Armstrong, Will Lawson, Walter Nyakanga, Chris McArthur, Brad Hieber, Mark Litwinko, Alex Midland School, Branchburg. -- submitted by Bill Lawson, assistant scoutmaster.
Niewaidomski (with trophy), Scoutmaster Dan McDonald.
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Thirty-six scouts and 10 adult leaders from Branchburg Troop 90 recently attended the Jersey Jam, a weekend Scouting jamboree and campout hosted by Patriots’ Path Council, Oct. 4-6. Over 2,500 participants from the area arrived Friday night to set up camp, making this the largest gathering of scouts in the Northeast in 2019. The jamboree activities were sited at The Fields of Waterloo, Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation and historic Waterloo Village, and included attractions such as a wood and rope bridge, helicopter landings and tours, ATV riding, shooting sports, mountain biking, and much more. Special tent activities were provided by vendors and the Jersey Jam staff and included Indian lore displays, knife making, glass blowing, STEM demonstrations. The New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Division of Forestry, and Picatinny Arsenal staff exhibited the latest military, police, fire and emergency management vehicles, demonstrating new technologies for the scouts. The evening entertainment included scout contests, a concert, and ended with a fabulous