Boy Scout Troop 94 of Wading River honored four new Eagle Scouts Saturday in a Court of Honor ceremony at St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church Parish Hall in Shoreham.
Jeremy Bornstein, of Wading River, refurbished and moved a gazebo onto a new foundation at the Brookhaven Volunteer Firefighter’s Museum. Jeremy has been a scout in Troop 94 since 2008. He is a senior at Riverhead High School and is graduating fourth in his class.
James Lee, of Wading River, designed and installed a gravel stone pathway with landscaping around the ceremonial flag burning pit at the Brookhaven Volunteer Firefighter’s Museum. James joined Troop 94 in 2009. He is a senior at Shoreham-Wading River High School.
Matthew Leunig, of Wading River, constructed a picnic area with a wooden perimeter and refurbished the picnic tables in front of the Wading River Elementary School. Matthew has been a scout in Troop 94 since 2007. He is a 2014 graduate of Shoreham-Wading River High School.
Adam Osarczuk, or Baiting Hollow, constructed a raised bed, stone planter and filled it with shrubs, flowers, an irrigation system, and lighting around the sign in front of the Suffolk County Correction Officer’s Association Union building. Adam joined Troop 94 in 2008. He is a senior at Riverhead High School.
The Eagle Scouts received proclamations from the Town of Riverhead, Town of Riverhead Police, the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County Legislature, New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, Governor Cuomo, Congressman Lee Zeldin, Vice President Joseph Biden, and President Barack Obama.
In attendance were Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter, Riverhead Councilwoman Jodi Giglio, Riverhead Town Clerk Diane Wilhelm, County Legislator Sarah Anker, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Lt. John Curran, former Wading River Fire Department chief William Savage, Tim Green of the Suffolk County Council of Boy Scouts of America, and Paul Callegeri, president of the Fireman’s Field Museum.
Troop 94 has been serving the community since 1932 and is sponsored by the Wading River Fire Department.
Troop 94 has about 40 scouts and meets on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 in the Wading River Elementary School. The troop has a very active outdoor camping and hiking program and prides itself on giving back to the community through food drives and service projects.
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