A Tradition of Scouting in Westfield N.J.
Since 1936
News From The Trail
‘Plainfield’s Forgotten History’ exhibit curated by Life Scout Justin Almendral
The Historical Society of Plainfield held an opening reception for two new exhibits at the Drake House Museum on Saturday, Feb. 2. in the second floor ballroom. One of the two was curated by Troop 73 Life Scout, Justin Almendral, as part of his Eagle project. Plainfield’s Forgotten History is an exhibit of fifteen photographs from the Historical Society of Plainfield’s archives collection.
Troop 73: Believe it or not, we are not that far from starting Scouts again for the year. The first Troop Meeting will...
Road to Algonquin
Who are we? Troop 73
Westfield, NJ
Pioneer District
Patriots Path Council
Scouts BSA
Chartering Organization: Holy Trinity Church
Our membership pulls from many towns surrounding Westfield, NJ. All boys over 11 and under 18 years old are welcome.
Our Eagle History
155 Eagle Scouts in our History including 60 since 2010 and at least one every year since 2000.
Recent Troop Awards
- Journey to Excellence – Gold Award – 2020
- Pope Paul VI National Catholic Quality Unit Award – 2017 Silver
Recent Community Service Recognition:
Watchung Mountain District:
Highest Troop Service Hours
- 2020 – 2,954 hours
- 2019 – 3,638 hours
- 2018 – 3,413 hours
- 2017 – 2,498 hours
Highest Average Scout Service Hours
- 2020 – 59.08 hours per Scout
- 2019 – 72.76 hours per Scout
- 2018 – 58 hours per Scout
Journey to Excellence Gold
To achieve Gold a unit earns a minimum of 1,000 points across 8 of the 11 objectives and earn at least Bronze level on camping objective. Troop 73 regularly exceeds 1300 points.
