A Tradition of Scouting in Westfield N.J.
Since 1936
News From The Trail
Dan Beard Advancement
Dan Beard scouts from Westfield's Troop 73 worked with older scouts at the Scout area in Watchung Reservation on July...
Troop 73 Camp Goes Virtual
By Cyril M., Troop 73 Troop 73 Westfield completed its third week of virtual camp Saturday, July 11, 2020. In the...
Troop 73 Inducts Six New Eagle Scouts in 2019-2020
It has been an especially challenging ending to what has otherwise been another successful year for Troop 73 Boy...
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.
