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    Monday, May 13, 2024

    Four Old Lyme students earn Eagle Scout status

    Left to right, Norman Main, Matt Miller, Danny Reid and Connor Carberry. Photo submitted.

    Boy Scout Troop 26, sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, will honor four young men who will become Eagle Scouts June 5. Connor Carberry, Norman Main, Matt Miller and Danny Reid, all students at Lyme-Old Lyme High School, have completed the requirements for Eagle Scout and will be presented their awards at a quadruple Eagle Scout Court of Honor, 1 p.m. in the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School Auditorium.

    Carberry’s service project was to replace a portion of the spectator seating overlooking the pulling ring at Hamburg Fairgrounds. A senior, studying mechanical engineering technology in the fall, he has focused on technology courses and is a member of the band and Lacrosse team.

    Main’s project focused on extending a previous Eagle project on Old Lyme Land Trust property off of Four Mile River Road. The previous project created access for hikers to get down a steep hill, and Main extended that to get across a swampy area. He is junior with plans revolving around building and designing airplane engines, with the possibility of going into the Air Force.

    Miller’s project also benefited the Lyme Grange Hamburg Fairgrounds. The horse and oxen ring on the fairgrounds property had fallen into disrepair. He refurbished the entire ring with new fence rails; fence posts; repaired and built new gates. Miller will attend Central Connecticut State University in the fall.

    Reid will be the fourth generation of his family to earn the Eagle Scout award. His project also benefited the Lyme Grange. He constructed a ramp to connect the upper and lower parts of the grounds. The 40- foot ramp was designed to assist people with strollers, heavy equipment and to make it easier for elderly fair-goers to navigate the grounds. Reid is a junior and a member of the soccer and track teams, and a member of the Select Singers choral group. He plans to go to college and major in business or marine biology.

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