New Jersey 101.5 » Boy Scouts http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sat, 25 May 2013 02:40:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Boy Scouts to Accept Openly Gay Boys [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 09:43:19 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=270439 After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-accept-openly-gay-boys/feed/ 0 Jennifer Tyrrell of Bridgeport, Ohio, a Cub Scout den leader who was kicked out in 2012 for being openly gay, embraces her son Cruz Burns, 8, before a news conference at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas (Stewart House/Getty Images) Boy Scouts Delay Decision on Admitting Gays http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-on-admitting-gays/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-on-admitting-gays/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:30:04 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226932 The Boy Scouts of America put off a decision Wednesday on whether to lift its ban on gay members and leaders, saying the question will be taken up at the organization's national meeting in May.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-delay-decision-on-admitting-gays/feed/ 0 Tom Pidgeon, Getty Images Boy Scouts Can't Conceal Sex Abuse Files http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-cant-conceal-sex-abuse-files/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-cant-conceal-sex-abuse-files/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:03:08 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=213951 The Boy Scouts of America must release two decades of files detailing sexual abuse allegations after the California Supreme Court refused the organization's bid to keep the records confidential.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-cant-conceal-sex-abuse-files/feed/ 0 Boys Scouts of America (Otto Greule Jr., Getty Images) NJ Scout Official Arrested http://nj1015.com/nj-scout-official-arrested/ http://nj1015.com/nj-scout-official-arrested/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:25:53 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=208913 Authorities in New Jersey have charged a man with committing sexual assaults against minors while he served as assistant master of a Boy Scout troop.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-scout-official-arrested/feed/ 0 Boys Scouts of America (Otto Greule Jr., Getty Images) Merck Pulls Boy Scout Donations Over Exclusion Policies http://nj1015.com/merck-pulls-boy-scout-donations-over-exclusion-policies/ http://nj1015.com/merck-pulls-boy-scout-donations-over-exclusion-policies/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:32:50 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=203798 Merck's charitable foundation has stopped giving money to the Boy Scouts of America.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/merck-pulls-boy-scout-donations-over-exclusion-policies/feed/ 0 Facebook Boy Scout Scandal Reinforces Push For Sex Abuse Justice [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-scandal-reinforces-push-for-sex-abuse-justice-audio/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-scandal-reinforces-push-for-sex-abuse-justice-audio/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:50:35 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=182413 The Boy Scout's 14,000 so-called "perversion list" has now been posted online.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scout-scandal-reinforces-push-for-sex-abuse-justice-audio/feed/ 0 Facebook Boy Scouts to Report Pedophiles Missed Previously http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-report-pedophiles-missed-previously/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-report-pedophiles-missed-previously/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:23:08 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=173628 The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago -- bring suspected abusers named in the organization's so-called perversion files to the attention of police departments and sheriff's offices across the country.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-to-report-pedophiles-missed-previously/feed/ 0 Alex Wong, Getty Images Assistant Boy Scout Master Faces Child Porn Charge http://nj1015.com/assistant-boy-scout-master-faces-child-porn-charge/ http://nj1015.com/assistant-boy-scout-master-faces-child-porn-charge/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:58:55 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=121046 Authorities have accused an assistant Boy Scout master in East Brunswick of having child pornography on his computer at work.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/assistant-boy-scout-master-faces-child-porn-charge/feed/ 0 Phil Rogozenski (Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office) Boy Scouts Get Tech-Savvy to Boost Membership http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-get-tech-savvy-to-boost-membership/ http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-get-tech-savvy-to-boost-membership/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 02:23:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=108574 The Boy Scouts of America is trying to recruit a new generation of kids to join its troops with high-energy, high-tech activities that include thrill-inducing zip lines at a new adventure camp, apps and a television show.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/boy-scouts-get-tech-savvy-to-boost-membership/feed/ 0 (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images) Ex-NJ Scout Leader Pleads Not Guilty in Child Porn Case http://nj1015.com/ex-nj-scout-leader-pleads-not-guilty-in-child-porn-case/ http://nj1015.com/ex-nj-scout-leader-pleads-not-guilty-in-child-porn-case/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:57:03 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=46854 A former New Jersey Boy Scout leader accused of possessing and distributing child pornography has pleaded not guilty.

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