VASSALBORO — Two Scouts from Vassalboro, Nathan Benjamin Polley and Cole Gregory Fortin, were awarded the Eagle Scout rank June 2 at the St. Bridget Center.
The two joined Cub Scouts together in first grade and have remained friends throughout their Scouting experience. In the fall, Fortin plans to attend Husson University and Polley was accepted to the University of Maine’s Environmental Engineering program, according to a news release from Chuck Mahaleris, district chairman for the Kennebec Valley District of Scouting.
Polley is the son of Stephen and Hillary Polley of Vassalboro. Fortin is the son of Gregory and Jennifer Fortin.
For his Eagle Scout project, Polley put up story book signs at the Vassalboro Community School trails. Fortin led the construction of a new sign at Eagle Park.