Central New Jersey Council
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Dayton, New Jersey | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Defunct | February 28, 2014 | ||
| President | Terrance McCarty | ||
| Council Commissioner | Andy Jost | ||
| Scout Executive | (vacant) | ||
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Website http://www.cnjcscouting.org |
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Central New Jersey Council is a former local Boy Scouts of America council that served the central New Jersey area, spanning across the Counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Warren.
Due to financial difficulties, the council is de facto dissolving on February 28, 2014, and all units are being transferred to neighboring councils. As a corporation, the Council will remain intact until a variety of business items, including the sale of camp properties, is complete.
Central New Jersey Council had four active districts. The Joyce Kilmer District served the Milltown area. The Mattameechen District covered the areas of South River, Edison, Metuchen, East Brunswick, Old Bridge, Spotswood and the Raritan Bay area. Pahaquarra District covered Hunterdon and Warren Counties. Finally, the Mercer Area District covered all of Mercer County and part of Somerset County. These districts combined contained nearly two hundred units, including Boy Scout troops, Cub Scout packs and Venturing crews.
Central New Jersey Council was officially chartered on January 1, 1999 after the merger of the former George Washington and Thomas A. Edison Councils. After the chartering, the council adopted two main camps, the first being Yards Creek Scout Reservation from the George Washington Council and the second being Kittatinny Mountain Scout Reservation from the Thomas A. Edison Council. Kittatinny was and is being used for summer camping and year-round short-term camping, whereas Yards Creek is used for short-term camping.
In 1999, the council sold the Edison, New Jersey office from the Thomas A. Edison Council and temporarily headquartered itself in Pennington, New Jersey until the renovation of a combined office on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey was completed on June 12, 1999. The council moved to new offices at 2245 US Highway 130, Suite 106, in Dayton, NJ in November 2008.
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