1958 - 2026:  Celebrating 68 Years

A heartfelt thank you goes out to the Troop 270 scouts and parent volunteers who dedicated their Saturday morning to beautifying the grounds of the Newtown Congregational Church. As our charter organization, the church plays a vital role in the success of our troop. They generously provide us with the space we need to hold our weekly meetings, a secure location to store our troop supplies, and a safe place to park our trailer. This service project was a wonderful opportunity

Troop 270 went to West Point for Scout Day. West Point, officially known as the United States Military Academy (USMA), is a prestigious...

As I sit here in the break room at the Rock Spot Climbing Gym in Wallingford just after midnight, the rest of the troop is (hopefully) sound asleep just outside the door in the climbing gym- their sleeping bags laid out on the padded floor at the base of the climbing and bouldering walls. We've had busy night of climbing, with checkin and orientation just after 7pm and lights out not until around 11:45 pm, with some scouts still climbing right up until 11:20 pm! We had a grea

On Thursday, February 26th, we gathered for one of the most meaningful and time-honored traditions in Cub Scouting: the Crossing Over Ceremony. This milestone marks the moment when Arrow of Light scouts take their next step on the Scouting trail, leaving behind their Cub Scout ranks and officially beginning their journey into Scouts BSA. Scouts from our Troop 270 Scouts BSA were there to welcome the Cub Scouts into our troop family. It was a proud moment watching our older s

Scouts from BSA Troop 270 of Newtown, CT, attended a campout this past weekend at the John Sherman Hoyt Training Center and Scout Reservation in Redding, CT. The main activity was rifle shooting instructional training. We were also happy to be joined by several of our newly minted crossover scouts. This was also the last campout led by our outgoing SPL, Sandor. As we all know, we had a "real" winter this year, so our scouts arrived to find a wonderland of snow awaiting them.

Our troop recently experienced an exciting period of growth and activity. We welcomed seven new crossover scouts who have already begun making their mark. At their second meeting, these new members participated in troop elections, helping shape leadership for the next six months. This process gave them a valuable introduction to responsibility, teamwork, and decision-making. As a result of the elections, we have new leadership in place. Ben now serves as our Senior Patrol Lea

Boy scouts and leaders from Scouts BSA Troop 270 took advantage of a beautiful fall day to support our charter org, the Newtown Congregational Church. As part of our annual fall cleanup day, the troop worked alongside other volunteers to rake leaves, clean up the Memorial Garden, and polish pews in the main sanctuary. Our partnership with NCC continues to benefit our troop and the church, but also provides our scouts to learn and understand the value of giving back.

This past weekend, our troop organized a FANTASTIC campout at Camp Sequassen! The plan was to spend Saturday morning building rockets, launch them in the afternoon, and to invite the Webelos and AOL scouts from Pack 270 and 470 to join us. Perhaps the only thing that was more impressive than the success of our campout was the weather, as we were treated to a beautiful early Fall weekend with highs in the 70's and low's at night in the upper 50's. The weekend started off Frid

On Labor Day, all of the Scouts BSA Troops and Cub Scout Packs in Newtown came together to march in the annual Labor Day Parade. It was...

Greetings Troop 270! I hope everyone has had a restful week since the end of summer camp. I want to take this opportunity to offer one...

The penultimate day at summer camp brought blue skies back to Sequassen. The week has flown by and we find ourselves with just one day...

Finally! Relief from the heat with about a 20-deg drop in temperature from the prior day. Unfortunately this came with a very wet day of...

Wednesday was another hot one, but relief is in sight. Scouts were in the thick of their Merit Badge classes, followed in the afternoon...

It was a hot one today...and I mean hot, over 100 deg F heat index. Thankfully our scouts have been heeding our advice to keep drinking...

Summer camp is off to a great start this year. We are a small but powerful and eager crew this year with only 10 scouts in attendance. ...

Troop 270 scouts are working to earn the Space Exploration Merit Badge. Over the course of four Merit Badge sessions at troop meetings,...

On Wednesday, 1/29, Troop 270 held our Winter Court of Honor at NCC. We celebrated Scouts that have advanced in their rank, earned Merit...

Troop 270 joined forces with Troop 870 and Troop 770 for a town-wide food and goods collection event benefiting the Faith Food Pantry....

Our Philmont 2025 crew, the "Snazzlefarkles", completed a 7.5 mile hike on the AT last Sunday. This was another training hike as we...

This evening six of our scouts volunteered their time to help out at the Pack 270 Blue and Gold ceremony! Thank you Willie, Danny,...