Eagle Scouts honored in Whitestone

State Senator Frank Padavan, (right) smiles as he congratulates five young men who have just achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.
The occasion was a ceremonial &#8220Honor Court” held at St. Luke's parochial school in Whitestone on Saturday evening, June 23.
The newly minted Eagle Scouts from Troop 235 and Troop 589, who received Senate Medals of Achievement and Certificates of merit from Padavan, are (from left) Sean Denice, Kenneth Bekman, Julian Vaiana, Anthony Kendall and Louis DiLorenzo.