The Cape Cod and Islands Boy Scouts of America announced on January 6 that Emily Newell, formerly of Mattapoisett and a graduate of ORR, has earned the rank of Quartermaster from Sea Scout Ship 40. The rank is equivalent to Eagle in the BSA ranking system. Newell is only the second Quartermaster in the council in the last 30 years. She is also the second female to have done so. Newell is currently a junior attending the University of Southern Maine majoring in the humanities.