Eaton, Lampron history contest winners
Dick Eaton of Westbrook captured first place in the Westbrook Historical Society’s history contest with his digital entry about H.W. Forester, Westbrook’s civil engineer and surveyor from 1888-1934.
Ted Lampron of Myrtle Beach, S.C., was the second-place winner with “A Voice From the Past,” the story of young boys in the 1950s walking to school at St. Mary’s Church and playing in Riverbank Park.
Donna Conley of the society said entries were received from several states, including Virginia and Arizona. Entries included stories about a Westbrook dairy farmer, life in Westbrook in the 1940s and ’50s, a deadly mill accident and an unsolved murder.
“The Westbrook Historical Society thanks everyone who entered and helped preserve a piece of Westbrook history,” Conley said.
Conley also thanked judges Roberta Morrill, Westbrook Historical Society vice president; Julie Peterson, curator of the Walker Library Family History room; and Barbara Beesley, a retired Westbrook educator.
All the entries for the past three years can be read at the historical society in the Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook.
Fundraiser for Beck
An all-day fundraiser will benefit Westbrook youth baseball player Derek Beck, who is battling optic nerve atrophy, on Saturday, June 7, at the Westbrook Little League Complex on Bridge Street.
A day of ball games starts at 8:30 a.m. and continues into the evening, with a baseball game starting at 8 p.m. Proceeds of concessions will be donated. There will be opportunities to make personal donations during the benefit. “Strike Out Cancer” T-shirts will also be sold.
Westbrook students receive USM awards
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Southern Maine recently announced that three Westbrook students were recognized as award winners.
The students are: Jennifer Precopio, Betty Atterbury Award for Music Education; Jennifer Jensen, Faculty Honors Scholarship; and Christina Barnes, the Audway Stuart and Phyllis Lord Treworgy Scholarship Fund for Arts and Sciences.
Cyr performs at concert
Westbrook’s Emily Cyr recently performed with the Southern Maine Youth Chorale in the University of Southern Maine’s spring choral for youth program on the Gorham campus.
Cyr is a Cheverus High School student.
Past presidents of Westbrook Senior Citizens recently gather at a club meeting. They are, from left, Harold McKenney, Theresa Chamard, Ann Bittner, Edith Roma, Phil Mailhot, Joe Gowen and Marian Sturtevant. Deceased past presidents are Robert Burton and Ellie Archambeault. 
Casey A. Ledoux, son of Robert and Linda Ledoux of Westbrook, recently graduated with a bachelor’s of arts degree in media studies from the University of Southern Maine.
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