By Will Tuell

The Washington Academy (WA) board of trustees on Aug. 5 presented its Distinguished Community Service Award to the Wesley Foundation, so named after four-year-old Wesley Keeton of East Machias, who lost his life in an ATV accident 10 years ago. 

In accepting the award on the Foundation’s behalf, Wesley’s aunt, Beckie Hennessey, announced that “Team Wes” has officially closed on the fairgrounds across from Down East Community Hospital and plans to develop an outdoor recreational center for area youth.