Milestones

William D. Reed of Old Town has been elected to a two-year term as a regional director for Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity. He is emergency services director and state lead for disaster relief services for the Pine Tree Chapter, American Red Cross.

Reed will serve college students from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and the metropolitan New York City area.

Reed was initiated in the Alpha Phi Omega chapter at the University of Maine in 1991 when he received a degree in public administration. He is adviser to that chapter and has worked with others in Maine. He is an instructor in first aid and safety, HIV-AIDS education and in disaster specialties and is a disaster services human resource member serving on national disaster teams from Maine to Florida and California. For information, call (816) 373-8667.

Philomene Levesque of Old Town celebrated her 100th birthday March 30 with a special proclamation by the Old Town City Council and a gathering of her friends and family. Levesque was born March 30, 1901, on Bosworth Street and has lived at Marsh Island Apartments since 1974. She is a lifelong resident of Old Town.

Scott Cates, City Council president, said in the proclamation that Levesque has “demonstrated in countless ways her dedication to the welfare of others and has earned the respect and affection of people from all walks of life and all ages.” Cates’ proclamation also said that Levesque had lived during the most eventful century and had been “a force for good and a stabilizing influence on those around her during these turbulent years.”

Andrew Mountcastle of Orono, a senior at Bowdoin College, is one of 60 recipients nationwide of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowship. Mountcastle, the son of Mr. And Mrs. Donald Mountcastle of Orono, will use the $22,000 award to study the cultural response to whale and dolphin strandings in five countries around the world.