Westbrook resident Al Hawkes speaks to the crowd after being being presented with a Boston Bluegrass Union Heritage Award at the annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, Mass., earlier this month. “It was a terrific show and a huge turnout,” Hawkes said this week. “It was a great honor for me to be presented the Music Industry Heritage Award. For a moment during the recognition and service, I was lost for words.”

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