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African American Heritage Trail Recognition Award: Small, Kurtis, $500.
Albridge C. and Margaret Righter Smith Scholarship Fund: Pringle, Julie, $1,000.
Alfred F. Ferro and Arthur T. Silva Scholarship Fund: Azzollini, Marta, $450; Moran, Kyle, $450.
Alice Blackwood Memorial Scholarship: Huntington, Shaelah, $275.
Alida Carey Gulick Memorial Scholarship: Silva, Fernanda, $300.
American Legion Ladies Auxillary Scholarship: Fisher, Matthew, $500.
“It is Sunday, and a very pleasant day. I have read two story books. This is my journal. Goodbye for today.”
So opened six-year-old Laura Jernegan’s journal, in an entry dated Dec. 1, 1868, as she set sail on a three-year sea expedition with her family aboard the whaling vessel Roman.
The Edgartown Library Foundation’s annual summer brunch, A Legacy of Learning, will honor Ted Morgan with a lifetime achievement award at the event on Sunday, July 11, at noon at The Boathouse, part of the Field Club.
A native of Edgartown, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, and former selectman for over 30 years, Mr. Morgan embodies a spirit of service. “Ted’s love of Edgartown has led him to contribute in many ways, and always with passion,” said Bailey Norton, who received the lifetime achievement award in 2009.
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Kathleen Coulter Degree
Kathleen Elizabeth Coulter has graduated with AAS degree in food services management from the University of New Hampshire in Durham N.H.
Megan Honey Degree
Megan Lee Honey graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration (marketing) from the University of New Hampshire during a commencement ceremony held on May 22.