Karen Holmes Ward of Oak Bluffs was recently honored as a Living Legend by the Museum of African American History of Boston at their annual gala held this year at 10 World Trade Center.

On Nov. 17, 1911 at Howard University in Washington, DC the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was established. It was founded by three undergraduates and their facility adviser.

November is Native American Month around the nation. But it is every month on the Vineyard because we have the blessing of the Wampanoag tribe’s culture, history, businesses and presence every day.

The late Walter Lowe lived on Vineyard avenue and he would have marveled at all the young people enjoying Halloween with full-bloom costumes, walking, biking and running in the middle of the street last Friday.

Frank and Sharon Redd hosted over 100 guests on the weekend of Oct. 17 to 19 to celebrate the marriage of their oldest son Schuyler to Christina Gardika Haggerty.

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” is a motto that is often attributed to the postal service in America.