Marie Allen Honored

Marie B. Allen of Oak Bluffs has received the Soaring High President Award for exceptional service as president of the Martha’s Vineyard Branch NAACP. The award was presented at the NAACP New England Area Conference’s 69th annual meeting held on Oct. 13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick. Mrs. Allen accepted the award in memory of Mandred Henry, past president of the Martha’s Vineyard Branch NAACP, and in recognition of Mrs. Vera Shorter for her many years of devotion to the Martha’s Vineyard Branch NAACP.