WESTPORT — Gail Andrea (Cosmos) Gonsalves, of Westport, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in management on Dec. 10, 2011 at Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) in Quincy.

One of three recipients of an ENC scholarship that covered half her tuition, Gonsalves completed her degree in just over two years. As a student in ENC's Adult Studies Division, she was able to take ENC courses on the Bristol Community College campus, who partners with ENC in this program.

Gonsalves received an Outstanding Undergraduate Award and was enrolled in ENC's LEAD Program, an intensive continuing education program for working adults. She was also inducted into the Phi Delta Lambda National Nazarene Honor Society, awarded to students who are in the top 15 percent of their graduating class.

For the past seven years, she has worked full time as the operations manager at Ready to Learn Providence, a school readiness agency, and is a member of Sheldon Street Church in Providence, R.I., and the Board of Directors of the Cape Verdean Recognition Committee, Inc. She is married to Lawrence (Larry) Gonsalves.

Eastern Nazarene College is a four-year liberal arts college supported by the Church of the Nazarene. At its December graduation the school awarded 92 master's, bachelor's and associate's degrees.

On Friday, January 27th, friends, family, musicians, politicans and even enemies (smile) all gathered at the Verdean Vets Hall in New Bedford to paid tribute to one of the community’s longest running, animated maracas swinging                  

performing you know you were in for a good, old fashion Crioulo time.
Among the dignitaries on hand to honor Toi were Mayor Scott Lang, City Councillors Brian Gomes, Denis Lawrence, and David Alves.
Diane and Butch did a nice job seeing that everyone got feed. Candida Rose back by Amilo, Milton, Larry and ZeMaria sang a few songs

musicians in town - Toi Grace. Toi Grace and the Verde-a-tones was one of the longest running Crioulo bands on the South Coast. Everyone loved Toi’s “Happy go lucky style of music. If Toi was on the stage