Massachusetts Maritime Academy News

Richard Phillips, the sea captain who offered himself as a hostage to save his crew from Somali pirates last spring, is returning to his hometown of Winchester.

Bourne: The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Massachusetts National Cemetery.

The annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Massachusetts National Cemetery.

A new group is being formed to address offshore leases for renewable energy projects.

Among the projects unveiled by Governor Deval Patrick recently as part of the administration's latest five-year capital investment plan are a few that impact Southeastern Massachusetts educational institutions including funding for an expansion and modernization of Bridgewater State College's science center, construction of a new library at the ...

Massachusetts Maritime Academy was honored today in a ceremony at the Statehouse for "Leading by Example." The academy, represented by its president Adm.

He's got a book deal, and a movie could be in the works. He's been to the White House to meet the president, to the Queen Mary ocean liner for a vacation and back to his modest 1830s Vermont farmhouse.

A forum for students from the 5th Congressional District who are interested in attending one of the service academies will be hosted by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, D-Lowell, on Oct.

In June, HomeHealth Visiting Nurses recently presented $100 scholarships to several graduating seniors from York County high schools who will be pursuing careers in nursing at an accredited post-secondary institution.

Air Force Airman Justin W. Gautreau, son of James Gautreau of Lynn and Donna Gautreau of Salem and a 2006 graduate of Salem High School, recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

A Scituate man reeled in a 624-pound mako shark Thursday, possibly breaking the record for the biggest male mako ever caught, a biologist said.

Cadet Stefan Salvador of Dartmouth. Peter Pereira August 25, 2009 9:10 AM A new batch of 350 Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets are in the midst of two weeks of boot camp at the Buzzards Bay campus.

Cadet Stefan Salvador of Dartmouth. Peter Pereira August 25, 2009 9:10 AM A new batch of 350 Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets are in the midst of two weeks of boot camp at the Buzzards Bay campus.

Capt. Richard Phillips and his wife Andrea appeared on the 'Today' show this morning to talk with host Matt Lauer about Phillips' harrowing hostage ordeal, and the busy months that followed.

The Crescent Yacht Club of Bradford presented its annual scholarship awards on Sunday, July 12, to Christopher Corr of Haverhill, a 2006 graduate of Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, and Daniel Kelley, a 2007 graduate of Haverhill High School.

Michael Hallam was relaxing on the couch in his waterfront Gray Gables home when he made a passing remark about the fog rolling in heavier than normal.

Rescue crews pulled a woman from the waters of Cape Cod Canal at about 5 p.m. today near the campus of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Jennifer Suchin Connor of Jamaica, Vt., was named a First Group Scholar and was named to the Dean's List for the 2008-09 school year.

Yesterday, Christine Griffin had her nomination hearing for Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director, but this post pulls out a few of the important points from the many pages of her disclosure form.

Senators from both sides of the aisle expressed strong support on Thursday for Christine Griffin, President Obama's choice to be deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management, during her confirmation hearing before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.