Students have role on Marathon route Apr 20, 2008
Nickerson honored as pitcher of week University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth junior Amie Nickerson of Wrentham was named Little East Conference Pitcher of the Week after winning both games in a double-header sweep of Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The King Philip Regional High graduate recorded a two-hit shutout and struck out 10 in the opening game, and won the nightcap with 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief while the Corsairs came back to take the victory. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Celebrations Apr 17, 2008
U.S. Maritime Affairs Administrator Sean Connaughton will deliver the charge to the Class of 2007 Saturday morning, and Gov. Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address during the Massachusetts Maritime Academy commencement at Taylors Point. Thu Jun 07, 2007, 10:49 AM EDT. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Donald Leach; gleaned insights from Washington diaries; at 80 Apr 13, 2008
Donald Benjamin Leach graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and also taught the Kennedy brothers - John, Robert, and Ted - how to sail ... A New Englander, he graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy, taught naval science at Maine Maritime Academy, and served on an aircraft carrier, an icebreaker, a fleet tug, a destroyer, and as executive officer on a cable-laying ship that kept track of Soviet submarines during the Cold War. (Boston Globe)
No. 2 Bulldogs Triumph in the Bay State at Friis/Marchiando Team Race Event Apr 7, 2008
The team also competed at the Admiral Alymers Trophy at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and won the Central Series Four event hosted by Boston College ... The fleet race team competed at the Admiral Alymers Trophy hosted by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Saturday and Sunday, where the team placed 10th, an improvement on their 14th place finish in 2007. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
No. 2 Bulldogs to Team Race Top Competition at Tufts and MIT Apr 5, 2008
The team will also compete at the Admiral Alymers Trophy hosted by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Herring Pond. The team will compete in 420's in the event, which is held at a venue known for its shifty and puffy winds, which makes consistent finishes very tough. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
BPL raffle tickets for $100 baskets are now on sale Apr 3, 2008
Winning tickets will be drawn April 19 at Massachusetts Maritime Academy during a BPL evening production of Who Killed the Murder Mystery Author ... Also: Lowes in Wareham, Mad Cutter, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Monument Beach Video, Morse s Lumber Co. in Wareham, Mr. & Mrs. Haupt, Nick s Pizza, The Ninety Nine, Party Time, Pocasset Deli, and Pocasset Hardware. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Expert hands needed Mar 15, 2008
Volunteer massage therapists are needed on Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne. The PMC supports adult and pediatric cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund and has raised more than $204 million since its 1980 inception. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Around Town Feb. 27 -- Aerial shot provides glimpse from 50 years ago Feb 27, 2008
The following Marshfield residents were named to the dean s list for the fall 2007 semester at their respective colleges: Lauren E. Donahue, art, Saint Michael s College; Victoria Goodman, hospitality, Johnson & Wales University; Eliza M. Langley, integrated mathematics education, Mount Vernon Nazarene University; Michael E. Fahey, Washington & Lee University; Timothy House, Saint Joseph s College; and Brandon Kent, Massachusetts Maritime Academy (president s list). WELCOME SOPHIA ROSE YOUNG. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Are Littleton High School graduates prepared to succeed? Jan 10, 2008
Matt Serio is a junior at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He is studying to become an officer of the deck in the United States Merchant Marine. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Old-look campuses Nov 6, 2007
"We don't make shoes anymore, we don't make clothes," said Rick Gurnon, president of Massachusetts Maritime Academy. "We're an economy built on brainpower. This is about the state's economic survival.". (Boston Globe)
A special day for Special Olympians Oct 19, 2007
Seventeen teams from Cape Cod and the Islands participated in race walking, golf skills, horseshoes and bocce and everyone came away with a medal, presented by the cadets from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. More than 100 volunteers helped to make things go smoothly. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
ROTC students face serious challenges Sep 30, 2007
BU has agreements with Bentley, Bridgewater State and Stonehill colleges, UMass-Boston and the Massachusetts Maritime Academy; this year, 264 students are participating. Northeastern University serves as host battalion for about 120 students from BC, Suffolk University, Wentworth Institute of Technology and a student or two from Berklee College of Music, Emmanuel College, Roxbury Community College, and Regis College. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Turnovers Sink Gulls, 13-3 Sep 16, 2007
BEVERLY, MA - Despite out gaining the Massachusetts Maritime Academy by nearly 90 yards, the Endicott College Football team suffered a, 13-3, loss on Saturday at Endicott Stadium. The Gulls had trouble holding onto the football, leading to five turnovers in the losing effort. (Ecgulls.com)
Forward, one puff at a time Forward, one puff at a time Sep 3, 2007
Today, just four commercial-scale wind projects are running in Massachusetts - the Hancock unit, two in Hull, and turbines at the Local 103 electricians' union hall in Dorchester and Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne - that collectively generate 4. 8 megawatts of electricity, only enough for 3,600 typical homes. (Boston Globe)
Barges to face new rules when using Buzzards Bay Aug 30, 2007
The rules will be detailed by Coast Guard officials at a press conference today at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne. Buzzards Bay has been the scene of several major tank barge groundings and breaches, including an April 2003 spill of 98,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Ex-legislator to lead biotech council Aug 14, 2007
Coughlin earned a bachelor's degree in marine engineering at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay and started his career at , the environmental remediation firm, as a field chemist testing polluted samples. Over eight years, he worked his way up to regional sales and marketing manager for Clean Harbor's New England region. (Boston Globe)
Wind project gaining ground Jul 19, 2007
5-megawatt facility to be dedicated next month at the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in the Berkshires; a 100-kilowatt turbine installed in 2005 on the South Boston site of the Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and a 660-kilowatt facility installed by the Massachusetts Maritime Academy at its Buzzards Bay site in April, according to Emily Dahl, a spokeswoman for the collaborative. Among municipalities, Hull installed a 660-kilowatt turbine in 2001 and a 1. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Gregg Hartley, at 54; owned Maine marine services firm Jul 14, 2007
He graduated from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1974 and went to work on the world's first dynamically positioned drill ship, a special vessel built for off-shore oil drilling without moorings or anchoring. He was the son of the late Gordon and Mary Quill Hartley. (Boston Globe)
Rescued rower says he won't try again Jul 7, 2007
The helicopter mission probably cost thousands of dollars, said Admiral Richard G. Gurnon, president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The ambulance ride probably cost about $650, said Deputy Fire Chief Richard Hunter of Chatham. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Seacoast Realtors honor year's best Jul 3, 2007
Christopher Hsieh, Exeter High School, is attending Boston University, and Matthew Cyr, Newmarket High School, will enroll at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Twenty Realtors and affiliates were named to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors Honor Society. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Hamilton's dad rides in charity event Jun 23, 2007
Riders are housed and fed at the halfway point at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and taken back to Boston from P-town on a chartered ferry. Tyler had been representing the MS Society on New England rides, and has since formed the Tyler Hamilton Foundation to raise money for MS. But by 1999, he decided he was getting too busy with his European racing and training, so that Christmas he asked his father to take the charity-ride mantle. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Flushing Financial Corporation Promotes W. Jeffrey Weichsel to Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer Jun 21, 2007
They have three children: Stephanie, a second lieutenant in the Marines; Christopher, a senior at Massachusetts Maritime Academy; and David, a senior in high school. In addition to his career in banking, he is finishing his 9th year on the Rhinebech School Board. (Primezone Releases)
Milton Academy celebrates Mr. M. Jun 17, 2007
"I wish I could go!" Patrick, a 1974 Milton graduate, said after delivering the commencement address yesterday at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne. "I have great memories of him and great fondness for him. He's just been a mentor and a counselor and a good friend.". (Boston Globe)
Agreement requires a US presence aboard tankers Jun 17, 2007
"There's obviously a great deal of public concern about the security of LNG vessels, and one way to deal with that is to have Americans aboard those ships," Connaughton said before commencement exercises at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy yesterday. Rear Admiral Richard G. Gurnon, president of the academy, said American officers on the ships will have to be licensed by the Coast Guard and pass a drug test and a detailed background check. (Boston Globe)
Yesterday's commencement Jun 17, 2007
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Bourne. Graduates: 220. (Boston Globe)
Newmarket High School top 10 graduates May 30, 2007
Matt Cyr, the son of Kevin and Ellen Cyr of Newmarket, plans to attend the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to study marine transportation and emergency management. He participated in varsity cross country, track, varsity baseball, junior varsity basketball, junior varsity baseball. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Upbeat soldier wins hearts, if not minds May 27, 2007
After spending the first three years out of high school at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, he enlisted in fall 2001, motivated both by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and his appetite for adventure. "I heard we would get to jump out of planes," he said with a laugh. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Josh Herwitt: Still Wearing Their Slippers May 18, 2007
For Shillinglaw, a career that began at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy on the shores of Cape Cod has only blossomed into a 29-year stint at Delaware, where the Severna Park, Md. native has collected seven East Coast Conference titles, three North Atlantic crowns and four appearances in the NCAA tournament. (Mac-Sports.com)
A man for the challenge: City names Michael F. Debroisse to usher in a new era in recycling May 10, 2007
He is a 1983 graduate of Cumberland High School, attended the Massachusetts Maritime Academy for two years and took surveying courses at Northeastern University and Roger Williams College. He and his wife, Diana, have lived in North Smithfield for about 15 years and have two children, Cory, 20, and Kayla, 19, both graduates of North Smithfield Junior-Senior High School. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Fatal Cape shooting reveals a secret Apr 29, 2007
In 2001, Lancaster went to work for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, but was fired in the middle of the term. Academy officials declined to elaborate. (Boston Globe)
Elizabeth Sheehy, at 75; nurse dedicated to burn victims Apr 14, 2007
After her husband dies, their ashes will be taken in a tugboat from Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Daniel Sheehy's alma mater, and be scattered at sea. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Slain man mixed work, temper Apr 13, 2007
In 2001, he took a two-month job with Massachusetts Maritime Academy as an engineer aboard the academy's training vessel, the Enterprise, maintaining its steam engine. Rear Adm. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Cape doctor says killing followed abuse Apr 10, 2007
For a month in 2001, he worked as an engineering and maintenance employee and instructor for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, according to academy officials. Though the stint was supposed to last for two months, he left the position early, though academy officials would not say why. (Boston Globe)
Doctor: husband abused me Apr 10, 2007
He was a certified merchant mariner while a temporary worker aboard the training ship Enterprise for Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. But his one stint aboard the ship in 2002 ended prematurely when he was fired, Adm. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Academy antsy for trustees Apr 9, 2007
That's the question Massachusetts Maritime Academy officials are asking Gov. Deval Patrick as they await word on who Patrick will appoint to fill the three expired terms on the school's board of trustees for the next five years. Dana Mohler-Faria. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Listings get Sandwich chuckling Mar 31, 2007
How brave you all are to take such a risk of an April Fools joke, wrote Roy ''Fugi Fulgueras, admissions director at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, in one of dozens of e-mails Lehane received. Thanks for the laughs. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Public records make stories possible Mar 17, 2007
When the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Board of Trustees fired academy president Adm. Richard Gurnon in Dec. 2005, Times reporters requested a bevy of records in the weeks and months that followed. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Accusations test academy Mar 7, 2007
By AARON GOUVEIA STAFF WRITERBUZZARDS BAY - Massachusetts Maritime Academy is investigating if an indeterminate number of engineering program cadets cheated on a recent exam. Academy seniors Paul O'Keefe, left, of Bourne and Joe Haidul of Hanover said they were frustrated over the allegations, but understand the importance of retaking the exam. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
The clipping game Mar 7, 2007
At this time in my life, I don't need to coupon,'' says Avery, the assistant director of advancement at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. But she has no intention of putting her scissors away anytime soon. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Star ship Enterprise Feb 26, 2007
In an annual right of passage, the T.S. Enterprise steamed across Cape Cod Canal to dock at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where it deposited its precious cargo - nearly 500 students, 85 crew and assorted school faculty. It's a wonderful thing to see these kids go somewhere,'' said Fernando De Sousa, of North Truro, who was there with his wife Kathy and other family members to pick up son Christopher, 18. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Community update Feb 24, 2007
Three educational institutions will report on wind power generation at their schools: UMass Dartmouth, Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Upper Cape Vocational Technical School in Bourne. The featured speakers for the evening will be attorneys Mark Barnett and Mary Beth Gentleman from the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP speaking on legal implications of the search for municipal wind power energy production. (The Standard-Times, MA)
2 MMA cadets ordered home for drunkenness Feb 18, 2007
Two Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets on sea term were removed from their training ship and sent home after drinking too much and allegedly attempting to break in to a house in Barbados, a school official said. The cadets, whose names were not released by the state school, were on leave while their ship was docked in Bridgetown, Barbados, from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Patrick urging U.S crews on LNG tankers bound for Massachusetts Feb 7, 2007
U.S. merchant mariners, including graduates of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, receive extensive instruction and training and are subject to background checks by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Coast Guard, Patrick said. Other Massachusetts elected officials also calling for U.S. crews on LNG tankers include Democratic U.S. Sens. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Xenos stacking up honors at Mount Ida Jan 21, 2007
Before taking over at Lasell, Pacini coached at Weymouth North High School, Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Reske shot wins. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Today's story Jan 14, 2007
As a tugboat nudged the 13,000-ton ship out to sea, parents waved from the dock of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Patricia Anderson of Middletown, N.J., expresses her support for her son, Christopher, before the T.S. Enterprise heads off to sea. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
OUR VIEW: GOP pushes green energy Jan 12, 2007
The bill includes a portion that would help Massachusetts Maritime Academy develop a tugboat powered by fuel cells, and use wind energy to create hydrogen that could be stored and used as fuel at another time. The bill would exempt Energy Star products, ranging from dishwashers to air conditioners, from the sales tax. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Brightening winter weddings Jan 1, 2007
Among those who had their nuptials on New Year's Eve are April and Joseph Flynn Jr. of North Attleboro who married on Dec. 31, 2000 after meeting when they were students at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne. Marrying in the winter can have its drawbacks. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
LETTER: UMass study helps Mass Maritime Dec 26, 2006
Even before Massachusetts Maritime Academy received approval from the Board of Higher Education to offer the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management, the Academy was developing curriculum in support of a Master of Science in Emergency Management program ... Editor's note: Capt. Lima is dean and vice president of academic affairs at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Bulger ruling creates rush to sweeten pensions Dec 22, 2006
Peter Mitchell, the retired president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, is seeking a similar boost. Mitchell, who has a $39,000 annual pension, is seeking to count his $15,000 annual housing allowance. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Patrick's transition team plans meeting Dec 11, 2006
BUZZARDS BAY The Massachusetts Maritime Academy has released its 2007 catalog, which lists a variety of courses open to the general public and local boating community. Course topics include navigation, marine engine maintenance, welding, rules of the road, First AID/CPR certification and others. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Academy smiles at growth Nov 28, 2006
By AARON GOUVEIA STAFF WRITERBUZZARDS BAY - Massachusetts Maritime Academy officials are happy to welcome more students ... Senior Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets Richard Blake, left, and Timothy McCarthy live in converted office space at the college in Buzzards Bay. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
A name not fit for M&Ms? Nov 27, 2006
Capt. Dick is a third generation seafarer, known by that moniker practically since the day he graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1947. (That, by the way, is the year Boris Karloff played Gruesome in the movie ''Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
MMA launches probe of trustee Nov 2, 2006
By AARON GOUVEIA STAFF WRITERBUZZARDS BAY - A Boston attorney has been hired to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by Massachusetts Maritime Academy trustee Kenneth Halloran, board chairman John Austin III said yesterday ... Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a quasi-military four-year state college in Buzzards Bay that has a student body of 1,051. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
More of this story Oct 31, 2006
He returned home in 1974, teaching part-time at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and worked full-time for the state training social workers until he retired 12 years ago. Lodi's latest work, The Ghosts from King Philip's War features three dozen ghost stories and curiosities about pirates during the war. (The Enterprise, MA)
MMA wants trustee probe Oct 28, 2006
By AARON GOUVEIA STAFF WRITERBUZZARDS BAY - A state investigation will be sought of possible ethics violations involving Massachusetts Maritime Academy trustee Kenneth Halloran, the trustee board chairman said yesterday. Trustee Chairman John Austin III said he plans to contact the state Board of Higher Education to initiate an investigation of Halloran, a 45-year-old state police detective and lawyer, who has been criticized by fellow trustees for directing academy contracts to undisclosed... (Cape Cod Times, MA)
MMA sophomore killed Oct 24, 2006
Felipe Paes, a 20-year-old East Boston resident and sophomore at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, died in a car crash on Route 3 yesterday morning, state police said. Paes was traveling south just before 6 a.m. - trying to get to campus in time for morning formation - when he lost control of his 1997 Mitsubishi Gallant, struck the guardrail and came to rest in the middle of the highway. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Coast Guard-plus Sep 29, 2006
Coast Guard officials held the series of mentally and physically grueling challenges at Camp Edwards and Massachusetts Maritime Academy for the first time this week. With their sights on Massachusetts Military Reservation becoming a regional homeland security, anti-terrorism training center, officials there said the Coast Guard program is just one of many the Upper Cape base hopes to host. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
SAMHSA Awards $25.7 Million in Suicide Prevention Grants to Universities, States Sep 15, 2006
-- $74,887 Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, Mass. -- $75,000 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. (PR Newswire)
Framingham State ready to win Sep 14, 2006
A year ago Framingham State beat the Engineers, 14-6, and last week MIT lost its season opener, 19-0, to Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Framingham State's players have worked too hard not to see improvement this year, according to their coach. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Untouchable until 9/11 Sep 12, 2006
O'Leary, who teaches history and government at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, also sees the impact of 9 11 in the classroom. When I ask my students who has family or friends serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, one-third to one-half of the hands go up,'' he says. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
MMA trustees in hot water Sep 9, 2006
By DOUG FRASER STAFF WRITERBUZZARDS BAY - Two Massachusetts Maritime Academy trustees recently signed contracts with consultants without first getting permission from the full board, as required by academy regulations. The contracts, worth about $50,000 so far, would cover the cost of an evaluation of the academy's athletic programs and a consultant hired to evaluate the role of the college president and the board of trustees, Academy President Richard Gurnon said yesterday. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Legislation looks at trustees Aug 21, 2006
By GEORGE BRENNAN STAFF WRITERWEST BARNSTABLE - When nine trustees of Massachusetts Maritime Academy took a controversial Sunday morning vote last December to fire the school's president, it shone a spotlight on the board and how members are appointed ... Four trustees have been appointed to Massachusetts Maritime Academy's 11-member board since Adm ... Karen White, mother of two Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets and president of the school's parents association, applauds the effort to open... (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Cyclists on a roll for Jimmy Fund cancer research Aug 6, 2006
Then, to the sounds of cheers, claps, and shouts of ``thank you," the bikers pedaled into the parking lot of Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School yesterday for a lunch break during the 27th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a two-day ride to raise money for cancer research and treatment.Last year, the cyclists raised $23 million for the Jimmy Fund, the pediatric clinic and fund-raising arm of Dana-Farber. This year, the goal is $25 million.The 4,300 cyclists began their day in Wellesley or... (Boston Globe -- Local)
Boat sinking remains a mystery Jul 26, 2006
Fifteen minutes later, he and his crewmate Craig Backstrom, a senior at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, could do nothing but float in Nantucket Sound while the boat Sampson captained for 23 years sank to the ocean floor. That boat was like a third son to me,'' Sampson said from his home yesterday afternoon. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
MMA shuts turbine for avian study Jul 24, 2006
BUZZARDS BAY Researchers at Massachusetts Maritime Academy are studying how the school's new 241-foot wind turbine is affecting the flight patterns of birds that fly around the windy campus. Since April, marine science professor Lucy Vlietstra and three of her students have been visually counting the number of common terns and endangered roseate terns that fly into a 150-foot zone around the turbine, called the airspace. (The Standard-Times, MA)
