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Giffords' husband Kelly speaking at USMMA
NASA astronaut and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy alumnus Mark Kelly , husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords , will be the commencement speaker June 18 at the Kings Point campus.The retired Navy captain and 1986 academy graduate was chosen by the 219 g Read more »
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Editorial: Put USMMA back on an even keel
It's no wonder the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy , one of the nation's five government-run service academies, has been drifting in recent years: It is missing a captain. Not to mention the other basics that are lacking, like a training ship and a decent p Read more »
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Schumer: Maritime academy needs leader
Sen. Charles Schumer plans to push federal authorities to speed up the search for a superintendent for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point.Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to tour the 82-acre campus today with alumni and academy officials and then ask Read more »
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Editorial: Steady the Merchant Marine Acad.
If you need a symbol of the problems besetting the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point , look no farther than the institution's museum, which was closed recently by boiler trouble.A faulty boiler could beset any institution, of course. But this i Read more »
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Push to save maritime school by moving it
A Staten Island congressman is pushing federal authorities to move a continuing education school to a campus in his district rather than close its operations at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point . Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island) sent a Read more »
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Paso teen to attend U.S. Naval Academy in the fall
and choir, and he is a senior class representative. Arroyo Grande teen receives principal nomination for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Tyler Dawson, 19, of Arroyo Grande has received a principal nomination for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, from San Luis Obispo Tribune Read more »
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Ed-astronaut Kelly to address USMMA graduates
POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Retired astronaut Mark Kelly has been chosen to be the commencement speaker at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Kelly, who flew four missions aboard two different space shuttles, is a 1986 graduate of the academy located in Kings Point, from WCAX Read more »
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Baseball: Steinbrenner OF Sammy May headed to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Facebook Thu. April 19, 2012 | Laura Keeley Steinbrenner OF Sammy May has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, in Kings Port , N.Y., Warriors head coach John Crumbley announced Thursday. May is hitting .375 with eight runs scored and from TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times Read more »
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Lowey Nominates Dobbs Resident, Ardsley Student, to West Point
States service academies in March—including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Kevin Chen, a Dobbs Ferry resident and student at Ardsley High School was accepted, at from Rivertowns Patch Read more »
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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Hosts Community Outreach Meeting
much-needed structural improvements to such an important maritime academy.” If you have any comments or questions regarding the Strategic Plan, the Merchant Marine Academy would love to hear from you! Just send your comments to StrategicPlan@usmma.edu. from Town of North Hempstead Read more »
