Kings Point News

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute, which for nearly 50 years has provided education in the international trade and transportation industry, awarded 10 scholarships to students committed to making a career in the field.

Crowley's commitment to provide scholarship opportunities to deserving students continued on Dec.

Submitted by Ed Waryas on 2009-11-16.   left to right: Mr. Dr. Walter M Maclean, recipient of the 1968 Lauren S. McCready award, and Ed Waryas, Lloyd's Register North America, Inc.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Justin Dowd, son of Barbara Morris of Bath, earned his master's degree at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

Senator Pat Roberts nominated Tucker Jennings of Salina to the United States Military Academy and Miles Wenger of McPherson to the Merchant Marine Academy.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday accepted the resignation of Rear Admiral Allen Worley, Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., effective Jan.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Accepts Resignation of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today accepted the resignation of Rear Admiral Allen Worley, Superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, effective January 4, 2010.

As the 15-day window opened for residents to present themselves as candidates for five federation board seats, at least one recall movement was gaining ground, focused on unseating a sixth director whose seat is not up for grabs.

What could possibly have brought a busy congressman to rendezvous with a herd of goats in, of all places, Great Neck? Commissioners from the Great Neck Park District, who lease Kings Point Park from the Village of Kings Point and maintain its natural assets, learned from resident Elizabeth Allen that an invasive thorny vine, cat briar, which ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Petri reports that high school seniors interested in receiving his nomination for appointment to the U.S. service academies should contact his office no later than Oct.

Despite all efforts to incite and provoke an entire community with anti-Semitic chants and signs, the Westboro Baptist Churcha s small a oehatea group failed to garner much attention from the Great Neck community during their daylong visit last Friday, Sept.

The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas will conduct demonstrations throughout the Great Neck peninsula on Friday, Sept.

U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco is accepting applications from students in District 17 for congressional nominations to one of the four United States service academies through Nov.

Fort Ticonderoga will host the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Band on Saturday, Sept.

A former Friends of Wayne Animals foster dog named Brody has been adopted by a station of the US Coast Guard in Kings Point N.Y. Brody came to FOWA at 6 weeks old, rescued from a backyard in Tennessee with his mom and eight siblings.

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute will present the 2009 Connie Awards this year to James E. Butcher, Chairman of Hegh Autoliners Inc., and to Evergreen's Vice Group Chairman Captain Shiuan Y. Kuo.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., has been appointed to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. As a member of the Board of Visitors, Isakson will visit the academy annually and make recommendations on the operation of the academy.

William G. Fell, Jr., a 1978 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, has been named the 16th Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.. He holds the rank of captain, U.S. Maritime Service.

Classification society Germanischer Lloyd has appointed Kevin Coyne as its new Executive Vice President Americas for the Maritime Services.

Former Village of Great Neck Mayor Steven Tell died this past Sunday, July 19, 2009 following a long illness.