Midshipman dismissed for wrongful sexual contact
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 1, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, maryland, Midshipman 1st Class Matthew Cook, naval academy, navy, sexual assault
ANNAPOLIS — A Naval Academy midshipman has been dismissed from service after he was found guilty of wrongful sexual contact by a military court. Midshipman 1st Class Matthew Cook of Traskwood, Ark., was convicted last week on charges related to an alleged off-campus rape of a female midshipman in August 2010. The 24-year-old senior was, [...]
Possible remains of Army fort found at Naval Academy
BY: The Capital of Annapolis
POSTED: April 25, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, bill karditzas, buried, fort, maryland, naval academy
ANNAPOLIS — For as long as Bill Karditzas has been working at the Naval Academy, a giant slab of marble has sat right smack in the midst of his firing range. The marksmanship training coach couldn’t figure out where it belonged and it was too heavy to move, he said. So there the stone sat [...]
Gay Naval Academy alumni commemorate DADT repeal
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 16, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, dadt, don't ask don't tell, gay, legislation, maryland, military, naval academy, policy
ANNAPOLIS — A gay and lesbian alumni group for graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy is welcoming the first midshipmen who will graduate after repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Ninety-four people attended a dinner on Saturday that has been an annual event held by USNA Out since 2009. This year was different, [...]
I’ll take the special (session) 
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: April 15, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, Business, Chick and Ruth’s Delly, General Assembly, governor o'malley, legislature, restaurant, special session
ANNAPOLIS — The owner of Annapolis staple Chick and Ruth’s Delly said he had nothing to do with the General Assembly all but forcing itself into convening a special legislative session. Sort of. “I didn’t tell them not to pass the budget, I just told them to find an excuse to cause it to go [...]
Annapolis sailor close to completing 25K-mile trip
BY: The Capital of Annapolis
POSTED: April 9, 2012
Tags: americas, Annapolis, maryland, Matt Rutherford, sailboat, sailor, trip
ANNAPOLIS — Matt Rutherford left Annapolis 10 months ago with a dream and little else. The 31-year-old wanted to raise money for a local charity by sailing solo around the Americas. The “MacGyver of the Seas,” as he’s been called by followers of his blog, has battled the elements and equipment failures on his more [...]
Naval Academy applications on track for record
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 5, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, applications, cadets, maryland, naval academy, students
ANNAPOLIS — The dean of admissions at the U.S. Naval Academy says the school is on track to have even more applications than last year’s record number. Dean Latta told the academy’s Board of Visitors on Monday that as of March 1 there have been 20,602 applications. That’s compared to 19,138 last year. Overall, applications [...]
Memorial at City Dock in Annapolis to get upgrade
BY: The Capital of Annapolis
POSTED: January 6, 2012
Tags: African American Heritage Preservation Program, Annapolis, board of public works, city dock, ego alley, Historic Annapolis Foundation, Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, memorial, restoration
ANNAPOLIS — More than $36,000 will be spent to upgrade the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial at City Dock in Annapolis. The project was one of three African American Heritage Preservation Program grants approved last week by the state Board of Public Works. Work on the monument will include cleaning and polishing the bronze statue of [...]
DOD: Sexual assaults increase at 3 major academies
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 27, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, Department of Defense, DoD, military academies, pentagon, school, sexual assault, sexual harassment, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS — The number of reported sexual assaults at the nation’s three major military academies rose in the latest academic year from one year earlier, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pentagon. The Defense Department’s “Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies” for academic year 2010-2011 found there [...]
Naval Academy collects 15,000 pounds of food
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 22, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County Food Bank, food drive, maryland, U.S. Naval Academy
ANNAPOLIS — Students at the U.S. Naval Academy have collected more than 15,000 pounds of food during a holiday food drive. The food drive, which began in mid-October and continued through December, benefits the Anne Arundel County Food Bank. Students set up collection boxes, solicited donations and loaded the trucks to deliver the food.
O’Malley to discuss trade mission to India
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 12, 2011
Tags: Business, deals, india, martin O'Malley, maryland, Rushern baker, trade mission, trip
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley will share details of his recent trade mission to India. O’Malley, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and other delegation members will brief the media on details of the trip Monday morning in Annapolis. The governor’s six-day trip with more than 100 business leaders, educators and state officials included stops [...]
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