The shipyard has long navigated Pentagon spending tempests, but the current budget-cutting fervor heightens uncertainty about how much work the Navy can provide.

The group’s new CEO leaves the corporate world of Boeing to contribute at a grass-roots level.

For a chance to learn about the state’s maritime history, Open Lighthouse Day’s a keeper.

According to an official, the event is an opportunity for the public to learn the role the towers played in American history, and the continued place they have in American culture.