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Port observes Maritime Day, holds inaugural Career Expo
Although it leads the East Coast in several categories of shipping activity, the port of Baltimore often seems to be hiding in plain sight. So officials used the Saturday observance of National Maritime Day to throw open a pier at the Canton Marine...
Tags: LEGO Group, Somerville, Manufacturing and Engineering, Port of Baltimore, Preakness Stakes
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Arundel Casino Dealer School bets on growing needs at Maryland Live
The course is "Introduction to Casino Gambling," but upon entering the classroom, one might be tempted to place a bet at the roulette wheel, the craps table or any of the other table game layouts. As he stared at the roulette wheel, Christopher Lamb...Tags: Native American Gaming Management, Anne Arundel Community College, Glen Burnie, Manufacturing and Engineering, Consumer Goods Industries
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Baltimore-area outfitters rent out bikes, canoes, paddleboards and more
Spring is a time for new beginnings, and that includes new hobbies. As the air gets warmer and the days last longer, it's the perfect time to try out a new outdoor sport. The Baltimore region offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor fun, from biking...
Tags: Labor Day, Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Backpacks, Boats
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David A. Mack, drydock operator
David A. Mack, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. floating drydock operator, died March 14 after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers in eastern Baltimore County. The longtime Edgemere resident was 77. Mr. Mack was walking home after spending the...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Bethlehem Steel, Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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Coast Guard shipyard worker among recent homicide victims
Alexander Moulton completed a four-year apprenticeship program last year to become a painter at the Coast Guard shipyard in Curtis Bay, following in the footsteps of his father, who said his son worked seven days a week to provide for two children. On...
Tags: Coppin State University, Murder, Hospitals and Clinics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Johnston Square appears to be turning the corner
The banner at Greenmount Avenue and Preston Street proclaims the Lillian Jones Apartments are coming. For the past year, I've watched this building take shape in a neighborhood that needed all the help it could get. Come spring, new tenants will begin...
Tags: Amtrak, Marketing, Manufacturing and Engineering, Bethlehem Steel, Lexington Market
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Theodore A. 'Ted' Dietz, electrician
Theodore A. "Ted" Dietz, a retired shipyard electrician who earned the sobriquet of "40-Watt Dietz" from fellow volunteer crew members aboard the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown, died Feb. 3 of heart failure at his Severna Park home. He was 91.
Born and...Tags: Anne Arundel Community College, Manufacturing and Engineering, LSD, James River, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Roland V. Danielson, naval architect
Roland V. "Danny" Danielson, a retired Bethlehem Steel Corp. naval architect and avid outdoorsman, died Nov. 17 of renal failure at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium. He was 92.
The son of Swedish and Danish immigrants, Roland Victor Danielson was born...Tags: Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Manufacturing and Engineering, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), New York City, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Port's Sparrows Point plans stir community concern
Some Dundalk area residents are concerned about the Maryland Port Administration's designs on Sparrows Point, fearing the state's long-range plans to convert a corner of the old steel-making complex into a supercargo shipping terminal could literally...
Tags: Cruise Line Ports, Environmental Pollution, Symptoms, Dundalk, Manufacturing and Engineering
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John Ellis "Bo" Blackwell, city police officer
John Ellis "Bo" Blackwell, one of the first African-Americans to be appointed to the Baltimore Police Department, who overcame racism and enjoyed a 30-year career with the department, died Oct. 30 of respiratory failure at Sinai Hospital.
The Ellicott...Tags: Racism, Manufacturing and Engineering, Baltimore Police Department, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Ellicott City
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Coast Guard grows its own tradespeople at repair yard
Since 1899, the Coast Guard's shipyard at Curtis Bay has added years to the life of the sea-battered fleet, repairing and upgrading hundreds of cutters before sending them back on patrol.
So in 2002 when shipyard officials looked at the future and saw...Tags: Graduation, Groundhog Day, Colleges and Universities, Manufacturing and Engineering, Community College of Baltimore County
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Time for major cuts in defense spending
Over the past decade, the United States has engaged in the most significant increase in defense spending since the Korean War. Trillions of dollars have been allocated for the Pentagon, with little congressional monitoring or internal oversight. The...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions, Culture, Central Intelligence Agency
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