Manufacturing and Engineering

State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls

2013-05-20 21:01:00

On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed. Yates steers her bright yellow tow truck toward trouble, with the goal of getting disabled vehicles out of the roadway or back in business before traffic has time to clog....

Military Bowl moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

2013-05-20 13:05:00

The Naval Academy will host its first-ever bowl game this year, as organizers announced Monday the move of the 2013 Military Bowl from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis in December. “This move...

Tower FCU, Gilbane Building Co. employees renovate Laurel home during Christmas in April

2013-05-19 16:51:00

A team of more than 40 volunteers from Tower Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Laurel, and the Gilbane Building Co. helped renovated the Laurel home of a disabled Navy veteran April 27 during Prince George's County's Christmas in April effort....

Port observes Maritime Day, holds inaugural Career Expo

2013-05-18 15:34:00

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...

'So You Think You Can Dance' recap: Los Angeles and Detroit auditions

2013-05-17 04:41:00

Note: Since I recap both Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance and they’re overlapping seasons this week and next, I’ll be covering both nights in one recap for these first two weeks. They open with past winners and notable...

Obamacare's tax on innovation

2013-05-14 10:38:00

Government leaders are asking us to out-innovate, out-export and out-work our competitors in order for the United States to turn this economy around. But what if our own government was instituting policies that proved to be some of the biggest obstacles...

Storm leaves trail of damage in Harford

2013-05-14 13:55:25

A line of thunderstorms passed through Harford County Saturday afternoon, knocking down trees – including one at the Harford County Courthouse – and causing sporadic power outages. Local residents and county officials initially thought a...

Port sales force makes pitch to attract, retain customers

2013-05-10 19:57:36

The sales force for the port of Baltimore travels the country and the world, looking for business. It could be farm equipment manufactured in the Midwest on its way to Australia or furniture coming from South America or Alabama-built Hondas headed for...

Pietro 'Pete' Rugolo, owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern

2013-05-12 15:35:23

Pietro "Pete" Rugolo, the popular owner of Jerry's Belvedere Tavern on York Road in Govans, died May 8 at Gilchrist Hospice Care of pancreatic cancer. The Lutherville resident was 75. Mr. Rugolo grew up in Enna, Sicily, where he stopped attending...

McGaughey stumbled into training but now has Triple Crown shot with Orb

2013-05-15 07:56:00

Much like the nickname “Shug,” Claude R. McGaughey III’s plans after college were a mystery to him. McGaughey, who trains Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness favorite Orb, was a student at the University of Mississippi’s business...

William J. Turcovski, engineer

2013-05-14 15:41:50

William J. "Bill" Turcovski, a Northrop Grumman electrical engineer who enjoyed antiquing, died May 7 from pneumonia at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was 52. The son of a supervisor and a homemaker, William John Turcovski was born and...

Time to stop arguing and clean it up [editorial]

2013-05-09 14:18:37

The unpleasant stuff has all flowed downhill from the federal, to the state, to the county. A stormwater management fee, or rain tax, if you prefer, has been signed into law by Harford County Executive David R. Craig. There has been plenty of...

An electric boat passes under the old Wells Street bridge.

2013-05-16 13:06:00

A deer in Pennsylvania crashes through the windshield of a moving bus.

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Mercedes-Benz introduced the all-new 2014 S-Class. Though its dimensions and powertrain remain largely unchanged, the car features a host of new technologies and a completely redesigned interior.

2013-05-15 12:02:47