Bethlehem Steel

A better way to track a bomber

2013-05-01 09:54:00

The mayhem in Boston the week of April 15 was a reminder of how an American city can be paralyzed by a homemade bomb. The same kinds of improvised explosive devices that menaced U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan can easily be deployed by freelance...

Viva House soup kitchen has provided 45 years of service

2013-04-14 15:23:00

In a quiet block in Southwest Baltimore, a warm wind blows plastic bags along a sidewalk. Boarded-up rowhomes line the streets. A pile of mattresses rests on a trash heap in someone's former backyard. A lonely placard reads, "Stop shooting – start...

From soup to nuts to bagoong alamang, R.S. Stern has it all

2013-03-25 16:55:00

Whether it's a war-zone deployment, a cargo ship in port for 18 hours or a passenger cruise ship on its regular stop, R.S. Stern Inc. has put groceries in larders and spare parts in engine rooms since 1870. From its brick warehouse in Canton, the...

David A. Mack, drydock operator

2013-03-20 19:22:00

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...

Johnston Square appears to be turning the corner

2013-03-08 16:12:58

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...

Dundalk residents react to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery

2013-02-07 11:20:00

At the Dundalk Post Office this week, news that the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays beginning in August was greeted with a mix of apathy and understanding. Twenty-four-year-old Jordan Gillis said he wasn't...

Pension agency sues Renco Group over RG Steel deal

2013-01-29 15:56:11

The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is suing the Renco Group — parent of bankrupt RG Steel — for allegedly attempting to "evade liability" for the steelmaker's pension obligations. The agency is seeking $97 million from the New York...

Music and ministry mix in Sing for King concert

2013-01-16 06:18:00

According to North Laurel musician Mack Statham, if we quiet our spirits and reflect more deeply on what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached, what we are searching for exists outside race, creed, color or religion. "Everybody is interested in...

Deadline looms for Sparrows Point workers to seek help

2012-12-15 10:27:00

The effort to connect former Sparrows Point workers with training for new careers gained more urgency last week as the final hopes of the steel mill reopening were dashed — and as the deadline to apply for the help or forever lose it fast approaches...

Fight brews on Maryland drink deposit law

2013-01-15 10:02:50

In a bid to boost recycling and reduce litter, a trio of lawmakers announced plans Monday to push for legislation that would levy a refundable nickel deposit on every beverage container sold in Maryland. But the announcement drew prompt opposition from...

Walter Gilliam

2012-12-12 14:32:34

Walter Gilliam, who rose from a being a sandwich maker and dishwasher to become a chef at the old Haussner's Restaurant in a career than spanned more than 50 years, died Monday of complications from a stroke at his East Baltimore home. He was 91....

Federal workers don't know sacrifice

2012-12-10 04:30:00

After a 45-year career in the private sector, first with Bethlehem Steel, then with Harley Davidson Motor Company and ending with General Motors, I lost wages, medical benefits and pensions when these companies were not making profits. Federal workers...

On a dreary Monday afternoon in the valley, the blast furnaces of the former Bethlehem Steel look like hazy ghosts through the light mist and drizzle as shot from Sand Island in Bethlehem.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

This 110-ton, 60-foot-tall crane, now housed at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, was put into service at Bethlehem Steel's Key Highway Shipyard in 1942; it was used to help repair ships damaged during World War II.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

The blast furnaces of the former Bethlehem Steel were illuminated for Light it Up Blue for Shine a Light on Autism in the Lehigh Valley.

2013-04-02 00:00:00