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Robert Oaks, 80, Jerome
Robert Oaks, 80, Jerome, died Sept. 11, 2012, at VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh. Born Dec. 22, 1931, in Gray. Son of Herman and Margaret (Hoover) Oaks. Preceded in death by parents, wife the former Naomi M. Reckner on Aug. 5, 2003, sisters Joanne Matse...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, American Legion
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Sparrows Point ripple effect leaves few untouched
Debbie Hurd sees it in the parking lots along North Point Boulevard — the answer to what life would be like if the steel mill that fueled the tight-knit communities near Sparrows Point never reopens. Fewer cars. Fewer customers for businesses....
Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Symptoms, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Business, Health and Safety at Work
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The Interview: Roxie Herbekian of Unite Here
Getting fired propelled Roxie Herbekian into three decades of work as a labor organizer. The president of Local 7 of Unite Here, an international union that represents workers in the hospitality industry, was working as a non-union waitress and room...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Baltimore Hotels, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Politics
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Company town is gone, but it lives on in its residents
Elmer Hall grew up in a small town with tree-lined streets, stores, churches and schools — and the largest steel mill in the world, which ran it all. Now that company town exists only in photographs and memories. Forty years ago, the then-owner...
Tags: Baltimore County, Career and Workplace, Minority Groups, Dining and Drinking, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Thomas E. Biss, 77, of Somerset
Thomas E. Biss, 77, of Somerset, passed on July 18, 2012, in Johnstown. Born Aug. 12, 1934, in Bradenville, he is the son of the late Elmer and Viola (Moore) Biss. Thomas is survived by his fiancee Christine Monaghan of Somerset; children Ivy Banner of...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, U.S. Navy, Rentals
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Richard L. "Smokey" Merrill, 68, Ligonier
Richard L. "Smokey" Merrill, 68, Ligonier, died July 16, 2012 at Latrobe Hospital. Born September 3, 1943 in Somerset, son of Charles and Elizabeth “Libby” (Lehman) Merrill. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sue Merrill, and son and...
Tags: Mining, Human Interest, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Trout, YMCA
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Leonard R. Reighard, 88, of Shanksville
Leonard R. Reighard, 88, of Shanksville, died July 20, 2012 at Somerset In Touch Hospice House of Journey’s Rest. Born April 17, 1924 in Rockville, son of Lowman and Hannah (Oswalt) Reighard. Preceded in death by parents, and brothers: Ernest,...Tags: Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Sylvester P. "Butch" Bollinger, energy company owner
![Sylvester Paul "Butch" Bollinger, founder and CEO of Bollinger Energy Corp. who also was a volunteer at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, died Thursday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-07/71265016-23133652.jpg "Sylvester Paul "Butch\" Bollinger, founder and CEO of Bollinger Energy Corp. who also was a volunteer at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, died Thursday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care.")
Sylvester Paul "Butch" Bollinger, founder and CEO of Bollinger Energy Corp. who also was a volunteer at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, died Thursday of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care.
The Canton resident was 68.
The son of a roofing...Tags: St. Michaels, Baltimore County, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Petroleum Industry, Energy
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Grammar Police arrest more mispronunciations
A recent ad in The Morning Call corrected some wrong dates that had run along with a local beer distributor's prices. "We regret any incontinence this may have caused," the distributor added. I don't know that this really fits our continuing Grammar... -
William E. Riordan, 81
Mr. William E. "Bill" Riordan, 81, of Greencastle, died late Thursday morning, July 26, 2012, at The Shook Home, Chambersburg. He was the husband of Mrs. Mary Doris Dunegan Riordan, his wife of 57 years. Born Feb. 1, 1931, in Hastings, he was a son of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Rubber Products Industry, Roman Catholicism, Mack Trucks, Inc.
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Musikfest 2012: Beat grows louder at SteelStacks; Downtown Bethlehem keeps its rhythm
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGAfter 27 years amid the brick buildings of historic downtown Bethlehem, Musikfest last year expanded to ArtsQuest's gleaming new SteelStacks arts campus on former Bethlehem Steel property in south Bethlehem. And good thing it did. Rain hit Musikfest six... -
Steel tours in two weeks
Valley 610Take a history lesson from someone who lived it. Former Bethlehem Steel will be giving tours of the old plant in two weeks. The 1 1/2-hour trolley tour, presented by the Steelworkers Archives, will leave from Starters Riverport, located in an old Steel...
Sep 12, 2012
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Jul 27, 2012
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Jul 27, 2012
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