Linthicum Heights News

When you're a student in fourth grade at St. Philip Neri School, the last part of the year in social studies class is spent studying Maryland.

Standing outside her Linthicum house last July with her roommate's 12-year-old son, Debra Ferrick feared the worst.

Ronan, an 18-month-old Belgian Malinois, bolted from his owner's grasp and charged across the open field toward a guy waving a stick and screaming, "Get that dog out of here." The dog lunged toward the man, bit into his arm and held on.

St. Philip Neri School held its eighth-grade graduation ceremony honoring the class of 2009.

Foundation Coal Holdings on Friday said it is reducing its workforce by about 60 employees and lowering planned production at its Central Appalachian mining operations to match reduced demand.

There are some restaurants that just generate strong feelings both pro and con. We've discussed a lot of them on my blog, Dining@Large. One reader suggested the topic would make a great Top 10 Tuesday, and I agreed.

The General Federation of Women's Club Woman's Club of Linthicum Heights attended the semi-annual meeting of the Southern District of the Maryland Federation of Women's Club on May 5 at Blob's Park in Jessup.

Alpha Natural Resources says it will buy Foundation Coal Holdings for about $1.4 billion, creating one of the nation's largest coal producers.

Foundation Coal Holdings on Tuesday reported a net loss for the first quarter of $4.5 million, or 10 cents/diluted share, compared with income of $6.2 million, or 13 cents/diluted share, in Q1 2008 on lower shipments of coal following the economic downturn and weaker power demand.

Foundation Coal Holdings is the next major coal producer due to report first-quarter financial results.

General Federation of Women's Clubs Woman's Club of Linthicum Heights held its annual Youth Writing and Arts Awards ceremony and reception April 15 at its clubhouse.

At least 14 of the 20 officers and crew aboard the U.S. container ship hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean Wednesday attended union-run maritime schools in Maryland, and many received classroom training on how to handle a pirate or terrorist attack, school and union officials said Thursday.

Some of my Dorkbot DC cohort put on an event each year that should quicken the hearts of cogheads everyhere: Robot Fest, held at the National Electronics Museum in Linthicum, MD.

Katelyn Jennifer Jacobsen of Linthicum Heights was recently named to the dean's and president's lists for the fall semester at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she is majoring in graphic arts design.

The following Anne Arundel County elementary school lunch menus are for March 9-13: MONDAY: Chicken nuggets with dip and roll or burrito.

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The General Federation of Women's Clubs Woman's Club of Linthicum Heights will hold its 32nd annual prayer breakfast at 9:30 a.m. March 11 at the Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church, 200 School Lane.

Earnings at Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. grew more than 400 percent in the fourth quarter, thanks to strong production at its Northern Appalachian mines.

The Ann Arrundell County Historical Society will be tipping a big stove top hat in honor of Abraham Lincoln to mark the anniversary of his 200th birthday this month.

There is no perfect solution, including renewable energy. Wind and solar power are a great direction when compared with coal, but they can cause environmental problems of their own - which means they should be ...