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210 years later, the Battle of North Point means family fun
First published Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. 210 years ago, British troops landed on the shores of North Point. In a fierce battle, the British won the skirmish, but suffered a strategic setback — one of many to come. 210 years later, the Battle of North Point is a family-friendly celebration of…
Nebraska-based company promised $73 million to design Key Bridge rebuild
First published Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Maryland has selected Kiewit Corp. as the company tasked with rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The cargo ship Dali crashed into the bridge on March 26 after losing power. Kiewit, based in Omaha, Nebraska, will start reconstruction next year, according to a press release…
Man facing charges for yelling at police officer
First published Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. An Essex man is facing a 60-day prison stint and/or a $500 fine for yelling at police officers repeatedly. A police officer identified only as T. Kent in court documents stopped a gray Honda in Essex after not using a left turn signal when turning…
Local artists show off talent at the Forge
First published Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Two Dundalk artists, one a high school rising sophomore at George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology and one a special education teacher in Harford County, displayed their vivid art at the Forge on Thursday. Nuro Wooters, the sophomore, created sculptures and a…
Is crime on the rise in Dundalk?
First published Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Take a look at the police blotter and it’s easy to feel like crime is everywhere. It feels like there’s burglary after burglary after assault after robbery. “You might want to reconsider moving here,” one Facebook user warned in the comments of a recent Dundalk…
House bill aims to hold cargo ship owners accountable for Key Bridge collapse
First published Thursday, Aug. 15 in the Dundalk Eagle. A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would make the owners of the Dali cargo ship pay up to 10 times more for the damage the ship caused when it crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Court filings show that the companies who own and…
Dundalk’s American Legion running out of money and people
First published Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Some see the American Legion, an organization for veterans, as nothing more than a place for old people to get together, drink and tell war stories. “That’s the furthest thing from us,” said Mark Phoebus, the bar and lounge manager at Dundalk’s American Legion branch.…
Controversy swirls over plan to expand Tradepoint harbor
First published Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Tradepoint Atlantic wants to expand so cargo ships can dock and unload there, not just at the Port of Baltimore. It has already found a business partner in the Mediterranean Shipping Company, the largest shipping company in the world, according to a Baltimore County press…
Turner Station residents try to heal community with prayer and history
First published Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. First, someone broke a window in Servant Courtney Speed’s house in Turner Station, the storied, historically Black neighborhood in Dundalk. The next day, another window was broken. The day after that, someone broke her back door and her back windows. They stole her son’s football…