Category: Featured
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Longshoremen go on strike in Baltimore
First published Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. When midnight on Tuesday struck, the workers struck. The longshoremen, who load and unload ships, started to chant. “What’re we gonna do?” “Shut ’em down.” “How much money do we want?” “All of it!” The scenes at the Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal and…
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Gas prices climbed last week
First published Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Gas prices surged last week, returning to prices resembling those in late August. Prices averaged $3.24 per gallon on Monday, a 23-cent increase from Sept. 23, according to Gasbuddy data. Prices climbed in Maryland as well, up almost 18 cents. Across the U.S., gas prices…
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Gas prices are falling — but might tick up soon
First published Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. The trend of gas getting cheaper continues. On average, a gallon of gas costed $3.01 per gallon on Monday in the Baltimore area, according to a Gasbuddy analysis. That’s about 10 cents cheaper than last week’s average, which averaged $3.12 per gallon in the Baltimore…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Long-serving Dundalk pediatrician turns 85
First published Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Dr. Cross O’Donovan ran a pediatric office on Dundalk Avenue for over 40 years. Now, he’s turning 85 and looking back at his career. “My favorite part was just dealing with kids and their families,” he said. “I spent a lot of time trying to…
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Restrictions on chalking implemented to ‘beautify’ campus, UMD says
First published Jan. 23, 2024 in Stories Beneath the Shell. University of Maryland President Darryll Pines announced a new policy for chalking on Nov. 27. Overnight, students at the University of Maryland were prohibited from chalking in all but two places on campus: In front of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union and at Hornbake…
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FACT CHECK: Were antisemitic slogans shouted at a UMD pro-Palestine event?
First published Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 in Stories Beneath the Shell. CLAIM: Protesters at a pro-Palestine protest on Nov. 9 shouted antisemitic slogans and chalked messages calling for a second Holocaust. SBS ASSESSMENT: Partially true. Two eyewitnesses confirmed that students shouted slogans calling for revolution and event organizers confirmed that someone chalked a message reading…
