Dundalk woman winning in one dog contest after another with rare breed
First published Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Kimberly Ballantine’s whole life is Russian salon dogs. It’s a rare dog breed all the way from the country that she and a few others across the country are working on introducing to the U.S. Rare barely captures it, though — there are only 12…
Optimists celebrate 75th anniversary
First published Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Seventy-five years ago, on Oct. 14, 1949, the Optimist Club of Dundalk was born. Back then, Harry Truman was the president, the minimum wage was 75 cents per hour and a gallon of gas cost 27 cents. The club, which sponsors everything from the local…
Backbones of Edgemere VFW recognized in pavilion dedication ceremony
First published Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. The Edgemere Wells-McComas Veterans of Foreign Wars post managed to keep it a secret from Cathy and John Gistedt. The secret: On Saturday, the post dedicated its newly built pavilion to the two long-serving members of the post and its auxiliary. Minutes after the ceremony,…
Edgemere woman gathers goods for Hurricane Helene victims
First published Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. It all started with Stephanie Shaffer thinking that people needed some help in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in eastern Tennessee and North Carolina. “I was helping a friend in need and I sent her 50 bucks and I was standing in Costco and I’m…
As longshoremen strike continues, Gov. Moore and Sen. Van Hollen visit Dundalk longshoremen
First published Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. As the longshoremen’s strike against the U.S. Maritime Alliance group continues into its second day, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, both Democrats, briefly stopped by to support the workers. The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents the longshoremen going on strike across the…
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…
Plan to dredge Hart-Miller Island moving forward
First published Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Despite some community opposition, the plan to put dredged material from the bottom of Tradepoint Atlantic’s harbor on Hart-Miller Island seems to be moving full steam ahead. On Monday, at a meeting of the Hart-Miller Island Community Benefit Agreement Steering Committee, the conversation seemed to…
After a long summer, Soup for the Soul reopens in a new building
First published Thursday, Sept. 10, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Soup for the Soul, which provides a free, hot meal and groceries every week, reopened Monday after a three-month hiatus to a crowd of around 60 hungry people grateful for a sit-down meal. The idea, said volunteer Jason Rampersad, better known as DJ Rampage, is…
Local painter shows Dundalk’s beauty in gallery
First published Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Sam Iaconi used be a surrealist painter, painting a mixture of reality and fantasy, like a painting of a child, food and blood dripping down from her lip and nose, holding a big spoon with three eyeballs above a silver bowl, perhaps made for scoops…
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…
