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…
Activists elated, Tradepoint frustrated as Hart-Miller Island won’t receive dredged material
First published Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Hart-Miller Island will not be where Tradepoint Atlantic places the material it dredges up from deepening its harbor. Community activists cautiously celebrated the announcement last week. Two council members and the county executive expressed disappointment. Tradepoint’s Aaron Tomarchio told the Eagle he was frustrated. “While…
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.…
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…
Maryland files lawsuit against Dali’s owners
First published Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Maryland wants the money it’s spending to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the Dali crashed into it back. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a lawsuit against the companies who own and operate the Dali, the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
