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…
Here’s where Maryland is spraying to get rid of mosquitos
First published Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Mosquito season is here (and has been here for a while). Here’s how the Maryland Department of Agriculture recommends you protect yourself: Not all mosquitos carry diseases, the agency emphasized in a press release sent on Sept. 3, but it says it’s best to minimize…
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,…
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…
Tickets for passing school buses to be issued come November
First published Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. A month ago, Baltimore County Public Schools started adding cameras to its roughly 1,000 school buses to catch drivers who failed to stop when the buses extended their stop signs. On the first day of school in late August, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough…
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…
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…
Voters to consider expanding County Council
First published Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. If voters approve it in November, Baltimore’s County Council will expand. Voters will decide whether the council should stay at its current size, seven members, or expand to house nine in a question on the November ballot after the County Council approved the referendum earlier…
Police look for new clues in cold murder case
First published Thursday, July 25, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. July 22, 1983 was a grisly day for the neighbor who went to check on Joseph Magaskie and his wife, Helen, after not hearing from them for a few days. The front door of the couple’s home in Dundalk was cracked open, according to Baltimore…
Crime is going down, Dundalk precinct chief says
First published Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. For the most part, crime is going down, Precinct 12 Captain Anthony DiCara said Monday. There’s been a spike in robberies, though, he said — 19 more robberies this year than there were last year. Aggravated assault, too, is up — 34 more cases this…
