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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…
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Fundraiser for Dundalk house fire reaches goal
First published Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. Less than two weeks after an early-morning fire raged in a Dundalk house, killing an eight-year-old and nine cats, a fundraiser started for the Mars family has already exceeded its $30,000 goal. On Tuesday afternoon, over $31,000 had been raised for the family. Neighbor Zack Richardson has…
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Update: Teen charged with threatening Dundalk High released on bail
First published Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. The 18-year-old who police say threatened Dundalk High School has been released on bond after being held in jail overnight. Judge Krystin Richardson ordered his release, saying he presented a low risk to the community. He does not have a criminal history, judiciary records show.…
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18-year-old charged with threatening Dundalk High School
First published Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. 18-year-old Montaz Andrew Napier-Wright has been arrested and charged with disturbing school operations and threatening mass violence against Dundalk High School on Thursday morning, court records show. Napier-Wright posted the threat against Dundalk High School on social media, according to Baltimore County Police Department press release.…
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Child dies after Dundalk house fire
First published Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. As neighbor Zack Richardson tells it, it was eerily quiet for such a dramatic night. Fire trucks lined Dunleer Road in the early hours of Wednesday, Sept. 4, but didn’t turn on their sirens. Had he not gotten up to feed his newborn, he said,…
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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…
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Dundalk gas station sells lottery ticket worth $50,000
First published Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 in the Dundalk Eagle. The Royal Farms gas station at 7701 German Hill Road in Dundalk sold a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $50,000, according to a press release sent by the Maryland Lottery. Between Sept. 2 and Sept. 8, the lottery paid out more than $31.3 million in prizes,…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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