The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought difficult economic conditions on Dundalk and all of Baltimore County, but the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) will soon introduce a solution for those seeking a change. Beginning with the fall semester, CCBC will offer tuition-free courses to all those who qualify. CCBC’s president, Sandra Kurtinitis, said this will be made possible due to a combination of federal pell grants, scholarship funds and federal stimulus money. “What we’ve done is...

The owners of Vince’s Crab House have filed a lawsuit against the protesters that have assembled in front of the Middle River establishment for nearly two months. The announcement was made last Saturday during a flag rally inside the restaurant. Pat McDonough, a former state delegate who now hosts a conservative talk show on WCBM AM 680 in Baltimore, made the announcement to a small crowd of supporters during the rally. McDonough, who had no association with the owners before the protest at...

Two longtime friends came together to put on the first of five monthly events in 2020, called Merchants in the Park. Anthony Makres, owner of Dude’s Snack Attack in Dundalk’s historic downtown square, and Stacey Nagel, who oversees operations at Soup for the Soul, are the two longtime friends. Nagel said that Makres has been supporting Soup for the Soul for the past few years. Soup for the Soul once prepared meals for people as the “Supper Table” before moving to the old Dundalk United...

With residents relying on the U.S. Postal Service for important documents, and with mail-in voting being an option for the General Election this November, the mail delays have people in Dundalk more than concerned. Residents have complained over the past several weeks about the lack of mail delivery. Some residents claim to have gone more than a week without receiving letter mail. A new postmaster general has taken the helm of the United States Postal Service. He instituted a series of new...

Soup for the Soul donated food to those in need for the sixth time in 2020, and was joined by a few proud volunteers this time. Brandon Butler, a recent graduate of Dundalk High School, helped unload a tractor trailer full of food to be given to those in need on Aug. 10 at Dundalk United Methodist Church. He was joined by his recruiter, United States Marine Corps Sgt. Edwin Cracraft. They, along with SSgt. Kennique Braxton, offloaded several pallets of food to be handed out.