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Fall 2025 Edition
New & Noteworthy
What’s New With The Laurel History Boys
Our book, Capital Centre: A Retrospective , was recently added to the catalog of the U.S. Library of Congress. Former Capital Centre...
Staff Writers
Neighborhood News
Russett/Maryland City
Local news covering the Russett and Maryland City areas Donovan Vassell, owner of Catherine’s, in front of a mural honoring his mother. ...
Brenda Zeigler-Riley
North Laurel/Savage
Local news covering the North Laurel, Savage, and Scaggsville areas Esen Paradiso’s winning design for a new Howard County flag (center)...
Angela Latham Kozlowski
West Laurel
Local news covering the West Laurel and Burtonsville areas Wellness for Life is located at The Gardens Ice House. (Photos: Kathy May)...
Virginia May Geis
South Laurel
Local news covering Laurel Lakes, Victoria Falls, Oakcrest, Montpelier, and the Route 197 corridor Gude Mansion, now known as The Mansion...
Diane Mezzanotte
Oldtown
Local news covering the Oldtown area Examples of the volunteer-painted trash cans at McCullough Field featuring pollinator-themed...
Caitlin Lewis
City Beat
City Beat
A roundup of local news, events, and announcements (Photo: Richard Friend) Laurel Hosts Statewide ADA Celebration Dignitaries from across...
Diane Mezzanotte
Election Guide
Once Again, City Elections Embroiled in Controversy
(Photo: Richard Friend) The city elections in 2023 became an embarrassing mess for Laurel when accusations against former Mayor Craig Moe were levied by some candidates who alleged the city interfered with their campaigns based on antagonistic relationships with the former mayor. Some of the issues cited against the candidates concerned the timing of campaign signs being placed around town and their removal. That episode prompted a comprehensive review and edit of election re
Kevin Leonard
A Summary of Laurel’s Election Law Changes
(Photo: City of Laurel) Following the 2023 election, the city recognized a need to update its election laws, in part for simple...
Adrian Simmons
City Council Election Guide
Editorial: Why Should I Vote? (Photo: Richard Friend) Laurel residents will once again take to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, to elect...
Diane Mezzanotte
Community
A Look Into Maryland’s Horseracing Lasting Legacies—Billy Barton
A statue of Billy Barton has graced Laurel Park since 1952, the first such statue at a Maryland race track. Photo: Jim Fleenor/Flickr...
Angela Latham Kozlowski
Louise Donaldson Celebrates Centennial Birthday
Most Laurel residents associate the surname Donaldson with funerals, but a very different kind of gathering will soon occur at the...
Staff Writers
History
Richard Friend
Kevin Leonard
Profiles
A Conversation With... Jim Cross: Laurel’s Mr. Do-Everything
Raised in Laurel since 1953, Jim Cross was a member of the last graduating class (1965) from the old Laurel High School on Montgomery...
Kevin Leonard
Growing up in Laurel
The Unsettling Loss of Friendships as We Age
(Photo: Hansjörg Rath/Unsplash ) I recently posted something on Facebook to the effect that, as we age, the number of friends we have...
Jim Clash
Laurel Archaeology
Elections of City Councils Past
Mayor Robert J. DiPietro (left) and the City Council at the 1980 election results: Jim Cross, President, Lynn Roehrich, Dani Duniho, H....
Pete Lewnes
First Responders
Hot Stuff From the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department
Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Life Members were recently honored by American Legion Post 60. LVFD President Vic Whipple (above right,...
Mike Sellner
Obituaries
Staff Writers
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