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What’s New With The Laurel History Boys
Grants and Donations Thank you to Tracy Scagliarini, Joan Robison, Donna Schneider, Kathie Peterson, and James Bowman for their monetary...
Staff Writers
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Oldtown
Local news covering the Oldtown area Lisa and Dave Everett are selling the beautiful Laurel Manor House Bed and Breakfast, built in 1888...
Caitlin Lewis
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North Laurel
Local news covering the North Laurel and Scaggsville areas A roof rises over the North Laurel Community Pool as construction continues....
Angela Latham Kozlowski
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South Laurel
Local news covering Laurel Lakes, Victoria Falls, Oakcrest, Montpelier, and the Route 197 corridor A view of the Montpelier House Museum,...
Diane Mezzanotte
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Russett/Maryland City
Local news covering the Russett and Maryland City areas The 2024–25 Meade HS Basketball team. Dominick Deinlein is at the front right,...
Brenda Zeigler-Riley
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West Laurel
Local news covering the West Laurel and Burtonsville areas (Photo: Shane Young/Unsplash) Wildlife in West Laurel One of the most alluring...
Virginia May Geis
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National Cryptologic Museum
Once Secret Coded Messages and War-time Artifacts Reveal Keys to America’s Victorious Past (Photo: Courtesy of National Cryptologic...
Angela Latham Kozlowski
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Tragedy and Resilience in Ellicott City
(Left) The aftermath of the 2018 flood, and (right) the same location in Ellicott City today. (Photos courtesy of Howard County...
Mark J. Stout, Ph.D.
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The Countdown to The Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park
The Winner's Circle and Old Clubhouse lined with Black-Eyed Susans on Preakness Day, May 20, 2023. (Photo: Joe Schilp) The countdown has...
Angela Latham Kozlowski
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All
A flyer announces a recent Pokemon Go event hosted by the Laurel Police Department. The augmented reality mobile game (below) became...
Shane Walker
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The Lost Haunts of Route 1
No matter the decade, Terps found refuges and ‘Rendezvous’ points on College Park’s Main Street Photos courtesy of University of Maryland...
Sala Levin
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History Crumbs
These short bits of history tend to pile up as I do more research on various topics. Unless otherwise credited, all quotes are from the...
Kevin Leonard
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Benny Mardones, Eddie Day, and Steve Spurling
Mark Opsasnick’s incredibly researched book, Rock the Potomac , is chock-full of stories and biographies of the people and groups who...
Mark Opsasnick
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Breaking Barriers, in Particular the Sound Barrier
Jim Clash and pilot “Bulldog,” canopy down, ready to taxi for their supersonic F-16 flight. (Photos by Art Harmon) At Eglin AFB near...
Jim Clash
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A Conversation With... Anne Colt Leitess: Anne Arundel State’s Attorney and Laurel High Graduate
Anne Colt Leitess is currently serving her second term as Anne Arundel County’s State’s Attorney. Over her 25-year plus career as a...
Kevin Leonard
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The Curious Case of John Floyd
He spoke with a British accent despite having never been to England, and may have been the last of Laurel’s memorable eccentric...
Richard Friend
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Before Waterloo, There Was Substation A in Laurel
In 1910 the General Assembly enacted a law creating the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles led by John E. George and was located at the Union...
Pete Lewnes
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“We had a guy...”
Tales From the Laurel Police Department Spring 2025 There’s been a pattern lately of these articles being dedicated to a vanishing...
Rick McGill
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A Home Safety Reminder!
The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department reminds everyone that when you “change your clocks” you should “check the batteries” in your home...
Mike Sellner
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Obituaries
Spring 2025 Elizabeth Compton, 99 Elizabeth Lee Miles Compton, born April 8, 1926, passed February 12, 2025. Elizabeth was born at home...
Staff Writers
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