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Laurel named Playful City USA for 5th year

Laurel named Playful City USA for 5th year

Laurel is one of 217 cities throughout the country that earned recognition as a Playful City USA by the Humana Foundation. This is Laurel's fifth consecutive yearly recognition.

 

Howard police release video of Laurel liquor store robbery

Howard County Police have released video surveillance footage from an armed robbery of a Laurel liquor store earlier this month. 

Meet City Council members at Laurel Community Garden open house

Visit the new City of Laurel Community Garden and meet one-on-one with Laurel City Council members at a garden open house Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to noon.

 

Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer

Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that...

 

Limited space in city's next CERT training class

Participants who want to take the city's next Community Emergency Response Team training class should apply soon as the class is limited to 25 participants.

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News

Tower FCU, Gilbane Building Co. employees renovate Laurel home during Christmas in April

A team of more than 40 volunteers from Tower Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Laurel, and the Gilbane Building Co. helped renovated...

Missing Laurel girl, 9, found safe at school Wednesday morning

After an overnight police search that included blood hounds, K-9 units and helicopters hovering above Laurel, Scotchtown Hills Elementary...

Laurel Police Chief receives city's highest employee award

Laurel city employees were recognized at the 18th annual awards ceremony and luncheon May 9 at the Partnership Activity Center.

Laurel Volunteer Fire Department to hold EMS Open House

The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department will hold its second annual EMS Open House on Saturday, May 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at the fire station,...

Laurel mayor's budget shows increase in spending, no tax hikes

The first iteration of Laurel Mayor Craig Moe's $27.3 million budget for the 2014 fiscal year proposes a 6 percent increase over the 2013...

Tenants confirmed for Towne Centre Laurel

No new leases have been announced for Town Centre Laurel — the development that is planned for the site where Laurel Mall once stood...

West Laurel man charged with killing wife, stepdaughter

A West Laurel man who apparently fatally shot his wife and stepdaughter barricaded himself inside the family's residence Monday morning...

Laurel Police report armed robbery on Baltimore Avenue [Crime log]

Laurel Police report felonies, arrests and property crimes. Prince George's County police report violent crimes and property crimes....

Sports

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Laurel baseball experiences big turnaround

First-year Laurel baseball coach Don Cleveland and his players should consider this season a success after the Spartans improved from four...

Racetrack handicapper has fresh face, old-school approach

In the first week of her reporting internship for a horse-racing newspaper, Gabby Gaudet nervously...

Laurel blanks Suitland in baseball playoff game

Laurel pitcher Tre Fortson did just fine on his own but also got a lot of help from his teammates in a 19-0 victory over Suitland Friday...

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Entertainment

Laurel Board of Trade gears up for Saturday's Main Street Festival

Laurel has undergone many changes since the 1980s, but one thing has remained consistent over the years: the Laurel Board of Trade's...

Fly a kite, stroll the grounds Saturday at Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Teas and the Arts

While Montpelier Mansion programs have been moved offsite during restoration at the historic house museum this year, one annual event will...

Reenactment returns Civil War to Laurel

Nowadays, Main Street in Laurel may seem quaint.

Laurel resident Diane Mezzanotte competes on 'Jeopardy'

Diane Mezzanotte remembers watching "Jeopardy" as a teenager with her grandparents back home in Hampton, Pa., back when Art Fleming was...

Runners tread a hard road in 'Following Sarah'

Powerful, intense and haunting best describes Venus Theatre's "Following Sarah," a play that follows five female cross-country runners at...

Education

Referendum petition drive targets Prince George's schools takeover bill

A signature-collecting petition drive has started in Prince George's County to try to force County Executive Rushern Baker III's impending...

Laurel's D.A.R.E. program bridges divide between kids, police

When Ofc. Teddy Bell first came into Deerfield Run Elementary School this year, the students were skeptical.

Forest Ridge students learn about sustainable living

Ownership. Understanding. Responsibility. Those are the three major concepts behind greeNEWit's Our Schools initiative, and lessons students...

June 7 is last day for students in Prince George's County public schools

The last day of school for underclassmen in Prince George's County Public Schools is Friday, June 7, the school system announced last week.

Prince George's interim superintendent resigns

In the midst of a system takeover by Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III, the school system's interim superintendent, Alvin...

Business

City buys Main Street's empty 'Quill lot'

The city of Laurel has purchased the empty lot in the 300 block of Main Street, where the Laurel Board of Trade holds its seasonal Farmers...

Celebrating 35 years, Laurel Regional Hospital plans changes

Beltsville native Pat Penkala doesn't remember much about May 4, 1978, her first day as an employee at Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital...

Howard County promotes Business Appreciation Week

Howard County and Economic Development officials will visit more than 100 area businesses during the week of May 6 as part of Howard County'...

BWI Business Partnership sponsors transportation forum

Mark Montgomery, president and CEO of Ports America Chesapeake, will be the guest speaker at the BWI Business Partnership's May signature...

Strategic planning is theme of Aquilent's Bring Your Kids to Work Day

Learning how a business grows through strategic planning and goal setting was the theme of today's Bring Your Kids to Work Day at Aquilent,...

Community

Activities scheduled for May, Older Americans Month

Let's Get Organized — "Organizing for the Season," Wed., May 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity...

Girl Scouts earn silver awards tackling obesity issue [North Laurel/Savage]

Natalie Perkins, Jessica Rozo and Rebecca Harding are three very impressive girls. They have just earned...

Laurel seniors can dine and dance at Spring Fling

The city's Division of Senior Services is hosting an evening of dinner and dancing, with live music, on Saturday, May 18 at Partnership...

Patuxent Art League classes feature Frederick Schuler Briggs

The Patuxent Art League holds monthly classes for all levels of experience, taught by Frederick Schuler Briggs, of the Schuler School of...

Hammond High's EconChallenge team earns national reputation [North Laurel/Savage]

Congratulations to the Hammond High School EconChallenge Team. It is the Maryland state champion and placed 20th in the...

Crime

Prince George's Officer Adrian Morris to be remembered in police bike ride

Prince George's County Police Officer Adrian Morris will be remembered by a yearly law enforcement bike ride that will make a stop in the...

Police report purse-snatching Wednesday in Maryland City

A woman pushing a shopping cart in the 200 block of Easton South in Maryland City had her purse snatched after she stopped to chat with a...

Laurel Police release photos in BB&T Bank robbery

Laurel Police released two photos in connection with their search for a man they said robbed the BB&T Bank at 380 Main St. on Tuesday.

Police identify victims in South Laurel double homicide

Police have identified the couple found dead in their South Laurel apartment May 2 as James Vell Ferguson, 42, and Tina Towler, 45. 

Laurel Police report robberies with firearms, knife [Crime log]

Opinion

Thank you to Laurel Police for response to robbery attempt [Letter]

We would like to appreciate the service that was provided by the Laurel Police Dept. on Saturday, May 4, when the following incident...

Laurel Leader's photo caption ignored building's current occupant [Letter]

My business is located at 309 Main St., in Laurel. Outback Leather is a one-stop leather shop. We do everything from custom fitting boots...

Maryland should follow Virginia in striking down rain tax [Letter]

As reported by Rusty Weiss on January 10, 2013, "…. a federal judge struck down the attempt to regulate stormwater runoff as a breach...

'Cowboy' Gifford goes solo to organize Wounded Warrior Project benefit [Commentary]

"Cowboy" Jim Gifford isn't really a cowboy. He's a native New Yorker who doesn't try to hide his accent. Yet probe the brain of the man...

Jackie Robinson movie spurs memories of integrated American Legion baseball team [Commentary]

Over the years I sometimes think of Tony Carter and wonder what happened to him. Carter was a left-handed hitting second baseman who had...

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