Highlights
Beginnings: Because it was situated midway between Aquebogue and Mattituck on the North Fork, Laurel was known for many years as Middle District. When Riverhead Town split from Southold in 1792, the new border ran through the little farming community, dividing it in half. Middle District later became Franklinville some time before residents formed their own Presbyterian church in 1831, and finally Franklinville became Laurel in 1890. The substitution may have been inspired by the area's abundance of laurel trees and bushes.
Beginnings: Because it was situated midway between Aquebogue and Mattituck on the North Fork, Laurel was known for many years as Middle District. When Riverhead Town split from Southold in 1792, the new border ran through the little farming community, dividing it in half. Middle District later became Franklinville some time before residents formed their own Presbyterian church in 1831, and finally Franklinville became Laurel in 1890. The substitution may have been inspired by the area's abundance of laurel trees and bushes.
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First-timer wins Columbia Triathlon
Cameron Dye, of Boulder, Colorado, came out of Centennial Lake in third place after completing the 1.5k swim, and took control of Sunday's 29th annual Columbia Triathlon on the 41k bike portion of the event. Dye, 28, then ran away from Andrew Yoder,...
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Harford County Police Blotter
Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Frank Earl Jackson, 48, of the 600 block of South Stepney Road, was arrested on a bench warrant Thursday in a case in which he was charged with trespassing. Christopher John...Tags: Nottingham, Organized Crime, Prisons, John A. Rice, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland)
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Preakness hats an annual event for Ellicott City designer
Andy Warhol said we'll all get our 15 minutes of fame, but he didn't say those minutes had to be consecutive. For 69-year-old Sharon Garry, they come at the rate of about two per year and they come at the Preakness, Maryland's Day at the Races at Pimlico...
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Good afternoon, Baltimore: Thursday lunchtime lowdown
ON THE SITE... Baltimore home sale prices jump in April thanks to fewer foreclosures: The increase was the most in six years — driven by a shrunken supply of cheap foreclosures rather than by homes seeing a rapid resurgence in value. Howard County...Tags: Catonsville, Inner Harbor, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Baltimore Convention Center, Foreclosures
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Political Notebook: 'Just a Friend' rapper headlining Ulman fundraiser
Donors at Howard County Executive Ken Ulman's May 10 fundraiser in Fulton will not be the only people meeting rapper and DJ Biz Markie. Ulman, too, for the first time will meet the artist behind the famous comedic hip hop song, "Just a Friend." "I've got...Tags: Ellicott City, Ken Ulman, Democratic Party, Local Elections, Republican Party
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Bold Affair rolls in Primonetta Stakes
Bold Affair caught front-runner Valiant Passion and rolled to a convincing victory in the $75,000 Primonetta Stakes, the feature offering Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. Abel Castellano asked the 4-year-old filly to engage Valiant Passion around the far...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Rosie Napravnik, Horse (animal)
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Laurel police: Man turns in self for N.Y. slayings
A 24-year-old man who walked into the Laurel police station on Christmas Eve and confessed to a double murder on Long Island, according to police, is being held pending an extradition hearing as early as Tuesday. Jim Collins, a spokesman for the Laurel...Tags: Murder, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Long Island, Extradition
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Man suspected of killing girlfriend, child in New York arrested in Laurel
A New York man suspected of killing his girlfriend and her son in Long Island was taken into custody Dec. 24 in Laurel. Jerry A. Lewis, 24, entered the Laurel Police Department at 7:40 p.m. on Dec. 24 and told officers he was turning himself in, Laurel...Tags: Murder, Bay Shore, Prince George's County, Long Island, International Law
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Laurel Mill Playhouse's production is believable 'Miracle'
Santa's coming to Main Street on a crucial mission to defend his honor in Laurel Mill Playhouse's rendition of the American classic, "Miracle On 34th Street," adapted to the stage by Mountain Community Theater and based on a novel by Valentine Davies....Tags: New York City, George Seaton, Holidays, Movies, Religious Festivals
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Police Blotter
Aberdeen James Emory Chapman, 28, of the 100 block of Hawkins Drive, was charged Tuesday with three fourth-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree burglary and two counts of vandalism. Sonya Nicole Risby, 20, of the first block of East Bel Air...Tags: Ridge, Nottingham, Prosecution, Prisons, Stratford
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College News
Anne Marie McNeil, of Glenelg, earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science, in May, from Saint Michael's College, in Colchester, Vt. Gregory George Smith, of Mount Airy, was recently inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society at La Salle...Tags: Science, College Sports, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sex
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Long-awaited senior center opens in Laurel
After more than 15 years of planning and being stalled with funding uncertainty and political obstacles, the grand opening of the new Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center was celebrated in a big way Aug. 26.
The center is managed locally with input...Tags: Prince George's County, Jack Johnson, Building Material, Rentals, Local Government
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