Laurel Leader

With COVID-19 numbers on the rise, Kay Keyhani decided to offer a free community session in nidra yoga, a practice of yoga that helps individuals cope with stress and anxiety, to promote relaxation and better sleep.

Gayle and Fred Snyder, who moved in 2011 to enjoy retirement in tax-friendly Delaware, are back in Laurel and back in the Old Town house that has been a part of their family for a century.

Laurel police report felonies, arrests and property crimes and Howard County police report major crimes, break-ins and car thefts.

Throughout the area, there are dozens of local nonprofit groups who are committed to serving those in need. These groups can always use our help, especially now during the pandemic.

With COVID-19 numbers rising and restrictions constantly changing, the Laurel Main Street Holiday Market scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, went from an in-person event to a virtual one just over a week and a half before its scheduled date.

On Nov. 11, Deb Randall began posting an image a day as part of Venus Theatre’s new initiative, Objects of Survival: Plays of the Pandemic.

Howard County police have arrested two men in the Oct. 4 homicide of a 23-year-old man in Columbia, the department said Friday.

Young Panthers have earned four shutouts this season

For those wanting all the fixings and not the stress, there are still several options available in Howard County to order a complete Thanksgiving dinner that only requires reheating.

You can order your own very attractive “I Love West Laurel” shirt for $10 and proceeds go to the West Laurel Civic Association.

A sampling of Laurel police reports from Nov. 5 to 12.

The new rules, announced during a State House news conference, go into effect at 5 p.m. Friday.

Now the manager of community outreach at Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland, Ieesha Johnson, of Laurel, is using her own experience with donor bone to increase awareness of the need for organ, eye and tissue donations in Maryland.

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced on Thursday new guidelines on indoor and outdoor gatherings, and reductions on bars and restaurant capacity.

Joseph Robison, former mayor of Laurel and former fire chief who was active with the Laurel Historical Society and the American Legion, died Tuesday. He was 87.

Laurel resident Utopia Diabe has been helping her mom, Joanna Diabe, collect donations for a Christmas party they hold every year in Camp-Perrin, a commune of about 41,000 people in western Haiti.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Prince George's State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy are Howard University alumnae, Braveboy wore her Howard sweatshirt all day Saturday because she was so proud.

Under the governor’s order, restaurants must scale back from 75% capacity to 50% for indoor dining.

The report, released on October 28, found the Jessup detention center did not meet DHS standards in multiple categories after they completed an unannounced inspection in December. HCDC was found to excessively strip search ICE detainees and failed to provide ICE detainees with two hot meals a day, despite requirements to do so.

Thanks to the generosity of a former customer, the PHD Salon barbershop in Laurel is getting a complete makeover, free of charge, while owner Basim Shannon recovers from a motorcycle accident and the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some unexpected togetherness and fun has been the highlight for many in the Cardinal Forest neighborhood this fall. In the week leading up to Halloween, neighbors “booed” families in secret, leaving bags full of treats on porches and doorsteps.

Mayor Craig A. Moe and the City Council presented Fish of Laurel/Elizabeth House with a check for $29,800 and the Islamic Community Center of Laurel received $29,945 at a brief ceremony Oct. 29 in recognition for their help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fulton Elementary School teacher Jillian O’Brien learned about the national movement, Two Screens for Teachers, a project of DonorsChoose, a nonprofit, that collects funds from donors to purchase monitors for teachers on their request list. She and her father, Laurel resident Mike McLaughlin, now look for monitors at yard sales and thrift stores.

Sire Great Notion is once again well-represented in Saturday’s 35th Jim McKay Maryland Million program at Laurel Park with 16 entrants in all but three of eight stakes and four starter stakes that comprise “Maryland’s Day at the Races.”

Laurel High School, 8000 Cherry Lane, will open for early voting for the 2020 presidential general election on Monday, Oct. 26, through Monday, Nov. 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Baltimore City and Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties have issued their own guidelines for trick-or-treating during the pandemic.

Roughly 1 in 8 Maryland students have a disability and are guaranteed access to specialized education services by law. But many of those services were altered or cut off when school districts closed buildings in response to the pandemic.

A sampling of Laurel police reports from Oct. 6 to 13.