(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

Raised in Laurel since 1953, Jim Cross was a member of the last graduating class (1965) from the old Laurel High School on Montgomery...

Our book, Capital Centre: A Retrospective , was recently added to the catalog of the U.S. Library of Congress. Former Capital Centre...

Local news covering the Russett and Maryland City areas Donovan Vassell, owner of Catherine’s, in front of a mural honoring his mother. ...

Local news covering the North Laurel, Savage, and Scaggsville areas Esen Paradiso’s winning design for a new Howard County flag (center)...

Local news covering the West Laurel and Burtonsville areas Wellness for Life is located at The Gardens Ice House. (Photos: Kathy May)...

Local news covering Laurel Lakes, Victoria Falls, Oakcrest, Montpelier, and the Route 197 corridor Gude Mansion, now known as The Mansion...

Local news covering the Oldtown area Examples of the volunteer-painted trash cans at McCullough Field featuring pollinator-themed...

A roundup of local news, events, and announcements (Photo: Richard Friend) Laurel Hosts Statewide ADA Celebration Dignitaries from across...

(Photo: City of Laurel) Following the 2023 election, the city recognized a need to update its election laws, in part for simple...

Editorial: Why Should I Vote? (Photo: Richard Friend) Laurel residents will once again take to the polls on Tuesday, November 4, to elect...

A statue of Billy Barton has graced Laurel Park since 1952, the first such statue at a Maryland race track. Photo: Jim Fleenor/Flickr...

Most Laurel residents associate the surname Donaldson with funerals, but a very different kind of gathering will soon occur at the...

Laurel Elementary School (its earlier building shown at left in the 1960s) has occupied the site at Montgomery Street between Fifth and...

Charlie Nickell Shares Photos and Memories From the Beloved Restaurant That His Family Owned for 32 Years When the popular Big T closed...

The idea of townspeople forming a posse conjures up images of cowboys in the old west on horseback going after desperadoes who robbed a...

If you’ve ever navigated a paddleboat on Laurel Lake, played at Discovery Park, or struck a yoga pose at the Armory, you’re one of...

(Photo: Hansjörg Rath/Unsplash ) I recently posted something on Facebook to the effect that, as we age, the number of friends we have...

Mayor Robert J. DiPietro (left) and the City Council at the 1980 election results: Jim Cross, President, Lynn Roehrich, Dani Duniho, H....

Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Life Members were recently honored by American Legion Post 60. LVFD President Vic Whipple (above right,...