Photos by Tom Burkhardt The Laurel High School Class of 1975 always knew how to have a good time, and on October 3 we proved that spirit was still alive when 73 LHS alumni and guests rocked at the Savage Fire Department to celebrate 50 years since graduation! Some classmates had come from as far away as Las Vegas, Alaska, and Scotland, while others were still relatively local; most of us needed no convincing at all to make the decision to attend such a milestone event. Class

Rosa Maher accepts the 2025 Voices of Laurel  Laurel Light Award at the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Banquet on October 11. (From left to right): John Maher, Rosa Maher, Mike Sellner, and Chief Brian Cox. The staff of Voices of Laurel  is pleased to announce Rosa Maher as the 2025 recipient of the Laurel Light Award. Rosa has served the Laurel community for over 50 years as an active member of the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) Auxiliary and is currently

Southern Management hosts a party for resident Tina Pressley, who has lived at Steward Manor Apartments since 1975. (Photo courtesy of Southern Management) My friend Paula Pressley—“Tina,” as many know her by—had a birthday on Christmas Day. I met her in 1978 when my family moved into her building at Steward Manor Apartments. The Pressleys—Tina, her daughter Audrey, and her identical twin sons Rodney and Ronald—had been living in their second floor unit for about three years

(Photo: City of Laurel) The “public hearing” component of council meetings is the most important, in my opinion, because it’s the opportunity for you to share your voice. But unless you’ve done it before, it can be a big question mark of how to actually accomplish it. There’s no need to be nervous, however. Here are tips I like to share with folks to help get them comfortable: The meeting cycle for the City Council typically follows the monthly pattern of (a) 1st Wednesday, a

Photo: Social.Cut / Unsplash You may remember that I stand outside Laurel Elementary and wave at passing cars in the morning. My primary job is a school librarian, but I wanted to write about my second job: UberEats. This is not an opinion piece on the food. I actually haven’t eaten from most of the places I have picked up from, but as an Uber driver I have had some interesting insights around Laurel eateries (a few honorable mentions outside Laurel), and I’d like to pass the

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...

Photos by Charles Sisler/Soft Reflections Vision Solutions The morning of May 10 started out as the perfect Spring day: sunshine, clear...

Over 200 people lined Talbott Avenue near the Laurel Branch Library in a local rally coordinated by LaurelResist (Photo: Diane...

Best Dripping Bargain in Laurel! (Photo: Laura M/Yelp) As a semi-retired punter in the art of Laurel Park horseplay, I sought at least...

Stepbrothers Jeff Aug and Steve Levine began their musical journey as Green Eggs & Ham in 1985 as sophomores at Laurel High School....

Journalism Wins! (Photo: Angie Kozlowski) Horse racing fans were treated to a fabulous final running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico,...

Once Secret Coded Messages and War-time Artifacts Reveal Keys to America’s Victorious Past (Photo: Courtesy of National Cryptologic...

(Left) The aftermath of the 2018 flood, and (right) the same location in Ellicott City today. (Photos courtesy of Howard County...

The Winner's Circle and Old Clubhouse lined with Black-Eyed Susans on Preakness Day, May 20, 2023. (Photo: Joe Schilp) The countdown has...

A flyer announces a recent Pokemon Go event hosted by the Laurel Police Department. The augmented reality mobile game (below) became...

Local officials, business partners, and Ma Bacon descendants at the ribbon cutting for the refurbished Bacontown basketball courts....

The Laurel community mourns a warrior Photos courtesy of Martin Mitchell For anyone following (or reporting on) the local rent...

Courtesy of Howard County Historical Society Doughoregan Manor is a former plantation in central Howard County that was home to the last...