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Local news covering the Oldtown area (Above): The former home of Bertha Moore, at 622 Tenth Street. (Right): Ms. Moore, in an undated photo courtesy of The Laurel Historical Society. A Profile of Bertha Moore With Black History Month approaching, it seemed fitting to write about one of Laurel’s own extraordinary Black women. When Bertha May Levi Moore died on July 2, 1981, her obituary was printed in The Washington Post . While it mentioned her surviving children, grandchildr

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

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Oldtown
Local news covering the Oldtown area Jessie and Jonah Norton hold newborn twins Josephina and John, with Daniel, Gabriel, and Hannah...

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Oldtown
Local news covering the Oldtown area Lisa and Dave Everett are selling the beautiful Laurel Manor House Bed and Breakfast, built in 1888...

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Oldtown
Local news covering the Oldtown area Mike Mondy hosted the second annual Blessing Baskets event for Thanksgiving, where residents and...

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Oldtown
Local news covering the Oldtown area Two years ago, I was very pregnant with Peter, and my sister-in-law, Lisette, was dating a guy named...

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