Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
A firefighter with the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department is being
treated at the Medstar Burn Center in Washington, D.C., for third
degree burns received while battling a West Laurel blaze on Aug. 24.
According to a news release by the LVFD, Brad Lust w...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
Early voting
As proposed by the Citizens Election Committee, do you favor early voting which would allow voting from the Friday before the Election up to the day before Election Day? favor, oppose
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Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Please send by Monday at 3 p.m. to laurelsports@patuxent.com.
Registrations
Savage U-11 Travel Baseball. Tryouts Sept.13 and 27 and Oct. 11 at Savage Park fie...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
The Sept. 8 special election referendum is less than a week away, and as city officials continue to distribute a newsletter and air a public service announcement on the referendum, voters are taking a hard look at the issues they are being asked to cast b...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Stephen Lombardozzi (Atholton), from Fulton, is finishing his first full season in the minor league system of the Washington Nationals.The second baseman was hitting .299 in 465 at-bats through Aug. 30 with 26 doubles, three homers, 87 runs an...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
The article about the election lawsuit ("Ward 2 resident files election lawsuit," Aug. 27) leaves me wondering about Mr. Rousseau's ulterior motives. Coming only two weeks before the referendum, it smacks of the kind of political stunt we expect...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
The upcoming referendum election has evoked a lot of discussion, but
little of it has dealt with the issue at hand: How can the city
increase voter turnout? Instead of staying on point, as Mayor Moe and
the Council have worked hard to do, self-serving iss...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in News
I saw a recent flier asking Laurel citizens to join the Friends of
the Boys and Girls Club at the rally with People for Change of Prince
George's and others.
I am sure we are all aware of the discord that has persisted between
the Laurel Boys and Girl...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Sports
Boys and girls soccer teams from public and private schools in various locales are slated to be in Laurel Sept. 4-5 for a tournament.
The Howard High girls are slated to play at Laurel High on Sept. 4 at 3 p.m. The Laurel boys will host ...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Business, Promotions
Yvonne Breedlove, a Laurel resident and independent consultant with Tastefully Simple, has been promoted to Team Mentor with the national direct seller of gourmet foods. Breedlove earned the promotion through sales achievements and by adding new consultan...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Business
After 11 years, the Little Teapot, located in the Carriage House on
the grounds of Montpelier Mansion, closed its doors Aug. 29. The shop
had offered tea, tea accessories and gifts and also housed Montpelier's
museum gift shop.
Owner Valerie Ricciardi...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Business, Promotions
After 14 years of owning and operating the North Laurel Auto Center, just off Route 1 in the 9000 block of Davis Avenue, Larry White has decided to call it quits.
White, whose family has owned other gas and auto service stations in Laurel and How...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Sports
As the Laurel High junior varsity football coach in 2007, Brian Moore said he was not sold on his top running back early in the season.
DeAntae Love had not suited up for the Spartans as a freshman, after a chance to play for private-sch...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Community
Issues relating to education and segregation will be the topic of "Separate But Equal Has No Place," a talk by Janet Sims-Wood, Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Pool Room, Ninth and Main street.
T...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
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Auc...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Community, Engagements, Weddings
Amanda Wellford and Jason Rodgers
Bill and Mary Anne Wellford, of Laurel, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Gayle Wellford, to Jason Scott Rodgers, son of Timothy and Patricia Rodgers, of ...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Community
When Nicholas Coronel visited a sporting goods store last August with his girlfriend, he was just hoping to get a decent bicycle that would let him take rides with her to get back in shape.
A year later, the Laurel resident was riding 100 miles to...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
Gentlemen: Start your mowers. The fields at Robert DiPietro Community Center, 7901 Cypress St., will become a race course for grown men on riding lawnmowers Saturday, Sept. 19. During this fund-rasier for the
Laurel Citizens Police Academy Alumni Associ...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
The Endless Summer car, bike and truck show, sponsored by the Laurel
Lions Club, will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in the parking lot of the Laurel Municipal
Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Road. This popular annual show also includes live e...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Entertainment
Laurel's first dog showThe city will sponsor Laurel's first dog show, Dog Days of Summer Talent and
Beauty Show, on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m.,at McCullough Field, Eighth and
Montgomery streets. I...
Published September 3, 2009 by Laurel Leader in Community
Summer is about to slip away as Labor Day approaches. However, the flowers will endure the autumn winds and the winter cold on McCahill Drive. It is there on Betty Fulton's shed that flowers will continue...
Published September 3, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in Sports
Atholton RaidersSep 04: at ReservoirSep 11: Howard atSep 18: Centennial atSep 26: at Wilde LakeOct 02: Oakland Mills atOct 09: at HammondOct 16: at Long ReachOct 24: M...
Published September 4, 2009 by The Columbia Flier, Howard County Times in News, Education
President Obama’s decision to address America’s students on Sept. 8, which has sparked a national brouhaha, has also sparked mixed reactions among parents and educators in Howard County.The president’s back-to-school speech will be geare...