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Here is what’s happening on the Route 1 Corridor
Teen center scheduled to open this fall
The city’s new teen center, located at 40th Avenue and Nicholson Street, is now slated to open this fall, according to city staff. “The Community Services and Public Works Departments are finalizing furniture purchases and moving items in,” city spokesperson Cindy Zork said in an email to the Life & Times (L&T). “Staff will move…
As economic pressures mount, hair salon workers feel the squeeze
For years, Laurel salon owner Glenn Nelson said he’d look at his schedule…
Storms cut short Laurel’s Fourth of July celebration, but fireworks still light up the night
Laurel’s annual Independence Day celebration looked different this year, but it ended on…
City police testing electric patrol cars
The Hyattsville Police Department (HPD) is in the midst of a pilot program…
Laurel cancels Fourth of July parade; evening celebration, fireworks to continue
The City of Laurel has canceled its annual Fourth of July parade on…
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College Park
Lake Artemesia has layered history
Lake Artemesia has a storied history. Like all lakes in Maryland, this one is man-made. It all started in the mid-1800s, when a deep pit was left behind by workers digging for stone while constructing tracks for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s Washington Branch. The unsightly quarry caught the attention of Edwin A. Newman, a…
Hyattsville
Video: How do Hyattsville residents feel about Fourth of July this year?
Earlier this week, global analytics firm Gallup released a survey saying that 33% of U.S. adults say they are “extremely proud” to be an American, the lowest reading in Gallup’s trend dating back to 2001. “Another 20% say they are “very proud,” which means just over half of Americans express high levels of pride in…
The Laurel Independent
Laurel Elementary celebrates 100 years of educating generations of students
Nicole Parks remembers when students carried book bags filled with textbooks and teachers relied on chalkboards instead of tablets and smart screens. “We’ve moved from books to technology,” said Parks, a school counselor who worked at Laurel Elementary for 30 years. Parks was among about 100 students, teachers, parents and alumni who gathered June 5…
