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Laurel

At age 91, longtime Laurel Turkey Trot runner keeps going

Bill Beydler has run in most of the 21 Laurel Turkey Trots since the annual Thanksgiving Day 5K fundraiser began in 2004. For the past 14 years, he has finished first in his age group. Actually, he has not had much competition during that time, perhaps because he was running in his 80s and 90s.…

By JOE MURCHISON

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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

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…

The Laurel Independent

As economic pressures mount, hair salon workers feel the squeeze

For years, Laurel salon owner Glenn Nelson said he’d look at his schedule every Monday and see at least 22 to 24 clients already booked for the week. Over the past year, he said, Mondays have begun with just eight to 10 appointments. “I think people are afraid to spend,” he said. As federal layoffs…

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