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Inner Space Column: Citizen science can strengthen Laurel’s future

As the nation focuses on the yearlong celebration of its 250th birthday, the Laurel community is seeking a meaningful contribution on a local scale. That calls for not only looking at what we learned from the past, but also how that translates to civic life today and in the future. The month of April, when…

By AGNES CONATY

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Crime

Laurel Police Seek Suspects in Town Centre Burglaries

Laurel Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a group of individuals involved in a string of break-ins and burglaries at businesses at the Town Centre at Laurel on April 13. The incident happened along the 14800 block of Baltimore Avenue at the Town Centre during the early morning hours, according to the…

Youth club teaches girls about domestic violence and trafficking prevention

Sisters Mia and Makel Doughty learned that love and healthy relationships are not always like they appear in the movies. On Feb. 7, the siblings joined 17 girls at the Laurel Multiservice Center for the “Safe Hearts. Strong Minds.” event, which aimed to educate and empower girls ages 9 to 18 about teen dating violence,…

Local officials double down on ICE

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey (Maryland District 4) and some state and county lawmakers representing this area are pushing to restrict how federal immigration agents operate. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a law on Feb. 17 prohibiting local law enforcement officers from making agreements to do civil immigration enforcement for the federal government.   That law was…

History

BARC’s open space legally protected

By JOE MURCHISON Maryland elected officials believe that the Trump administration will not be able to sell the 6,000-acre Beltsville Agricultural Research Center to developers. They say the land will remain open space. State Sen. Jim Rosapepe (District 21) said that he and other state legislators from the county achieved passage of a state law…

Food

Md. winery breaking barriers is now breaking ground on something bigger

In 2023, Ifeoma Onyia opened Clyopatra Winery and Vineyard, one of a handful of vineyards operating in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Born in Nigeria and raised in London before establishing roots in the D.C. region, Onyia said she was the first African immigrant to open a winery in the U.S. Clyopatra is also the only…

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