NEW YEAR - Laurel Middle School staff is excited to get the year started making Ripples of Growth, and Waves of Success. More photos on page 23. Submitted photo
The Laurel School District’s current operating expense referendum, which took place on Monday, failed with 612 voting for it and 1,113 voting against it (unofficial results). If approved, it would have increased the tax rate by $0.0742 per $100 of assessed value for […]
By Tony E. Windsor
Concerns raised by the Haitian Coalition of Delaware and La Esperanza over the Laurel Police Department’s sharing of information about Haitian residents with federal authorities have intensified local scrutiny of how the town of Laurel oversees cooperation between its police […]
By Tony E Windsor During the most recent Laurel Mayor and Council meeting, held Jan. 20, Town Manager Jamie Smith presented a management report outlining development activity along U.S. Route 13, continued efforts to advance the Ramble Walkway despite railroad access […]
Messages shared by pastors, but the kids stole the show
By Mike McClure
The theme of this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, which took place on Monday at St. John’s UM Church was Mission Possible II: Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent […]
By Ali Nicole
The first meeting of the Delmar Council (Del.) took place Jan. 5, opening with Mayor Tom Bauer leading with a moment of silence for State Police Corporal Grade One Matthew T. “Ty” Snook whose life was lost in the line of duty […]
By Tony E. Windsor
A state-funded surveillance camera project intended to provide broad coverage across Laurel has been significantly scaled back after the local electric utility declined to allow cameras to be mounted on its poles, Police Chief Rob Kracyla told town officials during a […]
By Tony E. Windsor
The Laurel Mayor and Council closed out the year at their Dec. 15 meeting by approving the final phase of the town’s long-running Transite waterline replacement project while also reflecting on community achievements and future initiatives.
Council unanimously approved the low bid […]
By Tony E. Windsor
Plans for a Laurel Public Library outdoor story walk was revised Monday night after town officials agreed to relocate the project from Tidewater Park to Market Square Park, following additional discussion and public concerns raised after an earlier approval.
The proposal, known […]
By Mike McClure
Bleile approved as Interim Superintendent
Though no discussion was held during last Tuesday’s Delmar School Board meeting, Board President Raymond Vincent read a prepared statement announcing that the district will push back its planned current expense referendum to early 2027 citing […]
Laurel Town Manager Jamie Smith delivered her monthly report to the Mayor and Council during the Monday, Nov. 17 meeting, outlining ongoing economic development efforts, grant-funded infrastructure projects, community initiatives, and recent ordinance actions.
Smith reported continued movement on several commercial and residential projects along U.S. […]
