Potomac, MD|News|
Christmas, New Year's: What's Open, What's Closed
Here's the list of what's open and what's closed in Montgomery County on Christmas and New Year's days.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
- South Orange, NJ
240-381-9407/laura.thornton[at]patch.com
This Massachusetts native developed her passion for community news when she moved to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in 2004.
After dreaming about being a journalist for several years, she enrolled in journalism school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a master’s degree in online journalism in 2010.
She has freelanced for The Current Newspapers, a weekly community newspaper in Washington, DC, and has written for the Capital News Service, a news wire service run by the University of Maryland, as an environment reporter.
She also has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia, and she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture and music from Wellesley College in 2001.
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Takoma Park, MD|News|
Christmas, New Year's: What's Open, What's Closed
Here's the list of what's open and what's closed in Montgomery County on Christmas and New Year's days.
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Wheaton, MD|News|
Christmas, New Year's: What's Open, What's Closed
Here's the list of what's open and what's closed in Montgomery County on Christmas and New Year's days.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Christmas, New Year's: What's Open, What's Closed
Here's the list of what's open and what's closed in Montgomery County on Christmas and New Year's days.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Christmas, New Year's: What's Open, What's Closed
Here's the list of what's open and what's closed in Montgomery County on Christmas and New Year's days.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Christmas, New Year's: What's Open, What's Closed
Here's the list of what's open and what's closed in Montgomery County on Christmas and New Year's days.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Help Local Resident Help Haitian Children Attend School
Enabling Minds is helping raise money to send Haitian children with disabilities to school, according to the organization's Go Fund Me profile.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Help Local Resident Help Haitian Children Attend School
Enabling Minds is helping raise money to send Haitian children with disabilities to school, according to the organization's Go Fund Me profile.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Movies Near Silver Spring: 'The Hobbit,' 'Hunger Games,' 'Frozen,' More
Use Patch and Moviefone to find the best film for a night out with friends or family.
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Movies Near Bethesda, Chevy Chase: 'The Hobbit,' 'Hunger Games,' 'Frozen,' More
Use Patch and Moviefone to find the best film for a night out with friends or family.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Report: Contractors Compete to Build, Design Purple Line
Six teams of contractors are competing to build, operate and maintain the Purple Line, The Washington Post reported.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Report: Contractors Compete to Build, Design Purple Line
Six teams of contractors are competing to build, operate and maintain the Purple Line, The Washington Post reported.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Report: Thieves Discard Package, Boy Tracks Down Infant Recipient
NBC Washington reports on how a young Friendship Heights, DC, resident tracked down the rightful owner of a Christmas package.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Police Investigate Suspicious Death on Beltway
A man's body was found off the inner loop of the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Upper Marlboro, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Laurel, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
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Bowie, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
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Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
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Hyattsville, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
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Greenbelt, MD|News|
Baby Panda Bao Bao Debuts in January
Good news for the panda-cam-obsessed: Baby Bao Bao makes her debut in January.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff