Silver Spring, MD|News|
Report: Blair H.S.'s Assassin Game Under Scrutiny
Should the game of assassin be played at high school?
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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Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Report: Strawberry Milk Banished From Montgomery County School Cafeterias
"It was the right thing to do," a school official tells The Washington Post.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Report: Strawberry Milk Banished From Montgomery County School Cafeterias
"It was the right thing to do," a school official tells The Washington Post.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Germantown, MD|News|
Private Tutor of Bethesda, Potomac Students Charged with Sex Abuse of Teen
Investigators say Daniel Mandel Sirotkin, of Germantown, has been coaching and tutoring students for years.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Rockville, MD|News|
Private Tutor of Bethesda, Potomac Students Charged with Sex Abuse of Teen
Investigators say Daniel Mandel Sirotkin, of Germantown, has been coaching and tutoring students for years.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
Private Tutor of Bethesda, Potomac Students Charged with Sex Abuse of Teen
Investigators say Daniel Mandel Sirotkin, of Germantown, has been coaching and tutoring students for years.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Private Tutor of Bethesda, Potomac Students Charged with Sex Abuse of Teen
Investigators say Daniel Mandel Sirotkin, of Germantown, has been coaching and tutoring students for years.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Snow in Silver Spring: Your Photos
Photos sent to Silver Spring Patch and from Twitter of snow in Silver Spring.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Snow in Bethesda, Chevy Chase: Your Photos
Photos sent to Silver Spring Patch and from Twitter of snow in Silver Spring.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Ervin Leaves Council to Lead Organization Helping Low-Income Families
Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin (D-District 5) will leave the council to lead New York-based nonprofit organization Center for Working Families.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Ervin Leaves Council to Lead Organization Helping Low-Income Families
Montgomery County Council Member Valerie Ervin (D-District 5) will leave the council to lead New York-based nonprofit organization Center for Working Families.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Chef Mendizabal: Urban Butcher is 'Culmination of Being Alive...42 Years'
The new Urban Butcher restaurant (coffee and butcher shops coming soon) is more than just a restaurant. It's a "culmination of being alive, meeting people, having experiences," Chef Raynold Mendizabal said.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Capital Crescent Trail: A Separate Tunnel Under Wisconsin Avenue?
The county planning board and department recommend two Capital Crescent Trail crossings—one at-grade and one below-grade—of Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Redeveloped Apex Site Could Be New 'Best Address' in Bethesda
But, will the incentives be enough for the building's owners to redevelop the site in coordination with construction of the Bethesda Purple Line station?
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
More Snow, Hazardous Conditions, for Tuesday Rush
Don't put the snow shovels and sidewalk salt away yet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
More Snow, Hazardous Conditions, for Tuesday Rush
Don't put the snow shovels and sidewalk salt away yet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
More Snow, Hazardous Conditions, for Tuesday Rush
Don't put the snow shovels and sidewalk salt away yet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
More Snow, Hazardous Conditions, for Tuesday Rush
Don't put the snow shovels and sidewalk salt away yet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
More Snow, Hazardous Conditions, for Tuesday Rush
Don't put the snow shovels and sidewalk salt away yet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
More Snow, Hazardous Conditions, for Tuesday Rush
Don't put the snow shovels and sidewalk salt away yet.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff