Gaithersburg, MD|News|
Montgomery County Schools' Snow Emergency Update
Montgomery County Public Schools' snow emergency update.
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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Montgomery Village, MD|News|
Montgomery County Schools' Snow Emergency Update
Montgomery County Public Schools' snow emergency update.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Rockville, MD|News|
Montgomery County Schools' Snow Emergency Update
Montgomery County Public Schools' snow emergency update.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Snow Emergency Plan Canceled in Montgomery County
Read what it means for the county to be under a snow emergency.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Day Care, Church Burglaries; Gas Station Armed Robbery: Silver Spring Crime
Crimes in Silver Spring included in the county police department's most recent crime summary.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Bank, Tire, Luna Burglaries: Bethesda, Chevy Chase Crime
Crimes in Bethesda and Chevy Chase included in the county police department's most recent crime summary.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Maryland Legislature to Consider Rescission of 1860s Pro-Slavery Law
Shannon Welch, of Chevy Chase, took action when she discovered Maryland had never rescinded the 152-year-old Corwin Amendment, which would have made a federal ban on slavery illegal.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Claw Hammer Attack, 'Horrifying' Scene in Germantown, Pepco Billing Scam: Top Md. News
School recognized for AP excellence, Maryland House opens on I-95, hit-and-run driver identified—all the news in one click.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Claw Hammer Attack, 'Horrifying' Scene in Germantown, Pepco Billing Scam: Top Md. News
School recognized for AP excellence, Maryland House opens on I-95, hit-and-run driver identified—all the news in one click.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Shuttle Buses Replace Trains on Red Line Segment
No track work is scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Shuttle Buses Replace Trains on Red Line Segment
No track work is scheduled for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Roof Opening, Quench's New Chef, Parisian Baking in Your Kitchen: Foodie News
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
Roof Opening, Quench's New Chef, Parisian Baking in Your Kitchen: Foodie News
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Roof Opening, Quench's New Chef, Parisian Baking in Your Kitchen: Foodie News
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Roof Opening, Quench's New Chef, Parisian Baking in Your Kitchen: Foodie News
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Roof Opening, Quench's New Chef, Parisian Baking in Your Kitchen: Foodie News
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Roof Opening, Quench's New Chef, Parisian Baking in Your Kitchen: Foodie News
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Riverdale Park-University Park, MD|News|
Council Interviews Applicants for District 5 Council Seat
With Valerie Ervin (D-District 5) about to step down from her position as District 5 council member, the council is interviewing applicants to fill her seat until the end of her term.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Council Interviews Applicants for District 5 Council Seat
With Valerie Ervin (D-District 5) about to step down from her position as District 5 council member, the council is interviewing applicants to fill her seat until the end of her term.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Council Interviews Applicants for District 5 Council Seat
With Valerie Ervin (D-District 5) about to step down from her position as District 5 council member, the council is interviewing applicants to fill her seat until the end of her term.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff