Greenbelt, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
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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College Park, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Potomac, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Eternal Flame Returned to JFK Gravesite
The eternal flame that's burned over the grave of President John F. Kennedy has been relocated again.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Takoma Park, MD|News|
Can New Liquor Laws Change Nightlife in Takoma Park?
A special task force in Montgomery County is working on its recommendations that many hope will bring a change in liquor laws and an increase in evening business from millennials for local restaurants and bars.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Wheaton, MD|News|
Can New Liquor Laws Change Nightlife in Wheaton?
A special task force in Montgomery County is working on its recommendations that many hope will bring a change in liquor laws and an increase in evening business from millennials for local restaurants and bars.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Kensington, MD|News|
Can New Liquor Laws Change Nightlife in Kensington?
A special task force in Montgomery County is working on its recommendations that many hope will bring a change in liquor laws and an increase in evening business from millennials for local restaurants and bars.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Can New Liquor Laws Change Nightlife in Bethesda and Friendship Heights?
A special task force in Montgomery County is working on its recommendations that many hope will bring a change in liquor laws and an increase in evening business from millennials for local restaurants and bars.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Can New Liquor Laws Change Nightlife in Silver Spring?
A special task force in Montgomery County is working on its recommendations that many hope will bring a change in liquor laws and an increase in evening business from millennials for local restaurants and bars.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Del. Cardin Seeks 'Revenge Porn' Ban
The bill seeks a five years prison term for anyone caught distributing sexually explicit images of an ex-significant other.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
Del. Cardin Seeks 'Revenge Porn' Ban
The bill seeks a five years prison term for anyone caught distributing sexually explicit images of an ex-significant other.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Blair Ice Hockey Club Team Could Be Forced to Split Up
The Maryland Scholastic Hockey League's rules are forcing a club co-op team to split up. The players just want to play ice hockey together, as a team, like they've been training to do.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
ShopHouse Opens Wednesday on Bethesda Avenue
ShopHouse—which is entirely gluten- and dairy-free—brings the quickly-cooked, flavorful foods of Southeast Asia to downtown Bethesda.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD|News|
MTA: Public-Private Partnership Is Best Way to Build Purple Line
The Maryland Transit Administration would set the fares for the Purple Line.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
MTA: Public-Private Partnership Is Best Way to Build Purple Line
The Maryland Transit Administration would set the fares for the Purple Line.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
Silver Spring, MD|News|
Bomb Threat Evacuates Movie Theater, Detours Zombie Walk in Silver Spring
Traffic was shut down around the theater Saturday night, which was on the route of Saturday's Silver Spring Zombie Walk.
Laura L Thornton, Patch Staff
