Sunday, December 27, 2020

Happy New Year, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel and the gang at Tadcaster Place--and all of us at Slipshod Manor--wish you a happy and healthy New Year in today's Sunday Telegram.


 

Friday, December 18, 2020

Merry Christmas to all!

Our girl Laurel and the gang at Tadcaster Place wish you a Merry Christmas in this Sunday's Telegram--as do we on the other side of the drawing board! Excelsior!



Friday, December 11, 2020

Feeling the spirits

Some friendly Ghosts of Christmas Past visit our girl Laurel in this Sunday’s Telegram.



Friday, December 4, 2020

The remarkable Ms. Esther Forbes

Our girl Laurel introduces Uncle Timmy to Worcester author Esther Forbes in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, November 27, 2020

Let there be lights


Our girl Laurel presents a once-familiar Worcester holiday sight in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, November 20, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel, Uncle Timmy and company wish you a Happy Thanksgiving in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, November 13, 2020

Paxton - where FM radio began

 The cradle of FM radio is close to home, our girl Laurel discovers in this Sunday’s Telegram.


Friday, November 6, 2020

All-points salute to all veterans and servicepeople

Our girl Laurel delivers an all-points salute to all veterans and servicepeople on Veterans Day in this Sunday's Telegram.



Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Early to bed, early to vote in Worcester

The early bird gets the vote, our girl Laurel's Uncle Timmy asserts in this week's Telegram. And join him at the polls today, please!



Friday, October 23, 2020

Happy Halloween, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel, kitty Dayton, and friend wish you a happy Halloween in this Sunday's Telegram.



Thursday, October 15, 2020

Their secret garden

 


Our girl Laurel and her grammy enjoy the fall foliage inside their secret garden in this Sunday's Telegram.

Saturday, October 10, 2020

First things first

Our girl Laurel asks a pertinent and timely question to her teacher in this Sunday's Telegram.



Saturday, October 3, 2020

The artist behind the stories


Our girl Laurel tells us about illustrator and Worcester native Hildegard Woodward in this Sunday's Telegram.

A view into the distance

Our girl Laurel glimpses into the afar in the Sept. 27 Sunday

Telegram.

Friday, September 18, 2020

Worcester's last breeze of summer

 As autumn draws near, our girl Laurel beholds the last breeze of summer in this Sunday's Telegram.



Friday, September 11, 2020

All classmates together on day 1

As our story concludes, our girl Laurel joins her classmates for the new school year in this Sunday’s Telegram. Click on screen for full view of image.



Friday, September 4, 2020

Back-to-school shopping in Worcester

In the first of a two-part story, our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy engage in some back-to-school shopping in this Sunday's Telegram, with part two next week. Click on image for full view.



Friday, August 28, 2020

Pioneering female architect Josephine Wright Chapman, designer of Tuckerman Hall

Our girl Laurel learns about the local pioneer who created one of Worcester's most beautiful buildings in this Sunday's Telegram. Click on image to see full view.



Saturday, August 22, 2020

Keeping their distance

 Our girl Laurel and friend maintain a safe social distance in this Sunday's Telegram.


Friday, August 14, 2020

The life aqautic at Webster Lake

Our girl Laurel makes new friends at Webster Lake in this Sunday's Telegram.


Friday, August 7, 2020

Safe at home

 Playing it safe's the game for our girls in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, July 31, 2020

Four for the show at Poli's

Our girl Laurel's off to the shows at Poli's in Worcester in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, July 24, 2020

Live in concert at Institute Park

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy enjoy a summer concert at Institute Park in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, July 17, 2020

Sign language for our times

Our girls Cherie and Laurel engage in timely sign language in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, July 10, 2020

Camp Green Island

Summer camp convenes for our girl Laurel's Uncle Timmy in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, July 3, 2020

Her own virtual Fourth in Worcester

Our girl Laurel enjoys her own virtual Fourth of July in the Sunday Telegram. Enjoy your weekend and stay safe, gang!

Friday, June 26, 2020

A toast to Coronet Beverages

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy raise a glass to Worcester's late if not great Coronet Beverages in the Sunday Telegram.

Friday, June 19, 2020

Six degrees of a safe Worcester summer

Our girl Laurel and friends enjoy six degrees of a safe summertime in this Sunday's Telegram. Enjoy summer, gang, and stay safe! 💗

Friday, June 12, 2020

Rally 'round the flags

Our girl Laurel rallies 'round the flags on Flag Day in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, June 5, 2020

See the show at E.M. Loew's

Our girl Laurel makes a tour of E.M. Loew's theaters in Worcester in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, May 29, 2020

The mask and the message

Who was that masked somebody, our girl Laurel's Uncle Timmy wonders in this Sunday's Telegram.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

A visit on Memorial Day

Our girl Laurel makes a special acquaintance in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, May 15, 2020

Elm Park, past and present

Our girl Laurel takes a stroll through Elm Park’s past and present in this Sunday’s Telegram.

Friday, May 8, 2020

A closer encounter

Our girls Laurel and Audra bridge the social distance in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, May 1, 2020

Getting the word out

Our girl Laurel and friends get the word out to Worcester's health care warriors in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, April 24, 2020

And the beat goes on in Worcester

Our girl Laurel checks the pulse of the Heart of the Commonwealth in this Sunday’s Telegram. Drawn before the recommendation on masks so wear yours and stay safe!❤️

Friday, April 17, 2020

The marvelous Mr. Earle

Our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy enjoy a walking tour starring Worcester's premier architect Stephen Earle in this Sunday's Telegram. Drawn before the recommendation on masks, so please wear yours and stay well, gang!

Friday, April 10, 2020

Happy Easter, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel and the gang wish you a happy Easter in this Sunday's Telegram. Stay safe and well, friends!

Friday, April 3, 2020

From the Heart of the Commonwealth

Our girl Laurel joins the chorus in this Sunday's Telegram. Stay safe, well and strong, friends!

Friday, March 27, 2020

Shadow play

Our girl Laurel fashions an iconic Worcesterian image in this Sunday's Telegram. Stay safe and well, friends!💖

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Sunnier days ahead

Our girl Laurel catches a glimpse of sunnier days--in every sense--in this Sunday's Telegram. Stay safe and well, friends!

Friday, March 13, 2020

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel and friend wish you a happy and most healthy St. Patrick's Day in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, March 6, 2020

"To market, to market..."

Our girl Laurel, Uncle Timmy and a few other friends visit the Worcester Public Market in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, February 28, 2020

Worcester's first lady of jazz

Our girl Laurel tells us about Worcester’s first lady of jazz, Mamie Moffitt, in this Sunday’s Telegram, with thanks to Rich Falco, Chet Williamson and the WPI Jazz History Database.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Behold Worcester's new wayfinder signs

Our girl Laurel gets in touch with Worcester's new wayfinder signs in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, February 14, 2020

Flying away on Worcester school break

Come fly with our girl Laurel this school break in this Sunday's Telegram and at telegram.com.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Happy Valentine's Day, Worcester!

Our girl Laurel wishes her Grammy and all her friends a happy Valentine's Day in this Sunday's Telegram.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

In praise of three-deckers

Our girl Laurel reports on a Worcester icon in this Sunday's Telegram.

Friday, January 24, 2020

One day at Elm Park . . .

Our girl Laurel cuts a caper in this Sunday's Telegram.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

One day during art class . . .

Our girl Laurel creates an impression upon her teacher Mr. Papineau in this Sunday's Telegram.