A winner at the school science fair

In this weekend's Telegram & Gazette, our girl Laurel's project at the Robert Benchley School Science Fair scores a considerable hit. She also looks forward to seeing you this weekend at Cold Moon Arts Events' Spring Art Market from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at BirchTree Bread Co., 138 Green St. Her collection of cartoons on Worcester history, LAUREL'S MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR, will be available together with her 2025 collection picking up the history thread, along with previous books at half price, original drawings and Christmas cards. On-street parking and admission are free. Please stop by! Thank you!

 

Into Worcester's gaslit past

In the Telegram & Gazette weekend edition, our girl Laurel enters Worcester's past by gaslight.

 

Celebrating Goddard's giant leap for mankind

In this weekend's Telegram & Gazette, our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy celebrate the 1926 launch of Worcesterite Robert Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket.

 

All on the same page for spring

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel has everything on the same page as spring officially and finally arrives.

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Striking it lucky on St. Patrick's Day

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel and Uncle Timmy possess the luck of the Irish and then some in Worcester on St. Patrick's Day.

 

 

When the wind blows in Worcester

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel puts the March winds to work for everybody's advantage.

 

A day in The Daily Cartoonist

Mr. D.D. Degg of The Daily Cartoonist site made his acquaintance recently with our girl Laurel by way of last Sunday's strip on Olive Higgins Prouty. Tips of the Hatlo hat to Mr. Degg and to local caricaturist supreme Don Landgren Jr. for alerting us of this post:

https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2026/03/03/new-to-me-local-comic-strip-laurel-by-brian-nelson/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQVWUBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeFV64tfO3cjjAIKuWcYeuH2Y1-N58O9ejkuxSyPfgJvSenpfWd_ZEyjBVCBs_aem_ypU05lIjyO0-i-NutAdo5w

Meet Worcester native and author Olive Higgins Prouty

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel learns about Worcester native, author and poet Olive Higgins Prouty.

 

Dig we must -- again

In this Sunday's Telegram, Uncle Timmy and our girl Laurel dig out after yet another Sunday snowstorm.

 

Now's the time for school vacation

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel doesn't lose a moment as school vacation begins in Worcester.

 

Colors of love on Valentine's Day

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel brightens a friend's day and way this Valentine's Day, with wishes for a happy holiday!

 

 

Meet Worcester's Olympic gold medalist Albina Osipowich

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel learns about Worcester native and Olympic gold medalist Albina Osipowich, with a tip of the Hatlo hat to fellow T&Ger Paul Jarvey.

 

"And now the weather for Worcester"

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel has everything in order before the Sunday snowstorm (stay safe, all!).

 

A jump for joy

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girls Cherie and Laurel jump for joy together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

 

Our girl Laurel on the air

Our thanks to local cartooner and art teacher extraordinaire Scott Nelson (no relation, franchises everywhere!) for the opportunity to talk about cartoons and our girl Laurel on his WCCA TV 194 "The People's Channel" show YAY ART. The first half covers the steps in creating a Laurel cartoon from idea to completion, with the second half set in Scott's studio as he creates a cartoon and a jim-dandy one too! Thanks again, buddy!  https://www.wccatv.com/video/yay-art/yay-art-4-brian-nelson

The remarkable Ms. Margaret Getchell of Worcester

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel learns about Worcester native, journalist and children's author Margaret Getchell.

 

All on the same note

In this Sunday's Telegram, our girl Laurel, Uncle Timmy and Grammy are all on the same post-holiday note, with their and our best wishes for a happy and healthy 2026.