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Laurel sits in that useful stretch of central Maryland where the pace shifts depending on which road you take. Come in on Main Street and the town feels compact, familiar, and rooted in older brick and rail-era stories. Head a few minutes out and the scenery opens into parks, research campuses, suburban neighborhoods, and the kind of everyday commercial corridors that keep a place practical rather than polished for show. That contrast is part of Laurel’s appeal. It is not t