This Week’s Best in Community News from Central Maryland

Should teachers and students be Facebook friends? What exactly is Laurel? Find out in this week's regional news roundup.

• Four counties, five communities and one mayor make Laurel one of the most intriguing jurisdictions in the state. With Laurel sitting just about everywhere in central Maryland, Patch asks readers to define the community. This week, see a video with Councilwoman Gayle Snyder, who finds Laurel to be a city with a hometown feel, on .

• While there is potential for boundaries to be crossed, students and teachers at Franklin High School figured out their own ways of making Facebook work in and outside of school. Learn more about the issues on .

• Anchored by Kmart, Peebles, Big Lots and formerly Flagship Cinemas, a shopping center is becoming a magnet for thieves, according to shop owners. Residents say the state of Carrolltown Center leaves much to be desired, but read about others who are optimistic on .

• Giant supermarket has been struggling to find a tenant for its previous location in Burtonsville Crossing shopping center since it moved to its current digs on Columbia Pike at National Drive last November. Del. Eric Luedtke, D-14, told that he is frustrated with the center's zoning restrictions, which he said have limited options for tenants and resulted in the shopping center's vacancy where Giant used to be.