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Emergency shelter provides winter sanctuary for homeless
The rags-to-riches story describes Robert Tillman's life -- only in reverse, he said.

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  RECENT CITY OF FREDERICK NEWS



City passes speed camera ordinance
Originally published on November 20, 2009

Smile, speeders. You'll soon be on camera. more »




Planning commission's incinerator reversal draws debate
Originally published on November 20, 2009

Controversy continues to escalate around whether a proposed trash incinerator is consistent with county goals for the environment and historic preservation. more »




Titans fulfill destiny
Originally published on November 20, 2009

Tuscarora's Holly Kipe, an unassuming freshman who was advised to sit out this soccer season because of a lower leg injury, scored what proved to be the deciding goal.

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Police: Two employees robbed Greene Turtle
Originally published on November 19, 2009

The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille has two fewer employees to serve drinks and food today. more »




Bicyclists, pedestrians vent about using Md. 355/Md. 85 corridor
Originally published on November 19, 2009

James Johnson bikes through the Md. 355/Md. 85 corridor every day and he is not happy about the level of safety. more »


  MORE CITY OF FREDERICK NEWS
  • Regional football capsules
  • Family & Parenting Calendar
  • Local homemakers groups meet for fall activities
  • Tuscarora wins state 3A girls soccer championship
  • Eurotech relocates to East Church Street
  • Blazers hope to push pace in '09-'10
  • Middle schoolers give new meaning to a turkey bowl
  • Parry, Penn named top athletes after leading their teams to state final matches
  • DFP launches anniversary with unique items for coming year
  • Balancing history — Dred and Harriet Scott plaque dedicated at City Hall [multimedia]
  • Not just a walk around Frederick
  • Fire official's father rescued from burning house
  • Local teams set for the playoffs
  • ALS isn't a sentence to the sidelines
  • Recently annexed properties will be subject to schools test
  • Health & Fitness Calendar
  • First Frederick County senior idol goes on to state competition
  • Dred Scott plaque dedicated at City Hall
  • 70 pray, walk for homeless, hunger awareness
  • TJ girls settle for best finish in school history -- second
  • MSD wins 10th
  • Dad, daughter raising funds for colitis, crohn's
  • Frederick’s own Fame school readies students for the world of arts
  • Few but big
  • Parry's turn to carry Titans
  •   EAST END
    East St./I-70
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      CITY OF FREDERICK: ELECTION 2009
    City of Frederick: Election 2009 Get your dose of all the election coverage you need for Frederick. Read news as it happens, check out candidate pages and info on the election. fredericknewspost.com/cityelection2009

      FREDERICK'S MOST WANTED


    Click here for a list of subjects wanted by the Frederick Police Department.
      FREDERICK COLD CASE
      CITY NOTES
    City Notes — An executive decision
    Originally published on November 12, 2009

    Mayor-elect Randy McClement is expected to announce members of his transition team today, leading to speculation about who will be working full time in the second-floor office suite occupied by the administration of Mayor Jeff Holtzinger. more »

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      WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CITY OF FREDERICK
  • 10/23/09: Letter of departure
  • 10/22/09: Referendum lessons and laws
  • 10/14/09: Front-page photo request
  • 10/13/09: Proposing better processes
  • 10/13/09: Frederick's and America's finest
  • 10/12/09: County should butt out of city annexations
  • 10/11/09: Let's fix U.S. 15 now
  • 10/09/09: Fulfill promise of long-term planning of decades ago
  • 10/09/09: Why I wasn't there
  • 10/09/09: Facts about the Summers family farm
  •   COLUMNS/EDITORIALS ON CITY OF FREDERICK
  • 10/26/09: A study in contrasts
  • 10/18/09: Annexation referendum: The city's letter
  • 10/14/09: Annexation vexation
  • 10/07/09: Annexation heats up
  • 10/03/09: Fair-thee-well
  • 10/02/09: Something's coming!
  • 09/28/09: Smokin' in the back room
  • 09/20/09: Farewell, Jennifer
  • 09/18/09: Heating up
  • 09/17/09: Countdown begins
  •   QUICK FACTS
  • City Hall: 101 N. Court St., Frederick, MD 21701
  • Mayor: William J. Holtzinger
  • Board of Aldermen: Marcia Hall, Alan Imhoff, David Koontz, Donna Kuzemchak, C. Paul Smith
  • Population: 59,213 (est. pop. 2008; Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau)
  • Year founded: 1745
  • Town meetings are held at city hall on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 7 p.m.
  • Number to Know: City Hall: 301-600-1380
  • On the web: cityoffrederick.com 
  • Discuss CITY OF FREDERICK in our forums
  •   DID YOU KNOW
  • Elected officials, a mayor and a five-member Board of Aldermen, serve four-year terms and are elected at-large.
  • Median sales price of recent home sales: From July-Sept '09 - $255,250 (Source: trulia.com)
  • Earned a Great American Main Street Award in 2005 for "exceptional accomplishments in revitalizing America's historic and older main street commercial districts."
  • Francis Scott Key, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner, is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetary.
  • Landmarks:Weinberg Center, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Monocacy National Battlefield, Hood College, Harry Grove Stadium, Community Bridge Mural, Barbara Fritchie House, Clustered Spires Golf Course, Beatty-Cramer House, Bjorlee Museum, Hessian Barracks, Jug Bridge Monument Park, Laboring Sons Memorial Ground, Mount Olivet Cemetary/Francis Scott Key Monument, Rose Hill Manor Park & Children's Museum, Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Memorial Park, Baker Park, Gambrill State Park, Hood College
  •   CITY OF FREDERICK SCHOOLS
  • Elementary: Spring Ridge, Oakdale, Centerville, Urbana, Ballenger Creek, Waverley, Hillcrest, Whittier, Yellow Springs, North Frederick, Parkway
  • Middle: Oakdale, Urbana, Crestwood, Ballenger Creek, West Frederick, Monocacy, Heather Ridge
  • High: Urbana, Frederick, Gov. Thomas Johnson, Tuscarora, Heather Ridge
  • Private: Frederick Christian Academy, The Banner School, St. John Regional Catholic School, New Life Christian School, Frederick Adventist School, Trinity School, The Goddard School, Visitation Academy
  •   WHERE TO EAT IN CITY OF FREDERICK
  • Easy as homemade wine
  • Prized tomatoes
  • Local chefs love Julia Child
  • Chinese language students get a lesson in the Chinese Kitchen
  • The craft of winemaking
  • Wedding cake baker rises to the challenge
  • A taste of history
  • America's native sweetener
  • Hemp
  • Return of the native chef
  • Add Your Community Restaurants!
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