| RECENT CITY OF FREDERICK NEWS |
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City passes speed camera ordinance
Originally published on November 20, 2009
Smile, speeders. You'll soon be on camera. more »
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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 »
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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. more »
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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 »
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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 »
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| MORE CITY OF FREDERICK NEWS |
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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
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| CITY OF FREDERICK: ELECTION 2009 |
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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
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| FREDERICK'S MOST WANTED |
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| FREDERICK COLD CASE |
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| CITY NOTES |
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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 |
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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
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| COLUMNS/EDITORIALS ON CITY OF FREDERICK |
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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
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| QUICK FACTS |
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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
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| DID YOU KNOW |
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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
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| CITY OF FREDERICK SCHOOLS |
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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
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| WHERE TO EAT IN CITY OF FREDERICK |
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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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