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Come on in out of the cold! End Days @ 8pm & The Comedy Pigs at 10:30pm!

from:Maryland Ensemble Theatre

Come on in out of the cold! End Days @ 8pm & The Comedy Pigs at 10:30pm!

Looking for 6 computer monitors for Antigone. So, if you have a big ole honking...

from:Maryland Ensemble Theatre

Looking for 6 computer monitors for Antigone. So, if you have a big ole honking monitor that still works, we'll take it off your hands! We could use 1 flat one, also...if...

Ask the Editor — No favorites in the sports department

Allow me to be upfront about something Here is a list of discussions that have never -- and will never -- take place in our sports department:

Local briefs

Comp plan meetings set

Fire and police blotter

Man charged with armed robbery

Grand jury indicts 15 during first session

The newly seated Frederick County grand jury had a busy day during its first session Friday, handing down 15 indictments, including armed robbery and child pornography cases

New United Way impact director learning, eager to make a difference

Brian Duchon has been on the job less than a month, but the new community impact director at the United Way of Frederick County speaks of the agency as if he's been there for...

Inmate fee plan fizzles

ANNAPOLIS -- State lawmakers gave a thumbs-down to a local bill that calls for Frederick County inmates to help pay for jail intake and education courses

Chmelik ready to bring ideas to school system

Tony Chmelik has noticed that many candidates were driven to run for the Frederick County Board of Education by a single issue

Around Town — Valentine's Day Party

Third-graders Isabella Ewine and Jeremiah Fulp search for classmates’ card bags during a Valentine’s Day party Friday afternoon at Middletown Elementary School

Around Town — Friday Morning Flush

A driver passes a fire hydrant as it’s being flushed Friday morning off Ballenger Creek Pike

Frederick firm shares $900 million Department of Defense contract

A Frederick company specializing in satellite communication systems is part of a winning bid on a federal contract worth up to $900 million

Mount St. Mary's responds to contraception compromise

EMMITSBURG — Mount St Mary's University President Thomas Powell, other officials and students expressed their tentative support Friday for a health care law that will...

Citizen's actions helped ID bank robbery suspect

A private citizen helped identify a man charged with holding up a Monrovia bank by following his car for miles after the robbery, according to charging documents filed in...

Elevated cadmium emission at Fort Detrick reviewed

The Maryland Department of the Environment is looking into 'potential violations involving operations and procedures' related to a municipal waste incinerator at Fort...

March Mix & Mingle 3/15/2012 5:00 PM - 3/15/2012 7:00 PM

from:Frederick County Chamber Of Commerce

The Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce cordially invites the Frederick County Chamber and their Members for a Business After Hours Event at Potomac Edison’s...

Around Town — A Night of Numbers

Remington Bianchi, 5, a kindergartner at Parkway Elementary School, reacts to a math question posed by his mother, Renata, on Thursday during a Math Night event at Safeway on West...

Karate tradition continues at Banner School

Rachel Paroby finished a round of fighting with 16-year-old Carrie Dougher, a Banner School alumna

Area residents’ baseball website hits home run with fantasy enthusiasts

For friends and former co-workers Reggie Yinger and Thad Miller, baseball is more than a game Baseball is a way of life they inherited from their families at a young age

Graffiti set to be discussed at library community forum

The Frederick County Bureau of Investigation will hold a community forum Saturday to discuss racist graffiti recently discovered in the Brunswick area

Getting closer

The City of Frederick continues to chip away at the U S 15/Monocacy Boulevard interchange project, focusing on the extension of Monocacy Boulevard

Krysztoforski wants smaller budget, government

Joe Krysztoforski wants to lead Maryland's 6th Congressional District and the country away from the financial decisions Congress has made in the past dozen years

Officer thwarts inmate suicide attempt

Inmates are not allowed to leave their bunks at night, time in the shower is scheduled and slip-on shoes are a part of the dress code at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center

Arrest made in two bank robberies

A six-month investigation culminated Wednesday when authorities charged a Laurel man with two bank robberies, one of which occurred at the SunTrust Bank in Monrovia, according to...

City of Frederick ponders camping rules

Occupy Frederick camped in Carroll Creek Linear Park, made statements about society and raised at least one question it did not answer

Fatal fall prompts push for Maryland balcony inspection law

ANNAPOLIS — A New Market woman whose son died in 2008 after falling through a rotting second-story railing urged state lawmakers Thursday to require balcony inspections in...

Bond sale nets Frederick County $6.2 million in savings

Frederick County will save $6 2 million as the result of a bond sale Thursday to refinance outstanding debt

See "End Days" this weekend! Performances Fri & Sat @ 8pm. Sun @ 2pm. Sunday...

from:Maryland Ensemble Theatre

See "End Days" this weekend! Performances Fri & Sat @ 8pm. Sun @ 2pm. Sunday matinee will be followed by a talk back session with this amazing cast!

Weinberg Center For The Arts Presents 'Fambul Tok'

from:Weinberg Center For The Arts

A presentation of the “On Screen/In Person” film seriesFREDERICK, MD - Weinberg Center for the Arts presents the film Fambul Tok. Fambul Tok premiered in 2011 at Austin’s...

Walkersville burgess to pitch idea on park's mulch pile

WALKERSVILLE -- Burgess Ralph Whitmore says he will likely approach the Board of County Commissioners within a month with an idea on how to settle the ongoing discussion about the...

News-Post taking reservations for community garden plots

Listening to David Muns talk about his love for gardening is enough to persuade anyone to get off the couch, put away the remote control or laptop, and connect with Mother Nature

Robin Ficker: Jobs are top issue in campaign

Robin Ficker says he is the only Republican candidate for Congress in Maryland's 6th District who can defeat Robert Garagiola

Concert planned to benefit infant with rare condition

Kelly and Steve Simpson's daughter, Delainie, spent the first 41Ú2 months of her life in three hospitals

Veterans groups ask for slots in posts

ANNAPOLIS -- Suffering from recession-weakened revenue, Frederick County veterans groups have proposed a possible cure: slot machines

Fire and police blotter

Rockville man faces drug charges

State to fund Frederick High feasibility study

The state agreed Wednesday to channel more than $230,000 of funding to kick-start the revamping of Frederick High School

Report: Maryland students lead U.S. in AP test scores

Maryland is first in the nation in Advanced Placement testing scores for graduating seniors, and Frederick County was a major contributor, according to a report from the College...

Md. to get nearly $1B in foreclosure aid

A $25 billion nationwide settlement with five major financial institutions accused of wrongfully foreclosing on borrowers will bring nearly $1 billion to Maryland homeowners...

Board approves charter school opening

The Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the facility plan for Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter School, putting the school on track to open Aug 27

Study finds doctors not always honest with patients

WASHINGTON -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients

Uphill battle attracts downhill skiers

Mike Caselle is nervous

Want2Dish.Com Frederick County mojo Charlie Smith reviews "End Days". Performanc...

from:Maryland Ensemble Theatre

Want2Dish.Com Frederick County mojo Charlie Smith reviews "End Days". Performances of this "touching, thought provoking, and often hilarious" play run this...