The Frederick News-Post

Primary Election Day is July 19, but Frederick County residents can head to the polls as early as Thursday, the start of an early-voting period. Most races on the ballot are for registered Democrats or Republicans. However, all registered voters — including those who unaffiliated — can choose Frederick County Board of Education candidates. School board elections in Maryland are nonpartisan.

A Frederick County Councilwoman has proposed a bill that she said will clarify the process for applying to hold events at the county’s historic properties. The bill would also grant the county more authority to regulate the events. Under the county’s code, individuals or groups can use historic facilities...

The Frederick County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved County Executive Jan Gardner’s 11 appointees for the county’s Police Accountability Board, which will review complaints of misconduct against law enforcement officers. The board will receive complaints made against Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies and officers from the Frederick, Brunswick...

A major Frederick transportation project is a step closer to reality after construction money was included in a federal spending bill. An appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved by the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives last week included $4 million for the city of Frederick's East Street Trail Liberty Road Bridge Crossing.

When Frederick artist Colleen Clapp walked by the C. Burr Artz Public Library in early 2022 with her husband, daughter and son-in-law, she was shocked to see that some of the work she painted in the children’s section was gone. Removable wallpaper with geometric shapes covered a mural she...