U.S. Silica Co., the privately held, second largest domestic producer of commercial silica, said Monday it was planning a $200 million initial public offering. The Frederick-based company announced the IPO and said shares would be listed on the New York ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A panel on legislative redistricting in Maryland has scheduled 12 public hearings across the state. The Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee announced the full hearing schedule on Monday. The first two will be held in Hancock and Frederick on ...

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People from Wyoming must think they’re just too good for Frederick. Since the Tourism Council of Frederick County opened its new Frederick Visitor Center in April, nearly 8,500 visitors have passed through its doors. And in those three months, the ...

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FREDERICK — Maryland state Delegate Galen Clagett says he’s retiring after his term ends in 2014. The 69-year-old Democrat told The Frederick News-Post on Friday that he hasn’t ruled out seeking another office but says it wouldn’t be in the ...

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SILVER SPRING — The Army is seeking public comment on the proposed decommissioning of a former nuclear reactor site in Silver Spring. A spokesman at Fort Detrick in Frederick said Friday that the comment period runs through July 29. The ...

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This may be one of my favorite posts so far to write. Mostly because I still get giddy over fireworks. The cacophony of fireworks and constant Sousa, popcorn and fried food smells… It’s the best. We won’t provide an entirely ...

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I received an unexpected email earlier this week from the Sunnyside New Life Community Church in Frederick inviting me to their “Liberty Through the Cross” event Sunday at Tuscarora High School. I wrote last year about Sunnyside, founded by descendants ...

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A Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a Frederick taxicab driver has been sentenced to life in prison, plus another 20 years for a handgun offense. Twenty-four-year-old Robert Lee Murphy was sentenced Thursday in Baltimore City ...

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FREDERICK — With more than $51.5 million in annual milk sales, Frederick County is the undisputed leader in the state in dairy production. Although the number of Frederick County dairy farms has leveled off over the past couple of years ...

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On Tuesday, the receptionist answered the phone as usual, with “McEvoy & Dean.” On Wednesday, that firm will no longer exist. Bruce Dean, of McEvoy & Dean in Frederick, has joined Linowes & Blocher LLP, a 50-lawyer real estate and ...

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