ANNAPOLIS — Senate lawmakers have folded more than $200,000 in bond funding for Frederick County projects into the state’s capital budget, including money for a family shelter in Frederick, a museum in Brunswick, and a historic art studio for Middletown.

Funding for these so-called “legislative initiative” bonds — smaller projects that are funded for localities by the state as opposed to the big amounts for construction of roads, bridges, schools — was in limbo after Gov. Larry Hog...

BRUNSWICK — Public comments on Tuesday reinforced the Brunswick City Council’s plan to buy two buildings and improve the city skate park.

Votes are tentatively set for May 10 to buy the buildings at 40-42 and 811 W. Potomac St. The contract for 40-42 W. Potomac St., home of the Brunswick Heritage Museum, is waiting on the resolution of an issue that came up in the building inspection phase, according to Bob McGrory, the city administrator.