Hood College News

Alex Kronemer, an executive producer of the film "Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think," left, and Yahya Hendi, an imam at the Islamic Society of Frederick, chat before the start of the showing of the film at Hood College.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Stacey Aldrich as state librarian for the California State Library.

Hood College political science professor Paige Eager has instructed high school students from Frederick and surrounding counties in a regional model U.N. program for the past four years.

Woodsboro a ' Woodsboro resident Laura Grimes-Hartley recently was named to the board of directors for Kids' Chance of Maryland.

Mayor-elect Randy McClement waves to supporters after boarding his billboard truck for a brief ride through Frederick on Wednesday.

Turnout from three very different precincts topped the list of unofficial results for Tuesday's primary election in Frederick .

Linda Funsch, who teaches history at Hood College and Frederick Community College, is organizing a screening of the film "Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think." When: 6:30 p.m. Nov.

Hood College will host its annual fall celebration for children in Frederick and surrounding communities from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

"FLUX," an annual exhibition through the local chapter of AIGA, has grown from 120 submissions in 2006 to more than 1,000 this year, and graphic artists Chris Chilcoat and Adam Leviton have seen it since its grassroots beginnings, as has its founder, Kristin Kaineg, an assistant professor of art at Shepherd University.

Public invited to reception at 7 p.m. Special to the Herald The Susan Oliver Invitational is set to debut at the Averitt Center for the Arts in downtown Statesboro.

The Health Department is holding a public pandemic H1N1 flu presentation on Thursday, October 22 at 1:00 pm at Hood College.

The Frederick Innovative Technology Center will leave its original location to consolidate at its second site on Metropolitan Court.

Gov. Thomas Johnson High School's band will kick off the Halloween spirit with its Howlin' Halloween Party from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the school's parking lot, 1501 N. Market St.

Do you know a business that exemplifies the word "ethics?" The Rotary Club of Carroll Creek, in partnership with The Frederick News-Post, is seeking nominees for the annual Business Ethics Awards.

The Jackson Clinic recently added Dr. Cheryl L. Ledford to its orthopedic department.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Friday U.S. President Barack Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Frederick residents echoed the surprise of the nation, and the president himself, at hearing the news that President Barack Obama had won this ...

The annual Randall Family Chamber Music Concert will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Coffman Chapel at Hood College, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

The county's Office of Transportation Engineering is conducting the Stronghold Square Rehabilitation project at Comus Road and Sugarloaf Mountain Road, also known as Stronghold Square.

Sierra Bair, 24, works in the Cannonball Old Tyme Malt Shop in Gettysburg. Though she works part time at the shop, owned by her parents, she has a degree and wants to be a history teacher.

Margaret Kline doesn't think of herself as a pioneer, despite the fact she was the first woman to work uniform patrol with the Hagerstown Police Department 35 years ago.