Recently added articles from Frederick News-Post:
Frederick, Md., professional women's club hears military speakers.
Oct 07, 2007 ... Byline: Ed Waters Jr. Oct. 7--The role of women in the military -- often overlooked -- was front and center at a presentation by the Frederick Business and Professional Women's Club. The organization invited female military officers and non-commissioned officers, and ...
Xecunet expands to 20,000-square-foot center.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Stewart Oct. 2--A Frederick technology company's newly opened data center will allow the firm to sustain the fastest-growing segment of its business. Xecunet LLC, on Industry Lane, recently opened a 20,000-square-foot data center that is three times larger than ...
Businesses look toward temporary solutions after fire.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Katie Leslie Oct. 2--MOUNT AIRY -- As early as Wednesday, double-wide trailers will veer down South Main Street into the parking lot behind the old train station. To Stefanie Scranton, a trailer never looked so good. "Let's turn this box into a salon," said ...
Trash talk set for hearing.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Meg Bernhardt Oct. 2--A year ago, Frederick County resident Bob Condon stood up at a public hearing to dissuade the county commissioners from supporting trash hauling franchising districts. He will do the same tonight. The commissioners are holding ...
2 professionals make alpaca farming their night job.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ashley Andyshak Oct. 1--ADAMSTOWN -- Nancy and Kevin Brandt may not seem like typical farmers. Nancy is an associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, and Kevin is the superintendent of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. But when their working day is ...
Small-business group offers free counseling for executives.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Stewart Oct. 1--FREDERICK -- The Frederick chapter of a national organization that offers free help to small business owners is getting a new lease on life. Formerly called the Service Corps of Retired Executives, SCORE now uses only the acronym because ...
Drivers come up with new ways to save on gas.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ashley Andyshak Oct. 1--When it comes to saving money on gas, Maryland drivers are doing everything from slowing down to changing jobs in order to conserve. Renee Riggs-Garrett, of Finksburg, was fueling up at Sheetz on East Patrick Street Sunday afternoon, ...
Secondhand prom-dress sale helps buyers, sellers alike.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Breitenbach Sep. 30--WALKERSVILLE -- Dozens of mother-daughter pairs filtered into the lobby of Walkersville High School on Saturday morning in search of the right dress. They sorted through hundreds of formal frocks, looking for one that wasn't too ...
Loan program for female farmers meets with positive response.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Ike Wilson Sep. 30--Local female farmers applaud and criticize the USDA's loan program for women and minorities interested in buying and operating family-sized farms. The loan is designed to help reverse the declining number of farmers and ranchers across the ...
Commissioner pushes for stricter limits on county services for immigrants.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Meg Bernhardt Sep. 30--Frederick County Commissioner Charles Jenkins' wife moved to America from Cambodia when she was 5. She came to escape the killing fields, a massacre known to many Americans only through movies. His wife came here legally, and he does not ...
Frederick County, Md., sees illegal immigrant population rise by 147 percent.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy Hernandez Sep. 30--About 11.55 million people live in the United States without legal permission, according to 2006 data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Of those, most were born in Mexico. Roughly 6.57 million, 57 percent, are from Mexico, according ...
Allegheny Power to hand out energy-efficient light bulbs.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Ed Waters Jr. Sep. 30--GREENSBURG, Pa. -- Allegheny Power is sending energy-efficient light bulbs to 220,000 Maryland customers. The program will cost about $2.4 million, said Allen Staggers, manager of corporate communications. "But it will pay ...
'Aesthetics medicine' clinic to expand liposuction practice.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Ed Waters, Jr. Sep. 30--The Sylvana Institute for Aesthetics Medicine, 180 Thomas Johnson Drive, is expanding. "We were the first medical aesthetics practice in the greater Washington-Baltimore area to offer SmartLipo, and the response has been tremendous," ...
School based on Quaker values celebrates 10th anniversary.
Sep 30, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Breitenbach Sep. 30--The Friends Meeting School, an institution founded on Quaker values, is 10 years old and looking toward its future. Parents, pupils and faculty celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Ijamsville school Saturday as plans are already in ...
Businesses' rally meant to raise money for assault victim.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Kate Leckie Sep. 29--When Anna Sowers celebrates her first wedding anniversary Oct. 20, she'll give her husband, Zach, a kiss. The greatest gift would be if her husband could kiss her back. For the past four months, Zach Sowers, 28, has been hooked up to ...
Frederick, Md., firm refines device to scan blood in minutes for diseases.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Ed Waters Jr. Sep. 29--Imagine being able to take a blood or saliva sample, put it on a credit card-sized chip and put it into a reader the size of a Blackberry. In 15 minutes or less, a readout shows whether someone has a disease. That test under normal circumstances ...
Students use image-altering technology to see themselves as another race.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Nancy Hernandez Sep. 29--EMMITSBURG -- Students at Mount St. Mary's University saw themselves differently this week. On Friday, junior Katie Rosario entered the Human Race Machine and had a digital photo taken of her face. She then used a joystick to pinpoint ...
Frederick, Md., officials scramble to wrap up street work before holidays.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Justin M. Palk Sep. 29--Downtown motorists face two more weeks of lane closures on Patrick Street before water main work stops for the year. To simplify the replacement of two water mains, construction workers are pulling out the concrete slab that supported Frederick's ...
Thurmont, Md., consider allowing taxi service.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Ashley Andyshak Sep. 29--THURMONT-- Commissioners are considering a Frederick cab company's proposal to offer service in the town. Blaine Young, co-owner of both City Cab Company and Wood Transportation LLC, said his company regularly gets calls for service ...
Labor official praises Frederick County, Md., for workforce development.
Sep 29, 2007 ... Byline: Ed Waters Jr. Sep. 29--Frederick County has an outstanding workforce development system, one that surpasses many counties in Maryland. That was one of the accolades given Friday morning by Thomas E. Perez, secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, ...