Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Parenting published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1503
» View herald-mail.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-126
•
Next >
-
Letters to the Editor - May 24
Let us do more than just change gun laws To the editor: A look at the world through gun ownership will confirm that a higher percentage of gun availability increases the murder rate. For example, I traveled to Morocco and was told that gun ownership...Tags: Elections, Memorial Day, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Tea Party Movement, Murder
-
Teen dance offers fun, safety
Special to The Herald-MailTweens and teens who are looking for a place to dance, and parents who are looking for a safe place for their kids to hang out can find both at Memorial Recreation Center's teen dances. The Memorial Recreation Center will host a teen dance from 7:30 to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sociology, Martin Luther King Jr., Dance, Human Interest
-
Defining charter schools
Characteristics, set out in state law, that define charter schools: - They have nonsectarian programs, policies and operations. - They are schools to which parents can choose to send their children. - They are open to all students as space is...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Public Schools, Schools
-
Spring semester students will be first to use newly renovated HCC buildings
julieg@herald-mail.comWhen the spring semester begins Monday at Hagerstown Community College, students will have access to two newly renovated buildings — the former Classroom Building and the former science building — that received more than $7.5 million in...Tags: Computer Science, Students, Software Industry, Science and Technology, Science
-
Police officers visit county schools to reassure students, parents
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Hagerstown Police Department sent officers to several public schools Monday to reassure school communities three days after one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history occurred in Newtown, Conn....Tags: Students, Family, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Labor Legislation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
-
Extra security to be placed at school districts in Franklin County, Pa.
School districts in Franklin County, Pa., are taking measures to make students feel safer when they return to classes today in the wake of Friday’s shooting that killed 20 students in Connecticut. According to a phone message to parents in the...
Tags: Students, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teachers, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
-
Texas town allows teachers to carry concealed guns
The Associated PressIn this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don’t give much thought to safety at the community’s lone school — mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons. In remote Harrold, the nearest sheriff’s...Tags: Shootings, Washington, DC, Teachers, Rick Snyder, Health and Safety at School
-
Chambersburg community remembers the 26 souls lost in Newtown school massacre
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and many other elected officials and citizens followed Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s call for a day of mourning Friday with a moment of silence and a tolling of bells to remember the 20 children and six adults who...Tags: Government, Religion and Belief, Family, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Tom Corbett
-
Antietam Exchange Club Christmas party boasts record turnout
dona@herald-mail.comIt was with a sense of melancholy that Christina was attending her last Antietam Exchange Club Christmas party Saturday at the Masonic Lodge in Hagerstown. Since she was pregnant with the first of her three children, Christina has been enrolled in the...Tags: Holidays, Family, Depression, Religious Festivals, Santa Claus (fictional character)
-
Former South Hagerstown HIgh School teacher writes memoir
Name: Roger P. Engle Age: 64 City in which you reside: Martinsburg, W.Va. Day job: Retired after 30 years of teaching at South Hagerstown High School Book title: "Stories From A Small Town: Remembering My Childhood In Hedgesville, West Virginia"...
Tags: Fiction
-
Two Maryland state agencies making Halloween safe for trick-or-treaters
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comTwo Maryland state agencies are joining forces to make Halloween safe this year for little ghosts and goblins. For the 18th year, the Maryland State Highway Administration is offering its Vests for Visibility Program, which lends reflective vests to...Tags: Halloween, Government, Holidays, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Safety of Citizens
-
Local experts debate whether it's best to pick up your infant or let him or her cry
Special to The Herald-MailAs a mother of two children younger than 2, Chancity Barnhart knows just how hard it can be for new parents to get a good night's sleep. The Hagerstown parent had her own challenges helping her first son to sleep on his own, and plenty of her friends...Tags: Family, Human Interest, Medical Specialization, Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics
May 24, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 24, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 6, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Jan 12, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 17, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 16, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 20, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 21, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 1, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Nov 16, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 26, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Oct 18, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Parenting topic gallery.