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Menlo Massacre girls win soccer tourney
The Menlo Massacre, an under-10 girls soccer team, defeated San Carlos 2-1, to win the championship game of the El Palo Alto soccer tournament April 28 in Palo Alto.


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Menlo Park hires consultant to study city's administrative services department
Now that a $25,000 review of the police department's internal operations is done, Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre has hired a consultant to take a look at the city's adm...
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"Come see Babes in Arms!"
Grab Bag Theater, a completely student-run theater company, rehearses "Babes in Arms," music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by George Oppenheimer, based on the original by Rodgers & Hart. The play runs May 24th, May 25th, May 31st, and June 1st. Here is the URL for more information: ​​http://www.grabbagtheater.com/babes-in-arms.html

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'Women in Islam' (Classes/Workshops)
SCIT presents Euripides' 'Cyclops' (On Stage)
'What's Your Something Blue' (Special Events)

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True-crime enthusiasts won't want to miss "The Iceman," about a killer whose New York Times obituary was headlined "Richard Kuklinski ... a Killer of Many People and Many Ways, Dies." Ariel Vromen's docudrama about Kuklinski proves as matter-of fact...(Read the full review here)

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Menlo Park: Housing update in final stretch
The fact that the housing element staff report came with 26 attachments, lettered from A to Z, predicted it would be a very long night on May 21 as the Menlo Park City Council entered the final round of fine-tuning the city's housing plan update.

Too many students, too few seats
Sequoia Union High School District officials have begun a conversation on the possible effects of enrollment growth on facility use, school choice and neighborhood-school boundaries -- a matter of great concern to parents in the Las Lomitas and Ravenswood school districts.

Menlo Park community services director expects cost-of-living increases for employees
A 2 percent cost of living increase and travel expenses for professional development figure into Menlo Park's community services budget for fiscal year 2013-2014, according to a memo from Director Cherise Brandell.

Windy Hill bluegrass CD release party Friday
It's called "Lonesome Garbage Man" and it's the second album just released by Windy Hill, the local bluegrass band known for its white shirts, ties and cowboy hats, and its repertoire of new and traditional and lively tunes.

Thursday: 'Downsizing Your Home?'
Friends of Allied Arts will present a talk entitled "Downsizing Your Home?" from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 23, at Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road in Menlo Park.

Thursday at Kepler's: 50 reasons to reread 50 books you haven't touched since high school
Author Kevin Smokler discusses his book "Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park.

Menlo advances to CCS baseball title game
The Menlo School baseball team will have a shot to avenge last season's loss in the Central Coast Section Division III championship game after upsetting No. 1 seed Palma, 4-3, in eight innings in a semifinal game Tuesday night at San Jose Municipal Stadium. Read this and other sports coverage at PA Sports Online.com.

Menlo Park ... 1927
Downtown Menlo Park, including the building at right that now is known as the British Bankers Club, was photographed in 1927, the year the city incorporated. Photo courtesy of the Menlo Park Historical Association.

St. Raymond says goodbye to Nigerian pastor
St. Raymond Church in Menlo Park had a big barbecue event Friday night, with live music and Nigerian dancing, to say goodbye to its pastor, Father Edward Inyanawachi (in center with red hat). He's heading back to his home parish in Nigeria.

Suicide or murder? Attorneys duel in closing arguments
Did Parima Parineh commit suicide in her Woodside home on April 13, 2010, or was she shot and killed by her husband, Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, who is charged with premeditated murder for financial gain? A prosecutor and a defense attorney who argued the case over some 15 days gave their closing arguments to the jury in a San Mateo County Superior Court on Friday.

East Palo Alto police chief: 'Crime emergency'
A series of gun-related crimes over the weekend that culminated with the the death of 16-year-old boy has prompted East Palo Alto police chief Ron Davis to declare a "crime emergency."

Friday: Portola Valley's 'Flight Night'
Portola Valley will hold its third annual "Flight Night," with demonstrations and displays of radio-controlled model aircraft, at 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, at the Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road in Portola Valley.

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Decorator Show House runs through Friday
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Prosecutor: Ayres verdict brings relief to victims
Interim chief named while injured chief recovers
Atherton residents address police contract issues, from outsourcing to pensions
New owner applies to remodel $117 million Woodside mansion

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