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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.


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Atherton residents address police contract issues, from outsourcing to pensions
Should the town of Atherton consider outsourcing its police department? If not, how much should the town be willing to pay to keep residents safe, properties secure, and polic...
Last comment from SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, 1 hour ago (Comments: 8)

Editorial: Council gets earful from Belle Haven
Although enveloped by Menlo Park city limits, the Belle Haven neighborhood often has a hard time identifying with neighborhoods west of the Bayshore Freeway, where property va...
Last comment from Garrett, a resident of another community, 8 hours ago (Comments: 15)

President Obama has had a tough week
This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal Obamacare. If Republicans really wanted to do away with Obamacare they should just endorse it as a con...
Last comment from POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood, 4 hours ago (Comments: 10)


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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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Adult/Teen hip hop class (Dance)
New Work by Barbara Heinrich (Art Galleries)
MVHS Annual Art Show (Special Events)
Morocco's 'Magic Mondays' (Live Music)

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There's a speech in the old dramatic war horse "12 Angry Men" about reasonable doubt that an accused teenager has committed murder. "Now is this kid smart or is he dumb? To say that he is guilty you have to toss his intelligence like a pancake." That...(Read the full review here)

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Teen killed, two others injured in shooting
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night.

City clerk leaving Menlo Park
Menlo Park needs to break out the recruitment ads once again. City Clerk Margaret Roberts gave two weeks' notice that her last day will be Friday, May 24.

Public asked to help families devastated by fire
Redwood City officials are asking the public to help families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood May 15.

Obama to attend June fundraiser in Portola Valley
President Barack Obama will attend a $32,400-a-head June 6 fundraising dinner at the Portola Valley home of Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his wife, Neeru.

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.

Tuesday: Talk on black holes and galaxies
It turns out that, like everything else, black holes and galaxies go through love-hate relationships.

Report: School inequity threatens U.S. prosperity
"Not every kid's going to be as lucky as I was," says Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuellar, whose work ethic and smarts propelled him from a mediocre high school on California's border with Mexico to Harvard University, Yale University and an endowed professorship at Stanford Law School.

Monday: Screening of 'Tapestries of Hope'
As part of their senior project at Woodside Priory School, Clara Johnson and Stephanie Brugger are hosting the screening on May 20 of the film, "Tapestries of Hope," a documentary on young rape survivors in Zimbabwe.

Decorator Show House runs through Friday
The Peninsula Decorator Show House is a "California Monterey Colonial," built in Woodside in 1938 and updated some 20 years ago. It is situated on 21 acres that include gardens and stables.

Paly, Menlo survive but SHP doesn't in playoffs
CCS baseball: It was nearly an improbable day for three local baseball teams in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday. But, two out of three certainly wasn't bad. Read this and other sports coverage at PASportsOnline.com.

Highs and lows at CCS track and field semifinals
Gunn High coach PattiSue Plumer probably said it best following a roller coaster day for local athletes at the Central Coast Section track and field semifinals on Saturday at Gilroy High. Read this and other sports coverage at PASportsOnline.com.

Saturday shooting: Juvenile hospitalized
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that hospitalized a juvenile male Saturday night, police said Sunday.

Friday shooting: Victim probably shot himself
A 19-year-old man injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto Friday afternoon probably shot himself, Police Chief Ronald Davis said.

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Golden Shears celebrates 50th year
Prosecutor: Ayres verdict brings relief to victims
Interim chief named while injured chief recovers
Atherton residents address police contract issues, from outsourcing to pensions
Ormondale principal named
Portola Valley council vetoes artificial grass
New owner applies to remodel $117 million Woodside mansion
Atherton city manager gets compensation boost, sort of
Lawsuit filed over collision with horses on I-280
Fire marshal leaving Menlo Park Fire Protection District
May 23: Service for Henry Blume, engineer, sportsman
Assemblyman seeking summer interns
Menlo Park traffic stop turns into drug bust

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Ad Libs Rebecca Wallace goes backstage with a blog on the Midpeninsula's vibrant arts scene. Check out 'Ad Libs' for updates, insight, and audio and video files.
 

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