AROUND TOWN Tonight: Windy Hill band plays at Club Fox 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 re... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 20 hours ago
AROUND TOWN A headmaster hangs up the chalk after 20 years of transformation It was mid-afternoon on a glorious day -- sunny, mild, the air fragrant with spring. But on the Menlo School campus, Norman Colb wasn't out smelling the roses. Instead, he sai... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 23, 2013 at 9:00 am
AROUND TOWN 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 22, 2013 at 2:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 22, 2013 at 2:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN Supervisors Approve 25 new jobs on Consent Agenda where a single vote and NO discussion is needed. Of the 25 positions 2 of them are for supervisors to the 23 other positions. Its a shame we weren't able to have a discussion,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community, on May 22, 2013 at 10:32 am
AROUND TOWN 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 21, 2013 at 9:41 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 23, 2013 at 4:08 pm.
AROUND TOWN 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 cente... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 20, 2013 at 8:31 pm
AROUND TOWN I want a girl like the girls on Fox News My liberal days are over.
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AROUND TOWN 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. ==I Photo courtes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 20, 2013 at 8:37 am
AROUND TOWN Sunday: Atherton's 'Evening in Paris' The Mid-Peninsula League of the San Francisco Symphony will celebrate "An Evening in Paris" with cocktails, floral displays, fine dining and musical entertainment on Sunday, M... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 19, 2013 at 11:52 am
AROUND TOWN 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. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 19, 2013 at 3:51 am
AROUND TOWN 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.
Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 18, 2013 at 12:51 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 20, 2013 at 10:08 am.
AROUND TOWN 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 documen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 18, 2013 at 12:14 pm
AROUND TOWN 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 18, 2013 at 11:11 am
AROUND TOWN Interim chief named while injured chief recovers A former chief of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Douglas Sporleder, will serve as interm chief while Chief Harold Schapelhouman recovers from injuries sustained from... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 18, 2013 at 9:10 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2013 at 9:10 am.
AROUND TOWN Supervisor Dave Pine will ask the Board to Rescind Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Ayres I have just been informed that San Mateo Supervisor Dave Pine has contacted County Counsel and asked him to prepare a resolution rescinding the Lifetime Achievement Award give... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lurker, a resident of another community, on May 18, 2013 at 4:44 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2013 at 10:14 am.
AROUND TOWN Ormondale principal named Kevin Keegan, an elementary school principal in the Santa Clara Unified School District, has been appointed the new principal of Ormondale School in Portola Valley.
Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 17, 2013 at 12:13 pm
AROUND TOWN Prosecutor: Ayres verdict brings relief to victims After years of legal wrangling, Dr. William Hamilton Ayres, an 81-year-old former San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting boys during examinations in the 1990s, has pleade... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 17, 2013 at 9:59 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 2:49 pm.
AROUND TOWN Golden Shears celebrates 50th year When Louis Arenas opened his barbershop in downtown Menlo Park, he wanted it to be an old-fashioned type of place, where customers could feel as if they were returning to anot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 17, 2013 at 12:12 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 5:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN Dr. William Ayres pleads guilty to child molestation today Just in: Dr. William Ayres, the court appointed psychiatrist to hundreds of juveniles in San Mateo County, will plead guilty to child molestation today.
Sentencing is Augu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lurker, a resident of another community, on May 16, 2013 at 1:32 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 4:13 am.
AROUND TOWN Menlo Park fire chief recovering from fall After tumbling off a ladder at his San Jose home over the weekend, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman is on the mend.
Read the full story here h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 2:05 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 2:42 pm.
AROUND TOWN New owner applies to remodel $117 million Woodside mansion The new owner of the mansion at 360 Mountain Home Road in Woodside has applied to the town to redesign parts of the main house and three accessory buildings on this 8.74-acre ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 8:18 am
AROUND TOWN Robert Taylor honored for pioneering work on computers, Internet Robert W. Taylor, a Woodside resident for 30 years and a visionary in the development of computer networks and modern personal computing, including the availability of informa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 15, 2013 at 1:25 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 5:01 pm.
AROUND TOWN Tonight: Police contract talks on Atherton agenda A session to allow the public to comment on upcoming contract talks between the town and the police union, and potential changes in the city manager's contract, are on the age... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 14, 2013 at 10:10 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm.
AROUND TOWN M-A forum on planning for growth In a public forum at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, in the Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School, officials from the Sequoia Union High School District will be seeking ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 13, 2013 at 11:52 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2013 at 9:57 pm.
AROUND TOWN Steering kids away from drugs Programs designed to help steer kids away from drugs, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), can be only as effective as the people who work face to face with the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 13, 2013 at 8:19 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2013 at 2:02 pm.
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