MENLO PARK
Belle Haven parents blast day care program
Many of the parents with children enrolled in the Belle Haven after-school program were disappointed in Barbara George's comments published in the Nov. 7 Almanac about the mul... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:35 am by What ever, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Driver to be sentenced in accident that injured MaryAnn Levenson
A sentence of up to 16 months in state prison may be coming in January to the Hillsborough man in a pickup truck who struck and severely injured Menlo Park bicycle racer Mary... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:25 am by Richard, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Mayor Trying to Avoid Public Debate on Green Ribbon Citizens' Committee Recommendations
Following the prolonged public debate and ultimate defeat of her scheme to have the city purchase the Park Theater and then turn it over to a private dance studio, the Mayor i... |
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on Nov 20, 2007 at 9:29 am by Rabula, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
City child care program cited with safety violations by state
The Menlo Park Belle Haven school-age child care program has been hit with five safety violations, prompting more anger from parents already bitter about the controversial tra... |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 8:10 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 11/18/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. The Chase, Clive Cussler
2. The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming, Lemony Snicket
3. World Without End, Ken Follett
4. Gentlemen of the Road, ... |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 3:56 pm by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
the affordable housing equation
A lot of discussion in this town often references the need for "affordable housing", but it seems that this discussion is generally only focused on one side of the equation. ... |
just a thought |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 2:50 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Did you loose a dog in Sharon Heights?
The Cutest Brown Dog showed up on our campus at Phillips Brooks this afternoon. If you are missing your dog please call 854-4545 x 139 |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 2:21 pm by Jenny, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
MP toy store tests for lead in toys
In an effort to reduce parents' concerns about the presence of lead in their children's toys, Cheeky Monkey Toys in downtown Menlo Park is providing X-ray fluorescence lead t... |
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on Nov 19, 2007 at 10:46 am by Nadeine Reynolds, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Safe routes to Laurel School: Council sets special meeting
With a deadline for state funding approaching, the Menlo Park City Council will hold a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 16, to reconsider a previous decision regarding how the ... |
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on Nov 18, 2007 at 7:42 pm by free oconnor school, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Thanksgiving Day
As the national day of Thanksgiving is only a few days away, it may be a good time to pause for a moment to say thanks for the many blessings we so richly receive in this comm... |
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on Nov 17, 2007 at 11:19 pm by Jim Lewis, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Troubled by theater owner's parting shot
Editor:
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Nov 16, 2007 at 6:54 am by Scott Oesterling, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Portola Valley cyclist struck, killed on Skyline Boulevard
The life of Thomas Colby Maddox came to an untimely end Saturday, July 15, after the Portola Valley resident and cyclist was struck by a car three days earlier while cycling w... |
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on Nov 15, 2007 at 4:02 pm by David Nader, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
MP mayor issues press release on climate change recommendations
This e-mail was received from Menlo Park Mayor Kelly Fergusson on Thursday, November 15, 2007:
I am pleased to announce the release of two Climate Change documents of vital ... |
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on Nov 15, 2007 at 3:46 pm by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
AROUND TOWN
Stanford wants to dump 300,000 cubic yards of fill on former Christmas tree farm in SM County
As Stanford pursues its massive campus expansion, it will dig up a lot of dirt that needs to be disposed of somewhere -- up to 300,000 cubic yards of it.
The university is p... |
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on Nov 15, 2007 at 7:33 am by new guy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton Feed Our Families
Feed Our Families – our annual food drive
On Tuesday, November 13, Menlo-Atherton High School kicked off Feed Our Families 2007, our annual drive to feed families within Me... |
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on Nov 14, 2007 at 9:53 pm by Kelly Todd, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big topics for school meeting: master plan, Spanish program
The Menlo Park City School District's complete master plan for facility projects at the four schools will be presented at the Monday, Nov. 19, board meeting that was reschedul... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 7:57 pm by accountability, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park council commits to more housing, but not everyone's on board
According to a loosely enforced state law, Menlo Park has to adjust zoning for, if not approve, the construction of 993 new homes within city limits over the next seven years.... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 4:06 pm by Martin Engel, a resident of the Menlo Park: Park Forest neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How are your schools dealing with the challenge of global warming?
Almanac staff writer David Boyce has written a cover story this week on how local schools are taking initiatives to teach and practice measures dealing with the problem of glo... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 11:24 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
MENLO PARK
ENTRAPMENT . . . .
Did you ever park your car in downtown Menlo Park? If you have, you no doubt were in one of the Parking Plaza's that had a very limited and restrictive time frame, at one tim... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 8:25 am by short term parker, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Woodside High teacher assaulted after trying to calm aggressive youth
A Woodside High School teacher who tried to advise an aggravated youth to relax and ease up on his use of profanity has had one of his teeth knocked out and another loosened a... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 5:42 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
ATHERTON
At Menlo-Atherton, Class of 2006 bids farewell
The Menlo-Atherton High School Class of 2006 on June 8 proceeded to their assigned places on Coach Parks Field decked in gowns scholars might have worn long ago — maroon... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 3:42 am by Erouh Attiyat, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Town Square posts need to comply with terms of use
Town Square posts and comments are monitored by the Almanac for compliance with terms of use: Web Link
We want to encourage an intelligen... |
Richard Hine |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 9:16 pm by Joanna, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Career con man avoids prison for check fraud
A 64-year-old Menlo Park man who prosecutors claim is a career con artist who once tried to sell a man the Golden State Warriors basketball team, but whom his attorney says ha... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 4:50 pm by Smart Business Guy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Best Sellers 11/11/07
Hardcover Fiction
1. World Without End, Ken Follett
2. The Chase, Clive Cussler
3. The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming, Lemony Snicket
4. A War of Gifts, Orson S... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 10:32 am by Susan Lider, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SPORTS
MP Strikers FC Tryouts Announced
MP Strikers FC, a competitive local soccer club, invites all girls and boys in age groups U8-U12 interested in playing competitive soccer on a Class 1 or Class 3 team to club ... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 10:03 am by Jeanine Morgan, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |