AROUND TOWN
Teens catch alleged purse snatcher
A Menlo Park teenager was chased down and held for police by two 17-year-old Good Samaritans after he allegedly snatched a tourist's purse, according to police.
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 6:55 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Kepler's Bestsellers - Week ending 4/25/10
Hardcover Fiction
1 Imperfect Birds Anne Lamott
2 Double Comfort Safari Club Alexander McCall-Smith
3 Solar Ian McEwan
4 This Body Of Death Elizabeth George
5 Help Kath... |
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on Apr 27, 2010 at 12:40 pm by Pam Grange, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Report of mountain lion sighting near school
Someone reported seeing a mountain lion near the back fence of Corte Madera School in Portola Valley on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office reported.
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 5:16 pm by A mom, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How Tinsley program affects students
When students from the Ravenswood school district transfer to other Midpeninsula schools through the Tinsley program, they learn things that can't be measured on achievement t... |
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on Dec 9, 2011 at 1:20 pm by Local Teacher, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Officials optimistic about new trash collector
A switch to a new garbage and recycling service provider that began Jan 3 in parts of San Mateo County has seen some glitches, but officials have said they are confident the p... |
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on Apr 4, 2011 at 6:33 am by Michael Craig, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Supervisor Carole Groom's public statement to DA Steve Wagstaffe
Supervisor Carole Groom at Board of Supervisor Meeting June 21, 2012
"I don't know how many folks in our county know the promise you kept to the Biletnikoff family, after t... |
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on Jul 17, 2012 at 2:16 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Chris Zider scholarship winners named
Two student-athletes -- Jenna Swartz of Menlo Park and Derek Hunter of Portola Valley -- are winners of the 2011 Chris Zider Scholarships.
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on Mar 8, 2012 at 12:37 pm by kd94025, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Businesses protest Amazon tax resistance
Brick-and-mortar businesses that pay sales taxes are protesting Amazon.com's attempts to get an exemption for Internet sales it conducts in California.
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on Aug 18, 2011 at 5:41 pm by Citizen A, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Letter: Disappointed in Stanford stance on trail
The following letter was written to Stanford President John Hennessy.
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on Aug 11, 2011 at 11:04 am by Trail Fan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
'Historic' Toyota/Tesla deal will use NUMMI plant
A historic partnership between Toyota Motor Corporation and Tesla Motors to produce electric vehicles will bring jobs back to the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) plant ... |
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on May 21, 2010 at 11:39 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
ATHERTON
The videos the APOPA don't want you to see
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Around Atherton. Mayor Bill Widmer tells it like it is. |
Way to go Bill! |
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on Oct 9, 2012 at 10:06 am by mark, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Where innovation is abundant
SRI International, founded by Stanford University and celebrating its 65th year, is testing a device that absorbs atmospheric CO2. "It's a world of abundance," says SRI presid... |
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on Dec 18, 2011 at 6:45 pm by MA GRAD, a resident of the Atherton: West of Alameda neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Caltrans plans to spray chemicals along Hwy. 84
San Mateo County may have a moratorium on broadcast roadside spraying of herbicides, but that isn't helping some county residents who were informed this week that the Californ... |
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on Nov 17, 2011 at 8:22 pm by Bruce, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Tonight: Atherton meets on library issue
Atherton's City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Jennings Pavilion at Holbrook-Palmer Park. On the agenda is the topic that has split the town: the locat... |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 9:36 am by Survey, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park's new gym opens Saturday
The community gets its first tour of the Arrillaga Family Gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 16, when the city hosts a grand opening from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. After the ribbon-cutting, ... |
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on Oct 16, 2010 at 2:23 pm by neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
CHP arrests 208 for DUI over New Year's weekend
The California Highway Patrol is reporting that it made the same number of DUI arrests in the Bay Area over the holiday compared to the same period last year while fatal colli... |
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Downtowner, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Former Facebook exec claims British Bankers Club
Eight months after the party stopped at the landmark British Bankers Club in Menlo Park, signs of revival appeared, thanks to a former social media executive.
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on Aug 25, 2012 at 12:33 pm by Bill Wohler, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
High-Speed Rail Authority names new CEO
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors announced today that it will hire Jeff Morales as its new CEO.
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on May 30, 2012 at 7:06 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Burglars bust window in Willows
As-of-yet-unidentified burglars broke the side window of a home in the 200 block of Marmona Drive in Menlo Park on Monday.
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on Aug 9, 2011 at 1:12 pm by Clarence Darrow, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Former Woodside resident killed in Hillsborough
The man who was shot and killed in Hillsborough on Tuesday (June 15) has been identified by Hillsborough police as Christopher Calvache, formerly of Woodside.
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on Jul 31, 2010 at 5:30 am by R.GORDON, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Alternatives Analysis Meeting; June 1, Burgess Park Rec.Center
Here's a reminder for Bay Area Mid-Peninsula residents. Menlo Park is hosting one of the frequent Alternatives Analysis meetings/workshops on Tuesday, June 1, in Burgess Recr... |
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on May 26, 2010 at 9:54 am by Patti Fry, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
City weighs changes to downtown parking
Menlo Park has plenty of parking spaces in its downtown area, but many business owners and customers say they're frustrated at how hard it is to find an empty one. Others feel... |
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on Mar 20, 2010 at 9:35 am by Joseph E. Davis, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Editorial: Critique of Athertonians blog is off base
One of the cornerstones of our democracy is the free exchange of ideas, no matter how upsetting those ideas might be to another person or institution. Unless it is defamatory ... |
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on Jun 7, 2012 at 10:00 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo police agree to pay freeze
The new contract for the city's 36 line officers goes before the City Council on July 26 and contains almost identical terms to the one approved for the sergeants.
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on Aug 1, 2011 at 7:13 am by Heads in the Sand Hill, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
This week at Atherton Library
Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 pm: Adult Book Club discussing "Pink brain, blue brain"
Wednesday, May 18 at 6 pm: Trip planning for teens
Saturday, May 21 at 2 pm: World Travel 101... |
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on May 17, 2011 at 12:35 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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