SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher
City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm by editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Imogene Woodruff, 94, longtime dance instructor
Imogene Woodruff, who taught ballroom dance and cotillion classes to generations of Midpeninsula residents, died on March 14, one day short of her 95th birthday.
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 12:25 pm by bob, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Mother, child injured in shooting
A mother and toddler were shot and injured in Menlo Park on Saturday evening in a possible gang-related drive-by shooting, according to police.
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on Jan 28, 2013 at 12:53 pm by karen robinson, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Slocum to hold office hours in North Fair Oaks
Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 13, newly elected San Mateo County Supervisor Warren Slocum will hold weekly evening office hours in the unincorporated county area of North Fair Oak... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 4:56 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Italian gluten-free cooking class
Atherton's own Italian Educational Institute (Istituto Educazione Italiana) is offering to teach gluten-sensitive cooks the tricks of making "fabulous and easy Italian dishes,... |
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on Mar 7, 2013 at 8:00 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
ATHERTON
Atherton P.D. to cost taxpayers more than $400K more per year
In a development from last week's council meeting that the Almanac has stayed curiously silent on, it was announced that the Atherton police department will cost more than $40... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 8:12 am by Oh no..., a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley seeks comment on affordable housing
Affordable housing in Portola Valley -- why it's important and how it should be planned for -- is the topic for a community meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight (March 26) at Woodside... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 10:24 pm by Mark Wilson, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Tuesday: Menlo council to hear Louise Street appeal
To people living on Louise Street in Menlo Park, it's a battle over the rights of residents versus developers. For Sam Sinnott, a developer, it's an exercise in frustration. T... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 7:09 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Tonight: Portola Valley hearing on artificial grass at Priory
The Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley is requesting permission to use artificial grass on the field inside a new running track, a controversial notion in a town that va... |
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on Mar 19, 2013 at 12:31 pm by carolyn rogers, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
President raises funds at two Atherton events
The president got into some trouble at the Goldman home when he referred to California Attorney General Kamala Harris as "by far the best-looking attorney general in the count... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 1:44 pm by insert name here, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park deletes emails posted about gymnastics teacher
The gymnastics uproar left parents questioning the legalities of the city erasing emails sent to the council, and what role the City Council played in Michelle Sutton's termin... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:58 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Time 'springs' forward on Sunday
Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, which means the time "springs" forward an hour.
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on Mar 11, 2013 at 11:27 am by blossom petal, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Remembering Playland at the Beach
In years past, a rare and wonderful treat for every Bay Area child was a visit to Playland at the Beach. Once or twice a year our Uncle Bill took my brothers and me for a driv... |
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 2:26 pm by Diane Miller, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A farmers' market in downtown Woodside?
Skylonda residents and the Woodside Town Council welcomed a farmers' market on Wednesdays at Skyline Boulevard and La Honda Road. Would the council, residents and downtown mer... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 1:19 pm by Friend, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tonight: 'Design thinking' in Menlo Park schools
Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park will hold a preview showing next Thursday of a PBS documentary, "Extreme by Design," and conduct a panel discussion on how the school dist... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:49 pm by Makes Sense, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
District Attorney Drops all charges in Alexia Bogdis case.
What happened?
There were 5 aides who were interviewed by police.They are the reason Alexia Bodgis was charged in the first place. Did something happen to the reports, were... |
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on Mar 9, 2013 at 11:54 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Gardeners arrested on suspicion of burglary
Two men were arrested after a woman arrived home in an unincorporated area of Menlo Park to find them inside her home stealing laptop computers, according to San Mateo Cou... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 2:10 pm by Don R, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park signs off on Facebook agreement
The Menlo Park City Council voted 5-0 on Jan. 22 to approve a contract that includes $1.7 million distributed to the city over 10 years.
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 5:40 pm by renter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Letter: CalPERs increase could cost $3 million
CalPERS, (the California Public Employees' Retirement System) is on the brink of raising its required contribution rates by 50 per cent over six years beginning next year.
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 3:21 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley also bans plastic bags at checkout
The Portola Valley Town Council unanimously agreed Jan. 23 to prohibit retailers in town from dispensing single-use plastic bags at checkout counters.
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on Jan 29, 2013 at 7:38 pm by Margaret, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where to put the students?
Facing projections of a 22 percent rise in enrollment in local public high schools over the next eight years, the Sequoia Union High School District wants to hear from parents... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm by Recipe for disaster, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Further delay in opening Hillview playing field
The games must go on, in spite of the continued delay in opening the Hillview Middle School playing field, which has been booked by the Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse Club ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:31 pm by MP parent AND tax payer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Today: E-book library event in Menlo Park
The Menlo Park Library invites the public to learn how to download and read e-books and audio books from the library, and discover other sources for free e-books. The event ru... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 4:30 pm by Austen, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Public invited to community day
The public is invited to a community day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Folger Stable in Wunderlich County Park, 4040 Woodside Road in Woodside.
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 1:43 pm by Calvin Spit, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Man pursues robbers, retrieves money
A man who was robbed of $20 at a Menlo Park gas station Thursday pursued the suspects, retrieved the money, and then led police to their vehicle, where the two were arrested, ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 10:52 am by Darwin, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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