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Menlo fire district swaps priorities for new fire stationsThe board of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District revised its priorities for capital improvements and changed the expensive...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 28, 2018 at 9:21 pm | 4 comments | 1225 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Woodside benefit to restore Arctic ice set for Aug. 30Ice911, a Menlo Park-based nonprofit researching ways to address the current runaway rate of Earth's rising temperatures,...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2018Last comment by Q, on Aug 28, 2018 at 12:32 pm | 1 comment | 810 Views
MENLO PARK
Monday: Planning Commission to consider permit for popular after-school 'Bank Hang'Menlo Church is seeking to formalize its popular "Bank Hang" program for middle school students that it has operated without...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by School > Church, on Aug 27, 2018 at 7:21 pm | 8 comments | 1434 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Local climber places in top 10 at international competitionPortola Valley resident Ross Fulkerson continued his ascent into the upper ranks of youth rock climbing in a recent international...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2018Last comment by Jackrabbit, on Aug 27, 2018 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 1428 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Deputies more visible in town after burglariesSheriff's deputies are more active in Portola Valley in response to three residential burglaries in the Westridge neighborhood...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by colorful Carl, on Aug 26, 2018 at 2:15 pm | 22 comments | 2038 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton cracks down on cyclists' stop sign violationsAfter watching three cycling groups speed through a stop sign on Alameda de las Pulgas at Atherton Avenue while the Atherton...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2018Last comment by That was fun, on Aug 26, 2018 at 6:42 am | 80 comments | 5615 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park City Council meeting cancelled for mysterious reasonsThe Menlo Park City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 21, has been cancelled, with little explanation as to why....
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2018Last comment by order of magnatude, on Aug 24, 2018 at 8:29 pm | 11 comments | 3519 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: It's official -- no council election this yearAtherton's City Council met on Aug. 21 to officially cancel the town's November City Council election by appointing the three...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by Not Surprised, on Aug 24, 2018 at 1:56 pm | 4 comments | 1105 Views
MENLO PARK
Man in fraudulent check case pleads no contest to elder, ID theftA man who reportedly stole about $6,900 by cashing fraudulent checks that were stolen from an elderly woman and a former...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2018Last comment by Bill D Wall, on Aug 23, 2018 at 10:20 am | 1 comment | 2040 Views
AROUND TOWN
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory through TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for the region through Tuesday, as winds...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018Last comment by Calypso 41, on Aug 22, 2018 at 7:42 pm | 1 comment | 1019 Views
MENLO PARK
List of council candidates setThe list of candidates for the Nov. 6 election in San Mateo County has been settled -- write-in candidates aside -- with...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2018Last comment by good luck with that, on Aug 22, 2018 at 7:03 pm | 11 comments | 1962 Views
MENLO PARK
Music teacher arrested on suspicion of sex-related communication with minorA former music teacher at The Harker School in San Jose was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate sexual communication...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2018There are no comments yet. 1547 Views
MENLO PARK
Tour de Menlo ride raises funds for scholarships, Almanac Holiday Fund2018 Tour de Menlo riders helped raise funds for scholarships More than 400 cyclists from all over the Bay Area took...
Original post made by Tom Gibboney on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by really?, on Aug 21, 2018 at 9:02 pm | 2 comments | 169 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Bay Area roadways among worst in stateRoads in the Bay Area are the worst in the state and in deteriorating condition, which is costing residents in the region...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by resident, on Aug 21, 2018 at 8:54 pm | 3 comments | 1102 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Editorial: Your friend, not enemyIn an effort to focus public attention on the dangers of the President Donald Trump's attacks, we join in an unprecedented...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2018Last comment by Lynne Bramlett , on Aug 21, 2018 at 8:19 pm | 20 comments | 1918 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Police calls: Padlock cut, tools stolenCrime reports from Portola Valley, Ladera, Woodside, Menlo Park and West Menlo Park Read the full story here https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2018/08/21/police-calls-padlock-cut-...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018There are no comments yet. 2116 Views
MENLO PARK
Tuesday: Fire board to discuss district's grand jury responseMenlo Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman has recommended that the fire board reject several of the findings and three recommendations...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 21, 2018 at 4:04 pm | 3 comments | 1087 Views
MENLO PARK
Belle Haven traffic plan in developmentEach day, tens of thousands of cars pass through a couple of key intersections in Menlo Park's Belle Haven neighborhood,...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2018Last comment by Alan, on Aug 21, 2018 at 10:11 am | 3 comments | 1460 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Woodside fire district medics hurt in alleged DUI crash are out of hospitalThe two Woodside Fire Protection District medics who were in an ambulance when it was struck from behind in an alleged DUI...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by John , on Aug 21, 2018 at 9:27 am | 1 comment | 2164 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Neighbors and equestrians contest use of roadsideResidents of Marva Oaks Drive, a cul-de-sac off Raymundo Drive in Woodside, are pushing back against demands by some equestrians...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by justaskme, on Aug 20, 2018 at 2:11 pm | 5 comments | 3131 Views
Global Warming Diet
By Laura Stec | 6 comments | 1,353 views
Couples: "Taming Your Gremlin" by Richard Carson
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,240 views
Preparing for kindergarten
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 686 views
Race is tomorrow!
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