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Saturday storytime at the Atherton LibrarySaturday May 9th at 11 AM, there will be a family storytime and craft for all ages. Free admission. The library is located...
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 7, 2009There are no comments yet. 2045 Views
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Film night at the Atherton LibraryFriday, May 8th at 7 PM, there will be a movie night for adults. An Argentine comedy about a nine-year-old boy whose feuding...
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 7, 2009There are no comments yet. 4304 Views
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Teen book discussion at Atherton LibraryThe library is looking for teens/tweens interested in joing a summer book discussion group. The first meeting is tentatively...
Original post made by DeAnn Okamura on May. 6, 2009Last comment by , on May 6, 2009 at 2:49 pm | 1 comment | 4080 Views
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Job Hunting on the InternetFREE computer class: Learn the best places to post your resume and network online. Wednesday, May 13 10:00 - 11:30am Atherton...
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 6, 2009Last comment by , on May 6, 2009 at 2:21 pm | 1 comment | 4041 Views
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Bothun pleads not guiltyBrian Bothun, a former editor for the Palo Alto Daily News and former reporter for the Daily Post, entered a plea of "not...
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by Troubled, on May 6, 2009 at 12:23 am | 3 comments | 4036 Views
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Woman killed by train in Palo AltoA woman who sat down between the Caltrain tracks north of the San Antonio station was killed late this morning by a southbound...
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by Jesse, on May 5, 2009 at 9:06 am | 1 comment | 5505 Views
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Argentine Tango: lecture and demonstrationJurek Mazur of Academia de Tango Argentino will present a lecture on the history and roots of Argentine tango. He will have...
Original post made by Atherton Library on May. 4, 2009Last comment by , on May 4, 2009 at 5:28 pm | 1 comment | 4973 Views
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Police and administration cutsA few weeks ago, I posted an article suggesting that, given the huge budget deficit in Atherton, yet the appearance of agenda...
Original post made by Common sense on May. 3, 2009Last comment by Common sense, on May 3, 2009 at 9:55 pm | 4 comments | 3633 Views
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Councilman blasts report by grand juryThere's been no official response from Atherton to the April 6 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report advising the town...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2009Last comment by referee, on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:39 am | 21 comments | 5892 Views
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Music concert for children at Atherton LibraryVictor Hugo Santos will be performing Thursday, April 30 at 4 pm. Children's Day/Book Day, also known as El día de los niños/El...
Original post made by DeAnn Okamura on Apr. 29, 2009Last comment by , on Apr 29, 2009 at 10:33 am | 1 comment | 4251 Views
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Councilman blasts report by grand juryThere's been no official response from Atherton to the April 6 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report advising the town...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2009Last comment by rich, on Apr 21, 2009 at 10:18 pm | 9 comments | 4620 Views
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Pedestrian, 15, struck in Atherton crosswalkA Redwood City girl of about 15 ended up in Stanford Hospital with a broken leg on Monday, April 6, after she was hit by...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2009Last comment by Mark Hochor, on Apr 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm | 15 comments | 5540 Views
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State board approves charter for EverestA September opening is much more likely now for Everest Public High School, a new charter school that was opposed by the...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2009Last comment by Libertarian, on Apr 10, 2009 at 1:53 pm | 70 comments | 16316 Views
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Grand Jury rebukes Atherton events rulesIf Atherton neighbors have a problem with events on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus, they should take it up with the...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2009Last comment by esquire, on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:40 am | 15 comments | 4127 Views
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Atherton fills revenue shortfall with reserve fundsThe Atherton City Council moved to close a projected $1.5 million revenue shortfall with money from the town's reserve fund,...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2009Last comment by Connection, on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:11 am | 4 comments | 4812 Views
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Pop Warner: Vikings battle Santa Clara County foesSmoke from nearby Lick wildfires shrouded the western hills as the Menlo-Atherton Vikings battled the Gilroy Browns on Sept....
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2008Last comment by Bob, on Mar 22, 2009 at 2:59 pm | 3 comments | 5974 Views
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Atherton hires new city attorneyWynne Furth, Atherton's new city attorney, will make her debut tonight at the Wednesday, Feb. 18, city council meeting. Ms....
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2009Last comment by Fiscally responsible, on Mar 15, 2009 at 6:17 pm | 5 comments | 5604 Views
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Editorial: Atherton on the budget ropesLike many communities, Atherton is facing a major shortfall in this year's budget. But while the economic downturn is partially...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2009Last comment by rebekkah, on Mar 13, 2009 at 7:52 am | 7 comments | 4773 Views
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Atherton seeks bigger cuts to shore up budgetAtherton staff narrowed the $2 million gap in the town's projected revenues, but the cuts don't go far enough to close the...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2009Last comment by steve, on Mar 12, 2009 at 10:41 pm | 4 comments | 5714 Views
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Atherton seeks bigger cuts to shore up budgetAtherton staff narrowed the $2 million shortfall in the town's projected revenues, but the cuts don't go far enough to close...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by be careful what you ask, on Mar 12, 2009 at 3:25 pm | 17 comments | 4399 Views
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