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Story Time at the Atherton LibraryThis Friday, Ms. Andrea Gemmet of the Almanac News will be at the Atherton Library to tell about how she was scooped by one...
Original post made by linda lucille on Oct. 28, 2009There are no comments yet. 3533 Views
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Your help is needed...The San Mateo County Library is leading an effort to understand the current and future needs regarding the Atherton Library....
Original post made by Atherton Library on Nov. 10, 2009There are no comments yet. 3909 Views
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Friends of the Library open houseThe Friends of the Atherton Library will host their annual holiday open house at the library on Wednesday, December 9th,...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Dec. 8, 2009There are no comments yet. 3383 Views
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Helicopter pilot, Menlo-Atherton grad James Rowen dies at 32James Marshall Rowen, a 1996 graduate of Menlo-Atherton High School and a helicopter pilot with plans to take his flying...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2009There are no comments yet. 6934 Views
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What should be the residency requirement for Council members?At present the residency requirement for Council members is ambiguous and not precisely defined in local, county or state...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 25, 2010There are no comments yet. 3013 Views
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My nomination for ACIL League of Merit 2010Each year the ACIL honors one Atherton resident for his or her outstanding contribution to the community. My nomination...
Original post made by board member on Feb. 4, 2010There are no comments yet. 3480 Views
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Resources on Police Oversight and Review Committees1 - http://www.cabq.gov/council/completed-reports-and-studies/police-oversight-task-force-report 2- http://www.parc.info/oversight_agencies.chtml 3...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Feb. 5, 2010There are no comments yet. 4401 Views
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Save the Bay: Elected officials oppose Cargill planEnvironmental advocacy group Save the Bay held a press conference at Bayfront Park today (Feb. 25) to announce that 92 current...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2010There are no comments yet. 4526 Views
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Richard Merk finds Venezuela rich in featheredfauna and cultural surprisesGlobal warming may eventually change the migration patterns of North American birds, but for the present many of them still...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2010There are no comments yet. 3947 Views
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Atherton Police Lieutenant Position "On Hold"After conducting a nationwide search to fill the vacant Atherton Police Lieutenant job, the position is now "on hold", with...
Original post made by Police Beat on Mar. 17, 2010There are no comments yet. 4694 Views
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Wynne Furth's Conflict of InterestIt appears as though Wynne Furth is faced with a happy dilemma (if there is such a thing). The more her client misbehaves,...
Original post made by John P. Johns, CPA on Apr. 14, 2010There are no comments yet. 3928 Views
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Atherton initiates an investigation on altered police reportIn what has become a byzantine story of intrigue, corruption, scandal and misinformation another chapter appears is being...
Original post made by newsmaker on Apr. 14, 2010There are no comments yet. 3233 Views
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The Laughter of Elizabeth LewisDuring the special meeting of April 7th, Elizabeth Lewis laughed derisively at Mayor McKiethen while the mayor was defending...
Original post made by John P. Johns, CPA on Apr. 23, 2010There are no comments yet. 3524 Views
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Night lights will go on trial at M-A football fieldNight football games are likely to come to Menlo-Atherton High School in September, but at least for the 2011-12 season,...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2010There are no comments yet. 3414 Views
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Supervisor Mark Church refuses to resign.Supervisor Mark Churh refuses to resign and save San Mateo County $1.6 M the cost of a special election. “To step down...
Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Jul. 6, 2010There are no comments yet. 3360 Views
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Join the Atherton Library Building Steering CommitteeWould you like to help oversee the planning and design process for a new Atherton Library? We are in the process of creating...
Original post made by Atherton Library on Jun. 30, 2010There are no comments yet. 3227 Views
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A Challenge to the Atherton City AttorneyThe following is an e-mail to the Atherton City Attorney calling attention to what appears to be a fraudulent misrepresentation...
Original post made by John P. Johns on Jul. 2, 2010There are no comments yet. 3027 Views
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Sounding the AlarmThe following is an address to the City Council that ex Finance Director John Johns has requested be read in his absence. It...
Original post made by newsmaker on Aug. 17, 2010There are no comments yet. 3310 Views
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Atherton - Opportunity for renewalWith the resignations of both the Town Manager and the Assistant Town Manager, the decision to appoint a new Town Attorney...
Original post made by peter carpenter on Oct. 16, 2010There are no comments yet. 2834 Views
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The Incredible Ability of Atherton's High Tech SleuthAtherton has in its police force a man of incredible wizardry. With his skills and his software he can ferret out the truth...
Original post made by Hemlock on Oct. 24, 2010There are no comments yet. 2905 Views
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