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COVID-19 transformed the world of outdoor education. Here's what local leaders say has changed.Learning at the Peninsula Forest and Beach School won't involve computers. Instead, young students there play at a Belmont...
Original post made on May. 11, 2021There are no comments yet. 5244 Views
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Kepler's Bestsellers - Week ending 2/7/10Hardcover Fiction 1 Where The God Of Love Hangs Out Amy Bloom 2 Unnamed Joshua Ferris 3 Help Kathryn Stockett 4 Lost...
Original post made by Pam Grange on Feb. 8, 2010There are no comments yet. 4562 Views
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Of local note: Local athletes add to gold medal collectionsEast Palo Alto Greyhounds' Layla McGee added the 11-12 girls discus throw to her gold medal collection, winning the event...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2018There are no comments yet. 2513 Views
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Atherton: Always wanted a street with your name on it? Here's your chanceLooking for a special gift for the person who has everything? Or do you want to ensure your name is not soon forgotten? Read...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 3566 Views
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School mailing claims demolished building was upgradedA slick four-color brochure from the Woodside Elementary School District arrived in the mailboxes of district residents around...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 3380 Views
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Letter: A 'no' vote on parcel tax measuresVote NO on Menlo Park School District's Measures A and C. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/print/story/2016/04/20/letter-a-no-vote-on-parcel-tax-measures...
Original post made on May. 18, 2016There are no comments yet. 3428 Views
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Menlo Park police advisory group has representatives from every neighborhoodMenlo Park's new police advisory group may be the only assembly of civic volunteers under the city's auspices with representatives...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2013There are no comments yet. 6392 Views
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Letter: City needs to fix dangerous intersectionWhile the Menlo Park Transportation Commission wrings its hands about so-called cut-through traffic in the Willows, an actual...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2011There are no comments yet. 6367 Views
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Guest opinion: No threat from food trucksA letter last week echoed an email broadcast by Nancy Couperus and the Downtown Alliance saying that the "City Council is...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2012There are no comments yet. 5346 Views
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Kepler's Bestsellers - March 28, 2010Hardcover Fiction 1 Help Kathryn Stockett 2 Man From Beijing Henning Mankell 3 Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Helen Simonson 4 Too...
Original post made by Pam Grange on Mar. 29, 2010There are no comments yet. 4639 Views
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Police calls: Thefts from home construction site in Portola ValleyCrime and accident reports from Portola Valley, Woodside and Menlo Park. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2014/12/19/police-calls-levels-and-job-site-radio-...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2016There are no comments yet. 5622 Views
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Long-term care facilities prepare for COVID-19 vaccinesOperators of local skilled nursing and long-term care facilities are breathing a sigh of relief after learning that they...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2020There are no comments yet. 3449 Views
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Photo essay: Picturing life under the coronavirusThrough images, we show how Midpeninsula residents and workers are coping with the COVID-19 threat that has disrupted our...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020There are no comments yet. 24484 Views
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Sunday: Portola Valley Arts Guild hosting social media forumThe Arts Guild of Portola Valley is taking on a topic that involves the intersection between the arts and social science...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 3666 Views
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Woodside Glens development rules further honedWoodside planning officials received a boatload of feedback at a study session about a proposal that would have allowed most...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019There are no comments yet. 3881 Views
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The Dinner a novel by Herman KochThis book has been described as "An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial...
Original post made by Bookworm on Jun. 13, 2013There are no comments yet. 4005 Views
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Rudy Driscoll to resign from Woodside school boardThe board of the Woodside Elementary School District will appoint a new board member to replace Rudy Driscoll, who is resigning...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2015There are no comments yet. 8820 Views
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Key issue splits board in drawing maps to subdivide school districtPlans to divide the Sequoia Union High School District into five voting areas for school board elections have raised a key...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2017There are no comments yet. 2796 Views
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Strong fundraising by Berman, Veenker in state Assembly racePalo Alto Councilman Marc Berman raised $104,481 in the latest reporting period for his bid to succeed Rich Gordon in the...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2016There are no comments yet. 3690 Views
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Portola Valley talk: 'A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage'Jeff Chu, a former Time magazine staffer and the author of "Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2016There are no comments yet. 5864 Views
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