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AROUND TOWN
Woodside: Donald Trump comes to town for a fundraiserHelicopters chopped the air above Woodside on Monday afternoon (Aug. 29) with the arrival on the ground of Republican presidential...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2016Last comment by taxpayer and voter, on Aug 30, 2016 at 3:09 pm | 9 comments | 7388 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Driver, 21, dies in Woodside crashA 21-year-old man died in Woodside early this morning after his car hit two trees and another vehicle before flipping, a...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2009Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Dec 16, 2009 at 4:11 pm | 18 comments | 7387 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Incumbent Karen Tate withdraws from Portola Valley school board electionPortola Valley School District board member Karen Tate, the only incumbent running for one of the three open board seats...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2017Last comment by Jenny Lebsack, on Oct 8, 2017 at 10:21 am | 3 comments | 7387 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board ponders budget, parcel tax choicesMembers of the governing board of the Menlo Park City School District continue to struggle with how to balance the district's...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2016Last comment by Barbara Wood, on Nov 29, 2016 at 5:19 pm | 36 comments | 7385 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High student killed by train; school mournsThe 16-year-old male killed by Caltrain Tuesday morning at the East Meadow Drive crossing was a student at Gunn High School,...
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by pragmatic, on May 6, 2009 at 11:38 am | 6 comments | 7383 Views
SPORTS
Pop Warner Vikings in Peninsula championshipsTwo Menlo-Atherton Vikings teams face their Redwood City Junior 49ers counterparts Sunday, Nov. 13, at Andrew Hill High in...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2011Last comment by Blake Stenstrom, on May 28, 2014 at 9:08 pm | 6 comments | 7383 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools: O'Connor Street transfer request denied by county committeeResidents of Menlo Park's O'Connor Street who want to move their 31 homes from the Ravenswood to Menlo Park school district...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jun 8, 2015 at 2:25 pm | 43 comments | 7381 Views
MENLO PARK
Two arrested in Menlo Park burglaryOn Friday afternoon, a Menlo Park resident noticed that the house seemed a bit emptier than it had that morning, what with...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2014Last comment by Lee, on Apr 14, 2014 at 6:38 pm | 3 comments | 7379 Views
FICTION
Free flu shots in Woodside, Menlo ParkLooking ahead to flu season, the San Mateo County Health Department is offering free vaccinations to eligible residents over...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2009Last comment by Andrea Gemmet, on Oct 29, 2009 at 12:30 pm | 2 comments | 7378 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton residents replace lawn with artificial turfA local couple who replaced 8,500-square-feet of lawn with artificial turf hope their water-saving move will inspire other...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2014Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 17, 2014 at 9:42 am | 20 comments | 7377 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Business: Village Stationers, Accent Arts to leave California AvenueTwo of California Avenue's independent retailers, whose stores have contributed to the small-town charm that has long characterized...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2015Last comment by Duffy, on Nov 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm | 2 comments | 7374 Views
MENLO PARK
The gift of hearing"Ga ga ooh la la." Five-year old Ivan "Vanya" Priimak, sat on the floor of a Menlo Park home, glued to an iPad streaming...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2015Last comment by Tracy S, on Dec 22, 2015 at 3:31 pm | 2 comments | 7372 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Driver and motorcyclist identified in DUI-related collision on I-280The woman arrested on charges of drunken driving after a Sunday morning (May 14) collision with a motorcyclist on northbound...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2017Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Jun 6, 2017 at 9:36 am | 3 comments | 7372 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Woodsider mentors on 'Supermarket Superstar'Have what it takes to be the next Mrs. Fields or Orville Redenbacher? Then you may be a Supermarket Superstar. That's the...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2013There are no comments yet. 7371 Views
WOODSIDE
Fire on roof of Woodside Bakery extinguished by alert employeesQuick action on the part of employees at the Woodside Tennis Shop and the office of Dave Tanner's home design and remodeling...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2015Last comment by Downtowner, on Aug 26, 2015 at 1:07 pm | 3 comments | 7371 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: Jim Dobbie resigns from councilJim Dobbie, a six-year Atherton City Council member, has resigned his post, only eight months before his term was to end....
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2014Last comment by Jenny Redo, on Mar 7, 2014 at 1:23 pm | 5 comments | 7370 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County cities fume as Stanford rebuffs their funding requestsIn a stinging rebuke, a coalition of San Mateo County cities has issued a statement Friday criticizing Stanford for rejecting...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2019Last comment by West Menlo, on Oct 23, 2019 at 3:40 pm | 8 comments | 7369 Views
AROUND TOWN
For stressed-out families, local doctors are prescribing a new fix: public parksIt's no secret that getting outdoors is good for people. Bay Area health officials have been at the heart of a growing movement...
Original post made on May. 11, 2019Last comment by resident, on May 20, 2019 at 2:04 pm | 15 comments | 7368 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Belle Haven's Cecilia Taylor to challenge council incumbentsDays before the deadline to declare candidacy for the Menlo Park City Council election in November, Belle Haven resident...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2016Last comment by Menlo Observer, on Aug 18, 2016 at 12:55 pm | 5 comments | 7366 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley classroom in running for $10,000 remodel prizeStudents in Corte Madera teacher Kerry Keplinger's STEM class have designed a dream remodel of their classroom, and their...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2015Last comment by Mike Bruner, on Feb 3, 2015 at 11:39 am | 2 comments | 7366 Views
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