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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 | 7712 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park bike route plan hits speed bumpPlans to move forward with a one-year pilot program of a bike route on Oak Grove Avenue in downtown Menlo Park will likely...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by Reid Powers, on May 6, 2017 at 11:43 pm | 42 comments | 7711 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board approves Encinal School EIRThe school board of the Menlo Park City School District adopted Monday night the environmental impact report on the construction...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2008Last comment by ostrich tail feathers, on Jun 12, 2008 at 8:57 pm | 1 comment | 7710 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mia competes in three episodes of 'MasterChef Junior' before eliminationMenlo Park's Mia Wurster, the 11-year-old Oak Knoll School fifth-grader, competed in three episodes of the Fox TV show,...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2015Last comment by A cook, on Jan 27, 2015 at 1:56 pm | 3 comments | 7710 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 | 7710 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
New faces join Portola Valley Town Council race, while a longtime council member is not running for reelectionNewcomers have joined the Portola Valley Town Council race, while a longtime council member has decided not to run for reelection....
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2020Last comment by Meg, on Sep 4, 2020 at 3:13 pm | 9 comments | 7709 Views
MENLO PARK
Town Hall MeetingWould anyone be interested in an 'ol fashion TOWN HALL meeting to address any issues the public would like to ask the City...
Original post made by James Lewis on Oct. 4, 2007Last comment by Inquiring minds, on Oct 20, 2007 at 6:48 pm | 17 comments | 7708 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: New fire station downtown wins council's OKThis may be the only fire that Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman wishes had not been extinguished...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 19, 2015 at 7:58 am | 15 comments | 7707 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 | 7706 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Doctor shares secret for teen mental health: sleepDr. Jacob Towery told parents attending his recent talk at Hillview Middle School how they can do one thing to improve their...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2017Last comment by Start school later, on Nov 15, 2017 at 3:03 pm | 2 comments | 7706 Views
AROUND TOWN
Al Gore visits Sacred Heart Schools in AthertonIt isn't every day that a former vice president speaks at a high school. Tuesday, Oct. 4 , was one of those days. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2011Last comment by Edgar McSweeney, on Oct 8, 2011 at 3:34 pm | 26 comments | 7705 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside road rage leads to pepper spraying and arrestIn the right hands, a can of pepper spray can come in handy. Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4712...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2007Last comment by Anne, on Jul 1, 2009 at 6:06 pm | 14 comments | 7705 Views
ATHERTON
Longtime Atherton council watcher hopes to exchange audience seat for one on the daisCouncil watcher and longtime Atherton resident John Ruggeiro is the third applicant for the vacant City Council seat, hoping...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2013Last comment by People's Voice, on Jul 4, 2013 at 9:27 am | 5 comments | 7703 Views
MENLO PARK
San Mateo County gives green light to open more businesses and activitiesEffective immediately, a wide range of San Mateo County businesses and activities, from barbershops to gyms, are allowed...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by Brian, on Jun 17, 2020 at 11:19 pm | 3 comments | 7702 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley: Three bicyclists injured in collision with SUVThree bicyclists were injured, at least one of them seriously, when they collided with an SUV Saturday morning on Portola...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2017Last comment by local, on Aug 7, 2017 at 1:12 pm | 3 comments | 7702 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 | 7702 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park pays up for downtown street cafesAs soon as July, 12 downtown parking spots in front of six restaurants and one furniture store are planned to be converted...
Original post made on May. 26, 2016Last comment by Common Sense, on May 28, 2016 at 10:51 am | 24 comments | 7701 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park: Fire crews control 2-alarm fire at Stanford Linear Accelerator CenterFire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in Menlo Park on Wednesday night. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2014Last comment by Memories, on Jun 26, 2014 at 10:58 pm | 5 comments | 7701 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Fierce winds, strong rain making for a wild night on the MidpeninsulaStrong winds and heavy rainfall that began Wednesday afternoon are already causing trees to topple, knocking down power lines...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2023There are no comments yet. 7700 Views
PORTOLA VALLEY
Atherton: Road rage leads to armed robberyAn incident between two motorists on Saturday evening (Dec. 26) that began as road rage in Menlo Park evolved into an armed...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2015Last comment by LYC, on Dec 31, 2015 at 8:09 pm | 14 comments | 7699 Views
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