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Defamation suit brought by Menlo Park fire board director settledSix days before the trial in one defamation case involving a local fire board director is set to begin, a second defamation...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2014Last comment by Peter's service, on Apr 8, 2014 at 10:38 am | 36 comments | 64152 Views
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Figuring out how to feed kids when they're not in schoolThe pandemic forced most school districts to rethink how they feed children and what role schools should play in combating...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 58677 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. 24855 Views
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Applewood Pizza closes in Menlo ParkThe original Applewood Pizza has closed after decades of business at 1001 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Edward, on Mar 9, 2019 at 4:45 pm | 27 comments | 23716 Views
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Con man Gann swaps plea for prison timeSimon Gann, who admitted sweet-talking a Menlo Park woman into a relationship and out of approximately $1,900 by pretending...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2011Last comment by Glen Turner, on Jan 1, 2011 at 3:51 pm | 2 comments | 14337 Views
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Sometimes you can fight City HallWhen Menlo Park badminton fans discovered that floor plans for the new $11.5-million Arrillaga gym off Alma Street did not...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2010Last comment by Badminton, on Sep 24, 2010 at 10:00 pm | 5 comments | 11963 Views
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Fire board candidates respond to flap over adsWith a contract dispute unresolved and an election looming, the union that represents 93 firefighters in the Menlo Park Fire...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2009Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Oct 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm | 9 comments | 11892 Views
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SLAC develops 'accelerator on a chip,' journal reportsResearchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park have successfully used a laser to accelerate electrons...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2013Last comment by Michael Bauernfeind, on Sep 28, 2013 at 7:06 pm | 3 comments | 11210 Views
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Robert Taylor honored for pioneering work on computers, InternetRobert W. Taylor, a Woodside resident for 30 years and a visionary in the development of computer networks and modern personal...
Original post made on May. 15, 2013Last comment by , on Jan 15, 2017 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 10836 Views
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Two reports of mountain lion sightingsTwo mountain lion sightings were reported in San Mateo County Wednesday afternoon -- one near Edgewood County Park and...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2009Last comment by Yomamma, on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 10762 Views
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Menlo Park hires full-time 'community engagement' directorCherise Brandell, a 19-year employee of Battle Creek, Michigan, has been hired as Menlo Park's "community engagement" director...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2008Last comment by Joanna, on Mar 28, 2008 at 2:59 pm | 1 comment | 10543 Views
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Former MP city manager ousted from manager post in ScottsdaleJan Dolan, Menlo Park's city manager from 1990 to 2000, has been ousted from her post as city manager in Scottsdale, Arizona,...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2008Last comment by Joanna, on Mar 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm | 1 comment | 10428 Views
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Surf Air flights down by 85 percent, but noisy legal fight continuesThe skies over the Midpeninsula may have become quieter in the weeks since Surf Air, a commuter airline that uses the county-owned...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2018Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jul 19, 2018 at 12:55 pm | 49 comments | 10371 Views
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Kepler's reboot enters second yearKepler's, the "Silicon Valley bookstore that keeps reinventing itself," appears to be enjoying a new lease on life after...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2013Last comment by Dizzy, on Jul 23, 2013 at 11:32 am | 3 comments | 10318 Views
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Reactions to death of Osama bin Laden"That he's dead is part of the healing process," said Harold Schapelhouman, chief at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District...
Original post made on May. 2, 2011Last comment by Homeopathy, on May 8, 2011 at 1:17 pm | 15 comments | 9984 Views
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Atherton council votes to shutter train station, pending fundingStarting in December, Caltrain will no longer stop in Atherton. After postponing a vote last week, the Atherton City Council...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2020Last comment by editoratlarge, on Oct 29, 2020 at 2:01 pm | 1 comment | 9801 Views
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Willows traffic plan hits dead stop in Menlo ParkThe rhetoric was bloodthirsty, for a Menlo Park City Council meeting: One after another public speaker urged the council...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2011Last comment by Hmmm, on Jun 15, 2011 at 11:00 pm | 15 comments | 9591 Views
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Letter: Gateway should watch out for rising tidesIf the Menlo Gateway project is built, it will be submerged under water when global warming causes sea and Bay levels to...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2010Last comment by Mack Truck, on Jan 17, 2017 at 3:16 pm | 14 comments | 9317 Views
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Letter: Meat production has big role in warmingI was very impressed with Leonardo DiCaprio's powerful documentary "The 11th Hour." Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=4868...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by Jeff, on Sep 11, 2007 at 3:09 pm | 1 comment | 9304 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. 9052 Views
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