SCHOOLS & KIDS
Envisioning a 'frontier of possibility'
Hillview Middle School Principal Erik Burmeister blazed new trails during his first year on the job, and promises to continue changing classroom strategies to "prepare kids fo... |
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MENLO PARK
Letter: Is it art — or a disgrace?
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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Subcommittee delivers update on Stanford-Arrillaga project on El Camino Real
When last we heard from the Menlo Park council on the proposed eight-acre Stanford-Arrillaga project, a subcommittee had been appointed on April 16 in the hopes of guiding con... |
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AROUND TOWN
Upcoming Programs at Atherton Library
Thursday, June 20 at 3:30 pm: Craft time for ages 3 and up. Make a fish craft with recycled CDs.
Friday, June 21 at 7 pm: Movie Night featuring "21 Jump Street" rated R.
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MENLO PARK
Menlo Park school bond measure officially approved for November ballot
There was much agonizing over language but no surprises when the Menlo Park City School District board met Monday night (June 17) and unanimously approved placing a $23 millio... |
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AROUND TOWN
Woodside seeks better handling of bike tours
Woodside Town Council members are upset about how deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office handled -- or did not handle -- a June 9 bike tour when hundreds of cycli... |
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7 hours ago by cc, a resident of the Woodside: Mountain Home Road neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Wednesday: Menlo Park block party features bands, diaper derby, pie-eating contest
Bands, a pie-eating contest and a diaper derby are some of the highlights of the 7th annual Menlo Park summer block party, set for Wednesday, June 19, from 5 to 9 p.m. on down... |
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7 hours ago by Clark Kepler, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Tesla repays federal loan nine years early
Tesla Motors has wired the U.S. Department of Energy nearly a half a billion dollars, paying off the entire loan it was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010 with i... |
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19 hours ago by Lisa, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Police calls: armed robbery on Menalto Avenue
Crime reports from Menlo Park and West Menlo Park.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 14, 2013, 12:23 AM |
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22 hours ago by Ladera Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Onslaught of California oak moths
California oak moths are fluttering around right now, particularly in pockets of Woodside and Portola Valley.
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 3:06 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park market robbed at gunpoint
A masked man robbed La Michoacana Market in Menlo Park at gunpoint on Saturday.
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 2:42 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park weighs privacy versus surveillance
On the heels of an announcement of the long-awaited Belle Haven police substation, the Menlo Park council found itself mulling over privacy rights versus surveillance.
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 8:20 pm by What, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Atherton awaits payment for Obama visit to town
Dear Town of Atherton: The check is not in the mail.
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 12:04 pm by sr, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Woodside woman hailed as hero after Boston bombings
The woman hailed in last week's national news, "Bombing survivor meets her hero," is Amanda North of Woodside.
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 7:19 am by 9/11 Peace Quilt, a resident of another community |
OTHER TOPICS
Refuge restaurant opens in Menlo Park
It's all about pastrami and Belgian beer at "The Refuge" restaurant in San Carlos. Owner and chef Matt Levin is now bringing his popular concept to Menlo Park, opening a secon... |
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 6:16 am by MenloFolks, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Cyclist injured in collision on Alpine Road
A 58-year-old Palo Alto bicyclist was thrown 8 to 10 feet in the air and was injured in a collision with a vehicle on Alpine Road near Interstate 280 on Sunday morning (June 9... |
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 10:54 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
All lanes reopened on Hwy. 35 after crash
All lanes have reopened on State Highway 35 in San Mateo County following an injury accident, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 10:38 pm by resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voters to decide whether to adopt $23 million bond measure for new school in Menlo Park
School board members last night (June 11) agreed with Menlo Park City School District staff that district voters should be asked to approve a $23 million bond measure in Novem... |
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm by Grateful, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
San Mateo County Boundary Redistricting Committee
First Meeting tonight, 6:30PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
725 Monte Diablo Ave. San Mateo
June15, 2013 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Cunha Intermediate School Library
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 12:51 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saturday: Peninsula Debutante Ball
Twenty young women will bow at the 53rd Peninsula Debutante Ball to be held Saturday, June 15, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto.
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 9:41 am by palo alto parent, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park decides to sell below-market-rate house at market rate
When the Menlo Park council last discussed the below-market-rate house at 25 Riordan Place, council members worried about what condition the property would be in once the city... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 7:08 pm by Oh boy ..., a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Speedy recovery to Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman
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Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman - Best wishes a... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 6:45 pm by reporting, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Sacred Heart Grad Murdered in Oakland
"A 22-year-old man from Emeryville was shot and killed in North Oakland on his way home from a basketball game late Wednesday after a confrontation with two men who had rear-e... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:03 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Crews contain house fire in Atherton
A fire on Thursday in the 100 block of Almendral Avenue in Atherton damaged a pool house, a storage shed, a carport-like shed and about 25 percent of the main house, a firefig... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 4:59 pm by First-hand Report, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Burglary thwarted by homeowner
Would-be burglars were interrupted by a homeowner Thursday morning in the 1300 block of Stockbridge Avenue in unincorporated San Mateo County, a sheriff's deputy said.
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:50 pm by Conelly, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |