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 last night (June 17) and unanimously approved placing a $23 million ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 5 hours ago There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 5 hours ago There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 8 hours ago There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, 11 hours ago There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 8 hours ago.
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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OTHER TOPICS Police calls: armed robbery on Menalto Avenue Crime reports from Menlo Park and West Menlo Park.
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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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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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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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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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AROUND TOWN Sacred Heart Prep graduate shot and killed in Oakland Aya Nakano, who graduated from Sacred Heart Prepatory in 2008, was fatally shot in North Oakland late Wednesday, an hour before his 23rd birthday, after getting into a confron... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 2:37 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:39 pm.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 12:35 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 7:08 pm.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 14, 2013 at 9:32 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 4:59 pm.
AROUND TOWN 7 cars broken into in downtown PA and Mall Web Link
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MENLO PARK Speedy recovery to Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman Web Link
Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman - Best wishes a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mp mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Jun 14, 2013 at 2:53 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 6:45 pm.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Hmmm, a resident of another community, on Jun 13, 2013 at 4:54 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:03 pm.
PORTOLA VALLEY Portola Valley report on affordable housing In planning for housing affordable to people of low and moderate incomes, as state law requires, a committee of volunteers advised the Portola Valley Town Council to go with s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 13, 2013 at 12:17 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 8:49 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Gap year -- a Year of Living Adventurously It's not always obvious when we as individuals arrive at a crossroad. Decisions that seem inconsequential at the time can lead to events and situations that can be life-changi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 14, 2013 at 11:06 am.
AROUND TOWN 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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FICTION The Dinner a novel by Herman Koch This book has been described as "An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest de... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Bookworm, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood, on Jun 13, 2013 at 9:46 am
PORTOLA VALLEY Webb Ranch to sell produce at farmers' markets It's nearly summer, but the Webb Ranch fruit and vegetable stand at Alpine Road and Interstate 280 has been dark and empty. The ranch, in business since 1922, is in the proces... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2013 at 10:06 pm
AROUND TOWN Today: Tip a cop in Menlo Park Drop by Stacks restaurant in Menlo Park on Thursday, June 13, to support the city's police officers in raising funds for the Special Olympics.
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AROUND TOWN Upcoming programs at Atherton Library Thursday, June 13- Musical Storytime for all ages at 4 pm.
Saturday, June 15- Superman Day, 10 am to 5 pm. We love Superman! Drop-in wearing your favorite Super Hero t-shir... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Jun 12, 2013 at 2:56 pm