AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park fire chief recovering from fall
After tumbling off a ladder at his San Jose home over the weekend, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman is on the mend.
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on May 15, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
FICTION
Robert Taylor honored for pioneering work on
computers, Internet
Robert W. Taylor, a Woodside resident for 30 years and a visionary in the development of computer networks and modern personal computing, including the availability of informa... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
AROUND TOWN
Tonight: Police contract talks on Atherton agenda
A session to allow the public to comment on upcoming contract talks between the town and the police union, and potential changes in the city manager's contract, are on the age... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm by Linkage, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo commission votes on Louise Street issue
Expanded version of a story previously published online.
After much discussion, the Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 6 that if the city turns over a piec... |
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on May 14, 2013 at 9:14 pm by No Easy Solutions, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Steering kids away from drugs
Programs designed to help steer kids away from drugs, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), can be only as effective as the people who work face to face with the... |
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on May 14, 2013 at 2:02 pm by Parent in MPCSD, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
THE LOCAL DISH
Today is the day of International Worker Solidarity
Today is a great day. The United States is the latest county to become enlightened. Under the inspiring leadership of President Barack Obama, he and his leadership have kept ... |
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on May 14, 2013 at 1:02 pm by Baum ECR, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Come see "Babes in Arms"!
The Grab Bag Theater presents a fantastic production of “Babes in Arms!” The show, with performances on May 24th, 25th and June 1st at 7:00 PM, and May 31st at 6:30 PM, is pro... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 10:31 pm by Logan Walter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood names finalist for superintendent
An administrator from a Sacramento-area school district has been named the finalist to replace the retiring superintendent of East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District.... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 10:19 pm by Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Huddart Park fire under control, chief says
Firefighters on the ground declared a small brush fire in a remote part of Huddart Park in Woodside under control on Friday afternoon (May 10) after some two hours of trying ... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 4:00 pm by Dave Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where to put the students?
Facing projections of a 22 percent rise in enrollment in local public high schools over the next eight years, the Sequoia Union High School District wants to hear from parents... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm by Recipe for disaster, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Portola Valley council rejects artificial grass for soccer field at Woodside Priory School
The forces of a plastic modernity were politely shown the door Wednesday night in Portola Valley. After more than two hours of testimony by residents for and against an artifi... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 9:05 am by Garrett, a resident of another community |
MENLO PARK
Guest opinion: A call for civility at council meetings
The April 24 Almanac gave a balanced report on the Menlo Park City Council meeting on April 16, but neglected to report on the tone of the meeting. A number of the speakers wh... |
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on May 11, 2013 at 6:51 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Raising mental health awareness
Lisa Pamphilon of Menlo Park is a mental health advocate, human rights activist, and mother. The empathy she brings to all those roles has been deepened, in part, by having al... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 4:46 pm by K Breisch, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Saturday: Drought tolerant gardening class in Portola Valley
A garden that tolerates drought? A free two-hour class on how to create such a garden for yourself, and/or how to find and work with someone who can do it for you, will be he... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 4:41 pm by PV Resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Saturday: Friends of Edgewood Park celebrate
The Friends of Edgewood Park will celebrate their 20th anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Bill and Jean Lane Education Center at Edgewood Park, 6 Old Stage... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 1:46 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
ATHERTON
Menlo: $40,000 in unauthorized bank withdrawals
Police calls from West Menlo Park, Woodside, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Atherton.
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on May 10, 2013 at 12:37 pm by Croft, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
OTHER TOPICS
Saturday: Raising mental health awareness
The Mental Health Awareness Project, founded by Lisa Pamphilon of Menlo Park, will hold an inaugural event on Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Menlo Park City C... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 12:21 pm by Sheri, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Katherine Strehl joins Menlo Park Planning Commission
Katherine Strehl, Menlo Park's newest member of the Planning Commission, barely had time to catch her breath before attending her first meeting in that official capacity.
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on May 10, 2013 at 7:45 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park schools 'completely maxed out'
The Menlo Park City School District's Board of Education met Tuesday, April 30, to learn more about options for the future use of its O'Connor School site in the Willows neigh... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 6:21 pm by Diane, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
The Perkins Twins and Jordan Michaela Fowler, Miss Teenage California
The Perkins Twins (Jesse and Christian) returned from the Philippine recently where they are pursuing singing, acting and tennis and caught up with Jordan Michaela Fowler shor... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 5:23 pm by Barney, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
'Human evolution' talk is June 11
A Cafe Scientifique talk on "'Recent Human Evolution As Revealed by Neanderthals" will be held on Tuesday, June 11, at SRI International in Menlo Park -- not on May 11, as lis... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 3:12 pm by Editor, The Almanac Online |
OTHER TOPICS
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
This is an idiom which I probably picked up during my Navy days in the fifties. Aside from it's male chauvinist interpretation, it has applicability to many things in life. ... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 2:36 pm by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
MENLO PARK
Menlo commission votes that turning over city property to neighbors follows general plan
The Menlo Park Planning Commission voted 4-2 on May 6 that the proposal to have the city turn over a piece of land in the public right-of-way on Louise Street to adjacent home... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 12:36 pm by grammar, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Residents: Don't 'dump' high-density housing in Belle Haven
The Menlo Park City Council met in Belle Haven this week, on May 7, so council members could give an update on their quest to figure out how to improve the neighborhood. They ... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 10:46 am by Possibilities, a member of the Hillview Middle School community |
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley district superintendent resigns
Carol Piraino, who picked up the reins at the Portola Valley School District last year in the wake of her predecessor's abrupt resignation while under investigation for financ... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 10:45 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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