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AROUND TOWN
Film Project at Atherton Library
GG Films is a documentary filmmaking team, and will be hosting a group at the Atherton Library the 3rd Wednesday of each month 6:30-7:30 pm starting Wednesday, May 16. Come to...
 
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on May 16, 2012 at 10:43 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Lane closures on U.S. 101 as bridge is replaced
As part of its Ringwood Avenue bike-pedestrian bridge replacement, Caltrans is continuing to close portions of U.S. 101 during nighttime hours. Read the full story here http:...
 
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on Apr 27, 2012 at 4:54 pm by Adina, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
A page from our history
Clark Kepler took over management of the family bookstore in 1988. Here he is shown in the garage level of the new Menlo Center (on El Camino Real at Santa Cruz Avenue in Menl...
 
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on Feb 7, 2012 at 9:20 am by Editor, The Almanac Online
MENLO PARK
Editorial: City has bargaining chips on Stanford project
The protracted debate over the Stanford/Arrillaga application to build up to 450,000 square feet of offices, housing and retail space on eight acres at 300-500 El Camino Real,...
 
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:24 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
WOODSIDE
Buck's in Woodside among targets of burglars
Of four burglaries reported late last week, two involved breaking and entering and two showed no obvious clues as to how entry was made, according to reports from the Menlo Pa...
 
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 3:57 am by susan smythe, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park fires high-speed rail lobbyist
With a few members declaring themselves unimpressed with the return on their investment in lobbyist Ravi Mehta's Capitol Advocates firm, the Menlo Park City Council voted 3-1 ...
 
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 4:11 pm by Dan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
I want a girl like the girls on Fox News
My liberal days are over. Web Link
 
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on May 20, 2013 at 1:09 pm by CJ, a resident of another community
MENLO PARK
Home burglars make off with $15,000 in goods
Burglars hit three homes in three different Menlo Park neighborhoods and stole jewelry, computers and construction equipment for a total estimated loss of $15,000, on Monday, ...
 
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community
OTHER TOPICS
Editoral: City overreacts in censoring emails
Menlo Park's decision to delete a flood of emails sent to the City Council in support of a fired gymnastics instructor raises serious questions about how far a city can go to ...
 
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 9:48 am by Leftist and laughing, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Atherton: Raccoon chase goes south
Tradition has it that when a dog trees a raccoon, it's a three-step process, ending with the dog, in frustration, walking away. That's not what happened in the extraordinary c...
 
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on Jun 28, 2012 at 1:37 pm by david gregg, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Atherton: Contractor charged with six felonies
A building contractor is due in court on Dec. 20 to enter a plea on felony grand theft and other charges stemming from work he did for an Atherton resident. Read the full s...
 
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:34 pm by Victim, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Stanford offers lease deal to Menlo Park residents
Stanford is offering a lease-extension proposal to Menlo Park residents in the Stanford Hills and Stanford Creek neighborhoods who are leasing their land from Stanford. The un...
 
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 5:35 pm by curious, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
ATHERTON
Letter: Challenge for council to take citizen survey
Whoever is elected to the Atherton City Council, now is the time for our five elected representatives to set a new direction and standard of governance. We no longer want or c...
 
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 5:13 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Upcoming Programs at Atherton Library
Monday, January 9th at 4 pm- Storytelling and paper cuts with Randel McGee as Hans Christian Andersen. Sure to be a treat for all ages! Storytimes resume Monday, January 9t...
 
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on Jan 4, 2012 at 4:59 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
MENLO PARK
$10,000 in jewelry stolen from Menlo Park home
Police calls: Crime reports from Menlo Park, Woodside and West Menlo Park. Read the full story here Web Link poste...
 
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 2:35 pm by downtowner, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Roadway 'sharrows' coming soon to downtown Menlo Park
Menlo Park plans to add shared lane markings — "sharrows" — to portions of Menlo Avenue and University Drive in upcoming weeks. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Aug 28, 2012 at 2:41 pm by Ellen, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park father takes child's play seriously
Mike Lanza, author of "Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play," will speak Monday, Feb. 25, on ways parents can promote neighborhood play and help kids deve...
 
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:30 pm by presentation, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Programs at Atherton Library
Wednesday, October 26 at 3:30 pm: Make origami pumpkins with students from Menlo School. All ages. Thursday, October 27 at 4 pm: Musical Storytime. Family storytime for all...
 
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on Oct 26, 2011 at 10:27 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Train strikes man in Palo Alto
A 22-year-old Palo Alto man was struck and killed by a Union Pacific Railroad Co. freight train Monday night north of Churchill Avenue, a Caltrain spokeswoman has said. Read...
 
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:25 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
Sister and brother arrested in Woodside burglary
Authorities have arrested a sister and brother in connection with a Woodside burglary with losses in excess of $100,000. Read the full story here Web Link...
 
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 12:58 pm by interlocking bricks, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood
OTHER TOPICS
A new community club/organization
Please join me in the start of a new gardening club that is focused on gardening with herbs. If you enjoy learning about the history of herbs, sharing recipes involving herbs,...
 
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on Jul 15, 2012 at 3:55 pm by Linda, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
Lawsuit filed over campaign sign shenanigans
During the 2011 election cycle, a mystery: A campaign sign uprooted from Chuck Bernstein's front yard. A cellphone dropped nearby, reported to the Menlo Park police. Read t...
 
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 7:39 pm by Frugal, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood
PORTOLA VALLEY
Portola Valley teachers oppose furlough plan
School board meets Wednesday, June 20. As the Portola Valley School District struggles to slash more spending for the next fiscal year, a key concern of a number of pare...
 
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on Jun 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm by Chutzpah and Hubris, a resident of another community
AROUND TOWN
Supervisors Carole Groom & Rose Jacobs Gibson = NO on B
It's time for some honesty in San Mateo County. Both of these women have personally benefited from being Appointed to Supervisor. Now they are opposed to a level playing fi...
 
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on Oct 24, 2012 at 6:39 pm by Henry Riggs, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood
MENLO PARK
Let us eat cake
Madison, 6, and her sister Dillan, 2, pick out their cupcakes at the SusieCakes grand opening March 24 at 624 Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Menlo Park. Read the full story her...
 
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on Apr 7, 2012 at 6:00 pm by Donna Hall, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood
 

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