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Private school faces eviction in Menlo Park
Menlo Park City School District staff is recommending that the school board terminate the German-American International School's lease of the district's former O'Connor School... |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 4:28 pm by SteveC, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Facebook, city to release draft development deal
Facebook and the city of Menlo Park will release this week the terms of a draft development agreement that, when approved, would allow the social networking giant to continue ... |
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on Apr 10, 2012 at 2:25 pm by Don\'t understand, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Bike route closes for 18 days, except Sundays
The stretch of Crystal Springs Road that connects Polhemus Road and Skyline Boulevard in San Mateo closed to all vehicle traffic on Monday, June 11, and will remain closed thr... |
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:32 pm by Sawyer Camp Trail user, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Court denies schools recovery of $20 million in losses from Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
A state appeals court on Thursday approved the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against San Mateo County by 12 county school districts – including the Menlo Park City, Las ... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 9:43 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Garden expands at Priory
The paths to the cultivation of a home vegetable garden have been many -- the hardships of the Great Depression, the backyard victory gardens during World War II, the back-to-... |
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on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:00 am by ingrid shu, a resident of another community |
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Small school is lab for innovative learning
The tiny school, tucked into a ramshackle former insurance office at the back of the Portola Valley Village Square shopping complex, doesn't look from the outside like a showc... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm by Barbara Smailey, a resident of another community |
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East Palo Alto may sell school land to developer
East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District is in talks to sell or exchange many acres of property -- including its own headquarters -- to an office developer.
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on May 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm by Zip, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Trust -- at what cost?
Why would a man who is trusted, admired and looked up to by his community betray them? That question is now being asked by many in that community, who are stunned by the crime... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 6:47 pm by Citizen, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Semifinalists named in
National Merit competition
Local high school seniors showed their academic talents by being named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 6:46 pm by Sharie Geaghan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MA-Vikings Pop Warner football report
This report is from Adam Greenlow of Menlo Park, a player on the Pee Wee Vikings' team. He is a seventh-grader at St. Raymond School. All players named are with the Vikings... |
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 9:35 am by Viking fan, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
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New school campus: Bond measure on ballot as early as November
Although no formal action was taken, Menlo Park City School District board members agreed on two key issues they discussed last night (May 13): The district must ask voters to... |
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18 hours ago by TK parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Michelle Rhees, Superman movie and DC cheating scandals
The editors removed my post and closed the topic on the Superman movie, Woodside High School and Micelle Rhees place in the movie. It would have been nice if they would have p... |
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 4:20 pm by False idols, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Peninsula Bridge now reaches 400 students
Peninsula Bridge, which for 22 years has conducted summer enrichment programs for motivated kids from under-resourced communities, is expanding its operations on the Peninsula... |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 6:55 am by Bebop more, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Donate Used Musical Instruments
Is your child’s old cello sitting in the corner, unused? Have your son outgrown your guitar? Is your daughter’s recorder from elementary school still in her room? Donate you... |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:45 pm by Ryan Young, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Majority of Young Adults Patronize Their Public Library
On 23 Oct, the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project issued results of its study: "Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits," by Kathryn Zickuhr, et al.... |
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 10:23 am by Mary Sweeney, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Editorial: City needs to release results of probe
Menlo Park's stance that the results of an investigation into the firing of instructor Michelle Sutton and allegations of a toxic workplace environment within the gymnastics p... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 9:18 pm by Bill, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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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 |
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Local Schools have $8,000 - $18,000 per student
Menlo and Redwood city patch posted the school funding comparisons of many peninsula schools today, sure to insight a rehash of our current non-equitable state/local funding m... |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:05 pm by Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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SHP sends a top volleyball duo to the Ivy League
Ellie Shannon and Payton Smith have been a formidable duo during their three varsity seasons on the Sacred Heart Prep girls' volleyball squad. Their excellent efforts, both o... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm by Is this news???, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Helen Hausman to retire from community college board
Atherton resident Helen Hausman, a trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District for 23 years, plans to retire from the Board of Trustees on May 1.
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Virginia Chang Kiraly, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Terminate private school lease,
superintendent recommends
Superintendent Maurice Ghysels recommended that the Menlo Park City School District governing board terminate a private school's lease on a district property two years before ... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 5:59 pm by gais supporter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Woodside School gears up for kindergarten registration
Parents whose children are eligible to attend kindergarten or transitional kindergarten next fall at Woodside Elementary School are invited to attend a informational meeting o... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 3:24 pm by Sir Topham Hatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher
City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm by editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Tonight: 'Design thinking' in Menlo Park schools
Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park will hold a preview showing next Thursday of a PBS documentary, "Extreme by Design," and conduct a panel discussion on how the school dist... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:49 pm by Makes Sense, a resident of another community |
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Further delay in opening Hillview playing field
The games must go on, in spite of the continued delay in opening the Hillview Middle School playing field, which has been booked by the Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse Club ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:31 pm by MP parent AND tax payer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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