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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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'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 |
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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 |
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Menlo Park: Fired gymnastics instructor says she's filed complaint with state
The public doesn't know the results or how much it cost, but it now knows that on April 29, Menlo Park got the final report of the investigator hired to look into allegations ... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 9:59 pm by Alex, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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12 arrested for providing alcohol to minors
Police in San Mateo County arrested 12 people Friday during an operation to keep alcohol out of the hands of minors.
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on May 8, 2013 at 5:06 pm by damn right, a resident of another community |
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Can anyone tell me: why Mitt Romney?
Looking at the polls, President Obama is ahead by larger margins in key battleground states than he was at this time 4 years ago. Obama is far ahead of his numbers 4 years ago... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 9:46 am by funny guy, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
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Those were the days ... in Portola Valley
In the early 1900s, growing strawberries for the San Francisco market was a big business in Portola Valley. In this undated photo, George Nahmens displays a tray of berries. H... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 8:14 am by Lynn, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Son testifies in Woodside murder trial
The son of a Woodside man who is charged with killing his wife in April 2010 testified Tuesday that his mother had been depressed and under stress in the months leading up to ... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 6:29 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Keystone XL pipeline protest at Facebook
Holding pipes, protesters march toward Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park on May 1 to speak up against CEO Mark Zuckerberg's alleged ties to political ads supporting the Keys... |
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on May 3, 2013 at 10:20 am by petition, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Programs at Atherton Library
Today, Thursday May 2 at 4 pm: Parent Workshop on screen time exposure and young children.
Saturday, May 4, 10 am until 5 pm, while supplies last: Free Comic Book Day.
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on May 2, 2013 at 12:16 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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DA Wagstaffe asks Board of Supervisors to Approve bringing on Al Giannini to help prosecute the Ayres case
In 2010, in their eye-opening report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in California, the Northern California Innocence Project singled out San Mateo prosecutor Al Giannini as one o... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 9:44 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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SMC Supervisors, Was a motion made yes or no?
I had asked the Supervisors per email to check their work and motion and second the item properly if they had not done so on April 9, 2013. I thank Matt Grocott and Greg Conlo... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:07 pm by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Almanac wins five statewide awards
The Almanac won five statewide awards in the annual California Newspaper Publishers Association contest.
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on May 1, 2013 at 11:19 am by Michael G Stogner, a resident of another community |
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"Screen Free Week" Event
The Atherton Library is hosting a parent workshop entitled, "Media, Technology & Early Childhood Development" on Thursday, May 2 at 4 pm. Are you wondering how television, vid... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 4:22 pm by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Menlo council study session tonight: Should homeowners pay for new sidewalks?
To pave or not to pave? Many residents of the Allied Arts neighborhood answer "not," but during tonight's Menlo Park council meeting, the city will examine requiring sidewalk ... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 3:47 pm by Ol\' Homeboy, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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Plastic bag ban at checkout starts
Earth Day (April 22) this year heralds the end of single-use plastic bags at the checkout counter in Menlo Park and 24 other Peninsula cities.
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 6:52 pm by neighbor, a resident of another community |
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Back in bloom
Once again 500 daffodils put on a springtime show at the corner of Woodside Road and Northgate Drive in Woodside.
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 10:15 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Uncounted ballots found from November election
San Mateo County election officials said Thursday that 65 uncounted provisional ballots from November's election were found April 12 in a vault at the department's headqua... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm by provo man, a member of the Woodside High School community |
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Low-flying aircraft still trouble local towns
For years, at Peninsula community roundtable discussions with noise-abatement officials, representatives from Portola Valley and Woodside have complained about arriving commer... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 11:47 am by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Deputies pursue 'reckless' driver over mountainous Woodside roads
A mid-morning car chase involving deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spilled out on to Interstate 280 north of the Edgewood Road exit, where officers from the... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 8:24 am by duh, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Jim Plunkett passes the ball to his daughter
Children grow up, go to college, get jobs and move away. Former Raider and Stanford star quarterback Jim Plunkett of Atherton wasn't too pleased with that last one.
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 7:07 pm by alex plunkett, a resident of another community |
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Menlo Park: Condoleezza Rice says immigration reform essential to strong economy
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice led a bipartisan gathering of elite politicians in Menlo Park on Tuesday to discuss the importance of moving ahead with national... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 3:43 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
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