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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Learning by doingHillview Middle School recently completed a week-long hands-on learning program aimed at preparing students for the dramatically...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2014Last comment by $100,000?, on Apr 15, 2014 at 9:40 pm | 5 comments | 11469 Views
AROUND TOWN
No signs of trauma on Menlo Park woman found dead on Mt. TamAn autopsy on Magdalena Glinkowski, the Menlo Park woman who was found dead in Mt. Tamalpais State Park on Saturday,...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by Julie, on Apr 17, 2014 at 2:04 pm | 7 comments | 11469 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Race-based assault of nanny reported on Santa Cruz AvenueA Hispanic woman in her 60s employed as a nanny was pushing a 7-month-old baby in a stroller on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2017Last comment by resident, on Mar 15, 2017 at 4:33 pm | 47 comments | 11458 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Zamora's family to go to England for brain tumor treatmentA Woodside 8-year-old, diagnosed in July with an up-to-now untreatable and always fatal brain tumor, has been accepted into...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2015Last comment by S Allen, on Sep 10, 2016 at 5:50 am | 1 comment | 11458 Views
OTHER TOPICS
San Mateo County Sheriff, DA, defender and advocates tackle tough questions about law enforcement and raceMonths after protests calling for police reform rippled throughout the U.S. and Peninsula, Portola Valley hosted a panel...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 11456 Views
MENLO PARK
Should Facebook fund new police unit in Menlo Park?A proposal by the Menlo Park Police Department to accept a Facebook offer of $9 million over five years to get a head start...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2017Last comment by Kate Bradshaw - Almanac Reporter, on Apr 3, 2017 at 11:59 am | 23 comments | 11455 Views
AROUND TOWN
Protesters at San Carlos Airport complain of Surf Air noiseCustomers of Surf Air arriving or departing from the San Carlos Airport Saturday morning, June 17, were greeted by a crowd...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2017Last comment by As to SA, on Jul 17, 2017 at 11:21 pm | 50 comments | 11448 Views
FICTION
Con man Gann swaps plea for prison timeSimon Gann, who admitted sweet-talking a Menlo Park woman into a relationship and out of approximately $1,900 by pretending...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2011Last comment by Glen Turner, on Jan 1, 2011 at 3:51 pm | 2 comments | 11444 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Atherton is wealthiest community in nation, Bloomberg saysIt makes a certain amount of sense - Atherton, the town repeatedly found to have the most expensive real estate in the country,...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2018Last comment by Realism, on Apr 9, 2018 at 1:18 pm | 17 comments | 11423 Views
THE LOCAL DISH
Thieves burglarize cars Thursday morning while hikers walk The DishThieves broke into and burglarized six vehicles parked at the informal dirt parking area at the Alpine Road intersection...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2011Last comment by Jon, on Sep 27, 2011 at 2:54 pm | 3 comments | 11412 Views
AROUND TOWN
Body of Menlo Park hiker found on Mt. TamalpaisAuthorities used fingerprints to identify a body found this morning (April 12) on a slope of Mt. Tamalpais as the body...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2014Last comment by Julie, on Apr 15, 2014 at 6:58 pm | 31 comments | 11410 Views
AROUND TOWN
Psychiatrist who molested boys is jailedDr. William Ayres was a former president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He had treated pediatric...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2013Last comment by Lurker, on Aug 23, 2013 at 4:38 pm | 16 comments | 11401 Views
MENLO PARK
Hundreds of inmates have been released from San Mateo county jails in recent weeksThe San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is rapidly releasing inmates in county jails in order to minimize the risk of the coronavirus...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2020Last comment by Petri-Dish group quarters, on Apr 18, 2020 at 4:41 pm | 20 comments | 11379 Views
MENLO PARK
San Mateo County releases plastic bag ban EIRThose plastic bags at the local grocery store are a step closer to extinction. Menlo Park and 24 other Peninsula cities may...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2012Last comment by Bev, on Jul 11, 2012 at 2:01 pm | 5 comments | 11371 Views
WOODSIDE
Woodside: Restaurant, bakery set to open around ThanksgivingA new restaurant, for the present referred to as "The Bakery in Woodside," is set to open its doors in late November, around...
Original post made on May. 5, 2016Last comment by Dave Boyce, on Jan 18, 2017 at 11:19 am | 12 comments | 11364 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest opinions: Sparks fly as county manager, grand jurors disagree on reportAfter release of a civil grand jury report critical of the county's budgeting process, County Manager John L. Maltbie issued...
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2013Last comment by Henry Fox, on Aug 1, 2013 at 12:28 pm | 9 comments | 11350 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Three arrests tied to drive-by shootingsPolice made three arrests on Wednesday evening (Nov. 27) in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park in connection with...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2013Last comment by WHAT??, on Dec 4, 2013 at 3:54 pm | 9 comments | 11332 Views
AROUND TOWN
County may put lid on 'noisy aircraft' at San Carlos AirportSan Mateo County has drafted an ordinance that would put a curfew on the hours and numbers of "noisy aircraft" landing or...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2017Last comment by pilot, on May 18, 2017 at 5:33 pm | 34 comments | 11317 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Aerial view of food truck eventBruce Deal sent us this aerial view of the food truck event at the Caltrain parking lot in Menlo Park on Wednesday night,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by fun, on Feb 22, 2014 at 3:55 pm | 12 comments | 11316 Views
AROUND TOWN
Valentine's Day: Hearts and FlowersLike heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and romantic cards, flowers are an intrinsic part of Valentine's Day, especially roses....
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2013There are no comments yet. 11283 Views
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