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City News

Gardening Tips for November

by Mary Crowell One of the fall outs of the economy mess is that more people are going back to the earth, eatin...

Redwood Symphony brings back Halloween concert

     7 P.M. Saturday, October 25, 2008Cañada College Main Theatre4200 Farm Hill BoulevardRedw...

Mary, Mary, How Does Your Garden Grow?

By Mary CrowellI recently read an article that spoke about the hidden pleasure of yard work. Yeah, yeah. yeah, I thought...

San Mateo's Romolo's to be featured at Chocolate Fest

By Michelle Carter Zirana Managing Editor Joey Cappello is the third generation of his family to scoop ice c...

Caltrain fares to rise next year

By Shaun Bishop / Daily News Staff WriterPassengers will pay an extra quarter to ride Caltrain next year so the agency c...

Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic

A century of classic and new Disney stars are taking to the ice to share memories, laughs, and excitement in Disney On I...

Chocolate Fest returns Oct. 10, 11 and 12

Chocolate candy, ice cream, cookie and dessert makers from the Peninsula and the entire Bay Area will offer their choc...

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School News

Chalk Talk: San Mateo student honored for service

By Neil Gonzales A fifth-grader at the Carey School in San Mateo has earned a statewide award. Camryn Kaplan was recently honored ...

Program prepares San Mateo students for college early

By Neil Gonzales SAN MATEO Two magnet schools have gained international recognition to prepare their students early for high...

Small gains for San Mateo County schools

By Heather Murtagh Students statewide and locally made small changes toward generally understanding grade level academics, a...

NDNU's Catholic Scholar Series begins

WHO:  Notre Dame de Namur University WHAT: NDNU's Catholic Scholar Series 2008-2009 will begin with Sr. Joan Burke, SND...

San Mateo County schools try to bridge achievement gap

By Neil Gonzales San Mateo County Times Reginald Brown harbored a bad attitude toward school and teachers — even distrus...

San Mateo Union High district head begins final year

By Neil GonzalesSan Mateo County TimesArticle Last Updated: 08/23/2008 11:38:44 PM PDT SAN MATEO — A new academic year ...

Coming back to school on a high note

Music students at San Mateo High School began this school year with a surprise — updated facilities. The plans to renov...

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