🌱 Patch AM: See how two Menlo Park standouts impacted Harvard’s nail-biter vs. Pacific.

Good morning Menlo Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how two Menlo Park standouts impacted Harvard's nail-biter vs. Pacific.

Also on today's calendar: Belmont Greek Festival and Take N Bake and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 77 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Men's Water Polo Drops Top-20 Match-Up vs. Pacific (gocrimson.com) — Two Harvard water polo players from Menlo Park helped fuel a late comeback push in a tight 12–11 home loss to nationally ranked Pacific. The match recap highlights their multi-goal performances, key penalty shot, and assists, while previewing Harvard's upcoming Bruno Classic finale and West Coast trip that will bring them back to California.
   

📸 Around Menlo Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Menlo Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Belmont Greek Festival and Take N Bake →
  Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Family Storytime
  Children's Library 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  10:30 am
• LEGO Tuesdays!
  Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• PVI Luau →
  800 Middle Ave, Menlo Park
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Chamber Ambassador Committee Meeting
  Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center 355 Alma St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  8:30 am
• Line Dancing with Sandy and Kent
  Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  3:30 pm
• Back To School Night
  Palo Alto High Palo Alto, CA 94301
  5:00 pm
• Encinal Back to School Night
  Menlo Park City Elementary Atherton, CA 94027
  5:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Family Storytime
  Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  10:30 am
Saturday September 5
• Saturday Board Games Day
  Downtown Branch Library 270 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Sydell Lewis and Asia Morgenthaler →
  Gallery House, 826 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Jaeger & Reid | Indie Folk Duo →
  Dala's Nest House Concerts, 371 O' Connor St, Menlo Park
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Camera caught this in my back yard.
  At first I thought it was just a house cat, but now I can only guess mountain lion? Am I completely off? (Nextdoor Allied Arts)

• Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee - Full Time in Menlo Park. Apply here.
• Mainspring Energy posted a job opening for Senior Sales Contracting Manager in Menlo Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Menlo Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Palo Alto

• Teachers union wants to know how much money is going for administrators and consultants (padailypost.com)

Atherton

• Sequoia district's youngest incumbent drops out of board race, endorses opponent (almanacnews.com)

Stanford

• No. 1 Stanford Scores Five Second-Half Goals, Routs Fullerton 7-0 (gostanford.com)
• AI Creates 16 Novel Bacteriophages Targeting Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli (time.news)
• Former Coach Tracy Slusser Opens Up About Motherhood, Coaching, and the Myth That You Can't Have Both (swimswam.com)

Ok Menlo Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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