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🌱 Patch AM: How a passerby and police drone averted tragedy on Woodside Road
Spotted on the Redwood City calendar: Michelle Lambert Live at Alhambra Irish House!

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- How a passerby and police drone averted tragedy on Woodside Road
Also on today's calendar: Michelle Lambert Live at Alhambra Irish House!.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 77, low: 57.
- Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bystander, Drone Help Find Nonverbal Child Wandering Near Traffic In Redwood City: Police (patch.com) — A nonverbal 10-year-old student who left a Redwood City elementary school and ran near traffic on Woodside Road was quickly found unharmed after a passerby called 911 and police deployed a drone. Officers tracked the child from the air until they safely intercepted him and stayed until his mother arrived, underscoring how community vigilance and new technology are improving local safety.
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- Baby Bounce Storytime
Woodside Library 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA 94062
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San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
1:30 pm - JV/Varsity Girls Tennis vs Mills
Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
4:00 pm - JV Girls Volleyball vs Half Moon Bay
Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
4:30 pm - Vars Boys Water Polo vs Half Moon Bay
Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
5:00 pm - Varsity Girls Volleyball vs. Half Moon Bay
Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
5:45 pm - JV Boys Water Polo vs Half Moon Bay
Carlmont Performing Arts Center 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
6:00 pm - In-Person English Conversation Club
San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos, CA 94070
6:00 pm - Principal's Coffee in Library
Central Middle School CMS - Library
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Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
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Atherton
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San Mateo
- Man Dies After Assault In SMC, Suspect Faces Manslaughter Charge: Police (patch.com)
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