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Saratoga High explores love and loss in ‘Almost, Maine’

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

‘Almost, Maine’ at Saratoga HighSaratoga High School students will showcase their talent in “Almost, Maine,” the fall production of Saratoga Theatre Arts. The play by John Cariani is a series of nine short vignettes that explore love and loss in a remote, mythical place called Almost, Maine.The show runs Nov. 11-18 at Saratoga High’s McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center. Tickets are available at https://mcafeecenter.ludus.com/index.php.Inspired studentsStudents from both campuses in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District were recognized Oct. 17 for participating in the development of the district’s strategic plan. The board approved the first two phases of the plan, dubbed We INSPIRE!, at that meeting.The students were members of the Strategic Plan Design Team, which solicited input from a broad-based stakeholder group about the development and implementation of the strategic plan. They worked with staff from both schools, as well as the district office, parents, com...

Local homeowners get maintenance help from San Jose churches

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

Rebuilding DayVolunteers from the Grace South Bay Church and Verbo South Bay Church, both located in the Rose Garden area of San Jose, painted mobile homes at Pioneer Mobile Home Park in Milpitas on Oct. 28 during Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley’s annual Fall Rebuilding Day. Rebuilding Together coordinated more than 400 volunteers to perform home maintenance and repairs at 18 project sites across Santa Clara County.Last year, Rebuilding Together performed repairs on over 288 low-income homes and nonprofit facilities. On average, 15% of these repairs are completed by volunteers.Rebuilding Together is looking for volunteers for National Rebuilding Day next April. Email Alaina at [email protected] NotesROSE GARDEN>>A Santa Clara County grant to Parents Helping Parents (PHP) will help support families raising children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The nonprofit will use county funding for a free mental health program designed to connect parents...

Domus reopens in downtown Los Gatos after 11-year absence

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

It was nearly impossible to chat with Domus owner Margaret Smith without customers pausing to thank her for reopening the long-missed store, which operated for decades in downtown Los Gatos before closing more than a decade ago.Smith, who ran the popular home goods store from 1996 to 2012, says 150 people turned out for the Oct. 3 ribbon-cutting at the new Domus location at 54 N. Santa Cruz Ave.The store’s return came about after Ed Stahl, the building’s landlord, asked Smith to take over the former Pharmaca space and turn it into Domus. Her immediate reaction was no. Thinking of the investment of money and time it would require, Smith told him, “I just don’t think I can do it.”Then, late one night, she was walking down Santa Cruz Avenue. “I passed by the Pharmaca store all shuttered and thought, ‘What if a retailer goes in there that I don’t like? How would I feel?’ I’m at the point in my life where I don’t have 10 years to think about it.“I realized this is what people crave: a lo...

Saratoga students earn film festival honors for ‘Environmental Justice’

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

Five Saratoga High School students earned kudos for their short documentary about a small California city that is a dumping ground for toxic waste.Seniors Simarya Ahuja, George Hu, Nicita Raamkumar Alexa Shuey and Caitlin Weber received an honorable mention for their five-minute film “Environmental Justice” at the One Earth Film Festival in Chicago in September. The documentary focuses on Kettleman City, CA, home of a Class 1 landfill that has led to a sharp rise in congenital disabilities in the area.The student filmmakers made “Environmental Justice” as a project for Saratoga High School’s Media Arts Program, in which they were asked to create a documentary that addressed an issue in the United States and propose a realistic solution to it. The students chose environmental racism, focusing on the disproportionate effect of environmental policies on low-income and underrepresented communities.“Environmental Justice” features interviews with Jorge Pacheco, an ethnic studies teacher ...

Milpitas homeowners get maintenance help on Rebuilding Day

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

Rebuilding DayVolunteers from the Grace South Bay Church and Verbo South Bay Church, both located in the Rose Garden area of San Jose, painted mobile homes at Pioneer Mobile Home Park in Milpitas on Oct. 28 during Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley’s annual Fall Rebuilding Day. Rebuilding Together coordinated more than 400 volunteers to perform home maintenance and repairs at 18 project sites across Santa Clara County.Last year, Rebuilding Together performed repairs on over 288 low-income homes and nonprofit facilities. On average, 15% of these repairs are completed by volunteers.Rebuilding Together is looking for volunteers for National Rebuilding Day next April. Email Alaina at [email protected] named Progressive chairState Assemblymember Alex Lee has assumed the Chair of the California Legislative Progressive Caucus after being elected into the role by its members.“It is my honor to chair the Progressive Caucus,” said Lee, whose 24th District includes Milpitas. “Progressivism i...

Two incidents of battery reported at Prospect High School

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

Oct. 23Grand theft: Between 10 p.m. on Oct. 21 and noon on Oct. 23, someone stole a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in the 20000 block of Puente Court for a loss estimated at $1,800.Oct. 25Vandalism, mail theft: Between noon and 7 p.m., someone pried open the mailboxes of two residences in the 15000 block of Norton Road, causing approximately $500 damage, and stole mail.Battery on school grounds: At 3:10 p.m., deputies responded to a disturbance at Prospect High School on Prospect Road. An investigation revealed that a student was punched multiple times in the head by three suspects who quickly fled the scene when school staff intervened. At 4:51 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a prior assault and battery at Prospect High School. An investigation revealed that two students got into a fight and hit each other multiple times. Both students are known and at large, and the case is being submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for review.Oct. 27False ID to peace off...

Cupertino homeowner gets maintenance help on Rebuilding Day

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

Rebuilding DayVolunteers from the Cupertino Rotary Club painted a home on Erin Way in Cupertino on Oct. 28 during Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley’s annual fall Rebuilding Day. Rebuilding Together coordinated more than 400 volunteers to perform home maintenance and repairs at 18 project sites across Santa Clara County.Last year, Rebuilding Together performed repairs on over 288 low-income homes and nonprofit facilities. On average, 15% of these repairs are completed by volunteers.Rebuilding Together is looking for volunteers for National Rebuilding Day next April. Email Alaina at [email protected] togetherHomestead High School band directors John Burn and Ben Scharf will be part of a band of their peers in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 23.Burn and Scharf will be among 400 band directors marching in the “Saluting America’s Band Directors” parade entry. This year marks the second time Burn has been in the parade.“Leading the Homestead band in the Macy’s Thanksgivi...

Esto debe pagar Al Pacino de manutención por su hijo Roman

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

LOS ÁNGELES, California – Al Pacino deberá pagar 30,000 dólares al mes en manutención a su novia Noor Alfallah por el hijo de cinco meses de la pareja, Roman, aunque permanezcan juntos.Pacino, de 83 años, compartirá la custodia legal con Alfallah, de 29 años, aunque ella tendrá la custodia física primaria, según los informes. Además de la cantidad base de 30,000 dólares mensuales de manutención infantil, más un porcentaje de los ingresos anuales superiores a 2.5 millones de dólares, Pacino pagará 13,000 dólares mensuales por una enfermera nocturna y acordó contribuir con 15.000 dólares anuales a un fondo universitario para Roman.El actor de “El Padrino” también será responsable de cualquier gasto médico que no cubra el seguro médico.La pareja ha estado vinculada públicamente desde abril de 2022 y se rumoreaba que comenzaron a salir durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Roman nació en junio de 2023.Después de presentar el acuerdo de custodia en septiembre, la pareja conf...

Brazil government gives FIFA assurances in bid to host 2027 Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government gave FIFA assurances Saturday about officially bidding to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Latin America has never hosted any of the nine editions of the tournament. Brazil’s sports minister André Fufuca and the president of the country’s soccer body, Ednaldo Rodrigues, delivered the document in person to FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The three had photos together at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, where they watched local Fluminense beat Boca Juniors 2-1 to win its maiden Copa Libertadores title.Brazil’s government said on its social media channels Saturday night that the document is signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and it gives FIFA the seven assurances that are requested in such bids. Among those are guarantees of especially assigned tax exemptions, work permits and visa procedures.“The Brazilian bid to host the Women’s World Cup is part of the current government policy of stimulus to bi...

The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with a man in custody and 4-year-old daughter safe

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:12:11 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl appears to be unharmed.Hamburg police tweeted that “the hostage situation is over. The suspect has left the car with his daughter. … The child appears to be unharmed.”Police also said that “the man was arrested by the emergency services without resistance.”The airport in the northern German city had been closed to passengers and flights canceled since Saturday night when the man, who was armed, broke through an airport gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, according to German news agency dpa. The man drove the vehicle just outside a terminal building and parked it under a plane.Authorities said the man’s wife had previously contacted them about a child abduction.Police said that the 35-year-old man had his ...