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The Bulldog boys volleyball team took a short trip to Lafayette on Wednesday evening, and made easy work of the Acalanes Dons in a match that lasted just over an hour. If you’re keeping score, that’s pretty fast. The 3-0 win was Alhambra’s first in Diablo Foothill Athletic League play, …

By RAY ROBBINS Special to the Tribune During the 1930s till the early 1960s, everyone in the county knew that downtown Martinez was the place to go for shopping and entertainment. Martinez was sort of a hub; it had the ferry, train station, Greyhound bus station and privately owned taxi …

In recognition of National Volunteer Month, Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Clinics (CCRMC) celebrated their 48th Annual Volunteer Awards and Recognition luncheon on April 13 at the Pleasant Hill Community Center. Following a salad luncheon catered by Food for Thought, Volunteer Coordinator Rhonda Smith thanked all the volunteers …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Last week, another species of fish was spotted migrating up Alhambra Creek near Ward Street. The rare sighting is the second of its kind since January of this year, and is a positive marker for the local watershed. While the January sighting was identified as a single …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Do you like runs? Looking up at a scoreboard and assuming it’s a football game? Then Alhambra softball is for you. Where else can you find a softball team that can put up 20 runs in three innings, and then basically take their foot off …

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune John Fuller understands the importance of saving for the long-run. John has for many years run the Martinez office of the investment firm Edward Jones, Inc. He’s a member of Martinez Rotary, and subscribes to Rotary ideals (listed below). He’s easy to talk …

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune Ruth Boyer is our head librarian! Ruth is a non-stop bundle of energy and ideas. She showed Rotary her “musical bananas” during a recent meeting of the Martinez Rotary. Real bananas. Touching them makes music. The educational “thing of it” is that her …

Kiwanis Club of Martinez members shared cake and champagne in celebration of receiving its Kiwanis International Charter on April 15, 1926, making the local chapter 90 years old. Speaker for the occasion was Justin Gomez of States Coffee & Mercantile, which roasts its own coffee beans and offers a selection …

By GABE AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra baseball defeated Dublin on Tuesday, April 12 at home by a score of 4-1. The Bulldogs jumped on the Gaels in the first inning. After a 1-2-3 top half, second baseman Trent Greene led off with an infield single. Greene proceeded to …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune After playing less games than they intended to at the Livermore Stampede tournament this past weekend, the Bulldogs welcomed Dublin for their first home game of the year. A steep drop off in competition looked to give the Lady Bulldogs a bit of rust, and …