By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune About a third of Martinez Rotarians are vets. They’ve served in all services, and in many periods. Rotary speaker Steven Burchik asked for a show of hands as he started his talk at a recent meeting of the local Rotary club. Burchik served …
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By THERESA BERGER MARTINEZ, Calif. – Students from Deer Valley High School in Antioch received a crash course in archiving and local history last Thursday as they toured the Contra Costa County History Center and Alhambra Cemetery for a school project on researching and writing inspired by Edgar Lee Masters’ …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune With all due to respect for Alhambra’s upperclassmen athletes, the Frosh/Soph athletes put on a show in the first Diablo Foothill Athletic League dual, and showed why the future is truly bright at Alhambra. The girls in particular had a banner day against Miramonte and …
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Friday, March 18 Happy Hour & a Half featuring Paul Cotruvo & Friends When: 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, March 18 (doors open at 4 p.m.). Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez. Details: Live Music with The Lost Weekend. Cost: No cover charge. Beverage discount. Info: http://armandosmartinez.com The Bell Brothers When: …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The first two word’s out of Daryl King’s mouth after the game on Monday afternoon were predictable, nut had the same effect nonetheless. “No excuses,” the second-year head coach said after Alhambra’s varsity baseball teams 5-4 loss to the Albany Cougars on March 14. “Whether …
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By HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune On March 10, I was able to watch musicians Andrew St. James and Jeff Campbell at the Minor Chords Production’s show located at Armando’s in downtown Martinez. I sat down with 20-year-old San Francisco native Andrew St. James, right before his soundcheck. He talked to …
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Community raises $42,000 to aid family By E. CLARK Martinez Tribune The Martinez community has pulled together over $40,000 to help five children whose parents were killed in a traffic accident Sunday. Roberto and Maria Bolanos, along with three of their young children and an adult cousin, were traveling westbound …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When you have half a team, you get half a game of solid play. Or so it seems for the Alhambra varsity lacrosse team, who lost on Tuesday, March 15, in Concord against Clayton Valley by a score of 10-2. After the game coach Al …
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By MANJIT SAPPAL Martinez Chief of Police Feb. 14, 2016, the police department made the transition to a new Neighborhood Policing Area structure. The Neighborhood Policing Areas (NPA) have been in existence for some time, but we have modified the geographic boundaries so that we now have 4 areas for …
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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune This season has already gotten off to an unprecedented start for the Bulldogs, but nothing is more satisfying for those in blue and gold than beating the purple and black Falcons. The varsity boys volleyball team’s 3-0 victory over College Park on Thursday night (March …
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