By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune If Tuesday’s league opener is an indicator of what the season holds for the Lady Bulldog volleyball team, we wont be seeing another long layoff between playoff appearances. Alhambra’s Sept. 27 2-0 straight-set win in the Diablo Athletic League opener couldn’t have gone any smoother. …

I don’t usually get involved in campaigning for other candidates, but the race for District 5 Supervisor is so important to the future of Martinez that I am making an exception and strongly supporting Supervisor Federal Glover.  Federal is honest, hardworking, effective and trustworthy. He has overcome personal health challenges …

This week, small business attorney and community activist Courtney Masella-O’Brien announced that Assemblymember Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) is endorsing her candidacy for Martinez City Council. Bonilla joins an impressive list of local leaders already supporting Masella-O’Brien, including Contra Costa County Supervisors Candace Anderson and Mary Piepho, County Assessor Gus Kramer, Martinez …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldogs and Falcons went at each other on Wednesday afternoon, racking up the goals in a shootout. The Falcons were victorious by a score of 20-15 to even up the rivalry over the last four years. After a quick goal off that bat from …

The Martinez Bocce Federation consists of 235 teams within excess of 500 players participating across 32 different divisions. The courts are located at the Martinez Marina. MBF Standings current as of Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s girls tennis team got off to the best possible start the could have in Diablo Athletic League play on Sept. 22, with a big win. The Bulldog girls swept straight sets from Mt. Diablo-Concord in the league opener at home and got off to …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – For the second consecutive year, the Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency Program has been named one of the top 10 such medical training programs in the country by the physician network, Doximity. Contra Costa’s program was recognized as ninth nationally by clinical reputation out of more than …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez’s Historic Home Tour is returning this fall for the 10th consecutive time. The Home Tour will feature seven private homes open to the public – most for the first and only time.  The tour is organized each year by the Martinez Historical Society to focus attention …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – A Martinez teen died after his vehicle collided with a tree Tuesday night. At 7:36 p.m. on Sept. 27, Martinez Police were dispatched to the area of Alhambra Avenue and Benham Drive, near Foothills Park, where a vehicular accident had occurred. When officers arrived on scene, they …

Kelly Davis and her fellow Contra Costa volunteers have an early wake-up call on Election Day, but most of them don’t mind the long hours. Each of them has their own unique reasons for being a poll worker. And the Contra Costa County Elections Division is looking for civic-minded men …