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Bulldog tennis opens up new league with a pair of wins

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 …

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Martinez hospital residency named one of top 10 in US

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 …

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Historic Home Tour to return Oct. 8

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 …

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Martinez teen perishes in accident

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 …

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Poll workers sought

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 …

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Garbage keeps it’s Vow to Bay Area fans

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Returning to the Bay Area a year after their 20th anniversary performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland in support of their first new studio album in four years, Garbage kept its vow to their local legion of fans with a solid two hour career spanning set …

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Lady Bulldogs win against Northgate

We may have a front-runner for the not yet existent Martinez Tribune Match of the Year. And for that, we thank the girls volleyball team for staying resilient and battling. The Lady Bulldog volleyball team was down 2-0 in their hotly-contested match against Northgate before they came all the way …

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Lady Bulldogs struggled with former DFAL foe

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Last week the Bulldogs split their games against Freedom-Oakley and Acalanes-Lafayette respectively, but the margin between the two results really highlights what the league restructuring will do for the Bulldogs in 2016. The Acalanes Dons made easy work of the Bulldogs on Sept. 15, taking …

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Matadors cruise to victory over Bulldogs

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune If you looked at the Lady Dogs game last week against Acalanes, and then again at their game against Miramonte on Tuesday night, you’d see they were basically carbon copy answers to one question. Why were the leagues re-conferenced? When you have a team that …

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