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BY RICK PORCARO Rafael Devers broke up an old fashioned pitchers duel with a three …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Yusuf / Cat Stevens, has just announced a fall 2016 North American tour that will feature only his second Bay Area appearance in the past forty years, Monday, October 3rd at Davies Symphony Hall. The iconic 68 year old Yusuf, …
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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, July 30, 2016.
Read More »The North Coast Section qualifying volleyball team will be holding tryouts for perspective members starting on Aug. 15, for freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity age players. Coach Willie Marchesano and his staff will be hosting open gyms every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. until the tryout …
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The summer swim season is drawing to a close, and the Martinez Community Swim Team (MCST) is finishing its season strong, swimming with another local Martinez swim team, the Forest Hills Beavers. The two teams swam their hearts out on a beautiful Wednesday evening, July 20. The Beavers came out …
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By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune The Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) is extremely complex. It’s causing massive change in the way the nation handles health care. It was enacted by Congress after huge debate and much compromise. In the long term it will make health care better. So …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Andre Parrilla had consumed alcohol prior to his death, but the Contra Costa Coroner has listed drowning as the cause of death in the case, according Contra Costa County Sheriff Department spokesman Jimmy Lee. This incident happened on April 24, 2016, at …
Read More »Martinez Residents, I read with interest Eli Dominguez’s response to an article written by Mayor Schroder last month. In Eli’s letter, he says that the City and County refused to fund Doug’s efforts. As the Chairman and Treasurer of Pacheco/Martinez Homeless Outreach, Inc. (Contra Costa Homeless Outreach), I can tell …
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By E. CLARK Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The dog days of summer will soon be over, and that means one thing for area children – it’s time to go back to school. Walk-through registration at Alhambra High School (AHS) will take place from 1-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at …
Read More »The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced today that Phillips 66 Refinery has agreed to pay $793,250 to settle air pollution violations at its refinery in Rodeo. The settlement covers 87 notices of violation issued to Phillips 66 for non-compliance at its refinery from 2010 through 2014. The violations …
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The pier at the Martinez Marina is a popular fishing spot, as evidenced by crowds on the west end this week. Many sturgeon as tall as men have been caught from the pier, with the most successful fishing times one hour before and one hour after high and low tides …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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