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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The fourth annual BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival concluded with a bang Sunday night as the Red Hot Chili Peppers brought the Memorial Day weekend event to a raucous close with over 120,000 fans attending the three day event. Touring in advance of releasing their twelfth studio …

By GABE AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra baseball ended the regular season on a high note, defeating Las Lomas on Senior Night, May 19, with a 2-0 shutout. Runs were at a premium, and not many rallies were strung together by either team. The Knights came out strong, putting …

By CLAIRE PULKOWNIK Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s seniors went out with a bang on their senior night on Thursday, May 19, with a 20-1 win over the Las Lomas Knights. The three seniors, Madeline Cervantes, Cara DiMercurio and Sam Whitworth, were all honored in a ceremony before they took care of …

In the two previous meetings between Alhambra and Campolindo’s baseball programs, the Cougars have been able to beat down the Dogs with solid hitting. In the Dogs’ May 25 loss to Campolindo, however, the Bulldogs beat themselves. The Bulldogs made four errors in the 7-2 loss in Wednesday afternoon’s North …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When athletes win title games, they celebrate. The scene is usually set in Las Vegas, New York City, maybe New Orleans. But when you’re 18, there’s really only one choice: Disneyland. The seniors on the boys volleyball team – nine out of the 15 players …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune After surviving the cutthroat DFAL Varsity Trials and Finals at Campolindo High School on May 10 and 13, the six remaining Bulldog qualifiers took part in last Saturday’s North Coast Section Tri-Valley Championships at Foothill High School. Four athletic leagues from the valley …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Two years time was all it took. The perfect storm of a talented transfer student, a top-tier coach and a team that rallied around them all added up to Friday’s win over Las Lomas and the North Coast Section title. Alhambra was 2-15 in 2014, …

An Ice Cream Social was held in the Sunrise Ridge Community in Martinez, for the residents and owners. The Ice Cream Social was held to enhance good will within the community and benefit the Contra Costa Food Bank. The Social Committee was made aware that during the summer months, the …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Contra Costa residents soon won’t have to rush to purchase copies of important documents before the normal close of the business day, as the County’s Clerk-Recorder Division will stay open late one day a week during the summer months. From June 2 through Sept. 29, the County …

By PAUL CRAIG Special to Martinez Tribune Dawn Westfall (not her real name) is feeling nauseous. She’s about to go to the emergency room when an idea strikes. She calls the emergency services number at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. A nurse practitioner asks about her symptoms, pulls up …