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Helping Hands …

Each year for more than a dozen years, St. Catherine of Siena School students give back to the community during Catholic Schools Week on Helping Hands Day. Students in grades 5-6 spent the afternoon picking up trash at the Martinez Marina (pictured above), while grade 8 students helped organize the …

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Pine Meadow land issue fueled by doublespeak

By TASHINA MANYAK Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Although the Pine Meadow Golf Course in Martinez has been officially closed since April 12, 2015, the battle over what to do with the land has taken on a life of its own. It seemed like a done deal when property owner …

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Super Bowl Host Committee helps deliver Las Juntas field trip

By DANNY YOEONO Martinez Tribune The Lindsay Wildlife Experience, formerly known as the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, hosted three classes of first graders and one class of special needs students from Las Juntas Elementary last week, free of charge for a special field trip that was made possible in part by …

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Who’s on Stage: March 4-10, 2016

Friday, March 4 Happy Hour & a Half featuring Twang Dang Doodle When: 4:30-6p.m (doors open at 4 p.m.) Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez. Details: No cover charge. Beverage discount. Info: http://armandosmartinez.com Dan Deshara and Friends When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 4 Where: Roxx on Main, 627 Main …

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Mayor Schroder: Help Martinez be the ‘coolest’ city

By ROB SCHRODER Mayor of Martinez Martinez has always been a leader in sustainability programs to reduce our impact on the environment. That may seem like a strange claim, being the home to heavy industry such as Shell Oil and Eco Systems, but over the last several years Martinez has …

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Artcelerator gives thanks, encourages art community

Dear Tribune Editor, [On Feb. 19] you published an article by Hannah Hatch about Art Beat, the Howard Finster exhibit, and the work that Artcelerator has been doing to cultivate a new art culture here in Martinez. We want to commend Hannah for her well-crafted write-up, and thank her for …

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Artist of the Week: Tee Jay Hernandez

By HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune Meet Tee Jay Hernandez, Tattooer and owner of Future Primitive Tattoo and Art Studio, 516 Main St., Martinez. On Thursday, Feb. 25, I was able to get the chance of observing Hernandez work on a custom phoenix piece for “Jennifer” who flew in from Salt …

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Who’s On Stage: Feb. 26 – March 3, 2016

By HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune Friday, Feb. 26 Dan Deshara and Friends When: 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 (doors open at 4 p.m.). Where: Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista Ave., Martinez. Details: No cover charge. Beverage discount. Come hang out, chat and have fun! Info: http://armandosmartinez.com Foreign Frontiers & Exit Nine …

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Bulldogs get first DFAL win in final game

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune As students stormed the court in jubilation after a first league win of 2016, the scene that presented itself was emblematic of everything the program could become in the following years. The 55-50 win over Acalanes on Friday, Feb. 19, was a sigh of relief …

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Chief speaks on academy, Lt. Roth’s training, crime & more

By MANJIT SAPPAL Martinez Chief of Police On Jan. 11 we kicked off our first 10 week Community Police Academy with 24 participants that will be exposed to a variety of information about the Martinez Police Department and the services that we provide. We had a great group attend and …

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