Elberta Jane Wood was born November 25, 1935 in Martinez, California to Edith and Harold …
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BY RICK PORCARO Rafael Devers broke up an old fashioned pitchers duel with a three …
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By HAMILTON FISH Special to the Tribune The best way to look forward is to start by looking back. If your interest is a half-century hence, focusing on last week isn’t helpful. Here’s my long-term prognostication about Martinez. I’ll be wrong about the details, but I bet I’ve got the …
Read More »Steven Payne found ‘unresponsive’ in cell; later perishes By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Two investigations into a death stemming from an incident at the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department’s main detention center in Martinez are in their early stages. At approximately 4 p.m. Dec. 30, 2015, jail …
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Jan. 24 marks anniversary of death of 9-year-old Martinez boy By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The wet, sloppy conditions descending on the area in recent days are an eerie reminder of the brutal murder of a child nearly 30 years ago, that left a dark cloud over …
Read More »https://youtu.be/IzgJ280CVo0 By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Tribune A Gold Rush camp, former Sicilian fishing village, a cannery row, Joe DiMaggio’s birthplace, John Muir National Monument site, fountainhead of Alhambra Bottled Water and the Martini, home of the fighting Bulldogs – Martinez is an odd California town that needs to …
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By HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors held their 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration and Humanitarian of the Year Awards Tuesday. The special event was held in downtown Martinez Jan. 19, with “participation” being a major underlying theme of the …
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By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune In 1946, Alhambra and Antioch Unified High Schools had three things in common: mascots (Panthers), colors (navy and gold) and initials (AUHS). This stirred up a lot of controversy. They were essentially neighbors with far less high schools established in the East San …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – A performance of the world famous Leung’s White Crane lion dancers will mark the Martinez Library’s celebration of the Chinese New Year next Tuesday evening. The free festivities to kick off the Year of the Monkey begin at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 …
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MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez Police continue to search for two suspects involved in an armed robbery at Martinez Wingstop. The two suspects allegedly entered the Wingstop restaurant on Arnold Drive around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14. Armed with knives, they allegedly went behind the counter and demanded money from the …
Read More »By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Two Martinez residents have expressed their intentions to run for the 5th District seat on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors that is currently held by Federal Glover. Earlier this month Conrad E. Dandridge pulled papers with the Contra Costa County …
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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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