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Ionescu & co, benched in first half, outscore Alhambra

By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune To put this into perspective, Miramonte High School girls’ basketball is ranked fifth in the nation on Maxpreps, while Alhambra is ranked 9,524th. Both are in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. Miramonte coach Kelly Sopak sat his top three players the entire first …

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Sand & bags available at several locations in Martinez

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune Sand piles, like this one at the top of F Street near Alhambra High School, are ready and waiting for local residents who come bearing sandbags. As reminders of the latest El Niño season move through the area, well over 2,500 sandbags have been snapped …

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Eight vie for Martinez Unified School District seat

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Eight district residents have stepped up to be considered to fill the approaching vacancy on the Martinez Unified School District Board. The group includes a mix of educators, a program analyst and laboratory technician, a labor activist, and a retiree who previously …

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Man shot; suspect on the lam

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – An investigation continues in a weekend shooting that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries. Martinez Police Det. Gerardo Espinoza declined to go into specifics about the investigation, but said a “person of interest’’ is being sought in connection with the case. The …

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Raiders to stay in Oakland, at least for the moment

By DANIEL GLUSKOTER While the official announcement from the NFL on Tuesday that the St. Louis Rams were moving back to Los Angeles was good news for the San Francisco 49ers, it only served to add more uncertainty to the status of the Oakland Raiders. Where the 49ers now have …

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County seeks area photography for voter guides

By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – With two elections on the docket for 2016, the coming year is already setting up to be an exciting one in the Contra Costa County Election Offices. And to county residents more involved in the process, officials kicked off the year by …

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Alhambra High class building career credentials one shed at a time

By DONNA BETH WEILENMAN Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – When Martinez residents want a strong, spacious, attractive storage shed, they don’t have to call a carpenter or wonder how the structure will get delivered from a home improvement store. They can buy one from Alhambra High School (AHS) and order …

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Park District purchases 646 acres

By DONNA BETH WEILENMAN Martinez Tribune East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) will add 646 East Contra Costa County acres to its holdings after its Board of Directors authorized a share of the $6.1 million land purchase, Carolyn Jones, public information supervisor, said Thursday, Dec. 17. The park district will …

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