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‘Black Lives Matter’ mural painted on Martinez street (photo gallery)

Posted onJuly 4, 2020

A local group gathered Saturday morning to paint ‘Black Lives Matters’ in huge, yellow letters on Court Street in from the of Contra Costa County …

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‘Black Lives Matter’ street mural to be painted in downtown Martinez July 4

Posted onJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

Martinez residents won’t have a parade or a fireworks show this Independence Day because of COVID-19 restrictions. But they’ll have the chance to celebrate and …

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Downtown Martinez begins temporary outdoor restaurant seating

Posted onJune 25, 2020July 9, 2020

The City of Martinez announced on June 13th that the first of the city’s downtown outdoor dining and retail weekend programs would begin on the …

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What does Juneteenth commemorate?

Posted onJune 18, 2020June 19, 2020

Today’s date, June 19, is being celebrated more and more as “Juneteenth” and the end of slavery. But President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation …

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Martinez Museum pandemic project

Posted onMay 25, 2020

Attention!! Calling all Martinez Historians! We invite all Martinez individuals — families, adults, children, business people, frontline and essential workers, first-responders, etc. — to help …

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A message from Chief Manjit Sappal regarding the Shelter in Place

Posted onMay 5, 2020May 5, 2020

Dear Community, As we continue with the Shelter in Place Order issued by the Health Officer of Contra Costa County, I think we a can …

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City creates small business resource page

Posted onApril 21, 2020April 21, 2020

The city of Martinez has created a COVID-19 Small Business Resource webpage to help local companies impacted during the state’s shelter-in-place period, said, Zach Seal, …

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At Home with Jeff: Garden of glory

Posted onApril 20, 2020

Now is the time of the year when seed catalogs start arriving and my thoughts turn to summer and fabulous gardens. Burpee catalogs are as …

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At Home with Jeff: Big Numbers

Posted onApril 10, 2020May 6, 2020

I filled up my wife’s van with gas a couple weeks ago, before we were all sheltered in place. I was surprised when it cost …

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Use #MarintezEats2020 to win a $25 gift card to a local restaurant

Posted onApril 6, 2020April 6, 2020

Support local restaurants for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. Post a facebook photo of your meal with #MartinezEats2020 to be automatically entered

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Recent Articles

  • County inexplicably halts negotiations to preserve the Old Jail February 8, 2021
  • Letter to the Editor: Historical Fixtures Among Us February 8, 2021
  • Slice of Italeigh Pizza & Cheesesteaks Moving to Main Street January 17, 2021
  • Obituary: John Charles Talt (Sept. 11, 1940 – Dec. 7, 2020) December 17, 2020
  • Gipner says goodbye December 11, 2020
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