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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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Jonny Cota’s been ‘Making The Cut’ on Amazon

Posted onApril 2, 2020

A former Martinez resident and Alhambra High School alumnus is among a dozen international fashion designers competing for a $1 million top prize in a …

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Teachers, students and families making adjustments as classrooms remain closed

Posted onApril 1, 2020

When California Governor Gavin Newson extended the shelter-in-place order through May 1, CJ Cammack, Martinez Unified School District (MUSD) superintendent followed the state Department of Education …

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Molly’s Market providing supplies during pandemic

Posted onMarch 29, 2020March 29, 2020

  “Sheltering in place” and “Social Distancing” has ironically linked neighbors who did not know each other and turned a new owner’s corner market into …

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