GALA Ribbon Cutting Thursday The GALA Ribbon Cutting will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at The GALA, 723 Alhambra Ave., to celebrate the company’s …
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If you’re not leaving town on Labor Day weekend, there are all kinds of enjoyable activities planned close to home in the East Bay Regional …

Fall is coming and one of the first fruits to arrive this time of year is the pear. Alhambra Valley Pears & Beef, a family-run …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – It’s been 10 years since Martinez Police Sgt. Paul Starzyk answered a call for help when an armed man terrorized patrons of …
José Alexander Dyer, 17, of Martinez has earned his Eagle Scout award. Dyer, a senior at Alhambra High School, planned and supervised the construction of …
“I’m going to Connecticut?” I asked in disbelief when my mother gave me the news on an afternoon late in June 1968. I had just …

22 years of providing backpacks to second graders On August 22, the Brothers of Martinez Masonic Lodge #41 delivered over 500 backpacks filled with school …
Del Cielo Adding Food, Wine, Has Popular Spot At Clippers Games Luis Castro’s Del Cielo Brewing Company, 701 Escobar St., has become a popular spot …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Fresh from taking a second-place prize at the recent Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance boat show, Martinez’s “Joltin Joe” boat that once belonged …
By JEFF ROUBAL Martinez News-Gazette Columnist While Vivian and I were camping in Kings Canyon a couple weeks ago, we made beef stew for dinner. …