Over the last few weeks we have seen an uptick in thefts from vehicles and one of the common themes has been that items of …
Category: Community Focus
By JEFF ROUBAL Things sometimes turn out as you never expected — usually to the better! In 1983, Vivian and I were living in Hayward. …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Fresh from its stroll down Main Street during Martinez’s Fourth of July parade, Joe DiMaggio’s former boat, the Joltin’ Joe, is traveling …
Leo Clauson, 5, of Martinez, wins a ball signed by the entire Martinez Clippers team at the ball club’s first day of Fanfest, Thursday at …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – In the 1970s, a community watch volunteer working in a Philadelphia, Pa., suburb realized that neighborhood watch groups needed to communicate better …
By ANNA MARIE BEAUCHEMIN Martinez News-Gazette Columnist Part of the fun of herbal medicine is how easy it is to incorporate medicinal plants into food. …
As the dog days of summer approach, it’s worth repeating some advice: bring lots of water when you visit the regional parks and other open …
It’s been hotter than blue blazes this week! We need another scorching week like a hole in the head. I wish it were a little …
Garageland Rodeo, ‘Hook’ Entertain Thursday At Main Street Plaza Garageland Rodeo is the band playing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the latest event in the …
11 a.m. – 4 p.m., August 4. Martinez Public Library (lower level), 740 Court Street. Choose from thousands of gently-used books and DVDs; then fill …