These pets are available for adoption from the Contra Costa County Animal Services shelters. Nacho, No. A0910764, is a willing companion who is ready to …
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MARTINEZ, Calif. – People who have attended the annual Martinez Chamber of Commerce’s King of the County Barbecue Festival have often said they wanted to …

No more pencils No more books No more teacher’s Dirty looks! It’s count down time! Just a few more hours until Martinez school hallways will …
Congratulations to Alhambra High School junior Taylor Goolsby for designing the logo for the 16th Annual Shell/MEF Run for Education. This year the Run is …
Martinez Rotary presented a check to John Muir Elementary. The Rotary club recently volunteered at a John Muir fundraiser and donated all the profits to …
The Martinez Arts Association is awarding four local seniors scholarships at the May 29 Awards Assembly at Alhambra High School. They are: Dylan Gregory, Harmony …

By JEFF ROUBAL Martinez News-Gazette Contributor “May you live in interesting times.” – A traditional Chinese curse One of my current projects is to build …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A magician, a son following his parents’ enthusiasm for cooking and a student who already has landed a job as a chef …

John Muir Mountain Day Camp is based at the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez. California, where John Muir—naturalist, preservationist, writer, farmer and father—lived …