By HARRIETT BURT Martinez Gazette Contributor In the little more than 25 years that Mexico ruled over the southern and central coast and neighboring inland …
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Thereâs a lot more to know about him than we realize By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editorâs Note: There are so many interesting topics …
By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Since we last wrote about the potential finding of the lost African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church …
By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Martinez Gazette Before he turned three years old, Joe DiMaggio and his family had left Martinez for good. Joe …
A brief history of pro ball in Contra Costa county By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Martinez Gazette âBush Leagueâ â Also see âBush-leaguersâ. Adj. …
By JAMIE JOBB Special to the Martinez Gazette âWhere have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.â â Paul Simon …
By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editorâs Note: One of the sources for this column and an upcoming one on Don Ignacio Martinez on whose …
MARTINEZ, Calif. â A majestic black steam locomotive, Southern Pacific 1258, sits prominently in Martinez Waterfront Park, and is a landmark for those arriving at …
By JOSEPH & JUDIE PALMER Special to the Gazette Ordinarily this column would begin where we left off with Aaron Riceâs story; however Saturday May …
By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editorâs Note: Once again a planned column topic had to be postponed for what could be called breaking history …