MARTINEZ, Calif. – A small brush fire was extinguished Wednesday morning near the Martinez train station. At 9:07 a.m. Martinez Police (MPD) responded to a …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Waste collection rates will go up in Martinez, but not as much as last year. In 2019, rates increased by 3.84 percent …
By BILL SHARKEY III Martinez News-Gazette Columnist WILDFIRES, DEVASTATION and the PSPS shutoff program have taken their toll on so many hundreds of thousands of …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – The first ring that James Peirano made was fashioned from a slice of copper pipe and enameled. “The summer school teachers at …
A small brush fire was extinguished Wednesday morning near the Martinez train station. Firefighters put out the fire between the two railroad bridges crossing Alhambra …
My older sister Brenda was visiting last weekend from Washington State. We shopped on Main Street, rode the Vallejo Ferry to San Francisco, and enjoyed …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – At the end of a well-attended, Oct. 23 public study session, the City council directed staff to investigate the feasibility of annexing …
By ANNA MARIE BEAUCHEMIN Martinez News-Gazette Columnist In light of the smoke-filled skies we’ve been experiencing in many parts of California, I decided to put …
MARTINEZ, Calif. – Evacuations were ordered in Martinez Sunday afternoon after a fast moving brush fire broke out around 4 p.m. The Contra Costa County …
MARTINEZ – Nine people were injured when a 25-foot Australian Willow tree at the Plaza in the 700 block of Main Street came crashing down. …