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Ribbon-cutting opens newly named John Sparacino Park

Posted onJanuary 30, 2019January 30, 2019

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Surrounded by members of John Sparacino’s family and friends, Martinez City Council used a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday afternoon to mark the …

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General News

No vote on renaming park for Sparacino

Posted onAugust 26, 2018August 28, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. ­­– The Martinez Parks, Recreation, Marina and Cultural Commission, noting the city has no procedure for naming landmarks, did not vote Tuesday night …

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General News

Alhambra Park may be renamed for John Sparacino

Posted onAugust 19, 2018August 19, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Acting on a Martinez City Council directive to city staff, the Parks, Recreation, Marina and Cultural Commission (PRMCC) may decide Tuesday that …

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History

Our Town: Reminiscences: One by John Sparacino in 1994, One of John Sparacino in 2018

Posted onJuly 8, 2018July 9, 2018

By HARRIETT BURT Martinez News-Gazette Contributor Editor’s Note: Recently digging through Martinez Historical Society archives of newsletter articles, I found a 1994 column by then …

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John Sparacino, city’s first elected mayor, dies at 92

Posted onApril 8, 2018April 10, 2018

MARTINEZ, Calif. – John Sparacino, Martinez’s first elected mayor and a man described as a gentleman and “Mr. Martinez,” died Tuesday at home at 92. …

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Obituaries

John Sparacino

Posted onApril 8, 2018April 8, 2018

John Sparacino July 25, 1925 – April 3, 2018 Resident of Martinez, Calif. John Sparacino passed away peacefully at his home on April 3, 2018. …

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