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Benicia woman recovers from accident, qualifies for Boston Marathon

May 4, 2018 by George Johnston 1 Comment

  Melissa Montoya is on her way to the Boston Marathon after life dealt her a bad hand. On April 6, 2017, a storm ripped through Benicia. The 60 mile per hour winds tore an 85-foot pine tree from the ground. That tree crashed into Montoya’s home on Lindo Street, burying Montoya and her fiancé, […]

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