By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Although Betty Reid Soskin’s work in Richmond during World War II helped the Allied cause, she doesn’t consider herself a “Rosie,” even though other women who helped assemble Victory ships would welcome her into their fold. She secured no rivets. She welded no metal seams. She built no war […]
Pirates descending on Vallejo for Father’s Day weekend
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Ahoy, ye salty sea dogs! Keep a weather eye on the horizon – especially toward the Carquinez Strait. Pirates are coming to invade the Vallejo Waterfront Park Father’s Day weekend, June 16 and 17. And those sea rogues and privateers have been doing just that […]
Adventure Faire, BerryFest family-friendly Mother’s Day weekend event helps kids’ groups
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald The Golden Coast Adventure Faire will give families a new way to celebrate Mother’s Day, and let children and adults alike experience a place “where history and imagination collide.” This year, the Adventure Faire has joined with the annual BerryFest for a two-day event Mothers […]
Roseville festivals offering cash prizes in video contest
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Gold Coast Adventure Faire and Berryfest Strawberry Festival organizers are offering two $1,000 prizes for the best videos that illustrate the two events that have combined this year into a larger Mothers Day weekend celebration. The contest is open to all directors, actors, producers, camera […]
Salvaged plastics become art, not ocean trash
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald A giant patch of garbage that covers twice the area of Texas is growing exponentially in the Pacific Ocean between Hawai’i and California, according to Scientific Reports. And much of the debris are tiny pieces of plastic, which is why the patch wasn’t discovered until […]
Entertainers from Benicia, Martinez perform at Rakkasah West
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Rakkasah West, one of the largest belly dance festivals in the world, featured performers from multiple countries from around the globe as well as from as close as Martinez and Benicia. A longtime celebration of Middle Eastern and North African dance and music, the festival […]
Air District wants monitor recommendations
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Where should additional air monitors be placed in cities that are home to oil refineries? A series of Bay Area Air Quality Management District workshops is letting the public answer that question. Those workshops already have sought answers in Richmond and Martinez, and upcoming sessions […]
As holidays generate trash, Republic Services urges recycling
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News Gazette ‘Tis the season for decorating homes, merry partying with friends and sharing gifts. It’s also the time of year that waste and trash increases about 25 percent, Tracy Skenandore, spokesperson for Republic Services, said. But that doesn’t have to be the case, Skenandore said. The company, which as […]
‘Matthew Turner’ ship getting closer to completion
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald The brigantine Matthew Turner, named for the San Francisco Bay Area’s most famous shipbuilder, is one step closer to being a tall ship capable of sailing “anywhere in the world,” project director Alan Olson said. The top mast has been installed on the main mast, […]
Thompson seeks bipartisan help with gun violence prevention
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Saying that more than 11,000 people have died so far this year through gunfire, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has asked for President Donald Trump’s help to find a solution to “the senseless and needless violence.” Of those, at least 59 died and more than 500 […]