THE BLOCK retail and event space in Rio Rancho has launched a synthetic ice rink just in time for the holiday season, providing a fun and family-friendly skating experience. Open from Dec. 1 to Jan. 31, the 30-by-40-foot rink accommodates up to 40 skaters at a time. With a $5 entry fee that includes skate […]
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Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Jobs, Workers & Economy, Local Government
Rio Rancho Couple Rolls Out Old-School Glamour with Vintage Limousine Service
In Rio Rancho, Legendary Limo Service is bringing back luxury travel with a vintage twist to Sandoval, Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties. The company offers a one-of-a-kind luxury experience evoking the glamour and elegance of a bygone era. Bobbi and Curt Huber founded Legendary Limo Service in 2023, offering a unique vintage chauffeur experience perfect […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Cheers to Expansion!
Turtle Mountain Brewing, a Rio Rancho staple, is relocating its brewing operations to its newly renovated, larger facility in Enchanted Hills, aiming to double its brewing capacity to meet growing demand. Contrary to rumors, the original location will remain open and the new brewery is set to start operations early next year. The new Turtle […]
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BLM Donates Wildland Fire Engine to Cuba Fire and Rescue
During a Nov. 26 event at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office in Albuquerque, the BLM donated a 2016 wildland fire engine to the Cuba Fire and Rescue Department (CFRD) through its Rural Fire Readiness (RFR) program to enhance wildfire response. The new engine, capable of holding 550 gallons of water, […]
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Reclamation, Recreation and Restoration
The Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association (ESCA) heard updates on Vulcan Materials’ mine reclamation, the Buffalo Tract recreation area and the Forest Service’s North Sandia fuels reduction project at its annual meeting Nov. 17, all aimed at addressing key environmental and infrastructure priorities for Placitas. Vulcan Materials’ dust control efforts was one key topic presented at […]
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Bernalillo Council Rundown
The Bernalillo Fire and Rescue Department will receive $2.5 million in funding from various sources, as the Town Council approves budget adjustments for public safety and community programs accompanied by resolutions backing state policy changes and infrastructure development. The meeting focused on approving budget adjustments and resolutions, including $2 million for two fire department projects […]
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Village Cannabis Lights Up Placitas
Village Cannabis, Sandoval County’s newest dispensary, opened Nov. 6 in Placitas at Homestead Village, offering a convenient spot to find cannabis products in the heart of the community. Janet Goodman, a longtime Placitas resident, retired after 38 years from corrections in New Mexico and Texas. She swapped her badge for buds when she was inspired […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque
County Commission Roundup
The Sandoval County Commission covered a hodgepodge of topics in the jam-packed Nov. 13 meeting, including setting its 2025 legislative agenda about the county’s evolving needs and hearing updates from the County Assessor and UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center (SRMC). With only one meeting scheduled in November and December, the commissioners tackled a packed agenda. […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Election Canvassing Approved Despite Errors
On Nov. 15, the Sandoval County Commission, acting as the Election Canvassing Board, approved the certification of the General Election results with a vote of 4-1. The decision was made despite errors that resulted in noncompliance of two state statutes due to delays in reporting and the disqualification of 117 provisional ballots. During the canvassing, […]
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From Combat to Composition
Jim Tritten, a retired veteran and academic scholar from Corrales , has taken on a new mission: to lead a veterans’ writing group that harnesses the power of storytelling to confront and heal from trauma. Every Thursday at the Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Albuquerque, veterans in the writing therapy group […]