Posted inEdgewood, Obituaries 

Josephine Clara Bassett

Josephine Clara Bassett, known to everyone simply as “Jo,” lived a rich and vibrant life, touching many hearts in her community and beyond. Jo died peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the age of 99, in the house she and her husband Carl Bassett built in Edgewood in 1960.  Josephine descends from German immigrant […]

Posted inEast Mountains, Education

East Mountain High School teacher named finalist for prestigious Presidential Award

By Kevin Hendricks An East Mountain High School teacher is a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, one of the country’s highest honors in education. Jennifer Webb, a math teacher at EMHS, is one of four New Mexico educators in the running for the prestigious award.  Webb, who teaches […]

Posted inEast Mountains

Bernalillo County helps East Mountains residents clean up with free disposal events

Staff report Bernalillo County is offering free dumping weekends and spring green waste days at the East Mountain Transfer Station for county residents living outside Albuquerque city limits. Free Dumping Weekends are set for May 17-18 and June 21-22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents can dispose of eligible waste free of charge. Following […]

Posted inEducation, Sandoval County

Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office expands junior program, offers high school credit

By Kevin Hendricks The Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office is expanding its Junior Treasurer’s Program and will now offer high school elective course credit to selected participants. Treasurer Jennifer Taylor announced the changes on March 31 as the program enters its third year. The semester-long program, beginning in August, is open to all Sandoval County high […]

Posted inEducation, Moriarty

Moriarty High School robotics team wins state title, heads to World Championship

By Kevin Hendricks Moriarty High School’s newly formed NM-MESA robotics team has had quite a debut season, winning the VEX V5 NM State Championship in early March and qualifying for the World Championship in Dallas in May.  The team is composed of freshmen, sophomores, and seniors with a focus on competition and small-scale robotics. It […]