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 […]
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Kevin Hendricks is a local news editor with nm.news. He is a two-decade veteran of local news as a sportswriter and assistant editor with the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer.
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 inPlacitas
Placitas Artists Series to present Megan and James Holland with Judith Gordon
The Placitas Artists Series will present a concert featuring Megan and James Holland – Piano Trios with Judith Gordon on piano. The performance is set for April 27 at 3 p.m. at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church. The program will include works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvořák, Benjamin Godard and Hans Werner Henze. Tickets for […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County Names Fire Chief Masterson as new deputy county manager
By Kevin Hendricks Eric Masterson, the current Sandoval County Fire and Rescue Chief, has been appointed as the new deputy county manager. The Sandoval County Board of County Commissioners approved the appointment at its April 9 meeting with Masterson’s term set to begin on April 12. “This position will allow me to continue to serve […]
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 inArts & Culture, East Mountains
East Mountains flashback: Carnuel’s Cerro Huerfano
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society Cerro Huerfano, or “Orphan Hill,” located near what is now Tramway Boulevard and Copper NE in Albuquerque, is a small rocky outcropping that was designated one of the western boundary markers of the Cañon de Carnué Land Grant in 1819. That year, Governor Facundo Melgares – who served […]
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 inCorrales, Sandoval County
Corrales Village Council rejects Arts and Culture District plan
By Kevin Hendricks A controversial proposal to establish an Arts and Culture District (ACD) in Corrales was voted down by the Village Council on March 25. The 4-2 decision came after months of debate and public opposition to the plan, which was spearheaded by Corrales MainStreet. The ACD Economic Development Plan, which had been in […]
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 […]