By Connor Currier A Moriarty City Councilor is denying allegations of government corruption made by the former city clerk/treasurer, attributing the claims to a disgruntled employee. Councilor Steve Anaya says he doesn’t believe former City Clerk/Treasurer Deborah Liu’s accusations of government corruption. “I don’t believe that, and I believe those comments are from a disgruntled […]
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Bernalillo County offers free pickleball at Vista Grande Community Center
Bernalillo County Parks, Recreation and Open Space is offering free pickleball sessions at the Vista Grande Community Center, providing residents with regular opportunities to play the increasingly popular racquet sport. The program runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the facility located at 15 La Madera Road in […]
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Bernalillo County launches monthly Kids Night Out program
Bernalillo County will begin offering a monthly Kids Night Out program starting Friday, providing parents with a supervised evening activity for children while giving adults a night off. The program launches Sept. 5 at the Los Vecinos Community Center, located at 478 NM-333 in Tijeras. Sessions will run from 6 to 10 p.m. on the […]
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Estancia community to host 9/11 memorial service
The Estancia Public Library, in partnership with the Estancia Fire/EMS Department and Estancia Police Department, will host a memorial service on Sept. 11 to honor the victims and first responder heroes of the terrorist attacks in 2001. The commemorative event will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Estancia Public Library. The […]
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Republican candidates to meet voters at Torrance County event
The Republican Party of Torrance County will host a candidate meet-and-greet event Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the East Torrance Soil and Water Conservation Complex in Estancia. The event will feature state Sen. Anthony “Ant” Thornton, R-District 19, who assumed office in January after winning the election in 2024, according to party officials. Congressional […]
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Edgewood receives state grant for community cleanup program
The Town of Edgewood has been awarded $10,272 in grant funding from the New Mexico Tourism Department to support its monthly community cleanup initiative. The grant will fund Edgewood’s “Dumpster Days” program during fiscal year 2026, according to a news release from the town. Edgewood was among 71 communities statewide to receive funding this year […]
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Moriarty audit partner: ‘A budget wasn’t established… it’s a violation of state law’
By Connor Currier During Moriarty City Council’s special meeting on Aug. 27, the governing body responded to multiple recent reports by NM.news of allegations of years of financial mismanagement leveled by the city’s former clerk/treasurer. At the meeting, the first article they touched on was a report about how the city of Moriarty had overspent […]
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Cedar Crest’s beloved thrift store opens back up after flooding
By Connor Currier — “There were a lot of people that stopped by while we were closed and were really appreciative of what we do within the community,” said Tamar Randall, the Executive Director for Talking Talons. “It’s kind of a community hub where people meet, volunteer and wander around looking for things.” Talking Talons […]
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Estancia resolves water crisis after community-wide emergency response
The Town of Estancia has successfully restored water service after a critical shortage forced emergency conservation measures and community-wide assistance in mid-August, according to a memo from Mayor Nathan Dial. The crisis reached its peak on Aug. 11-12, when storage tanks dropped to critically low levels, prompting officials to ask residents to conserve water and […]
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City of Moriarty struggles with ‘nearly a decade’ of mismanaged financial records
By Connor Currrier During an Aug. 27 Moriarty City Council Special Meeting, Financial Analyst Emily Sanchez said the city’s financial record books have “un-posted transactions” dating all the way back to 2015 during a financial analyst update. “There’s been un-posted transactions still sitting there from (July) of 2015 to (July) of 2021,” said Sanchez. “They’re […]