By Ashley Flores, Bernalillo Community Museum After years of work, the Bernalillo Community Museum is opening its latest exhibition, A History of Sports in Bernalillo on Saturday, June 29. Through seven sports-related exhibits, visitors will learn of local athletes’ accomplishments and the individual community members who worked tirelessly to maintain Bernalillo’s sports programs. An interactive […]
Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Senate Passes Bill to Extend Funding for NM Fire Departments
On June 21, the U.S. Senate passed Sen. Martin Heinrich’s bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act, legislation that will extend federal programs that help support local fire departments in New Mexico and across the country. The bill would reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program and […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress
FEMA Revamps New Mexico Operations
As Ruidoso area residents return to their homes — or what’s left of their homes — we’ll be watching FEMA. For the past two years, since the disastrous Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire, we’ve heard more about what FEMA hasn’t done than what it has done. This year the agency began changing its New Mexico […]
Posted inPrint Issues
The Signpost: June 27, 2024
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Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government
Rental scooters and bikes may be making a comeback
For years, Albuquerque has been without a scooter and bike-share program, but a proposal on the City Council’s Aug. 5 agenda might change that. At the council’s June 12 Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee meeting, councilors discussed an ordinance — sponsored by Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn — to lower what the city charges scooter and […]
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New BernCo County Manager Has Family in East Mountains
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County has its next manager. County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday night to make Cindy Chavez the county’s top administrator. “I really believe that Cindy Chavez possesses the skill and know-how to be a truly transformative leader,” Commission Vice-Chair Eric Olivas said. “Somebody that can take us to the […]
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Rainstorms over NM pose flood threats again in wildfire burn scars
By DANIELLE PROKOP New Mexicans in the northern and southern parts of the state scorched by recent wildfires remain at risk for potentially intense flash flooding from storms Wednesday and Thursday. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the state beginning at noon Wednesday that could cause harm for people living in the burn […]
Posted inLocal Government
BernCo Commission chooses new county manager
Bernalillo County has its next manager. County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday night to make Cindy Chavez the county’s top administrator. YES: Barbara Baca, Adriann Barboa and Eric Olivas NO: Walt Benson and Steven Michael Quezada “I really believe that Cindy Chavez possesses the skill and know-how to be a truly transformative leader,” Commission Vice-Chair Eric […]
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NM joins three states to begin voluntary testing for bird flu in dairy farm milk tanks
By JENNIFER SHUTT WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that four states will launch voluntary pilot programs in the days ahead to test bulk milk tanks on dairy farms for bird flu — a move that’s aimed at making it easier for farmers to ship herds across state lines and for public […]
Posted inPueblos
Letter to the Editor: UNM Sandoval RMC Can and Should Do Better
This letter is submitted as reader commentary by the author. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to editor@sandovalsignpost.com or learn more here. One of the reasons my husband and I moved to Sandoval County was because it was near a hospital. We have had many occasions to use UNM Sandoval Regional Medical […]