The Bernalillo Town Council met Dec. 23 for its final meeting of 2024, approving key budget resolutions and celebrating community accomplishments. The council allocated a $500,000 competitive fire protection grant for Station 142 improvements and approved $2,160 for fire department overtime and $15,000 for increased jail fees. Mayor Jack Torres said the town absorbed the […]
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Winds of Change
Santa Fe author Rebecca Borland Reynolds will be at Loma Colorado Library in Rio Rancho Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. to present her unique and timely approach to how we think about change based on 30 years of experience bringing about change across disciplines and sectors. Borland Reynolds will be discussing her new work, Thresholds of Change: […]
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African Children’s Choir to Perform in Rio Rancho in January
The African Children’s Choir will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a U.S. Tour that includes a stop in Rio Rancho. The choir is set to perform Jan. 17 at Paragon Church, 103 Rio Rancho Drive SE, at 7 p.m. According to a press release, the tour marks four decades of transforming lives through the power […]
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Placitas Artist Series presents Duo Steinback/de los Santos
Placitas Artists Series will present the Duo Steinback/de los Santos next month. The concert, set for Jan.19 at 3 p.m. at Las Placitas Presbyterian Church, will feature works from Mozart, Grieg, Muffat, Piazzola, and a composition by Falko Steinbach. According to a press release, the German-born Steinbach has recorded 18 CDs, published a book, A […]
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Torrance County Commission Meeting Recap
On Dec. 11, the Torrance County Commission discussed road conditions, animal welfare and public safety. Recent snowfall and rain have caused frustrations among the Torrance County community. These weather conditions have caused extensive damage to county roads, especially dirt and gravel routes, which residents said have become impassable. This impacts both personal vehicles and school […]
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Millennium-old messages in a digital world
I am writing this column in the final days of Advent, which in my faith tradition, is a time of penance and preparation for the joyous celebration of Jesus’ coming into the world, or Christmas. As a Catholic, I always enjoy the scriptural readings of Advent as they seem to emphasize the historical reality of […]
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Dorothy Nell Dennisson
Dorothy Nell (Braddock) Dennisson, 82, was a lifetime resident of Stanley, passed away December 7, 2024, at her home with her loving family by her side, wentwith our Lord and Savior. Dorothy was born June 2, 1942, in Fort Worth, TX to Lawrence Wesley & Ruby May (Flippans) Braddock. Dorothy graduated from Moriarty High School […]
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Historic Hearing Carlos Doe v. ICE Set a Precedent for Future Cases Against Torrance County Detention Facility
One of the most critical migratory cases occurred on Dec. 19 at the 520 Gila Courtroom in Albuquerque’s Federal Courthouse. This federal court hearing is the first to defy the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 2022 decision to re-certify the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico, as law-abiding with federal standards to […]
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Biden signs Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act
By Susan Morée, NM Political Report President Joe Biden signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024. Biden Tuesday signed the bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, along with Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho. The act allows nonprofit groups, state agencies and other groups to apply for a Good […]
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Biden signs Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act
By Susan Morée, NM Political Report President Joe Biden signed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024. Biden Tuesday signed the bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, along with Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho. The act allows nonprofit groups, state agencies and other groups to apply for a Good […]