Submitted by Estela Hernandez, Emerge Graduate and Executive Director, Emerge NM and Reena Szczepanski, Emerge Graduate and former Executive Director, Emerge NM Women’s leadership is critical to helping communities across New Mexico meet the challenges that we currently face, and the voters of New Mexico vote “yes” for women leaders time and time again across […]
Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Voters to weigh $11M in park bonds
Two East Mountains projects figure prominently in an $11.7 million parks and recreation bond package going before Bernalillo County voters this fall. The biggest chunk of money for the area is improvements to the Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras. Parts of the center date back to the 1970s, said Kathy Korte, the county’s chief […]
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County Commissioner Olivas responds to triple homicide
A horrific scene unfolded at a home in Tijeras over the weekend as the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says a 24-year-old man killed his father, mother and sister on Oct. 13. BCSO Sheriff John Allen said Adlai Mestre confessed to killing his family after three people were found dead in a ravine near the home. […]
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New Mexicans have to be open to changing the status quo
Following local news over the long weekend was much like any other. “Shooting.”“Shooting.” “Officer-involved shooting.” Living in the East Mountains – the semiruralcommunities dotting the Sandia and Manzano Mountains east of Albuquerque – manyof us think we can access the amenities of the state’s largest city without suffering fromits ills: the traffic, the homelessness and […]
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UNM SRMC, health professionals union reach deal on contract
After more than two years of public feuding, the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center and members of the United Health Professionals of New Mexico, a union representing nurses at the hospital, ratified a labor contract Saturday night. Representatives from the union, a division of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) sat down […]
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BCSO: Man kills three family members in Tijeras
Authorities say a 24-year-old man is in custody and facing several charges, including three open counts of murder, after admitting to Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies that he killed his father, mother and sister on Oct. 13. BCSO Sheriff John Allen held a press conference in Albuquerque Monday to share some details about the case, […]
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RV Sales Trick-or-Treat event has been going for over three decades
A Halloween tradition is once again returning to Moriarty this month. RV Sales New Mexico is hosting its Trick or Treat Trailer to Trailer event on Halloween for the 31st consecutive year. The event will again be held at 2109 W. Route 66 in Moriarty. The festivities will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The annual […]
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Enchanted Soul art gallery now open in Cedar Crest
The beauty of the East Mountains inspired Dame Brown to open a new art gallery in Cedar Crest that has already caught the attention of locals. Brown, a New Mexico transplant who fell in love with the East Mountains community, opened Enchanted Soul Art Creatives’ Gallery & Shop earlier this month. As founder and curator […]
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Enchanted Soul art gallery now open in Cedar Crest
The beauty of the East Mountains inspired Dame Brown to open a new art gallery in Cedar Crest that has already caught the attention of locals. Brown, a New Mexico transplant who fell in love with the East Mountains community, opened Enchanted Soul Art Creatives’ Gallery & Shop earlier this month. As founder and curator […]
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Northern lights make the New Mexico sky glow
It wasn’t just the balloons at the Fiesta that were glowing last week. The Northern Lights, a natural display of light in the Northern Hemisphere, lit up New Mexico Thursday night with a colorful, bright sky. Thanks to a severe solar storm, the spectacle could be seen throughout Northern New Mexico on Oct. 10, including […]