Senior Town Hall The Town of Edgewood is hosting a Seniors Town Hall on Friday, January 5th from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 pm at the Edgewood Town Hall. All seniors in the Edgewood community are invited to attend to learn more about state and county services including the Senior Center, provide their ideas for activities […]
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Plane Crashes Near Moriarty
Moriarty Fire Dept. responded to single engine plane crash Tuesday morning. One person was in critical condition. Initial arriving units reported a single engine private aircraft that had gone off of the runway with one occupant out of the aircraft and fuel leaking from the aircraft. The cause of the crash has not been released.
Posted inEstancia, Moriarty, Torrance County, Uncategorized
DWI Director Retires Amid Controversy
For all the many successes that Tracey Master has had in her 20 years as the Torrance County DWI and Suicide Prevention Coordinator, it is tragedy not of her making that continues to haunt her years later. “There are a lot of great things and I would like to say the great things are what […]
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Rep Asks Legislature to Outlaw Necrophilia
New Mexico Rep. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park) announced she will introduce a bill in the upcoming 2024 session that will outlaw necrophilia. While it may seem like a no-brainer to have a law already establishing necrophilia as being illegal on the books, in New Mexico, it isn’t. The state is one of few that doesn’t […]
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Rep Asks Legislature to Outlaw Necrophilia
New Mexico Rep. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park) announced she will introduce a bill in the upcoming 2024 session that will outlaw necrophilia. While it may seem like a no-brainer to have a law already establishing necrophilia as being illegal on the books, in New Mexico, it isn’t. The state is one of few that doesn’t […]
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Make No Mistake, Healthcare is Rationed
Whenever anyone talks about changing our healthcare system, the opposition warns of healthcare rationing. Here’s the thing. Healthcare already is rationed, in truly haphazard ways. I am among the most fortunate of Americans in that I am well-insured and quite knowledgeable about healthcare coverage from previous work experience. I consider myself to be a sophisticated […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Torrance County Pot Farms Ordered to Shut Down
Two Torrance County marijuana-growing operations have been ordered to shut down and the owners each fined $1 million in rulings announced on Jan. 2. The fines are the largest by far the Cannabis Control Division has issued to violators. “The illicit activity conducted at both of these farms undermines the good work that many cannabis […]
Posted inEstancia, Moriarty, Torrance County, Uncategorized
County to Ask Legislature for $16.5M to Pave Rural Roads
The recent unveiling of the new fire station in Moriarty has Torrance County looking at ways to build something similar, particularly after hearing there is federal money available through Rep. Melanie Stansbury’s office for projects ready to hit the ground. While this is not exactly a legislative priority that the county commissioners have approved for […]
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Make No Mistake, Healthcare is Rationed
Whenever anyone talks about changing our healthcare system, the opposition warns of healthcare rationing. Here’s the thing. Healthcare already is rationed, in truly haphazard ways. I am among the most fortunate of Americans in that I am well-insured and quite knowledgeable about healthcare coverage from previous work experience. I consider myself to be a sophisticated […]
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Edgewood Police Seek Armed Car-Jacking Suspect
Edgewood Police are searching for a male suspect who attempted a carjacking and then shot the owner of the vehicle at the Walmart Supercenter in Edgewood on the evening of Jan. 3 According to police, the vehicle owner walked out of the store and encountered a man attempting to steal his vehicle. The suspect then […]