By Kevin Hendricks Voting opens Tuesday for a new project that would create a sign that welcomes visitors and residents to Sandia Park. The “Here’s Your Sign” project invites the […]
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East Mountain Historical Society to host public meeting on Campo Stone House restoration
By Kevin Hendricks The East Mountain Historical Society has announced a public meeting to discuss the restoration of the historic Campo Stone House and plans for a community cultural and […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Healthcare
Department of Health issues measles exposure warning in Cedar Crest
By Kevin Hendricks The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has confirmed the first measles cases in Sandoval County, involving an adult with unknown vaccination status and an unvaccinated child […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Environment, Climate & Conservation
Haaland meets with land grant communities in East Mountains to discuss the protection of resources
By Kevin Hendricks Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and current New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland recently met with Land Grant communities in the East Mountains to discuss the […]
Posted inCommunity Content, East Mountains
Helwig, N.M.: An East Mountain ghost town
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society Helweg, shown on some New Mexico maps in the 1930s as a town in the Sandia Mountains, might qualify as a ghost town […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Tijeras celebrates grand opening of Pocket Park
By Andrea Vasquez The Village of Tijeras officially unveiled its new Pocket Park with a grand opening celebration on May 3. The event featured remarks from Mayor Jake Bruton, music […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Environment, Climate & Conservation
Home hardening techniques to protect your residence from fire
By Hannah Grover With more than half of New Mexico experiencing extreme drought conditions, officials throughout the state are concerned about this year’s fire season. Bernalillo County and its partners […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Food
New Mexico United commentator cooking up a storm to secure spot in national chef competition
Former hotel owner and English chef Andrew “Andy” Hageman has been cooking for most of his life and keeps stirring something special year after year. Hageman, a writer for Athlon […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Food
Trail Rider Pizza hosts fundraiser to support local studio owner
By Andrea Vasquez Trail Rider Pizza in Cedar Crest is organizing a fundraiser event to help Body Dynamic Studio’s Christell Thomas, who is recovering from “a very traumatic accident.” The […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Energy Transition, Sandoval County
Concerned citizens file district court appeal against Sandoval County and PCR Investments
In an ongoing dispute over the proposed 1,833-acre Diamond Tail Solar and Storage Project in the East Mountains, several advocacy groups and concerned parties have filed an appeal in the […]