By Hannah Grover Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller signed an executive order Friday in response to President Donald Trump’s recent actions attempting to promote fossil fuels and curb actions intended to address climate change. Keller signed the executive order while at the Electrify NM conference in Albuquerque, where he was one of the opening speakers. The […]
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National Guard says it’s getting ready to help ABQ police
The New Mexico National Guard has begun training to provide assistance to the Albuquerque Police Department along the Central Avenue Corridor and elsewhere. Operation Zia Shield, slated to begin next month, will involve personnel from the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she would deploy 60-70 members of […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
National Guard says it’s getting ready to help ABQ police
The New Mexico National Guard has begun training to provide assistance to the Albuquerque Police Department along the Central Avenue Corridor and elsewhere. Operation Zia Shield, slated to begin next month, will involve personnel from the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she would deploy 60-70 members of […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
National Guard says it’s getting ready to help ABQ police
The New Mexico National Guard has begun training to provide assistance to the Albuquerque Police Department along the Central Avenue Corridor and elsewhere. Operation Zia Shield, slated to begin next month, will involve personnel from the Air National Guard and Army National Guard. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she would deploy 60-70 members of […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Local Gov.
Councilor, mayor’s staff debate ‘agitate’ remarks
by Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis verbally sparred with representatives of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller at this week’s city council meeting, regarding the mayor’s words at a weekend rally. Lewis’ noted that Keller used the phrase “litigate, legislate, agitate,” which has been used across the country by opponents of Trump administration cuts to […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Local Gov.
Councilor, mayor’s staff debate ‘agitate’ remarks
by Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis verbally sparred with representatives of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller at this week’s city council meeting, regarding the mayor’s words at a weekend rally. Lewis’ noted that Keller used the phrase “litigate, legislate, agitate,” which has been used across the country by opponents of Trump administration cuts to […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Local Gov.
Councilor, mayor’s staff debate ‘agitate’ remarks
by Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis verbally sparred with representatives of Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller at this week’s city council meeting, regarding the mayor’s words at a weekend rally. Lewis’ noted that Keller used the phrase “litigate, legislate, agitate,” which has been used across the country by opponents of Trump administration cuts to […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Education
East Mountain High School teacher named finalist for prestigious Presidential Award
By Kevin Hendricks An East Mountain High School teacher is a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, one of the country’s highest honors in education. Jennifer Webb, a math teacher at EMHS, is one of four New Mexico educators in the running for the prestigious award. Webb, who teaches […]
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Bernalillo County helps East Mountains residents clean up with free disposal events
Staff report Bernalillo County is offering free dumping weekends and spring green waste days at the East Mountain Transfer Station for county residents living outside Albuquerque city limits. Free Dumping Weekends are set for May 17-18 and June 21-22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents can dispose of eligible waste free of charge. Following […]
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East Mountains flashback: Carnuel’s Cerro Huerfano
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society Cerro Huerfano, or “Orphan Hill,” located near what is now Tramway Boulevard and Copper NE in Albuquerque, is a small rocky outcropping that was designated one of the western boundary markers of the Cañon de Carnué Land Grant in 1819. That year, Governor Facundo Melgares – who served […]