Corrales pet owners have until July 15 to enter their furry, feathered or hooved friends in the village’s 2026 Pet Mayor election, with proceeds benefiting Corrales Animal Services. Current Pet Mayor Apple is calling on all area pets — dogs, goats, llamas, hedgehogs, horses and more — to apply for the race, organizers said. Pets […]
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Village briefs: Council seat deadline, P&Z meeting, road cleanup and plague alert
Corrales residents interested in filling a vacant District 4 Council seat have until 5 p.m. Thursday, June 18, to apply, Mayor Fred Hashimoto said in this week’s Village update. The Council will nominate a candidate at its June 23 meeting to serve until the November 2027 municipal election. Planning and Zoning Commission meets Wednesday The […]
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Tiles and smiles: Corrales Scrabble tourney starts somber, moves on to fun
What’s the word? If the word is “scrabble,” it’s worth 13 points, which was of interest to lovers of a certain board Game June 5 and 6. Former Rio Rancho resident Carl Johnson, took first place at the Southwest International LLL-Note Special (SWILLLNS) in Corrales, the second-longest running and one of the largest Scrabble tournaments […]
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Corrales parking update stalls again
By Rodd Cayton New parking rules for Corrales are again returning to the drawing board. Village councilors Tuesday declined to post changes to the local code for publication, after debate exposed concerns about the fairness of restricting commercial parking in residential areas without providing a legal alternative. The council turned down (for now) adding language […]
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Carjacked ABQ vehicle found in Corrales
An Albuquerque crime Friday extended into the Village of Corrales, when officers recovered the stolen ride. According to a news release from the Corrales Police Department, officers were dispatched to Via Oreada for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arriving, the release states, officers discovered that the unoccupied sedan had been stolen during an […]
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New rules at last? Parking ordinance update headlines Corrales council meeting
By Rodd Cayton, Corrales Comment Will Corrales finally update its parking ordinance? The Village Council Tuesday will take the matter up once again, nearly four months after putting it off due to concerns about possible unintended consequences of a previous draft ordinance. Residents have been asking the council to address the problem of commercial parking […]
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Mayor Hashimoto: Corraleños need to keep up water conservation efforts
Corrales Mayor Fred Hashimoto says recent rains are delightful, but that residents should still remember the village is in a drought. “It doesn’t take a meteorologist to tell us that,” he said, citing low winter snowpack and high early-spring temperatures. In his weekly message to the community, Hashimoto wrote that meteorologists say chances are good […]
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Village Council approves MainStreet re-up, residents concerned
Corrales MainStreet will continue to promote economic development within the village, but the renewal of the organization’s contracts didn’t happen quietly. While village administration feels the new professional services local agreement adequately shifts its focus from increasing tourist traffic to historical preservation and improving resident quality of life, some residents took to the podium to […]
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Helping from home: How virtual volunteers support Red Cross disaster relief
By Georgi Donchetz, American Red Cross When super typhoon Sinlaku struck the American territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, hundreds of volunteers hopped on planes to assist those affected. Corrales resident Linda Crowden, an experienced volunteer with the Red Cross, would usually jump at the opportunity to travel hours to help people she […]
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New District 4 councilor will be chosen soon
Corrales Mayor Fred Hashimoto has announced his process for filling the seat of late Village Councilor John Alsobrook II. Chapter 3, Article 12 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 gives the mayor responsibility for filling a council vacancy. In his weekly message to the community, Hashimoto wrote that anyone interested in the position should […]