The Town of Edgewood Commission will deliberate on employment, appointment and discipline of several town employees on Tuesday, Oct. 28. According to the agenda, new business will include reviewing and taking action on a location for retired flags to be dropped off at Town Hall, reviewing a request for Marathon Pipeline to reroute its existing […]
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State regulators work to restore water service to Melody Ranch community
State regulators are coordinating with multiple agencies to restore water service to a community that has been without reliable water since June. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has been working with Melody Ranch Water Company LLC, state and local agencies and residents to find a permanent solution after the utility’s infrastructure failed, leaving customers […]
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Investing in our schools: Moriarty-Edgewood bond to fund key facility improvements
The Moriarty-Edgewood School District will ask voters Nov. 4 to continue two mill levies that have funded school improvements for years, district officials said. The ballot includes a general obligation bond and a 2-mill levy for public school capital improvements. Both measures would maintain current tax rates without increasing property taxes, according to district documents. […]
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Edgewood burro business among finalists for state pitch competition
An Edgewood company specializing in burro races is among eight outdoor businesses competing for $15,000 in prizes at a state-sponsored pitch competition next month, the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced. New Mexico Pack Burros will compete at Adventure Pitch Fest on Nov. 6 at the Albuquerque Rail Yards, according to a department press release. […]
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Edgewood library to screen ‘Hocus Pocus’ at October Movie Matinee
The Edgewood Community Library will present a screening of “Hocus Pocus” as part of its monthly Movie Matinee series on Saturday. The Halloween-themed event runs from noon to 2 p.m. at the library, located at 171B N.M. 344 in Edgewood. The 1993 Disney film, rated PG, follows three witches resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween […]
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East Mountains activist group continues fight against Campbell Farming development plans
An environmental coalition is moving to join a legal battle over a rejected housing development after the project’s developer appealed a town commission’s denial to district court. The East Mountains Protection Action Coalition filed a motion to intervene as an interested party in Campbell Farming Corporation’s appeal against the Town of Edgewood, the group said […]
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Midnight decisions in Edgewood: Commission tackles town manager’s review, unresolved audits
By Lauren Lifke Edgewood town commissioners deliberated until after midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 16, with staff and citizens bringing to light financial recordkeeping discrepancies and rumors of the town manager’s termination, in the longest regular meeting the Town Commission has held in more than a year. The bulk of the nearly seven-hour meeting was spent […]
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Edgewood group to host candidate forum focused on future plans
A community-organized committee will host a forum for commissioner candidates next month, emphasizing future plans over past controversies. The Edgewood CommQuest Committee will hold a “Meet the Candidates” meeting Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. at the Edgewood Community Center, according to Barbara Evans, who heads the ad-hoc committee. The forum, titled “Charging into Edgewood’s Future,” […]
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Edgewood commission to review budget adjustment, maintenance and more at regular meeting
By Lauren Lifke The Town of Edgewood Commission will move to discuss staffing, budget adjustments, zoning ordinances and maintenance on Range Road during its regular meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The commission will review and take action on Resolution 2025-039, which will adjust the previously approved budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, according to […]
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Edgewood man sentenced for voluntary manslaughter
By Lauren Lifke An Edgewood man was sentenced Oct. 1 for the death of a man on Christmas Eve 2023. On Dec. 24, 2023, the Edgewood Police Department responded to a call on Aspen Drive and found 49-year-old Brian Enright not breathing. After an attempt at lifesaving measures, they were unable to revive him and […]